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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

MIDDOUR ANNOUNCED AS AREA SALES MANAGER


DEFOREST, WISCONSIN – March 22, 2007 – ABS Global, Inc. has named Jill Middour an Area Sales Manager.

“Jill’s previous experience in the A.I. industry along with her outstanding sales skills make her a great addition to the ABS Sales Team,” stated Todd Kranz, Eastern United States Divisional Manager.

Middour graduated from Penn State University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science in Dairy and Animal Science. While attending PSU, she was an active member of the dairy club and the collegiate dairy cattle judging team.

Middour has a tremendous amount of experience working with calves. She has been a calf technician at the Agway TSPF Heifer Facility and a calf manager at Kreider Farms. She also was a calf manager for Cyagra/EmTran where she was responsible for monitoring and caring for cloned calves born at the facility. Most recently, Middour has been working as a District Sales Manager for another A.I. company.

In her spare time, Middour is a coach for her local 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Team. She is also working on building her herd that currently consists of nineteen cattle including Holstein, Ayrshires and Brown Swiss.

As an Area Sales Manager, Middour will be responsible for managing the sales routes and supporting ABS Independent Representatives throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania. She will also be responsible for marketing ABS dairy products and developing ABS services in that area.

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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