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Young Sire from Ohio Enters A.I. at Select Sires

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, December 9, 2008 — 7HO9879 Pine-Tree SPEARMINT-ET, bred by Matthew Steiner, Rittman, Ohio, has been chosen to enter Select Sires’ Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) sire-sampling system. Based on his impressive pedigree, SPEARMINT 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, SPEARMINT semen is available to all Holstein breeders.

SPEARMINT is sired by Picston Shottle-ET and his dam is a to a Very Good (86) Comestar Outside-ET daughter whose will-to-milk resulted in a 31,000-plus pound record as a 2-year-old. His grandam is the prolific brood cow, Wesswood-HC Rudy Missy-ET (EX-92-3E-GMD-DOM). Missy continues to add to her positive transmitting credentials with high-scoring, big-record daughters by a variety of sires. SPEARMINT has outstanding Parent Averages for TPI, production, Net Merit, Productive Life, Type and Udder Composite and offers an impressive and reliable pedigree.

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