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POWER SURGE TOPS BROWN SWISS PTA MILK LISTDEFOREST, WISCONSIN – September 10, 2007 – ABS sire 29BS3781 Top Acres POWER SURGE is the top milk sire in the Brown Swiss breed at +1609 pounds of milk. “POWER SURGE is backed by an elite cow family that has proven to excel in the show ring and the milk tank” stated Scott Bentley, Global Dairy Product Manager. “He balances his leading PTA Milk with a #2 ranking for Type at +1.1 PTAT.” POWER SURGE carries the world-renowned Top Acres prefix and is a Jet Power son from Hill-N-Dale Ensign Sue-ET “3E93/3E95MS” Certified. Sue has excelled in the show ring and was named an All-American in 1998, 1999; Reserve All-American in 1997, 2000 and is the dam of three All-American offspring. A May 2007 graduate, POWER SURGE has continued to improve and solidify his proof with each sire summary. “With additional daughters, increased type, a deep pedigree and now the number one ranking Brown Swiss sire for milk, POWER SURGE is the most exciting Brown Swiss sire available today,” stated Wayne Sliker, breeder of POWER SURGE. POWER SURGE sires tall, dairy cows with wide rumps. Daughters also possess well-attached udders with strong fore udders and high, wide rear udders. “POWER SURGE has the ability to stamp out show winning daughters that milk well and are tremendously wide in the rear udder,” added Josey Morris, United States Progeny Promotions Supervisor. “The story is just beginning to unfold on this sire. With a world-renowned cow family, POWER SURGE daughters will create excitement this fall in the show and sale ring.” A phenomenal maternal sister to POWER SURGE, Top Acres Pilot Suki-ET, won the All-American Futurity at the recent Ohio State Fair. Suki is owned by Ayars & Manion, Mechanicsburg, OH. A POWER SURGE daughter, HGB Rowland Power S Dottie, owned by Caleb & Joshua Arps, Bellevue, OH, was named Reserve Grand Champion of the Junior Show. 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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