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EIGHT SIRES ACHIEVE ABS ROCK SOLID® STATUS
DEFOREST, WISCONSIN - November 18, 2005 - Eight sires added enough daughters to their production proof to earn Rock Solid Status following the release of new sire summary information on Monday, November 14. To earn this status, bulls must have 100 milking daughters in 60 herds. "ABS is dedicated to providing producers high quality, consistent results, and that is exemplified by the number of Rock Solid reliable sires in our active line-up," stated Scott Bentley, Dairy Product Manager. "With the addition of these eight bulls, 70 percent of our current line-up carries the Rock Solid symbol, making ABS Global the industry’s reliability leader." One of ABS' TPI leaders, 29HO10681 ALTON*cv is the first new addition to this list. ALTON, now with 108 daughters in 61 herds, holds ABS’ top Net Merit spot being +$519 and excels in Fat and Protein at +59 and +50, respectively. An Addison son that goes back to Patron Allie, ALTON is creating global impact around the world like his cow family. 29HO10705 BANKER*TV brings dairy producers profits with his protein production of +49 and TPI of +1615. This Addison son added fourteen daughters in 12 herds to achieve his Rock Solid Status. His daughters are proving to be tall, strong cows with wide rumps and shallow udders. ABS fat leader 29HO10607 CONCORD*TV surpassed the Rock Solid mark with 105 daughters in 65 herds. His +80 Fat lbs and +.12 Fat percentage rank him second among all ABS sires in the category. He is also an ABS Pregnancy King. Global leader 29HO10889 DRAKE*TV added an astonishing 39 daughters and 15 herds to take his place on the ABS Rock Solid list. This exciting *TV Durham son increased in both Type and Udder Composite as he maintained his status as ABS’ leader in both categories. His global demand continues to grow as he adds more daughters to his proof. 29HO10489 JINGLES*cv is the next Rock Solid bull for the November Sire Summary. This CONVINCER son from Converse Judy EX-92 is transmitting welded on udders with high, wide attachments to his daughters as his +2.61 Udder Composite and his pedigree would suggest. Plus, he is getting cows bred as an ABS Pregnancy King. ABS Rock Solid Calving Ease King 29HO10584 SAUL*TV is making open, dairy daughters that work hard to earn producers profits. His daughters possess the will to milk with high components at +1437 and +51 and +48, respectively for milk, protein and fat. He also holds ABS Pregnancy King and Calving Ease status. The Italian standout, 29HO10735 SHEVA*TV earned Rock Solid status as a new release sire with 112 daughters in 85 herds. This type leader is already a popular bull in Italy because he transmits outstanding feet and legs at +3.27 Feet and Legs Composite and great udders over +1.70 Udder Composite. With a Calving Ease of 6% he is a logical choice for all animals. The final addition to the Rock Solid list of bulls is 29HO10558 SPOTLITE*TV. He provides balanced improvement to his daughters as he is over one point for both strength and body depth. He also has high percents for both Protein and Fat at +.07 and +.08, respectively. Headquartered in DeForest, Wisconsin, ABS Global is the world-leading provider of bovine genetics, reproduction services and technologies. 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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