INTRODUCTION

           We at RuAnn and Maddox Dairy have been breeding Registered Holsteins for more than 50 years and have employed a full-time Embryo Transfer program for the last twenty-one years. Our strategy, "Breed the Best to the Best", producing an elite group for the next generation as evidenced by the pedigrees of these RuAnn and Maddox young sires. We have depth of cow families with generation of selection always breeding the "Best to the Best".

           About seven years ago, we decided to select the top one percent of our young bulls to serve as herdsires for Maddox Dairy. This was a decision predicated not only by economics, but a desire to have better control of our genetic program. The results are even better than we hade expected. Overall type and production and herd health have improved with the selection of these elite young bulls. Each bull is selected with an emphasis on udders, feet and legs, size and strength, and high component milk production.

           It has never been our intent to enter the semen selling business. However, we have had a number of requests to make semen available from our herd sires and we are attempting to honor your requests. As we make our herdsire semen available to our friends, we hope you will enjoy the same success we feel we have achieved.

           Let's admit it - We are different! We are one of the largest registered herds in the World. Our goal is a "Commercial Herd with Breeder Quality". Why a commercial herd? Because that's who we are! And along with our herd size, that is what sets us apart from most registered herds. Breeder Quality? A balanced cow, commercial production and breeder type, that's our goal, our mission statement, our passion! Breeder quality is what sets us apart from most commercial herds.