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6 Behind the Scenes8 Better genes, more milk - long lives12 Small Jerseys face bit test in South Gippsland14 Gold Rush Down Under16 Semex New Zealand On Farm Competition21 Progeny Test Registrations Reimbursement
Scheme24 Emerging dairy photography sees Jerseys ‘pop’
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6 Jersey Journal – September/October 2013
had secured an order for 3200 Australian Jerseys for China and are now out buying for an October 2013 shipping date. Fantastic news for our breed and the fact we will again enjoy a steady floor price for surplus heifers.Members are reminded that the Board has approved the printing of the Jersey Australia Membership List which is being prepared at the moment. The new glossy booklet will be our official list for the next two years and should be in circulation late October. If you wish to advertise in the publication please contact Cassandra at Jersey House as soon as possible.Another popular Jersey publication, the Jersey Calendar has finally found some sponsorship (thank you to Marg Cockerell and Murray Goulburn you are lifesavers) meaning we will be chasing 2014 Calendar advertisers and artwork during September to ensure the large print run is completed by late October. Finally, we didn’t have room to run the Jersey Australia Production Awards in the last Jersey Journal so the list of award winners is listed below. Congratulations to all the members listed below, it is a credit to your management systems and your hard work. For the rest of us, it is very easy to open the Jersey Journal on this page and show other Dairymen the production potential of our wonderful cows!
JJ JERSEY AUSTRALIA by Scott Joynson
Behind the ScenesGood winter rains across much of our dairying regions means the
coming Spring should produce a better than average harvest and set up the final leg of productive seasons throughout our membership.Meanwhile the Jersey Australia office gets back to business after the influence of International visitors and of course the Annual General Meeting. The Board has been very aware that the previous year was a standalone record with respect to animal registrations and as such has a slightly conservative national target of 15,000 by the end of February 2014.At time of writing members have submitted 8920 registrations being down 669 against the same period last year. The year to date figure would be a lot further behind if it wasn’t for the Board decision to run the Christmas in July promotion which was a roaring success. Many thanks to the members who took advantage of the savings on offer to catch up on their paperwork as we received well over 2000 animals during the offer period.The big factor driving the registration boom of 2012 was the two major Export orders for Jersey heifers during that year. Up until the second week of August this year it seemed that export interest had dried up meaning we were needing to re-adjust our forecasts. Thankfully Austrex Pty Ltd recently announced the fact that they
2013 JERSEY AUSTRALIA PRODUCTION AWARDS*based on 2012 Herd Test lactation summary.
Name Member Stud Herd Milkkgs
PROTEIN%
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% FAT
Total F +P Award
C & K COUCH V007318 RIVERSIDE 167 7633 292 3.8% 377 4.9% 669 PLATINUMJR & MA COCKERELL V001196 WARRAIN 296 7313 287 3.9% 356 4.9% 643 PLATINUMJASON STEINBORNE S00934 FLEURIEU 95 7256 270 3.7% 344 4.7% 614 PLATINUMBR, JL, RP & LJ SMETHURST V000905 LERIDA PARK 258 6954 260 3.7% 346 5.0% 606 PLATINUMBROOKBORA (RL & SL BACON) V000580 BROOKBORA 201 7072 262 3.7% 339 4.8% 601 PLATINUMB & D SMETHURST V010280 JARNDIE 84 7229 262 3.6% 338 4.7% 600 PLATINUMPA & LM MUMFORD V007017 GELBEADO PARK 330 6398 253 4.0% 330 5.2% 583 PLATINUMGC & RG SPRUNT V001590 KAARMONA 160 6670 257 3.9% 323 4.8% 580 PLATINUMCOLNARCO P/L (C & N BACON) V010627 COLNARCO 137 6445 248 3.8% 327 5.1% 575 PLATINUMDA & BL EDWARDS V010124 MIKADAN 102 6923 250 3.6% 319 4.6% 569 PLATINUMMURRAY BROOK FARM V010512 MURRAY BROOK 222 6590 244 3.7% 319 4.8% 563 PLATINUMSIMON REID V002868 JACKIAH 202 6604 244 3.7% 311 4.7% 555 PLATINUMDM & LM FRY W009009 KATANDRA PARK 42 6652 250 3.8% 298 4.5% 548 PLATINUMWILSON FAMILY N002203 SHIRLINN 184 6558 242 3.7% 303 4.6% 545 PLATINUMPHILMAR DAIRY COMPANY N008638 MIAMI 372 6250 239 3.8% 304 4.9% 543 PLATINUML & L BROAD V007719 BROADLIN 233 6538 244 3.7% 297 4.5% 541 PLATINUMJH & GL CARSON V000597 GLENBRAE 448 6475 239 3.7% 301 4.6% 540 PLATINUM DR JW QUIN N002141 ORANA 40 5995 224 3.7% 301 5.0% 525 GOLDR KINGHAM V001443 FARNBOROUGH 114 6090 228 3.7% 288 4.7% 516 GOLDW & R & R MCVEAN V007680 MOUNT ELLIOT 140 5886 226 3.8% 287 4.9% 513 GOLDCJ & LK EMMETT V005449 SHENSTONE 143 6406 240 3.7% 298 4.7% 538 GOLDG & A HEAZLEWOOD T000738 MERSEYBANK 93 6111 234 3.8% 268 4.4% 502 GOLD T & A BRADLEY V011154 MAJESTIC 142 5654 217 3.8% 273 4.8% 490 SILVERC & J DOWEL V000609 INVERELL 290 5457 205 3.8% 281 5.1% 486 SILVERHG, JO & A BROWN V001188 MERINDAH 248 5493 210 3.8% 265 4.8% 475 SILVERPC & WJ NESS S000833 NYOWEE 229 5503 200 3.6% 261 4.7% 461 SILVERJOHNSTON BROS N002059 INGALALA 163 5723 201 3.5% 272 4.8% 473 SILVER W & A MAPLES V010948 SUNDOWNER 53 5164 197 3.8% 250 4.8% 447 BRONZE
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Sire: Bridon ExcitationDam: ShIRlINN FloWeR StaRFINch VG862nd Dam: ShIRlINN MISS StaRFINch eX92
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3rd Dam: ShIRlINN ceNtuRIoN StaRFINch eX914th Dam: ShIRlINN eXpeRt StaRFINch eX90
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Jugiong Molly 5482 EX 93 STP
** dAUGHTER SELLS - GLobULL fUSIoNS SALE ** 22ST NovEmbER, bERRy, NSW
2nd 4 years in milk IDW 2011Senior champion Jersey & Best udder all Breeds
Shepparton National 2010Reserve champion Mature cow Great Southern challenge 2011
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This heifer comes from the heart of the great MOLLY family at Jugiong.
Sired by Galaxies Celebrity out EX93 Astound that has done over 9000L x Ex90 x VG87x EX90 with
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2nd NSW State Show 20112nd IDW 2012
Junior champion Berry Show 20122nd Sydney Royal 2012
1st NSW State Jersey Show 2012
Dam: Bushlea Kenedy 86 VG861st IDW 2011
Junior Champion NSW State Show 2010
GDam: aVonlea Renaissance Kennedy eX 95Sold in the Summer Splash Sale for $37,000
Grand Champion Ontario Summer Show ‘071st 4-Year-Old Ontario Summer Show ‘07
All-Canadian Sr. 3-Year-Old ‘061st Sr. 3-Year-Old Royal Winter Fair ‘06
1st Sr. 2-Year-Old & Inter. Champion RAWF ‘05All-Canadian Sr. 2-Year-Old ‘05
BRALOCKSelling this Spring
Avonlea Renaissance Kennedy EX 95
Bralock Kookies Kenedy
8 Jersey Journal – September/October 2013
Good genes mean more milk, regardless of the feeding system, according to the
results from Feeding the Genes, a study commissioned by the Australian Dairy Herd Improvement Scheme with Dairy Australia funding.
Dr Pauline Brightling, who led the study, said results dispelled the common beliefs that the benefits of cows with higher genetic merit were not realised in herds using low bail or a total mixed ration (TMR) feeding system.
The results also dispel the myth that high genetic merit cows don’t last in the herd.
“These findings support the use of high ranked APR sires listed in the Good Bulls Guide for all dairy herds, regardless of breed or feeding system,” she said.
The Good Bulls Guide is published twice a year by the Australian Dairy Herd Improvement Scheme.
The results showed there is an interaction between genetic merit and feeding system.
Genetics, feeding and cows that lastThe study used two indicators to identify cows that last in
the herd: the percentage of cows that re-calved by 20 months and the percentage of cows with short lactations (less than 120 days).
Daughters of higher APR Jersey sires were more likely than other cows to recalve by 20 months in low bail, moderate to high bail and PMR feeding systems. There were insufficient Jersey herds in the study with hybrid and TMR feeding systems to assess recalving in these systems.
For both Holstein and Jerseys, cows with high APR sires were no more likely to have a short lactation than other cows.
More daughters of high APR sires lasting in the herd was partly due to less culling because of these’ cows’ higher milk yields. However, even after accounting for differences in milk production, percentages that remained in the herd were similar or slightly higher for daughters of high APR sires relative to low genetic merit sires.
These findings dispel the myth that high genetic merit cows (high APR) don’t last in the herd.
Genetics, feeding and productionThe results for Jerseys also showed an interaction between
genetic merit and feeding system.
“Daughters of high APR Jersey sires produce more milk volume, fat and protein. These results apply to low bail, moderate-high bail and PMR feeding systems. We didn’t have enough data to get valid results for Jersey herds using hybrid or TMR feeding systems,” Dr Brightling said.
In addition to looking at the effect of a cow’s sire’s APR, the study also investigated the effects of the cow’s own genetic merit in terms of her ABVs for milk, fat and protein.
In each of the low bail, moderate-high bail and PRM feeding systems, Jersey cows with higher ABVs for milk, fat and protein yield produced more. This dispels the belief that the benefits of high ABVs are not realised in herds using the low bail feeding system.
The effects of increases in a Jersey cow’s ABVs for milk volume, fat and protein yield were smaller for the low bail feeding system than for the moderate-high bail and PMR feeding systems. For each 10 unit increase in the cow’s ABV for milk, the estimated milk volume increases were 5 litres in the low bail feeding system, and about 7 to 8 litres in the moderate-high bail and PMR feeding systems.
The estimated fat yield increases varied from 6.0 kg in the low bail feeding system to 7.5 to 9.1 kg in the moderate-high bail and PMR feeding systems for every 10 unit increase in the cow’s ABV for fat kg.
Protein yield increase estimates varied from 5.3 kg in the low bail feeding system to 8.8 to 9.3 kg in the moderate-high bail and PMR feeding systems for every 10 unit increase in the cow’s ABV for protein.
Key findingsDo genetics really matter in all feeding systems*? Yes. Selecting high APR sires has benefits in all feeding systems used in Australia.
Are cows with high genetic merit less likely to last in the herd in some feeding systems* than others?No. The Jersey daughters of higher APR sires are just as likely (if not more likely) to last in the herd as long as daughters of lower APR sires. Not only do they last as long, the daughters of higher APR sires produce more milk.
Do farmers using different feeding systems have different amounts to gain from choosing high genetic merit sires?Yes. The benefits of greater genetic merit do vary between feeding systems. * These results apply to Jersey cows in low bail, moderate-high bail and PRM systems. There were insufficient Jersey herds in the study with hybrid and total mixed ration feeding systems to allow reliable results from these feeding systems.
Feeding the Genes study leader, Dr Pauline Brightling, said the results dispel the common belief that high
genetic merit cows don’t last in the herd.
Better genes, more milk – long lives, regardless of the feeding system
words: Lee-Ann Monks
9Jersey Journal – September/October 2013
Feeding the Genes studyThe Feeding the Genes study investigated the relationship between genetics (as measured by APR and ABVs for specific traits) and feeding systems, and their impact on milk production and the cow’s ability to last in the herd. It also investigated the relationship between bull APRs and the price of their semen. The study drew upon data from 505 commercial Australian dairy herds, using a range of feeding systems. Each herd’s feeding system was identified through a questionnaire filled in by herd managers. Cow, lactation and sire data were obtained from the ADHIS data base for cows in these herds. Holstein and Jersey cows were analysed separately.Each herd’s feeding system was categorised according to Dairy Australia’s five feeding systems definitions:1. Low bail Grazed pasture + other forages + up to 1.0 tonne grain/concentrates fed in bail.2. Moderate-high bail Grazed pasture + other forages + more than 1.0 tonne grain/concentrates fed in bail.3. Partial mixed ration (PMR) Pasture grazed for most or all of year + partial mixed ration on feed pad ± grain or concentrates fed in bail.4. Hybrid Pasture grazed for less than nine months per year + partial mixed ration on feed pad ± grain or concentrates fed in bail.5. Total Mixed Ration (TMR) Cows fed total mixed ration; zero grazing. n
An independent short report on interactions between feeding system and dairy cow genetics
Feeding the Genes
Table 2: Jersey daughters of higher APR sires produce more (volume, fat and protein) over 305 days in every feeding system. Figures show the effects of each 50-unit increase in APR.
Milk production variable
Feeding system
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Milk volume (l)
42.1 (25.3 to 59.0)
55.9 (46.6 to 65.1)
49.5 (23.5 to 75.4)
Fat yield (kg)
2.6 (1.8 to 3.4)
3.4 (3.0 to 3.9)
3.7 (2.4 to 5.0)
Protein yield (kg)
2.0 (1.3 to 2.6)
2.8 (2.5 to 3.1)
2.9 (1.9 to 3.8)
▲ The estimated effects*of cow’s sire’s APR on 305-day milk production for lactations from Jersey cows by feeding system adjusted for the cow’s maternal grandsire’s APR (95% confidence interval).
Coefficients represent estimated change in milk production variable per 50 unit increase in the cow’s sire’s Australian Profit Ranking; coefficients were adjusted for age at calving; herd and cow within herd were fitted as random effects
The Feeding the Genes ‘short report’ can be downloaded from http://www.adhis.com.au/
ADHIS is an initiative of Australian Dairy Farmers’, that receives the majority of its funding from Dairy Australia through the Dairy Services Levy.
Get cycling towards success
Getting cows back in calf each year continues to be one of the biggest challenges facing the modern dairy farmer. Almost 1 in 4 cows were identified as non-cyclers in a re-cent Australian trial1. Identifying a reliable treatment pro-gram for these cows has been a priority for the Australian dairy industry for some time.
This trial compared treatment programs for non-cycling dairy cows, and identified a program that can achieve first service conception rates equivalent to the normally cycling cows in the remainder of the herd.
The research carried out by Warrnambool Veterinary Clinic and sponsored by Zoetis Australia Pty Ltd, involved over 1,700 non-cycling cows from nineteen western Vic-torian dairy herds. It compared a traditional OvSynch pro-gram with an OvSynch plus CIDR approach, as illustrated in Figure 1. Both programs used fixed time insemination. All treatments administered in this trial, including the time of insemination, were identical except for the addition of an Eazi-Breed® CIDR® device to cows in the second treat-ment group. CIDR’s are administered vaginally and contain the natural hormone progesterone. In non-cycling cows, they provide a hormonal “kick start” to get cows in calf.
Dr Jon Kelly, lead researcher from Warrnambool Veteri-nary Clinic, implemented the six-month project to generate specific advice for farmers when dealing with their non-cy-cling cows. “Our research has confirmed that the addition of an Eazi-Breed CIDR into an OvSynch program improves the first service conception rate by almost 50 per cent over Ovsynch alone,” said Dr Kelly. For heifers in their first lacta-tion, the addition of an Eazi-Breed CIDR to the Ovsynch program improved first service conception rate by over 60%.
While there is an initial investment associated with the addition of an Eazi-Breed CIDR into the program, the cost per CIDR program pregnancy versus an OvSynch program pregnancy is reduced by over $30. The Eazi-Breed CIDR program resulted in more AI calves with superior genetic potential, leading to better quality replacement heifers.
“CIDR programs are helping to mitigate the financial losses that can burden local producers when their cattle are not cycling, and pregnancies are being gained by back up bulls, not quality AI bulls. Knowing how and when to tackle these problem cows and getting them pregnant early should be a real focus for farmers” said Dr Kelly.
Producers should speak to their veterinarian for more information on an appropriate breeding program for their dairy herd.
Figure 1. OvSynch +/- Eazi-breed CIDR program for the treatment of non-cycling cows
11Jersey Journal – September/October 2013
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New Sires and updated genetic evaluations have shaped the Agri-Gene Sire line-up into a Genetic Powerhouse providing more choices for profitable Jersey Genetics than ever before. The release of the August 2013 Australian and USA Dairy Proofs has once again highlighted the strength of Agri-Gene’s current Jersey Sire line-up.
Agri-Gene has maintained the No.1 and No.2 Jersey rankings in both Australia and the USA at the same time within 4 separate bulls for the second consecutive proof runs. In Australia the No.1 APR Sire for the 6th consecutive proof run is Australia’s A2/A2 Cream of Crop Specialist; Nowell SANDBLAST, he has almost 100 daughters in 28 herds and in addition to his No.1 ranking for APR he is also the No.1 ASI and Protein Kgs Sire.
He offers good Milk Production; it is important to rate his excellent Type and Udder rankings and the fact that he is also the breeds No.1 Ligament bull at +124 and in the Top 1% for the Rear Udder Width. He will lower Cell Counts and will increase Daughter Fertility; it is easy to see how he has an unsurpassed Likeability score of +106 and is starting
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to see high use across the breed as a Sire of Sons.
In No.2 position on the Australian APR rankings is popular USA A2/A2 Sire; Richies Jace TBONE A364 who has being used heavily as a Sire of Sons. Tbone is the No.4 Sire for Type and is in the Top 1% for Udders with positive Components. He maintained excellent numbers across the board with no negatives in his impressive Type Linear and is over +110 for no less than 10 Individual Type Traits. He will lower Cell Counts and will improve all-round Health Traits and Workabilities, especially good for Farmer Likeability; he is equal No.1 with breed leading Sire; Sandblast at +106.
SPIRITUAL now has over +1,850 daughters and again increased and remains in the Top 20 APR bulls. This allrounder will offer both stud and commercial breeder’s excellent value for the Spring mating season.
Wilsonview Jevon MAGNUM–ET and Sweetie PLUS Iatolas Bold maintained their No.1 and No.2 JPI rankings in the USA at +237 and +227. MAGNUM is a Jevon son from the famous ‘M’ cow family at Wilsonview Jerseys in the USA. Magnum is also the No.1 Sire for PTA Fat,
Cheese Merit Dollars, Net Merit Dollars, Fluid Merit Dollars and ranks amongst the Top 10 for PTA Protein, Productive Life and Daughter Pregnancy Rate. Magnum joins our strong and growing line-up of Jersey Sires with the first the shipment of Sexed Semen which has recently arrived during August.
PLUS has continuously being ranked amongst the top of the Industry for JPI, sitting at No.2 he added 626 daughters and made some tremendous improvements on his already impressive proof. He is now the No.3 Milk Production bull in the breed and is also a Top 10 Sire for PTA Protein, Net Merit Dollar and Fluid Merit Dollar Indexes, Stature, Dairy Form and Rear Udder Height.
For the Type orientated breeders, TEQUILA has been dominating the show scene around the world for the past few years; he is sitting in No.1 position yet again for overall Type +2.4, Udders +6.70 and Stature +4.3 and is ranked amongst the Top 10 Sires in the USA for Strength, Rump Width, Udder Cleft, Udder Depth and Teat Placement. Tequila daughters are clearly identifiable by their elite Udder traits and eye-catching combination of Dairyness and Strength.
Sandblast daughter Pine daughter
Magnum daughterTbone daughter
12 Jersey Journal – September/October 2013
Ash says says the new Jerseys have to look good, milk well and prove they can pay their way in a herd of 240 big Holsteins.
The herd runs on 330 acres of hilly country near Leongatha, 20 minutes from Victoria’s south coast two hours east of Melbourne.
The cows graze rye grass for most of the year, plus silage and summer turnips, rape seed and chicory. The farm calves from April to August. It supplies Fonterra.
Ashley comes from a long-term dairy family. When he worked off farm for a year, he still helped parents Russell and Eileen with the milking before and after work.
He returned to the farm in 1994 after a nine-month agricultural exchange in Canada. He married wife Jane in 2003 and managed the farm from 2005. Their sons are Cohen and Raidyn (pictured) are now aged three and two.
The Harrisons had a registered all-Holstein herd. But when Cohen was two, he developed a fondness for the Jersey calves he saw at the farm of family friend Peter Price.
Peter would ask Cohen when he was getting a Jersey calf, and Cohen would cry for one. Ash said to Jane: “If we are going to buy him anything, we’ve got to buy something decent.”
Jane says that when the truck turned up with their first Jersey cow, the excitement on Cohen’s face made it all worthwhile. The farm has since registered another seven classified Jerseys.
Ash says some seem only half the size of his 700kg Holsteins. But it’s the litres that count. “The days of the 6000-litre Jerseys are gone,” he says. “They’d be way below the herd average here. They need to be the high sevens and into the eights to be competitive.
“The components in the Jerseys are still there, but a Jersey doing five and a half (thousand litres of milk a year) at five or five-four (per cent components) is still going to be below my herd average here.”
“We went for quality instead of just an average Jersey. I studied the pedigrees and found something. They had to be in the category over 8000 litres, and be excellent in the pedigree.
“They’ve got to be pretty sound sort of cows. I breed for production and type, so if the Jerseys they don’t look any good, they won’t be here.
“And if they don’t milk, they are even less of a chance of being here. They have got to have generations of excellent cows
in their pedigree. Type is a big issue and production has to be over 8000.”
These are the same qualities he looks for in Holsteins: “At the end of the day, a good cow is a good cow no matter what breed or colour they are.”
He says one of his Jerseys produced 8600 litres in a year before being flushed. Others did 7600 and 7400, which was OK for a tough year in Gippsland which was at first too wet, and then too dry. “They are competing pretty well,” Ash says. “Their production has really picked up now.”
He says the Jerseys have no problems in the herd. “They are stubborn things and don’t let too much get in their way, so they go OK competing against the Holsteins. We’ve got some pretty big cows in our herds, but it doesn’t worry the Jerseys if they are only half the size.
“We just calved a Jersey heifer, and she doesn’t let the Holsteins push her around at all. The Jerseys have plenty of attitude. I think they’ll keep up over time. I think we’ve bought the right ones - they are going to give enough milk to compete.”
And there are places where the Jerseys might even have an advantage. “We are not a flat farm,” Ash says. “The Jerseys will probably do better in the hills than maybe the big Holsteins.”
He says it’s too early to say if the Jerseys will be easier to manage, and just how their smaller stature will factor in to their profitability. But it will be a factor
if they only eat half as much to produce the same amount of milk.
Ash says sire selection is a challenge in both Holsteins and Jerseys. He has flushed one of his Jerseys to an Australian Jersey bull, and also imports Jersey semen from the USA and Canada. He is not planning to breed any Jersey-Holstein crosses, and he is interested in selling stud Jerseys. He says today’s Jerseys are a lot bigger that they were in the past, and some people have underestimated their worth.
Meanwhile, Cohen is loving growing up on the farm. He and Raiden both enjoy playing with
the Jersey calves. “They are very playful and are a good size for the young boys,” Jane says. “Raidyn can tell you which are Jerseys and which are Holsteins.”
Ash and Jane say Cohen knows about 80 per cent of the cows by name and can say which calves came from which cows. “There have been a couple of times that he has corrected Ash, and he is always right,” Jane says. “We have had about 130 cows calve so far this year, and if we run down the calving sheet, Cohen will tell you who had a bull and who had a heifer. He will only get maybe one or two wrong. His eye for the cows is amazing.”
Ash can’t remember what he was like at that age, but he might have been a bit like his son. “I love my Holsteins, and I’ll never go out of Holsteins,” he says. “It’s one of those things, but I’ve got no complaints about the Jerseys.”
A small number of Jerseys faces a big test on the South Gippsland farm of a life-long Holstein lover Ashley Harrison.
Small Jerseys face big test in South Gippsland
words: Michael Porteus
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14 Jersey Journal – September/October 2013
Today, it is evident that the Australian Jersey is on the cusp of playing a major
role in global Jersey breeding. This was the general impression of the visiting Jersey breeders who travelled to Australia last May to attend the 2013 council meetings and tour of the World Jersey Cattle Bureau.
At the invitation of Jersey Australia, the annual council meetings of the World Jersey Cattle Bureau were held at Inverloch, Victoria. They were part of a two-week tour when a travelling party of nearly 60 Jersey breeders was entertained with visits to a variety of Jersey farms, bull studs and research establishments. Interesting and informative talks from industry people along with the added advantage of gathering and talking with Australian Jersey breeders and those aligned to the industry made the visit very special.
This was my third visit to Australia – the first being in 1976 and the second in 1999 – both visits with the WJCB. On these previous occasions, I was impressed with the Jerseys and their overall type. At those times, I felt that the Australian Jersey was very similar to the Island Jersey of those days – cows with excellent conformation and really good udders – but looking back they were “cows of their time”. Today, with the more recent influence of North American bloodlines, the Australian breeder has blended the original strong female bloodlines expertly and now we see a modern Jersey cow that produces more milk and is fit for today’s dairy challenges.
Today’s Australian Jersey has more stature and dairyness, with modern dairy udders that are pliable and milky. Their noted fertility and their ability to perform in varied environmental conditions make them appealing to a wider global audience.
The tour started in New South Wales visiting farms in Camden and Wollongong and continued in the Western Districts,
Gippsland and Northern Districts of Victoria. The enthusiasm of the breeders was evident everywhere and this was highlighted at the country’s record-breaking Northern Lights Jersey Sale which averaged $4,342.
The visit to Genetics Australia and the ensuing discussion on the development of the Jersey breed in Australia and the current dairy industry was a learning experience that was much appreciated. Other visits to research facilities demonstrated the advanced dairy research being undertaken, and absorbing talks on a variety of dairy and breeding subjects followed the evening dinners.
Altogether, the Australian hosts provided the visitors with a well-balanced itinerary that was both enjoyable and educational.
Demonstrating the current drive towards the Jersey breed, Jersey Australia reported an upsurge in registrations for 2012 with a record processing of 22,941 registrations. They also reported several record-breaking Jersey sales and a record export of live Jerseys and semen.
The A.I. industry is competitive and the continuing search for high genomic young bulls is keen. This encourages the Australian Jersey breeders to concentrate on their breeding and genomic testing has identified some outstanding cow families that are now being used to take the breed forward.
Altogether, the visit was an outstanding success and thanks go to the organisers, headed by Trevor Saunders and Peter Ness and their colleagues, along with the staff of Jersey Australia and the appointed travel agent, Robyn Barber, who did a remarkable job of organising the tour and tourists in a most professional way.
The world knows of the Aussie enthusiasm to expound the virtues of their sportsmen and women. Now is the time for those in the dairy industry to expound the virtues of their Jerseys – they have something that the whole world could benefit from … don’t be shy to shout about it!
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16 Jersey Journal – September/October 2013
An interesting find was uncovered when it came to identifying New
Zealand’s top Jersey cows in the Annual Semex On-Farm Jersey competition.
The On-Farm competition is unique in that it is designed to find the best Jersey exponents (for conformation) and they are judged on-farm without preparation. It limits the farmers’ workload, levels the playing field between producers and it finds valuable common ground between commercial producers and the breeders who regularly show.
This year the competition included close to 300 cows from 44 farms. It was judged by Maurice Pedley, of Kaimatarau Jerseys, who farms to the west of Palmerston North.
This year’s Supreme Champion (on conformation) came from the high profile Otorohanga herd of Ferdon Genetics. Ferdon Comerica Viyella EX 9-9 scored 100/100 and she also has a formidable show record – proving it is possible to be both a show cow and a successful commercial exponent.
Sired by Semex’s Bridon Remake Comerica, Viyella is the reigning New Zealand Dairy Event (NZDE) Grand Champion Jersey. Her resume reveals that she has won every age championship (Junior, twice Intermediate and Senior) at the NZDE, including All Breeds Champion and Supreme Champion of the show (when she was an Intermediate in 2012).
She is also unbeaten in the On-Farm arena, winning her age class for the last three successive years on three successive lactations. This year she calved in with a Blackstone heifer in a herd that numbers 400 at the Ferguson family farm.
“She’s just a special cow,” Warren Ferguson said.“People often think show cows are different to commercial
cows. They aren’t and Viyella proves that these cows are good cows every day.”
Viyella’s last completed lactation was 7062 litres with 626kg Milk Solids in 303 days.
Her dam, Ferdon Follys Viyella EX3 won her age class in the NZDE Jersey show for four successive years (including winning her All Breeds class three times). Last year she was the Senior Champion Jersey and she has been named North Island Champion Jersey twice. The family descends from Ferdon Glens Vickie – an internationally appreciated matriarch.
The result follows on from the success Ferdon Jerseys enjoyed at the recent Royal Presentation Sale at Pencarrow where Ferdon was the sole Jersey vendor, averaging $5100 and achieving an $8000 top price twice.
Judge Pedley spent two weeks driving the length of the country to find his Champions and in the end just one point separated his top two.
“It was highly interesting,” Maurice said. “It was great to see the Champion [Viyella] out in the paddock in a competition like this. I’ve seen her in the show ring and she still looked tremendous in the paddock – just a great cow that does so well
on New Zealand’s grassland farming system. She had the edge in that she was big, stretchy and she had a tremendous dairy bone.”
Judge Pedley said it was also interesting to visit many farms, whose animals would not be recognised without the On-Farm concept, simply because so many farmers today are milking big herds and are too time poor to effectively market their animals.
“It was a privilege to see all these great cows in their working clothes. We do need to grow the competition and take note that it’s so good of Semex to keep supporting it. The unity of a competition like this gives the breed strength, because many young people are so busy that they forget about the breeding, and how vital it is for the longevity of their herd. Cows need to be structurally sound to survive in today’s demanding dairy industry.
“We need to continue not to lose sight of what we need for New Zealand Jerseys – and that is tremendous dairy cows that continue to grow in size and scope while maintaining those good udders on animals that can perform in 500-cow herds or more.”
He said North American sires had helped to give modern New Zealand Jerseys the capacity and scale to handle the workload and competition in bigger herds.
“Where breeders had been using North American bloodlines, they’ve had a great response. In terms of the national herd it takes a generation or two of North American breeding to strike that winner. Many of New Zealand’s top index bulls are out of cows that have been sired by a North American bull and it was great to see how they all stacked up against one another.”
The Reserve Champion Cow, Luxmore OM June-ET EX, scored 99 points. She is owned by Toi Toi Genetics and at seven years, had calved six times. She re-calved on August 6. June is the reigning North Island Champion Jersey and was 1st six years and over (and Best Jersey Udder) at the NZDE in January. Her production is 5605 litres, 313kg fat, 229kg protein in 235 days.
Semex New Zealand On-Farm Competition
Supreme Champion and the highest Semex Conformation cow of the Semex New Zealand On-Farm competition was Ferdon Comerica Viyella, owned by Ferdon Genetics (Otorohanga).
words: Dianna Malcolm
17Jersey Journal – September/October 2013
Her owner, Brent Crothers, from Palmerston North, said he bought her in 2011 at the Luxmore dispersal after helping prepare for the sale. She lives at the home of Phillip Faulkner, who cares for her on behalf of Brent.
“I believed she was a cow with potential, but she needed time to develop,” Brent said.
Honourable Mention gave more kudos to Ferdon with an up and comer. Ferdon Bstone Lola, sired by Lencrest Blackstone, was last year’s two-year-old On-Farm Champion. Her back-to-back On-Farm title adds to her 2011 NZDE Junior Champion and 2012 Reserve Intermediate Champion (to Comerica Viyella). She comes from three generations of EX cows.
Semex’s David Mayo re-iterated Semex’s involvement, saying that the competition’s search for high conformation cows goes hand-in-hand with identifying highly productive animals with great workability traits that every dairyman would like to milk.
“It takes great conformation for a cow to live a long and productive life in any dairy operation,” David said. “In this competition we are recognising that conformation is linked to trouble-free cows that can make a lot of high component milk. Our goal at Semex within our bull selections is for dairymen worldwide to be able to dairy profitably with healthy cows.”
REGIONAL TEAM RESULTSRegion 1 – Northland 1st: Kowhai Properties Ltd - Luke and Lyna Berry (Whangarei) 46.85 points Region 2 – West Waikato – 1st: Roscliff Jerseys - Ross & Esme Riddell (Te Awamutu) 46.84 pointsRegion 3 – East Waikato, BOP, Thames Valley – 1st: Upland Jerseys - Andrew & Nicky Walford (Matamata) 46.52 pointsRegion 4 – Lower North Island – 1st: Merrifields & Thornton Park Jerseys - Richard & Joy Gibson (Palmerston North) 45.77 pointsRegion 5 – South Island – 1st: Lynbrook Farm Ltd - Steve & Nina Ireland (Temuka) 46.10 points
NATIONAL CONFORMATION WINNERS• CHAMPION TEAM - Kowhai Jerseys - Luke & Lyna Berry
(Whangarei) 46.85 points• RESERVE - Roscliff Jerseys – Ross & Esme Riddell (Te
Awamutu) 46.84 points• HONOURABLE MENTION - Upland Park Jerseys – Andy &
Nicki Walford (Matamata) 46.52 points
TWO YEARS• CHAMPION - Thornlea Goas Tansy S3J – Thornlea Jerseys (Te
Awamutu) 97 points• RESERVE - Roscliff MZ Kath – Roma Farm Ltd (Morrinsville)
96 points• HONOURABLE MENTION - Carnmor Comets Francie –
Carnmor Jerseys (Te Awamutu) 94 points
THREE YEARS• CHAMPION - Ferdon BStone Lola – Ferdon Genetics
(Otorohanga) 98 points• RESERVE - Carnmor Rivers Adele – Carnmor Jerseys (Te
Awamutu) 96 points• HONOURABLE MENTION - Upland Park RPM Imogene –
Upland Park Jerseys (Matamata) 95 points
FOUR, FIVE AND SIX YEARS • CHAMPION - Ferdon Comerica Viyella – Ferdon Genetics
(Otorohanga) 100 points• RESERVE - Derriland Raewyn – Lexland/Derriland Jerseys
(Hawera) 97 points• HONOURABLE MENTION - Muritai Senior Olivia – Muritai
Jerseys (New Plymouth) 95 points
SEVEN YEARS AND OLDER CONFORMATION • CHAMPION - Luxmoore OM June ET – Toi Toi Genetics
(Palmerston North) 99 points• RESERVE - Okura Maunga Kate ET – Kowhai Properties Ltd,
Luke and Lyna Berry (Whangarei) 98 points• HONOURABLE MENTION - Roscliff Mans Dennie – Roscliff
Jerseys (Te Awamutu) 96 points
• SUPREME CHAMPION AND HIGHEST SEMEX CONFORMATION CLASS WINNER - Ferdon Comerica Viyella – Ferdon Genetics (Otorohanga) 100 points
• RESERVE CHAMPION - Luxmoore OM June ET – Toi Toi Genetics (Palmerston North) 99 points
• HONOURABLE MENTION - Ferdon BStone Lola – Ferdon Genetics (Otorohanga) 98 points
Ferdon Comerica Viyella showing her form on judging day. Photo supplied.
Reserve Champion was Luxmoore OM June ET, owned by Toi Toi Genetics (Palmerston North).
Ascot Park Jerseys Steve, Jenny, Kate, Michael and Matthew McCarthy327 Budgee Road, Budgee QLD, Australia, 4359Phone/Fax: (07) 4697 2172 – Email: [email protected]
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1st 5yr & Best udder, Downs oFc 20125yr, 299d, 7804L, 3.5% 274kgP, 4.1% 317kgF PI 111
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Ascot PArk BlAirs BeAuty 2nd eX-91(pictured 2012)
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2.5yr, 305d, 5601L, 3.73% 209kgP, 4.46% 250kgF3yr -1st herd test 26L
Daughter: Ascot PArk VAnAHLeM eLAinereserve Juvenile Heifer Brisbane royal 2013
reserve Juvenile Heifer toowoomba royal 2013
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Dam: Ascot PArk AMAZinG DAPHne eX-90
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3.5yr, 305d, 6252L, 3.6% 225kgP, 4.9% 304kgF
Daughter: Ascot PArk reGions LiMerick2nd 20-24mth Brisbane royal 2013
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1st 3-4yrs in-milk & 1st Group of 3 cowsHonourABLe Mention cHAMPion coW
Brisbane Royal 2013
intermediate champion & Junior Best udderToowoomba Royal 2012
2yr, 305d, 5814L, 3.6% 214kgP, 4.2% 249kgF PI 1093yrs - 1st herd test 28L
Ascot PArk elton wAndA1st 2-2.5yrs in-milk & Best Junior udder
interMeDiAte cHAMPionBrisbane Royal 2013
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1st 5-6yrs in-milkBest senior uDDer
senior cHAMPion coWsuPreMe ALL BreeDs cHAMPion coW
Member of supreme Group of 3 cowsBrisbane Royal 2013
champion cow & Best udderBrisbane royal 2011
supreme intermediate championsupreme Junior udder - Brisbane royal 2010
3.5yr, 305d, 7425L, 4.0% 294kgP, 4.8% 360kgF PI 1185yrs - 1st herd test 32.5L
Ascot Park Jerseys Steve, Jenny, Kate, Michael and Matthew McCarthy327 Budgee Road, Budgee QLD, Australia, 4359Phone/Fax: (07) 4697 2172 – Email: [email protected]
Ascot PArk F.P BeAuty eX-91Sire: Flowerpower
Maternal sister to the Dam of Ascot PArk Pitino’s BeAuty eX-94
1st 6-7yrs in-milk & 1st Group of 3 cowsBrisbane Royal 2013
1st 5yr & Best udder, Downs oFc 20125yr, 299d, 7804L, 3.5% 274kgP, 4.1% 317kgF PI 111
6yrs - 1st herd test 34L
Ascot PArk BlAirs BeAuty 2nd eX-91(pictured 2012)
Dam: Ascot PArk Pitino’s BeAuty eX-94
1st 4-5yrs in-milk & 3rd Best senior udderreserVe senior cHAMPion coW
Toowoomba Royal 2013champion 3yr crazycow Photo competition 20123.5yr, 305d, 7355L, 3.63% 267kgP, 4.62% 340kgF PI 105
Due to calve to Vanahlem
Ascot PArk seniors elAine eX-902nd 3-4yrs in-milk Toowoomba Royal 2013
2.5yr, 305d, 5601L, 3.73% 209kgP, 4.46% 250kgF3yr -1st herd test 26L
Daughter: Ascot PArk VAnAHLeM eLAinereserve Juvenile Heifer Brisbane royal 2013
reserve Juvenile Heifer toowoomba royal 2013
Ascot PArk comericA dAPhne 87 2yrreserVe suPreMe HeiFer
Best Junior uDDertoowoomba royal 2013
champion Heifer & Best Junior udderBrisbane royal 2012
Dam: Ascot PArk AMAZinG DAPHne eX-90
Ascot PArk celeBrity BeAutyreserVe suPreMe JuVeniLe HeiFer
GrAnD cHAMPion youtH sHoWtoowoomba royal 2013
now owned by Jason & tanya Phillips
Ascot PArk leons limerick eX-904th Dam: rAPiD BAy Juno LiMerick eX
supreme exhibit Downs Jersey calf show 2010
3.5yr, 305d, 6252L, 3.6% 225kgP, 4.9% 304kgF
Daughter: Ascot PArk reGions LiMerick2nd 20-24mth Brisbane royal 2013
1st 6-10mth Brisbane royal 2012
Ascot PArk BlAckstoneForgetmenot 88 2yr
1st 3-4yrs in-milk & 1st Group of 3 cowsHonourABLe Mention cHAMPion coW
Brisbane Royal 2013
intermediate champion & Junior Best udderToowoomba Royal 2012
2yr, 305d, 5814L, 3.6% 214kgP, 4.2% 249kgF PI 1093yrs - 1st herd test 28L
Ascot PArk elton wAndA1st 2-2.5yrs in-milk & Best Junior udder
interMeDiAte cHAMPionBrisbane Royal 2013
Dam: Ascot Park Alberts Wanda Ex 90
P 2 suPreMe P PreMier BreeDer P PreMier eXHiBitor P 2 cHAMPion & 1 reserVe P 2 HonourABLe Mention P 12 Firsts
Toowoomba
Brisbane
Royal Show
Royal Show
2013
2013
Premierexhibitor
At the last four Brisbane Royal Shows, our family has won 7 of the 12 Jersey Championships and 6 of the 8 Best Udder Awards
Blairs Beauty
Seniors Elaine
Leons Limerick
ARTWORK - HAYLEY MENZIES, PHOTOS: DEAN MALCOLM, LIMERICK & ELAINE: KELVIN COCHRANE
BushleA BAdger s BeAuty 2nd eX-92
1st 5-6yrs in-milkBest senior uDDer
senior cHAMPion coWsuPreMe ALL BreeDs cHAMPion coW
Member of supreme Group of 3 cowsBrisbane Royal 2013
champion cow & Best udderBrisbane royal 2011
supreme intermediate championsupreme Junior udder - Brisbane royal 2010
3.5yr, 305d, 7425L, 4.0% 294kgP, 4.8% 360kgF PI 1185yrs - 1st herd test 32.5L
