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SELECTIONS - Summer 2003
Highlights From May Proofs


In in a first for the A.I. industry, you'll find all six of Select’s May graduates debuting in the breed’s top 50 for TPI, including No. 1-ranked 7HO6417 O-Bee MANfred Justice-ET*TV. In other breeds, 7GU371 Jens Gold Sentry ONWARD-ET is elite for fat percent. 9JE202 O.F. Barber ROCKET ranks in the top 10 for JPI and is a protein leader (+.02PTA%P). And, 9JE195 SJ Barmore Haleys COMET-ET debuts with 81 percent reliability for production and +1.7PTAT. These daughters are by both well-established sires and some new faces from May.

7HO5157 DURHAM

Markwell Durham Daisy

As the breed’s highest 99 percent reliability sire for type and TPI (+3.13PTAT, +1597TPI™), Regancrest Elton DURHAM-ET*CV sires daughters like Markwell Durham Daisy-ET (VG-88), Sun Valley Dairy, Neillsville, Wis.

7HO5375 MARSHALL

Henkeseen BWM Heidi

Second-crop daughters of Mara-Thon BW MARSHALL-ET*TV, like Henkeseen BWM Heidi-ET (VG-87), Crockett Farms & Wabash-Way Holsteins, New Weston, Ohio, are calving with great udders and high milk yield.

7HO6155 TRADEMARK

Birdsell Trademark

Mohrfield Form TRADEMARK-ET*TV offers great balance with PTAs of +1,812M and +2.10T. Birdsell Trademark No. 213-Grade, Richard Birdsell, Postville, Iowa, is above.

7HO6042 SIR

Willow Bend Sir No. 474-Grade

Leading Select’s lineup and ranking 10th in the breed for milk (+2,482PTAM) is Crest-View-Acres BW SIR*TV. Willow Bend Sir No. 474-Grade, John Knicely, Bridgewater, Va, is pictured above.

7HO6194 MILLENNIUM

Sul-Valley Millenium Fayvor

Sul-Valley Millenium Fayvor (VG-87), Steve & Diane Shonka, Independence, Iowa, is an example of the lovely frames and udders sired by calving-ease specialist, Mr MILLENNIUM-ET*TV.

6HO0817 JORDAN-RED

Hurtgen-Vue Jordan Judy

Ja-Bob JORDAN-RED-ET*TV moved into the top 100 for TPI and has his first SUPER SAMPLER™ son. Hurtgen-Vue Jordan Judy-Red (GP-82), Hurtgen-Vue Dairy, Monroe, Ore., is above.

7JE535 JACE

Willards Jace Prud

No. 2 in the breed for JPI™ at +292 is Windy Willow Montana JACE-ET. Daughter Willards Jace Prud, Willie Anderson, Onalaska, Wash., is Excellent (90).

9JE202 ROCKET

OA Rachelles Rocket 3205

ROCKET graduated into the top 10 for JPI with +1,111PTAM and +2.1PTAT. A SUPERIOR SETTLER™, he sires daughters like OA Rachelles Rocket 3205 (VG-83), Delta View Farms, Visalia, Calif.

9AY75 TRI-STAR

Family AF-AYR TS

No. 4 in the breed for type and +.02PTA% for both fat and protein is Palmyra TRI-STAR. Above is Family AF-AYR TS Gretta, Gregg & Pat Borchardt, Caledonia, Ill.

7BS636 JAMARR

CIE Telleen Jamarr Sybil

Forest Lawn PHT JAMARR ET is third in the Brown Swiss breed for PTAM with +1,992 pounds. CIE Telleen Jamarr Sybil (VG-85), Evan Telleen, Gowrie, Iowa, is pictured.

7GU371 ONWARD

Marodore Onwards Everlasting

ONWARD is a non-ENHANCER1 son with high fat (+.07PTA%F). Above is Marodore Onwards Everlasting (VG-88), Lee Kohler Family, Baltimore, Ohio.



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