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NEW ABS SEXATION™ SIRES RELEASEDDEFOREST, WISCONSIN – January 22, 2008 - ABS Global added several new sires to the ABS Sexation line-up with the release of the January 2008 sire summary data. ABS Sexation, the global brand for ABS sex sorted semen, combines flow cytometry technology with ABS semen quality standards. "With the addition of these sires, ABS expands and diversifies the ABS Sexation product offering," stated Kylene Anderson, ABS Sexation Marketing Specialist. “Through ABS Sexation, producers will reduce disease risk, have the ability to control heifer replacement costs, increase heifers from within and more profitably manage their business.” 529HO11481 Sunshine Dairy T PROWLER-ET*TL*TV brings together two great ABS sires as he is a TABOO x DUSTER. PROWLER sires medium sized cows that stand on an outstanding set of feet and legs. He sires high components (+88 PTAF) and excels in his health and management traits as he sires longevity (+3.50 PL). With +1.88 UDC, PROWLER daughters posses great udder depth, a strong cleft and correct teat placement. 529HO11563 Morningview MISCHIEF-ET*TL*TV is a Juror Ford son that stems from the same family as ABS sire 29HO10489 JINGLES*cv. MISCHIEF is an ideal sire to use in any management system as he sires trouble-free daughters with a will to milk. He is an excellent source for milk yield and components being +1663 PTAM making him the highest milk bull in the ABS Sexation line-up, +86 PTAF and +48 PTAP. MISCHIEF daughters possess udders with a deep seam and good teat placement. 529HO11515 Ri-Val-Re MOUTAINEER-ET*TL*TV is a Magna son that traces back to the well-known Ricecrest Southwind Kaye. MOUTAINEER provides dairy producers with daughters that are built to last in any type of environment as they possess an ideal combination of strength and dairyness. MOUTAINEER daughters are well uddered cows with exceptionally strong fore and rear udder attachments, a well defined cleft and correct teat placement. Being +2.08 F&L Composite, daughters track straight from the rear and are supported by a deep heel. 529HO859 Morrill J CHEECH-RED-ET*TL*TV is a Jordan-Red x Rudolph, and is the first Red and White bull to enter the ABS Sexation line-up. CHEECH sires high components (+.16% Fat) and excels in his health and management traits as he sires longevity (+1.60 PL), daughter fertility (+.80 DPR) and a low somatic cell score (+2.87 SCS). Daughters are strong, deep cows with a strong fore udder and high, wide rear udder attachment. 529HO11463 Shanghigh-JMD BW TINO-ET*TL*TV is a full brother to ABS sire 29HO11461 BUDDY. TINO is backed by six generations of VG or EX cows, and his dam, Shanghigh Rudolph Beatrice, produced over 108,000 pounds of milk in her lifetime and is scored 2E-91. TINO sires tall, long, dairy cows with udders carried well above the hock with a high, wide rear udder attachment and correct rear teat placement. 529HO11430 Spreng La E Durham SHOCKEY*TL*TV is a Durham son whose dam, Spreng La Storm Cathy 2E-90, produced over 126,000 pounds of milk lifetime. Being +2.17 PTAT, SHOCKEY sires sharp, stylish, open ribbed cows with exceptional udders. He sires extremely high and wide rear udders, a strong crease and close teat placement. 529HO11358 Regancrest TAGGERT-ET*TL*TV is a Dutch Boy son that hails from the well-known Snow-N Denises Dellia family. TAGGERT excels in his health and management traits being +3.30 PL and +0.80 DPR. TAGGERT is also a foot and leg specialist (+1.24 F&L composite), whose daughters track straight from behind with an outstanding foot angle and possess a balanced frame with good body depth. 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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