ࡱ> .0- Gbjbj .jjG l $&&&&&&$Y y JJ_:$$t$$ iH"$$u0$ jF $BULLSEMEN.COM BRINGS MINIMUM STANDARDS TO SEXED SEMEN Sexed semen is now available from eight Holstein bulls in Bullsemen.coms current Minimum Standards catalogue, with all meeting the companys no holes philosophy of at least 130 PLI, +200kg milk and +1.0 of type. Included in this new sexed semen offering are the German-proven Gibbon son Gibor who climbs to 12th in the April 2008 bull proofs having been the highest ranking new entrant in the January listings - and several bulls from the major American co-operative CRI including Dillon and Stopper. According to Bullsemen.com managing director Nick Kirby, the companys approach to sexed semen is an extension to its overall approach of marketing the highest quality without compromise. There is arguably no better bull than Gibor currently available as sexed semen, he says. He has over 7000 milking daughters in Germany and now has a UK PLI of 197 and a Type Merit of +1.45. With a Lifespan of +0.6 and a really good SCC PTA of -21% this bull offers outstanding value whether sexed or not. CRI is maintaining a dedicated approach to sexed semen through its Genchoice facility whereby bulls are selected for sexing not only on sperm quality but also on genetic quality. All the selected sires have to be in the Top 20% for Lifetime Net Merit which is the US equivalent to the UKs PLI index. Overall, we are looking to supply sexed sires that will deliver a good level of genetic improvement and that can be used across a group of heifers to improve overall type on commercial dairy units. CRI Genchoice bulls currently on offer as sexed semen through Bullsemen.com include Convincer son Be Ware Convincer Dillon who has a PLI of 163 and a Type Merit of +1.05, and the Bellwood Marshall son Fustead Stopper who is a good all round type and production bull with a PLI of 136 and Type Merit of +1.37. - Ends - Note to editors: Bullsemen.coms full sexed semen list and pricing includes Gibor (46), Darren (34), Pomeroy (29), Dillon (29), Stopper (34), Jakobus (46), Levin (39.50) and V. Eaton (44). Picture caption Gibor, one of the highest climbers in the April 2008 proof run, is available from Bullsemen.com as sexed semen. April 1 2008 Further information from: Nick Kirby or Aimee James Bullsemen.com ( 02920 747020 Website: www.bullsemen.com Issued by Matt Mellor, ABC Limited ( 01694 731777 E-mail:  HYPERLINK "mailto:matt@abccomms.co.uk" matt@abccomms.co.uk The text from this news release can be downloaded directly from the Agriculture/News section of the ABC Press Centre at www.abccomms.co.uk 6uwPf w ^ _ w x 1CGôææveT >*B*CJOJQJ^JaJph 0JCJOJQJ^JaJmHsH#jCJOJQJU^JaJjCJOJQJU^JaJCJOJQJ^JaJmHsH j(CJOJQJ^JaJB*CJOJQJ^JaJphCJOJQJ^JaJ5CJOJQJ^JaJ CJOJQJCJH*OJQJ^JaJmH sH CJOJQJ^JaJmH sH 6767)*Z [ # $ \ ] f w , -   8 $a$$T`Ta$$a$G8 9 ^ DEFG$a$,1h/ =!"#$% DyK matt@abccomms.co.ukyK 6mailto:matt@abccomms.co.uk i@@@ Normal CJOJQJ_HaJmH sH tH L`L Heading 1$@&5CJOJQJ^JaJmH sH F@F Heading 2$$@&a$OJQJaJmH sH <A@< Default Paragraph Font`C@` Body Text Indent$T7$8$H$`Ta$CJOJQJ^JaJ8B@8 Body Text$a$ CJOJQJO a.U@!.  Hyperlink >*B*phd^@2d Normal (Web)dd[$\$)B* CJOJPJQJ^JaJmH phfsH >V@A> FollowedHyperlink >*B* phG 6767)*Z[#$\]fw,-  8 9 ^ D E F I 000000000000000000000000909090909090909090909G8 G G w G X?D` w I Z` I 3]efw+I  Helen Smith*T:\Bullsemen\Releases 2008\Sexed semen.doc@-X G @@UnknownGz Times New Roman5Symbol3& z Arial;WingdingsA& Arial Narrow5& zaTahomaI& ??Arial Unicode MS"qhC& F|yp4#20g 2QIX$Draft press release for approval (31mmellor Helen SmithOh+'0 $0 L X dpx%Draft press release for approval (31ft rafmmellormelmel Normal.dot  Helen Smith5leMicrosoft Word 9.0 @f@"*'@|y՜.+,D՜.+,\ hp   Agribusiness@g  %Draft press release for approval (31 Title 8@ _PID_HLINKSApkmailto:matt@abccomms.co.uk  !"#$&'()*+,/Root Entry F1Data  1TableWordDocument.SummaryInformation(DocumentSummaryInformation8%CompObjjObjectPool  FMicrosoft Word Document MSWordDocWord.Document.89q