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Aaron Arnett Joins Select Sires’ Beef Team, Brian House Promoted



PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Mar. 4, 2008 — Aaron Arnett has been chosen to serve as beef genetics specialist at Select Sires. In this role, his responsibilities include acquisition and progeny testing of young sires and beef sire selection management. He will also develop marketing and service programs and acquire a comprehensive lineup of beef pedigree choices for Select’s member-owners. Brian House, former beef specialist, has been promoted to beef program manager. He will assume all responsibility of managing the beef staff and genetic and marketing programs at Select Sires. Arnett and House are based at the company’s headquarters in Plain City, Ohio.

Arnett recently earned a doctorate in animal science, specializing in meat science, from Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan. He also holds a master’s degree in cattle reproduction from the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., and a bachelor’s degree in animal science from The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. He has been the primary author of four peer-reviewed articles, extension publications and popular press articles. Arnett also served as an instructor for several animal science courses and as the coach of the University of Kentucky livestock judging team.

Arnett grew up on a beef and grain operation in Western Ohio, where he was active in 4-H and exhibited steers and breeding stock at all levels of competition. He worked on a 400-head Charolais operation for two years and is proficient in bovine artificial insemination, embryo transfer, pregnancy diagnosis and estrus synchronization and detection. Arnett served as the beef intern at Select Sires in 2000 and 2001.

Based in Plain City, Ohio, Select Sires Inc., is North America’s largest A.I. organization and is comprised of 10 farmer-owned and -controlled cooperatives. As the industry leader, it provides highly fertile semen as well as excellence in service and programs to achieve its basic objective of supplying dairy and beef producers with North America’s best genetics at a reasonable price.



Select Sires Inc., 11740 U.S. 42 North, Plain City, Ohio 43064 / Phone: (614) 873-4683 Fax: (614) 873-5751