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PGA™ Accomplishments

"Select Sires has operated a successful young-sire program since its inception as an organization in 1965," says Chuck Sattler, vice president, dairy progeny testing and genetics research. "It became more formalized and efficient in 1974 when it was named the PGA. Some of the dairy industry’s most influential sires have emerged as graduates of the program. Names such as 7HO980 MARK, 7HO1897 BLACKSTAR, 7HO543 BELL*CV, 7HO191 WAYNE*MF, 7HO3948 EMORY, 7HO5157 DURHAM*CV, 7HO5375 BW MARSHALL, 7JE159 SOONER, 7JE254 BERRETTA, 7GU179 PENDER, 7BS629 KING and 7AY43 RELIABLE are household names when discussions center on impact sires in each breed. Modern-day sires of the same caliber are 7HO5708 BLITZ, 7HO6417 O MAN, 7HO6682 MARMAX*RC, 7HO6758 MR SAM, 7HO6782 ZENITH, 7HO7004 DAMION, and 7JE442 PARAMOUNT. What do these greats all have in common? They all were sampled and developed through the PGA."

Committed To Your Future

The dynamics of the dairy industry are changing. Many herds, including PGA herds, are getting larger, causing some cooperators to reexamine their roles in young-sire sampling. Fewer herd owners are using official production testing, therefore eliminating themselves from PGA participation. Herds are going out of business daily. Some current PGA herds may no longer be around when their PGA young sire daughters freshen, thus their data will be "lost" in the sampling process. Fewer breeder groups are proving bulls so fewer outside sources of genetics are available when additional proven bulls are needed.

The strength of the PGA is the future results that Select Sires and our PGA cooperators will be able to generate to meet the proven genetic needs of this changing market. These genetics are being obtained with a renewed commitment by dairy producers to sample young sires. PGA enrollment continues to grow. This enables Select Sires to continue expanding the semen distribution on each young sire to more herds, further enhancing our capabilities to maintain and increase the reliability of the sampling.

"You have a right to expect a high degree of accuracy in the genetic material you purchase," says Sattler. "More daughters in more herds, while not the only criteria impacting accuracy, provides even more confidence in our sire program."



If you would like more information on becoming a PGA cooperator, please fill out the program request form.

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