CONTACT: Robin Starkenburg
(608) 846-6219

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEW ADDITION TO THE ABS GLOBAL GMS TEAM

DEFOREST, WISCONSIN – February 4, 2004 – ABS Global, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Jake Van Vliet to the GMS Evaluator Team. He will offer genetic evaluations in ABS District 103, Northern California.

Van Vliet has been in the dairy industry his entire life, including owning and managing his own dairy for 20 years. In that time he placed a number of bulls in the ABS line-up.

“We at ABS are very pleased to have Jake join the Northern California ABS team. Jake brings a high level of integrity, perspective, and understanding of the dairy industry that will be appreciated by producers,” stated Tony Timmons, District Sales Manager.

As someone who appreciates good cows Van Vliet has said he is excited about this opportunity to see the best ABS has to offer and help producers achieve their herd goals.

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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