ABS SEXATION LINE-UP ENHANCED WITH ELITE OFFERING

DEFOREST, WISCONSIN – November 1, 2009 - ABS Global added a diverse group of sires to the ABS Sexation® line-up with the release of the August 2009 sire summary data.

“ABS Sexation offers the opportunity to create heifers from the best of the breed,” stated Kylene Anderson, ABS Sexation Marketing Specialist.  “When producers choose invest in sex-sorted semen, ABS Sexation has a superior offering to fit producer needs and maximize their investment.”

529HO11753 SANDY-Valley Talent-ET 97%I, a high fertility and calving ease customer favorite, brings strong health and fitness traits to the ABS Sexation line-up.   SANDY, an ABS DURAbull™, ranks in the Holstein USA Top 100 TPI® list and sires daughters with well-attached udders.

529HO11509 Autumn-Ridge MATSON-ET also joins the global ABS Sexation offering.  This high fertility, Rock Solid® Durham son has been a global favorite since graduating in January 2008.  MATSON daughters have exceptional mobility (+3.45 FLC) and excel in all udder traits.

 594HO0873 Golden-Oaks Mr PERKY-RED-ET, a Mr. Burns son, is a prominent addition to the line-up.   PERKY-RED joins 594HO0876 Hauve Talent DAGGER-RED and August 2009 graduate 594HO0863 Kamps-Hollow ARUDOLF-RED in the ABS Sexation Red and White Holstein offering.

594HO14158 Savage-Leigh GOLDLASER-ET (Goldwyn x Durham Licorice) and 594HO14334 Mr Advent HAVEN-ET*RC (Advent-Red x Stormatic Hazel) join the ABS Sexation line-up as high-type favorites from the St. Jacobs ABC Judge’s Choice™ Program.  They combine with highly respected show-type sire 594HO10276 Regancrest DUNDEE in the elite type offering.

Additionally, the ABS Sexation Jersey line-up has over doubled in size to 10 sires now available.  August graduate, 29JE3508 Tollenaars Artist LYNDON-ET, joins 529JE3510 Schultz Rescue HEADLINE and 529JE3506 Tollenaars Implus LEGAL 233-ET – the number two and number three JPI sires, respectively.  Customer satisfaction sires, 529JE3301 SC Gold Dust Paramount IATOLA-ET and 529JE3346 Forest Glen Meccas JEVON-ET, make the ABS Sexation Jersey line-up the highest ranking JPI sex-sorted semen offering in the industry.

Headquartered in DeForest, Wisconsin, ABS Global is the world-leading provider of bovine genetics, reproduction services and technologies. Marketing in more than 80 countries around the globe, ABS has been at the forefront of animal genetics and technology since its founding in 1941. ABS Global is a division of Genus plc.