ࡱ> 352 Zbjbj ."jjZ l4 r,(TTTT///- / / / / / / $ @S /////S TTh /:TT- /- i i T  ii i ~ 0 i Xi BULLSEMEN.COMS STRONG APRIL PROOFS PERFORMANCE BUILT ON RELIABILITY Bullsemen.com is now marketing 10 of the top 30 bulls ranked by PLI - now including Mtoto son Mascol at number 2 - and managing director Nick Kirby is keen to emphasise overall reliability above all else. Excellent figures for longevity and fertility are the common features in the high ranking bulls spearheading the companys latest successful proof run, with Gibor and Laudan highlighted as the biggest upward movers in the April figures. Weve seen significant increases in both PLI and Type Merit in the figures from a number of bulls all with second crop daughters, he points out. Gibor and Laudan are good examples, and as their proofs are based on such high numbers of daughters their positive Fertility Indices are so much more meaningful. These bulls also have excellent Lifespan and SCC figures, showing that they are producing cows that will last and function effectively in the modern herd environment. Another big mover in the PLI table is the Tidy Brook Steven son Stylist, whilst a number have also made a significant impact in the Type Merit table. Canyon Breeze Allen son, Alliance, is now up to +3.0 UK Type Merit, along with Jocko Besne son Jackpot and Bojer son Vachim (159 and 166 PLI respectively). Jenny Lou Marshall Toystory remains above 2.5 for Type Merit (131 PLI), whilst Jesfa is another high type bull that meets Bullsemen.coms Minimum Standards criteria with a Type Merit of + 2.99 and a PLI of 143. - Ends - Notes to editors: Bullsemen.coms Minimum Standards approach to Holstein bull marketing ensures a minimum 130 PLI, +1.0 Type Merit and +200kg milk. 80% of Holstein bulls available to UK dairy farmers fail to comply with these criteria. Positive performance of leading Bullsemen.com bull in April 2008 proofs PLIChange from Jan 08LifespanSCCFertility IndexGibor197+8+ 0.6-21+ 4.8Laudan194+15+ 0.8-7+ 0 Full April 2008 bull proof details were announced on April 1 2008 and are available at  HYPERLINK "http://www.holstein-uki.org" www.holstein-uki.org 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 Ez 1 & ' ( < = @    q r ijďijڄ||sjs^jSjs0J^JaJmHsHjU^JaJjU^JaJ^JaJmHsH j(^JaJCJOJQJ^JaJ0JCJOJQJ^JaJ,jB*CJOJQJU^JaJph!0JB*CJOJQJ^JaJph*j0JB*CJOJQJU^JaJphB*CJOJQJ^JaJph5^JaJmH sH ^JaJ 5^JaJ EF 1 2 3 8 K T X h $If$a$T`T$T`Ta$$a$Zh i o s v ;x5,, $$Ifa$$If$$Iflֈ 50[/)E+ t0644 lav | 2t$$Iflֈ 50[/)E+ t0644 la $$Ifa$ $$Ifa$$If ? @ ;97777$$Iflֈ 50[/)E+ t0644 la   + K L q WXYZ$a$ DVWZ>*B*^JaJph^JaJ,1h/ =!"#$% DyK www.holstein-uki.orgyK Rhttp://www.holstein-uki.org/yX;H,]ą'cDyK matt@abccomms.co.ukyK 6mailto:matt@abccomms.co.uk i@@@ Normal CJOJQJ_HaJmH sH tH J@J Heading 2$$@&a$CJOJQJaJmH sH <A@< Default Paragraph Font4B@4 Body Text$a$^JaJO a.U@.  Hyperlink >*B*phd^@"d Normal (Web)dd[$\$)B* CJOJPJQJ^JaJmH phfsH Z "EF  1238KTXhiosv|?@  + K L q W X Y \ 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Zh v Z Z '< Z XX8@0(  B S  ?RWs \ s \  3hi>\  Helen Smith9T:\Bullsemen\Releases 2008\April proofs Press release.doc1238KTXhiosv|\ 3@??P+f??Z `@UnknownGz Times New Roman5Symbol3& z Arial;Wingdings5& zaTahomaI& ??Arial Unicode MS"qh F FsE#r0d{ 2QIX#Draft press release for approval (1mmellormmellorOh+'0  ( D P \hpx$Draft press release for approval (1rafmmellormelmel Normal.dot mmellor6elMicrosoft Word 9.0 @`4<@d@՜.+,D՜.+,\ hp   Agribusinessh{  $Draft press release for approval (1 Title( 8@ _PID_HLINKSA kmailto:matt@abccomms.co.ukShttp://www.holstein-uki.org/  !#$%&'()+,-./014Root Entry Fp+ 6Data 1TableWordDocument."SummaryInformation("DocumentSummaryInformation8*CompObjjObjectPoolp+ p+   FMicrosoft Word Document MSWordDocWord.Document.89q