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ABS RELEASES THIRTEEN NEW SIRESDEFOREST, WISCONSIN - August 9, 2006 - ABS Global added thirteen new sires to its active line-up with the release of the August 2006 sire summary data on Monday, August 7. The graduates include nine exceptional Holsteins, three exciting Jerseys and one outstanding Ayrshire. "The thirteen ABS new release sires are a great addition to our globally strong line-up," stated Scott Bentley, Global Dairy Product Manager. “They offer the complete package of production, type and health and management traits that produce profitable daughters for dairy producers around the world.” Type leader 94HO11020 BKB AFFIRMED-ET*TL*TV comes to the line-up through the ABS and St. Jacobs ABC Judge’s Choice™ Program. AFFIRMED hails from a great pedigree as he is a Comestar Lee out of the globally-known Shoremar S Alicia-ET EX-97. AFFIRMED transmits high type as his daughters are tall and strong with great style and balance throughout. He is also a superior udder and foot and leg standout being over two points for each composite. The BW Marshall son 29HO11012 Wa-Del CASHMERE-ET*TL*TV exhibits many of the traits of his famous relative CONVINCER including style, angularity and outstanding feet and legs. With 2.16 Udder Composite and over two points on almost all udder traits, CASHMERE will produce consistent daughters with long-lasting udders. 29HO11089 By-My COLEMAN-ET*TL*TV sires moderate-sized, dairy cows that stand on a tremendous set of feet and legs and a deep heel provided by his unique sire stack of ELLIPSIS x Prescott x Blackstar. Udders are well above the hock with an exceptionally high, wide rear udder attachment. With a low calving ease (6%) and ability to produce profitable daughters, COLEMAN will be a bull to use in heifer pens. 29HO11014 Langs-Twin-B DonDEE-ET*TL*TV is a DEBUT son and hails from the world-famous Meier-Meadows EL Jezebel-ET family. He excels in siring tall, strong, deep and open cows being over two points on almost all of these traits. At +2.06 Feet and Legs Composite, DEE daughters track extremely well when viewed from the rear. DEE can be used in heifer pens and is an excellent source of components. A highlight of the ABS new graduates is 29HO11153 Bomaz HOMESTEAD-ET*TL*TV. With over +2.25 for both udder and foot and leg composite, high type and milk components this Hershel son provides the “total package.” HOMESTEAD also excels in health and management traits, where he is +2.65 on Somatic Cell Score and +2.5 Productive Life. ABS udder improver 29HO11007 Ronland Jemimas JUNIOR-ET*TL*TV transmits high, wide rear udders, snug fore udders and low Somatic Cell Score. This Rock Solid Sire will produce consistent daughters with moderate size, long-lasting udders and correct feet and legs. 94HO11033 Windy-Knoll-View Rubens PRO*TL*TV hails from the famous Windy-Knoll-View Ultimate Pala family. This sire will produce daughters built for longevity through his high productive life and low SCS. With 2.13 Udder Composite, this Rock Solid®(100 daughters in 60 herds) sire will have great uddered daughters. A BW Marshall son, 29HO12308 ABS REVOLUTION-ET*TL*TV combines style and balance with profitable production. His dam, Mayerlane Rud Bubble VG-86, is a ninth generation VG or EX and the mother of REVOLUTION’s full brother R-E-W Buckeye. REVOLUTION is a foot and leg improvement bull with a +2.22 Feet and Legs Composite, siring daughters with a correct set to the rear legs and a deep heel. 29HO11084 B-Y-U BW SCRIMMAGE is backed by a great type and production family as his fourth dam, Sher-Est S-Wind Saturday EX-90, has a 4-Year-Old record of 41,000 of milk with 4.6% fat, 1914 pounds of fat, 3.2% protein and 1340 pounds of protein. SCRIMMAGE combines high production with a balanced linear pattern to earn his +1624 TPI. One of the three new Jersey sires at ABS is 29JE3327 Molly Brook Mannix FAME-ET brings a very appealing package to dairy producers looking to increase longevity yet maintain production as he is +1.9 Productive Life, 2.91 Somatic Cell Score and +1322 Milk. His daughters are tall with tremendous height and width to the rear udder attachment. 29JE3312 Sunset Canyon MEMORIAL-ET. MEMORIAL excels in all of his health and management traits being +2.3 Productive Life, 3.10 Somatic Cell Score and +1.2 Daughter Pregnancy Rate. He sires tall, strong daughters that produce milk with great fat and protein components. MEMORIAL sorted female semen is available. 29JE3325 Long Distance PARATROOPER-ET is a Paramount son that will sire daughters dairy with high, wide rear udders that produce high quality, high component milk. With this production and +1.5 on Type, he is a must use bull in the Jersey breed. Like MEMORIAL, PARATROOPER has sorted female semen available. The final new release for August is 29AY7646 Galney-EPC Ripken RAVEN. This Ayrshire bull can provide high production (+1575 Milk) and high fat and protein components. RAVEN daughters have great frames as they are tall, strong and open cows. 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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