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SEVEN UDDER IMPROVING BULLS GRADUATE AT ABS

DEFOREST, WISCONSIN - August 13, 2003 - Six Holstein and one Jersey bull graduated into the ABS Global active line-up Monday, August 11, 2003.

"The seven ABS graduates were proven in three countries and are an indication of the global strength of the ABS dairy program," states Dairy Product Manager, Scott Bentley. "Their unique features and benefits to producers will build producer revenue in all markets."

Debuting at number four on the Canadian LPI List, 29HO9964 Bosside Roma ROMAN-ET*TV graduated into the ABS lineup with an outstanding +1711 TPI. This globally appealing sire with the famous Bosside prefix sires tall, strong, dairy cows with well-attached, high and wide rear udders. In addition, ROMAN sires long life daughters with an impressive +2.5 Productive Life and a low 2.88 Somatic Cell Score. Roman makes the fancy kind being +17 for Conformation in Canada.

Rock Solid sire 29HO9966 Ricecrest KOBE-ET*TV, a Manfred x Luke Lisa, led the ABS new graduates in Milk at +2156. KOBE’s +1.43 Udder Composite and +1.43 Foot and Leg Composite are outstanding indicators of his ability to increase profitable herd life.

ABS greats MATTIE x DUSTER combined to produce graduate 29HO9952 Welcome GOBBLER*TV. A low Calving Ease bull who tightens fore udders and improves rear udders, GOBBLER has an overall Udder Composite of +1.26 and a low 2.89 Somatic Cell Score.

PEP up the type in your herd with Rock Solid 29HO9948 Maryline Formation PEP-ET*TV. This Formation x JUROR is +1.93 PTAT, +1.3 PL and 2.99 SCS, which makes him an instant hit in producer herds. In addition, PEP sires tall, stylish daughters with excellent feet & legs and udders at +1.68 Udder Composite.

Newly arrived from the United Kingdom, 29HO12073 Avenham WESTMINSTER-ET*TL combines the best of Formation and Aerostar to become a Rock Solid new graduate at ABS. WESTMINSTER daughters are tall, strong, and deep ribbed with superior udders and ideal feet & legs. He makes an excellent choice for heifers being 7% Calving Ease.

Yet another Rock Solid graduate is 29HO9995 Regancrest DALSTON-ET*TV. DALSTON is a Formation from the world renown Dellia family with a +1.65 Udder Composite and a +2.48 Fore Udder Attachment. His 2.89 SCS and long herd life is a trademark of the Dellia’s.

The Jersey graduate at ABS, 29JE3241 Woodstock Montana LELAND, is a MONTANA x Alf Leslie and was bred by Wayne Wood of Oregon. LELAND’s daughters are tall, strong and dairy, with well-attached, high and wide rear udders. He is noted as a components improver.

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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