diff --git a/spring-hibernate4/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/persistence/service/IChildService.java b/spring-hibernate4/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/persistence/service/IChildService.java
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+package org.baeldung.spring.persistence.service;
+
+import org.baeldung.spring.persistence.dao.common.IOperations;
+import org.baeldung.spring.persistence.model.Child;
+
+public interface IChildService extends IOperations<Child> {
+    //
+}
diff --git a/spring-hibernate4/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/persistence/service/IOwnerService.java b/spring-hibernate4/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/persistence/service/IOwnerService.java
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+package org.baeldung.spring.persistence.service;
+
+import org.baeldung.spring.persistence.dao.common.IOperations;
+import org.baeldung.spring.persistence.model.Owner;
+
+public interface IOwnerService extends IOperations<Owner> {
+    //
+}
diff --git a/spring-hibernate4/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/persistence/service/impl/ChildService.java b/spring-hibernate4/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/persistence/service/impl/ChildService.java
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+package org.baeldung.spring.persistence.service.impl;
+
+import org.baeldung.spring.persistence.dao.IChildDao;
+import org.baeldung.spring.persistence.dao.common.IOperations;
+import org.baeldung.spring.persistence.model.Child;
+import org.baeldung.spring.persistence.service.IChildService;
+import org.baeldung.spring.persistence.service.common.AbstractService;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+@Service
+public class ChildService extends AbstractService<Child> implements IChildService {
+
+    @Autowired
+    private IChildDao dao;
+
+    public ChildService() {
+        super();
+    }
+
+    // API
+
+    @Override
+    protected IOperations<Child> getDao() {
+        return dao;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-hibernate4/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/persistence/service/impl/OwnerService.java b/spring-hibernate4/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/persistence/service/impl/OwnerService.java
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+package org.baeldung.spring.persistence.service.impl;
+
+import org.baeldung.spring.persistence.dao.IOwnerDao;
+import org.baeldung.spring.persistence.dao.common.IOperations;
+import org.baeldung.spring.persistence.model.Owner;
+import org.baeldung.spring.persistence.service.IOwnerService;
+import org.baeldung.spring.persistence.service.common.AbstractService;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+@Service
+public class OwnerService extends AbstractService<Owner> implements IOwnerService {
+
+    @Autowired
+    private IOwnerDao dao;
+
+    public OwnerService() {
+        super();
+    }
+
+    // API
+
+    @Override
+    protected IOperations<Owner> getDao() {
+        return dao;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-hibernate4/src/test/java/org/baeldung/spring/persistence/service/OwnerServicePersistenceIntegrationTest.java b/spring-hibernate4/src/test/java/org/baeldung/spring/persistence/service/OwnerServicePersistenceIntegrationTest.java
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+package org.baeldung.spring.persistence.service;
+
+import org.baeldung.spring.persistence.config.PersistenceConfig;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+import org.springframework.test.context.support.AnnotationConfigContextLoader;
+
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@ContextConfiguration(classes = { PersistenceConfig.class }, loader = AnnotationConfigContextLoader.class)
+public class OwnerServicePersistenceIntegrationTest {
+
+    @Autowired
+    private IOwnerService service;
+
+    @Autowired
+    private IChildService childService;
+
+    // tests
+
+    @Test
+    public final void whenContextIsBootstrapped_thenNoExceptions() {
+        //
+    }
+
+}