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EXCITING STORMATIC AND OUTSIDE SONS ANCHOR ABS NEW GRADUATE LINE-UPDEFOREST, WISCONSIN – April 4, 2008 –ABS Global added twelve new sires to its active global line-up with the release of the April 2008 Sire Summary data on Tuesday, April 1. These new additions to the ABS active line-up included ten Holsteins and two Jerseys. "These new sires offer a variety of features and benefits that will satisfy our growing global market demand," stated Scott Bentley, Dairy Product Manager. "The unique combination of breed-leading health and fertility traits, milk, components, calving ease and type make this one of the most anticipated groups of new release sires in ABS history." 29HO11658 Sandy-Valley HAMEL-ET*TV is a Stormatic son from the Snow-N Denises Dellia EX-95 family. HAMEL’s dam, Regancrest-JB Tatum-ET VG-87, is a maternal sister of ABS Million Unit Sire 29H8538 DIE-HARD. HAMEL follows the Dellia tradition by siring high type daughters designed for maximum longevity and profitability. HAMEL excels in type and composites being over two points and in the ABS top ten for type (+2.40), udder composite (+2.36) and foot and leg composite (+2.36). A highlight of the ABS April graduates is 29HO11647 Mr Million MEGA-MAN-ET*TV. MEGA-MAN is an Outside son that will sire extreme milk production (+2436 PTAM) and outstanding longevity (+4.60 Productive Life). His grand dam, Muranda Oscar Lucinda-ET, made headline news in November 2007 by becoming the new world record milk producer. MEGA-MAN is also the second high ABS TPI sire at +1932 TPI. Rock Solid® (100 daughters in 60 herds) graduate 29HO12398 Burlane TENNYSON*TV is an early Gordon son sampled in the United Kingdom and Australia. He sires well balanced, powerful daughters that track straight ahead with an ideal set to the hock and foot angle. TENNYSON is a high milk yield bull that is expected to attract immediate attention from producers. 29HO11572 B-Long CANNON-ET*TV offers dairy producers a unique sire stack as he is a Stormatic x Manfred and hails from B-Long Holsteins in Wisconsin. A foot and leg improvement sire (+1.53 FLC), CANNON daughters have adequate depth of heel and track straight when viewed from behind. CANNON ranks in the ABS top ten for Net Merit (+365 NM$) and Productive Life (+4.2). 29HO11614 Ked Outside JEEVES-ET*TV is an Outside son that descends from the cow family which produced the all-time ABS favorite, 29H6658 JUROR. JEEVES sires the profitable kind that are built to last as he excels in longevity (+6.2 PL), fertility (+1.6 DPR) and milk quality (2.09 SCS). Being over two points for Type (+2.55), Udder Composite (+2.15) and Foot and Leg Composite (+2.09), JEEVES daughters are well-balanced cows that track straight ahead and possess excellent fore udder attachments. 29HO11713 Var-Bros MIDSTAR-ET*TV is a PIPPEN son that sires daughters ideal for any environment. MIDSTAR delivers outstanding health and management traits and excels in longevity (+3.8 PL) and milk quality (2.75 SCS). In addition, he is a feet and legs specialist (+2.22 FLC) that sires an ideal set to the leg and outstanding locomotion. One of the first REVENUE sons to be released, 29HO11654 Hunsberger STRAUSS*TV makes daughters built to last in any environment as they display the ideal balance between strength and dairyness with an udder carried high above the hock, a strong fore udder attachment, deep cleft and close front teat placement (+2.31 UDC). STRAUSS sires longevity (+5.0 PL) and fertility (+1.4 DPR). He is also an ABS Sexation™ sire. 29HO11672 Mayval OZFEST-ET*TV is the first OZZIE son available from ABS and offers a unique pedigree of OZZIE x Rudolph. OZFEST sires high Net Merit (+579 NM$) and components (+76 PTAF and +61 PTAP). He is also the second high milk sire at ABS, behind MEGA-MAN, with +2211 PTAM. OZFEST daughters possess shallow udders with a deep cleft and desirable front and rear teat placement. A full brother to CASHMERE, 29HO12341 ABS SEATTLE*TV is a United Kingdom based sire whose daughters have a great will to milk (+1626 PTAM). His grand dam is a full sister to ABS Million Unit Sire 29H8343 CONVINCER. SEATTLE daughters possess well-attached udders with a deep crease and outstanding teat placement (+2.06 UDC). 29HO11631 Ca-Lill MarLIN-ET*TV has a unique pedigree being an Outside x Demand x Belltone and is backed by two generations of Excellent cows. LIN is a feet and legs specialist (+3.07 FLC) whose daughters possess a steep foot angle and track straight from the rear. His daughters have an ideal balance of strength and dairyness and are built to last in a variety of environments (+4.5 PL). LIN is also in the ABS top ten for TPI (+1657 TPI). 29JE3356 Gabys Fredricho MESHACH-ET provides Jersey breeders with a unique sire stack of Fredrico x Gabys Hermitage Roxette E-90%. MESHACH sires milk and components being +1138 PTAM, +43 PTAF and +34 PTAP. He improves health (2.95 SCS), fertility (+1.5 DPR) and longevity (+2.4 PL). The final April release is 29JE3448 Gabys Hallmark ISAIAH-ET. ISAIAH is a HALLMARK son from Gabys Hermitage Roxette E-90%. He is the only HALLMARK son available from Roxette. Daughters have a desirable teat size and shape along with a strong udder cleft. ISAIAH daughters also have high components (+65 PTAF and +37 PTAP). He ranks high on the Jersey JPI list. 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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