Select Sires

High Parent Average TPI Bull Now Available at Select Sires

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, August 6, 2008 — 7HO9679 Morningview APPRENTICE-ET, bred by Tim Schmitt, Epworth, Iowa, has been chosen to enter Select Sires’ Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) sire-sampling system. Based on his outstanding pedigree, APPRENTICE is one of 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, APPRENTICE semen is available to all Holstein breeders.

APPRENTICE boasts an impressive Parent Average TPI at nearly +2000. His dam, Morningview Oman Annette-ET (VG-87-VG-MS), is in world-wide demand and made a notable 2-year-old, 305-day record of 29,430 pounds milk, 4.6 percent fat and 3.3 percent protein. With a sire stack of Jenny-Lou Mrshl Toystory-ET on 7HO6417 O-bee MANfred Justice back to Carol Prelude Mtoto, APPRENTICE is modern made, with the ability to work well in all environments.

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