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ABS SIRES MAINTAIN TOP SPOTS ON NOVEMBER TPI LISTDEFOREST, WISCONSIN - November 20, 2006 – ABS sire 29HO11111 Sandy-Valley BOLTON*TV finished second on the November 2006 Holstein Association USA Top 100 TPI® List, while two other ABS sires earned spots in the top 10. “ABS sires, like BOLTON, continue to hold strong positions on the Top 100 TPI List while adding daughters to their proof information with each sire summary,” stated Scott Bentley, Global Dairy Product Manager. “These results continue to establish their customer benefits and create demand for their elite genetics from dairy producers around the world.” BOLTON*TV is an outstanding Hershel son that hails from one of CONVINCER’s finest daughters, Sandy-Valley Blessing-ET VG-88 and combines elite production and type. He continues to improve and is an ABS leader in many traits at +2006 TPI, +2.46 Type, +2.82 Udder Composite, +2303 Milk and +92 on Fat pounds. BOLTON sires the correct kind; they are tall, stylish cattle with welded on udders, desirable feet and legs and are the top producers among their contemporaries. 29HO10792 JET STREAM*TV 97% I, increased his TPI to +1882 TPI. He transmits outstanding profits with +$527 Net Merit, +59 Fat pounds and +53 Protein pounds. JET STREAM also has a favorable 7.0% Sire Stillbirth Rate and +4.2 Productive Life. He offers producers a balanced package being +2.24 on Udder Composite and +1.73 PTAT. ABS Net Merit Leader 29HO10681 ALTON*cv continues to hold steady in the top 10 on the TPI list. This Rock Solid® bull (100 daughters in 60 herds) is also the ABS Net Merit Leader with a Net Merit of +$544 and strong Fat and Protein pounds of +64 and +60, respectively. His production along with his 6% Calving Ease make him a great fit for improving profits in heifer facilities. One key ABS sire that is not included on the official Holstein USA TPI list due to his type reliability is 29HO12209 Picston SHOTTLE. SHOTTLE currently has 132 classified daughters in the United Kingdom, four being scored excellent, and has a +1851 TPI. He remains the highest customer demand sire in the world. 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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