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Select Sires

Select Sires Inc.

Plain City, Ohio, United States

Farm Equipment & Herd Tech
Founded 19651001-5000 employeesManufacturer, Service ProviderSells to Dairy Farms
Profile last updated: May 9, 2026

About

Founded in 1965, Select Sires is a dairy industry manufacturer based in Plain City, United States selling farm equipment & herd tech.

Select Sires Inc. is the largest global artificial insemination cooperative, headquartered in Plain City, Ohio. It is owned and controlled by three farmer-owned local cooperatives in the United States and supplies dairy and beef genetics, including bull semen from proven and young sire lineups. The company also offers NxGEN membership, herd management and calf and cow nutrition programs, the CowManager ear tag system, and reproductive consulting through Select Reproductive Solutions. Its World Wide Sires distribution network markets semen internationally across Asia, Europe, Africa and Oceania. Select Sires operates subsidiaries and partnerships in Canada, Brazil and Argentina, and its embryo transfer subsidiary, Select Embryos, was formed in 1980.

Location

Plain City, United States

Founded

1965

Employees

1001-5000

Company type

Cooperative

Legal name

Select Sires Inc.

Focus areas

artificial inseminationbull semendairy geneticscooperativesire lineupsgenomic evaluationherd management

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Supply categories

Farm Equipment & Herd Tech

Supplier role

ManufacturerService Provider

Sells to

Dairy Farms

Milk species

Cow

Products

NxGEN

Genetics membership program

Membership program giving dairy producers early access to elite Select Sires genetics, with terms covering semen use and offspring sales.

GForce sires

Bull semen

Sire lineup of proven and young sires selected for semen quality, sire conception rate, genetic merit and calving ease observations.

StrataGEN

Breeding system

Sequential breeding system that helps producers meet individual breeding goals while minimising inbreeding.

CowManager

Ear tag monitoring system

Ear tag system providing around-the-clock information on herd fertility, health, nutrition and location.

Build a Better Calf

Calf nutrition program

Programme for pre-weaned dairy and beef calves covering colostrum management, immune development, health stages and liquid feeding.

Service regions

United StatesCanadaBrazilArgentinaSwitzerlandUnited KingdomAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaCentral America/CaribbeanSouth AmericaMiddle East

Standards, references & customers

Sustainability claims

Storage additives and conditioners to mitigate manure emissions and odors

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