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ABS GLOBAL SET TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FACILITY…
ABS GLOBAL DEKORRA

DEFOREST, WISCONSIN – August 3, 2007 – ABS is pleased to announce the purchase of 240-acres located 15 miles north of ABS Global headquarters facility in DeForest, Wisc. The farm, referred to as ABS Dekorra, closed on Monday, July 16.

"As ABS continues to increase the number of sires in the ABS Cornerstone® Progeny Test Program, we have the need to grow our housing capabilities," stated Scott Bentley, ABS Global Dairy Product Manager. "Through the acquisition of this land and the construction of new barns, ABS will continue to lead the industry in producing a large and diverse product offering to dairy producers around the world.”

Roger Breunig, ABS Global Livestock and Facility Manager added, “These new facilities will provide our sires with top-of-the line housing and ensure producers a quality product, produced in a biosecure, safe environment.”

The property will undergo renovations with new construction beginning in August. ABS Dekorra will be used for housing young sires. Over the next four years, four barns will be built to house a total of 350 dairy and beef sires.

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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