Shottle reaches one

million units produced

29HO12209 Picston SHOTTLE-ET EX-96 has become the eleventh sire at ABS Global to achieve millionaire status.

SHOTTLE produced his one millionth unit of semen on Dec. 20, 2011.

He boasts seven sons on Holstein USA's Top 100 TPI list, including the industry's highest son, 29HO13846 TRIGGER.

SHOTTLE remains a top 100 sire himself, with over +2000 TPI and 47,000 milking daughters. ABS is currently marketing conventional and sexed semen from over 20 SHOTTLE sons globally.

"SHOTTLE has left an undeniable impact on the industry," stated Mark Smith, global director of product development. "He and his sons have the capability to transmit outstanding type with health and fitness traits, ideal for today's dairy producers around the globe."

SHOTTLE graduated from the ABS Cornerstone® program and entered the active lineup in 2004. His early proof numbers indicated that he was something special, but it was in the following years that SHOTTLE built his reputation as a global icon of the Holstein breed.

SHOTTLE stood atop Holstein USA's Top 100 list for seven straight sire summary releases (January 2008 to January 2010), remained a top 15 sire the next five runs, and today at nearly 12 years of age, remains in the top 25.

Housed in the Genus ABS production facility in North Wales, United Kingdom, SHOTTLE has been a favorite with all production staff that have cared for him due to his unique character.

He displays pride and receives the attention from a skilled and dedicated livestock team. SHOTTLE is well-tempered, a trait that he transmits to his progeny.

"A true superstar and ever the show off, at 12 years of age SHOTTLE enjoys nothing more than to let off steam by playing in the bark, displaying the agility and youth of a bull half his age," noted James Hudson, U.K. operations manager.

Headquartered in DeForest, ABS Global is the world-leading provider of bovine genetics, reproduction services, technologies and uddercare products.

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.