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New Futurity Young Sire Now Available at Select Sires

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Mar. 4, 2008 — 7JE919 WF Futurity SMARTBULL, bred by Todd Stiles, Clear Brook, Va., has been chosen to enter Select Sires’ Program for Genetic Advancement? (PGA?) sire-sampling system. Based on his outstanding pedigree, SMARTBULL is one of 40 Jersey bulls to enter the program in 2008. In addition to being sampled through PGA cooperator herds, this young sire has been identified as a Super Sampler?. With this designation, SMARTBULL semen is now available to all Jersey breeders.

A son of Sunset Canyon Futurity-ET, SMARTBULL hails from a powerful, show-winning maternal line. His dam, Iatola Sheona of WF (E-93%), was the 2006 National Jersey Jug winner, and his famous granddam is the Excellent (95%) Hermitage Counciller Sheba, the grand champion Jersey and supreme champion of the 2003 All-American Dairy Show. SMARTBULL’s unique pedigree also offers low Expected Future Inbreeding, making him an even smarter choice for Jersey breeders.

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.

01/08 Rel: PLANET USDA 81%, HA Type 73%; MICHAEL USDA 88%, HA Type 86%, DPR 60%, PL 63%, CE 72%, NM$ 79%; APACHE USDA 87%; HA Type 85%; SPARTACUS USDA 84%, NM$ 73%; SOCRATES CE 74%, USDA 90%; ROSS HA Type 69%; CASIMIR CE 96%; BLADE USDA 97%; MILES USDA 89%.

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