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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONSISTENTLY CONVINCING

DEFOREST, WISCONSIN -November 1, 2002 - Proving his excellence around the world,

29 H8343 CONVINCER*CV is number 3 on the November Lifetime Profit Index (LPI), released in Canada on October 28, 2002. In his first official Canadian proof CONVINCER is +2506 LPI.

"CONVINCER continues to improve with each summary," states Dairy Product Manager, Scott Bentley. "He is a global success story as he consistently delivers fancy-uddered, high-producing daughters around the world."

In addition to his impressive LPI ranking, CONVINCER is second for Fat and Protein and eighth for Milk. Other ABS sires that broke into the Canadian proof top ten were 29 J3075 MONTANA at seventh place with +1201 LPI and 29JE3083 REMAKE at ninth with +1116 LPI. 29 H7732 JUSTY placed fourteenth on the list at +1990 LPI and +8 conformation.

Headquartered in DeForest, Wisconsin, ABS Global is the world-leading provider of bovine genetics, reproduction services, technologies and uddercare products. Marketing in more than 70 countries around the globe, ABS has been at the forefront of animal genetics and technology since its founding in 1941. ABS Global is part of Genus Breeding, a division of Genus plc.

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