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SPITZLEY NAMED AREA REPRODUCTION MANAGER

DEFOREST, WISCONSIN -May 23,2003 - ABS Global, Inc. has named Chris Spitzley as an Area Reproduction Manager for South Central Michigan.

“Chris has proven himself to be one of the industry’s most efficient reproduction managers,” states District Sales Manager, Tim Timmons. “In his first year as an ABS intern, Chris has been able to serve a variety of customers and help them maximize their profits and assist in trouble shooting with both reproduction and udder health.”

Spitzley is a 2002 Agriculture Technology Program graduate from Michigan State University. He was raised on a Holstein farm in Michigan and prior to starting with ABS worked as an Assistant Herdsman in Scotts, Michigan.

As an Area Reproduction Manager, Spitzley will be responsible for managing the reproduction programs for customers on the ABS Reproductive Management SystemÔ (RMSÔ) Program in the Lansing, Michigan area. Spitzley will also be responsible for providing direct A.I. sales and services to customers in Central and South Central Michigan.

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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To receive the contents of this release electronically, please contact Alice Langer at alanger@absglobal.com, or (608) 846-6203.

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