With the April 2010 genetic release, Semex is pleased to introduce 17 new sires to its Health$mart™ lineup.

Semex identified Health$mart™ sires as those that sire the most valuable and profitable cows on the dairy. These sires excel for qualities that dairies can easily quantify in their ledgers. Dairymen can trust that a Semex Health$mart™ sire will have a positive financial impact, saving on vet bills, medications and staff time, as well as lost breedings and lost production.

Since its release in August 2009, the Health$mart™ lineup has been under tremendous demand, as dairymen around the world are looking to reduce expenditures and increase their profitability.

The selection criteria for a Semex Health$mart™ sire is based on:
· Health Traits: Herd Life, Somatic Cell Score, Daughter Calving Ability, Milking Speed, Daughter Fertility
· Production: Milk, Fat and Protein
· Durability Traits: Final Conformation, Mammary System and Feet & Legs

Semex's new Health$mart™ sires are easily identified with the Health$mart™ brand in all Semex materials and are listed below. These sires are included in ProMate™, Semex's global custom selection index:

0200HO04624 BRIGEEN GIVENCHY-ET
0200HO00423 CANYON-BREEZE ALASKA-ET
0200HO00113 CEDARWAL SPIRTE
0200HO05156 COMESTAR LITTORAL
0200HO02045 CROTEAU DOMBY
0200HO05221 DESLACS SPHINX
0200HO01861 JERLAND DENISON-ET
0200HO03491 LADYS-MANOR AURORA-ET
0200HO03463 LADYS-MANOR MARCELO-ET
0200HO05530 LARCREST CARBERNET-ET
0200HO03467 MARKLAND BRUZZER-ET
0200HO03479 MARKLAND LARS-ET
0200HO05492 SANDY-VALLEY BLACKJACK-ET
0200HO09603 SANDY-VALLEY TOYOTA-ET
0200HO01473 STANBRO MORE
0200HO02106 STANTONS STEADY
0200HO05217 VIEUXSAULE MALICIEUX

For more a complete listing or more information on Health$mart™ sires or any of Semex's growing suite of programs designed to increase real dairy profitability, please visit www.semex.com.