Select Sires Inc. joined NorthStar Cooperative, one of its member cooperatives, to host elite producers from across the Midwest for the 2012 Select Connect Event June 12-14 in Michigan.
During the two and a half day event, participants were able to view progeny as well as outstanding results of Select Sires programs, including Select Reproductive Solutions™ (SRS™) and Select Mating Service™ (SMS™). In addition, they visited a herd utilizing the Select Detect™ activity monitoring system as well as herds that are participating in Select’s Program for Fertility Advancement™ (PFA™) research and development arm, Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) progeny test system and the Aggressive Reproductive Technologies™ (ART™) program.
The Select Connect Event featured five speakers. David Thorbahn, president and chief executive officer of Select Sires Inc., delivered a presentation entitled “Leading the Industry, Impacting the Future.” Jeff Ziegler, the genomics program manager at Select Sires Inc., discussed StrataGEN™, a new sequential breeding program developed to help breeders control inbreeding in “Genetic Leadership for a Bright Future.” Gary Siporski, dairy development manager at Vita Plus, captivated attendees with an upbeat global dairy outlook. Charlie Will who manages Holstein sire acquisition for Select Sires, invited attendees to “Select the Competitive Advantage,” in which he informed the group about the depth and overall superiority of the Select Sires lineup. Finally, Dr. Ray Nebel, vice president of technical service programs at Select Sires Inc., discussed “Advanced Tools for Optimum Reproductive Efficiency in Progressive Dairies.” Nebel outlined the reproductive services and aids that are available from Select Sires to help producers raise the reproductive efficiency of their herds.
Select Sires would like to thank the following dairies for graciously opening their doors for the 2012 Select Connect Event: Green Meadows Farms, Elsie, Mich.; Lew-Max Holsteins, Belding, Mich.; SwissLane Dairy, Alto, Mich.; and Michigan State University Dairy Teaching and Research Center , East Lansing, Mich.
Source: Select Sires Inc.