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Select Sires' Brown Swiss Stars Soar at Fall Shows

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, October 12, 2009 — The Select Sires Brown Swiss sire lineup was center stage on the colored shavings at recent national shows. 7BS750 Hilltop Acres En DYNASTY ET*TM, 7BS752 Sun-Made Garbro PRESTIGE ET (M), 7BS779 Brothers Three PARKER ET*TM, 7BS766 Blessing Banker AGENDA ET*TM and new release 7BS796 Old Mill WDE SUPREME ET*TM had daughters at the top of their classes at two of the most competitive national shows in the country.

"It has been a great show season for Select Sires' Brown Swiss program thus far," said Brian Garrison, dairy sire analyst for Select Sires. "Time-tested bulls like DYNASTY, PRESTIGE and AGENDA along with next generation bulls like SUPREME and PARKER all had daughters that were competitive, but more importantly appreciated by exhibitors, breeders and spectators from around the globe. Select Sires' long-time commitment to breeding better Brown Swiss was very evident."

At the Central National Brown Swiss Show, Madison, Wis. AGENDA's daughter Garbro Blessing Agenda Reba, owned by Blessing Farms and Garrison Brothers, Ft. Wayne, Ind., took top honors in the spring heifer calf class. Other AGENDA daughters that proved worthy of the judge's attention included the second place winter heifer calf, Bradner Wanna Wink, owned by Rob and Pat Donaldson, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada and Top Acres Agenda Rosett ET, owned by Lindsey Rucks, Okeechobee, Fla., the second fall heifer calf and junior champion of the junior show.

SUPREME daughters were also favorites in Madison. Kar-Linn Supreme Reagan took home the blue ribbon in the fall yearling class for her owners, Jeffrey Brown and Kar-Linn Swiss, New Knoxville, Ohio. Another fancy SUPREME daughter, Lost-Elm Supreme Jinx ET, owned by Jason Luttropp, Berlin, Wis., placed second in the fall yearling in milk class.

Known for his ability to transmit outstanding udders, DYNASTY was the sire of young milking daughters who were contenders in their classes. Blessing Dynasty Fern ET "VG89", owned by Caid Blessing, Ft. Wayne, placed second among the senior two-year-olds and Brothers Three Brandi ET "E91" was the runner-up in the junior three-year-old class. She was part of the premier exhibitor herd of Peter Vail and Ken Main, Copake, N.Y.

One of the best PRESTIGE daughters in the country returned to the colored shavings in winning form. Jo-Dee Prestige Kaluwa "E91", owned by Jodi Coppini, Tillamook, Ore., was the first four-year-old and later named reserve grand champion of the Central National Brown Swiss Show.

At the All-American Dairy Show, Harrisburg, Pa., a PARKER daughter took top honors. Blessing Parker Fanny ET "VG89", owned by Allen Bassler Jr., Upperville, Va., was the winning senior two-year-old of the open and junior shows and was named reserve grand champion in the junior division.

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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