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Juror Faith’s Goldwyn Grandson Enters A.I. at Select Sires

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Mar. 4, 2008 — 7HO9433 Sandy-Valley FIRELIGHT-ET, bred by David, Patrick, Frank and Gregory Bauer, Scandinavia, Wis., has been chosen to enter Select Sires’ Program for Genetic Advancement? (PGA?) sire-sampling system. Based on his outstanding pedigree, FIRELIGHT is one 335 Holstein 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, FIRELIGHT semen is available to all Holstein breeders.

FIRELIGHT is a Braedale Goldwyn son from Ralma Durham Fireball-ET (VG-88-EX-MS), daughter of the famous Ralma Juror Faith (EX-91-GMD-DOM), who boasts a 4-year-old record of 47,860M 4.5% 2,165F 2.9% 1,407P in 365 days. With his sire stack (Goldwyn x 7HO5157 Regancrest Elton DURHAM-ET*CV), FIRELIGHT is bred to sire fancy cows with high components. His Parent Averages for type (+3.63 PTAT, +2.46 UDC and +2.53 FLC) rank among the best in the breed.

“FIRELIGHT is truly bred to make the great ones,” said Charlie Will, sire analyst at Select Sires. “The Goldwyn x DURHAM cross alone assures he should sire great udders and have the ability to make the tanbark kind.”

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.

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