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certainly live in interesting times and JA and our members are certainly having to embrace a new normal for the world that we once knew. Working remotely from home, board meetings via video conferencing, electronic voting for the upcoming AGM and the upcoming journal edition delivered electronically interspersed with managing home schooling is part of my new norm. Throw in Easter lunch with the family and a friendly trivia night with friends over zoom and it shows how quickly our lifestyle can change very quickly when we must. What is not new and the need for will never change is the need to say thank you and acknowledge people who have given more than most. This year at the AGM we see Trevor Saunders not re-standing for a board position. Trevorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitment and dedication to Jersey Australia has been extraordinarily significant and one difficult to match in longevity and success. I first met Trevor back in 2014 when I had only just started with ADHIS. Trevor was towering voice for the Jersey breed and while he no longer take the pleasure at placing a 1st aid kit in front of my spot at the table, Trevor has been a terrific and valued mentor, advisor, supporter and adversary over the many years since. Never short of a word of encouragement or ready to argue the point. I thank Trevor not only from myself but on behalf of members and staff over the many years of your service to the Association. I also thank Anthea, Jake and all the crew at Araluen Park who without there support and capacity to keep the business moving forward while your away. An off-farm commitment of any kind does not happen without great support at home. It is terrific to see that again this year we head to the ballot box to elect the Board of Jersey Australia. This is great to see members striving to be a part of the current and future direction of your Association. The AGM this year will be a little different hosted via video but also a very important step to ensure the Board and Management provides its yearly report to members. I look forward to seeing you online on the 25th of June and if you have any questions or need assistance please contact the JA office Kind Regards, Glen Barrett GENERAL MANAGER Jersey Australia

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CONTENTS Mastitis Resitance To Underpin Breeding Program … … … … … … … … … … … … … 6 Gestation Length Explained … … … … … … … … … 8 Top Jersey Females –ABV’s April 2020 The Sweet Smell Of Delayed Success … … … … 12 Trevor’s PlaceIn History … … … … … … … … … … … 16 2020 Jersey Australia AGM … … … … … … … … … 19 Mt Compass Jersey Cattle Club Heifer Competition… … … … … … … … … … … … … 20 Around The Grounds… … … … … … … … … … … … … 22 The Raywyn Story … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 24

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WORDS // DATA-GENE

MASTITIS RESISTANCE TO UNDERPIN BREEDING PROGRAM

he new Mastitis Resistance ABV will become a “key platform” in the breeding objectives for Gippsland dairy farmers Trevor Saunders and Anthea Day. Milking about 950, predominantly Jerseys, across two farms at Shady Creek, they have been looking forward to the release of the new health trait. “I think it is tremendous,” Trevor said. “It really is a key component for genetic economic management. We won’t be using a bull under 100 for mastitis resistance going forward.” Trevor and Anthea have concentrated on breeding for protein, likeability, type traits such as strength and udders, adding fertility and cell count into the mix in recent years. They believe the Mastitis Resistance ABV will have more impact on their herd than the Cell Count ABV.

important to have good management in place.” “Nevertheless, it’s a really good development for DataGene to have a Mastitis Resistance ABV, I’ve been really keen on it right from the start.” The Mastitis Resistance ABV is one of three new or updated health traits released by DataGene on 14 April: Mastitis Resistance, Gestation Length and Calving Ease. Jersey breeders will be interested in using the Mastitis Resistance and Gestation Length ABVs to compliment on-farm management practices. Farmers milking all breeds of dairy can now select to directly improve the mastitis resistance of their next generation. Even young genomic animals now have a Mastitis Resistance ABV. Previously the Cell Count ABV was used an indirect selection criterion for mastitis resistance, but this new ABV draws on three sets of information to directly Trevor Saunders and Anthea Day will target mastitis. These only be using bulls with a Mastitis include: 305-day somatic Resistance ABV greater than 100. cell count, udder depth and clinical mastitis records. The Cell Count ABV will continue to be published as it is a useful tool to breed cows that contribute to a lower bulk milk cell count. To breed replacements with improved mastitis resistance, select animals with a Mastitis Resistance ABV of greater than 100. The new Gestation Length ABV gives farmers a breeding tool to manage late calving cows and help tighten calving patterns. An earlier calving pattern means cows are in milk for more days before

“Mastitis resistance is a significant thing for us,” Trevor said. “We were using cell count as one of our key selection criteria, but we will change that to Mastitis Resistance because it brings in more aspects, other than just cell count. For example, the Mastitis Resistance ABV includes records for clinical cases of mastitis; this makes it a significantly more rounded ABV.” While the Mastitis Resistance ABV has the potential to make huge improvements in dairy herds throughout Australia, Trevor said nothing was more important than onfarm management when it came to reducing mastitis. “Mastitis resistance is a low heritability trait, similar to fertility,” he said. “When you use it in a breeding program, it is a compounding trait and it relies on generations of use. It is still

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rejoining. This gives them more time to recover after calving and get back in calf sooner. The ABV identifies bulls and cows whose calves are born earlier than their expected due date. Cows that calve earlier are in-milk for more days before re-joining and have longer to recover post-calving. To breed for a shorter gestation, look for bulls and cows with a Gestation Length ABV of less than zero. Every 1 ABV is about 1-day shorter gestation. The new ABVs published by DataGene in April are the result of DairyBio research, drawing upon records supplied by Ginfo herds. DairyBio is a joint initiative between Agriculture Victoria, Dairy Australia and the Gardiner Dairy Foundation. We also thank farmers and software providers who supply data used in genetic evaluations. The Mastitis Resistance ABV is based on the findings from the research project Health Data for Healthy Cows which was funded by the Gardiner Dairy Foundation. For more information www.datagene.com.au or email enquiries@datagene.com.au. DataGene is an initiative of Dairy Australia and the herd improvement industry.

April 2020 - Top Fertility Bulls source – DataVat – active bulls Bull ID Bull Name

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Rel

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110 109 108 108 107

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April 2020 - Top CC Bulls

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Rel

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90 97 88 73 86

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April 2020 - Top Type Bulls source - DataVat active bulls Bull ID Bull Name

O/Type

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Type Rel

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114 114 113 113 112

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April 2020 - Top Young Bulls source: Good Bulls Guide Rank Bull ID

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BPI $

HWI

TWI

Over Type

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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105 106 97 106 102 110 103 101 103 99 108 103 105 111 100 101 105 105 110 101

106 111 101 105 103 112 104 101 104 101 103 105 106 114 104 103 104 104 111 106

103 103 102 104 102 100 101 100 102 103 101* 103 102 104 103 102 104 102 102 100

101 98 101 102 102 99 107 110 98 101 100 99 98 97 98 103 101 102 98 101

105 125 140 111 137 132 98 118 111 113 138 149 117 112 112 100 120 149 132 87

PUBLICAN VALENBLAST DOUGGAN BAZYLI CSCDYNAMITE CSCJAMIEO CSCTOYOTA MRFERTILITY DOBSON TLGQANTAS 29JE4009 29JE4213 ARDENT INVINCIBLE CSCVIRAT LOKI MADILL 29JE4193 TLGBASHFUL ALGERNON

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Gestation Length

ustralian dairy farmers now have a breeding tool to manage late calving cows. Launched in April 2020, the Gestation Length Australian Breeding Value (ABV) identifies bulls and cows whose calves are born earlier than their expected due date. Shortening the gestation length of a cow, or group of late calving cows, can help tighten a calving pattern. A tight calving pattern enables pasture growth to better match herd feed requirements. Earlier calving means cows are inmilk for more days before re-joining. This gives them more time to recover after calving and get back in calf sooner. The Gestation Length ABV is expressed as the number of days of gestation more, or less, than an average of 0. Bulls and cows with a Gestation Length ABV of less than 0 have a shorter Gestation Length than the average. One ABV unit represents about 1-day shorter gestation. As half the

genes come from the bull, a bull with a Gestation Length ABV of -8 would have calves that are expected to be born 4 days earlier than the due date The dairy farming profitability equation is simple for Patrick Glass. “The fewer cows we have to replace each year, the more profitable our business is,” the North-East Victorian Holstein breeder said. “The more cows we get in calf each year, the more profitable our business is as well.” For Patrick, the new traits released by

DataGene in April will help with both business goals. He’s hoping to use sires based on Australian short gestation data now the local industry has a breeding tool to help manage late calving cows. “Now we will have more trust in the claims made in Australia about gestation length,” he said Some of the short and long gestation length bulls over the years are listed in the following table:

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WILLIAMS LFB BARRY MARSDEN QUICKWIT JAS ROLEX WARRAIN ROMULUS BW FASTRACK BEULAH BRAX 4289 MOLLY BROOK VISIONARY UPBEAT RIVERSIDE LEMANS NOWELL SPYRO LAGANGREEN ROY BOY BW COUNTRY CRAIGIELEA PROVIDER VJ HJORT SUNSET CANYON DENMARK-P-ET CAIRNBRAE SPUTNIK

14/07/2004 12/07/2002 15/09/1988 21/08/1994 28/12/2010 21/08/2014 15/08/2012 16/05/2016 03/09/2012 10/01/2009 30/03/1999 19/05/1997 27/09/2012 24/11/2016 29/09/2006

-9 -8 -8 -8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8

60 82 83 68 85 95 94 76 92 91 99 69 89 67 87

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COLAC JERSEY BREEDERS CLUB President: Des Parker – Secretary: Kerry McGarvie Life members: Bob Mellross, Anne Mercer, Ted Codling, Jim Parker and Jim & Glenda Carson

Vale - Norma Parker

With social distancing in full swing, we thought we might take a walk back through the club pages and see what members were up to .....

28/5/1940 - 27/2/2020

Back in… July 1977 On the 21st July 1977 the club meeting minutes record President Mr Basil Boardman welcoming 22 club members to the meeting, and here are some of the items on the agenda that day. The club lost a wonderful lady late in February, 2020, Mrs Norma Parker. It was quite a shock to those that were not aware that Norma had battled an illness prior, and it doesn't seem all that long ago that the Club farewelled her husband and club Life Member Mr Jim Parker. Norma is remembered as a wonderful hostess to so many Jersey events and activities over many, many years. She was caring, interested, well organised ,and very genuine. So very well liked and respected, she was someone people looked forward to talking to. She has been described simply but accurately as 'a beautiful woman'. As a wife, a mother, and a grandmother she could be found anywhere from the dairy, to the paddock, the calf shed or the house. She will be sadly missed indeed. Our deepest sympathies to Jeff and Kylie and their family at Venoma Jerseys, and indeed to all of Jim and Norma's family.

• *C.Illet reported with news from the Cattle Clubs Conference. • That 160 head of cattle had been exported to India and that more would be required. • That new President was R (Bob) Melross, ,V. Pres. W. Fisher and L. Pratt, Sec/Tres. J. Hinds. • That the World Conference Tour 1979 would be in Jersey Island. *A. McKenzie reported that committee was looking to • Recognise cows of Superior Type and Production. • That 10 years of cattle compensation had been paid to the Dept. of Agriculture. • In future any cow 4 years old or older would not be transferred unless classified atleast a C rating, and X rating would be unregistered. The members then planned for the coming 12 months, with the next meeting to be held after the Melbourne Show.

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THE SWEET SMELL OF DELAYED SUCCESS

ndrew Marks has hardly been an overnight success in cattle showing, but the eventual rewards have been sweet. Andrew farms at Dorrigo, about an hour inland from Coffs Harbour, in a family-owned and run business with his wife Natalie and his father Warwick. He’s the fourth generation to farm the land. His interest in cows goes back as long as he can remember, or even further. “I can’t remember when I first started showing dairy cattle; I’d guess it was around eight or 10,” he said. “I was always active on the farm from four or five years old. I was with dad all the time, the same as my young bloke is now. He’s five and he’s often in the tractor with me. “It’s how you learn. The only way I learned was from watching dad. I’d see him do things a hundred times and think I could have a crack at that.” Andrew admits he didn’t have a lot of success in the early years of showing, but he’s hit a rich vein of form in recent years. “I make the joke now that it’s taken me 20 years of standing at the bottom of the line to get to the top end of the line,” he said. This year at International Dairy Week the family’s Winvarl Jersey Stud showed one cow they owned and another in partnership with Simon and Tekoa Atkins of Oakleigh Downs Jerseys, Kingsvale Premier Madge, who won and was best udder in the five-year-old class and was also reserve champion at the Jersey State Show in 2019. Winvarl Plus Diamond was seventh in a class of 14 at IDW. “We were happy with that because it was one of the strongest classes,” Andrew said. In 2018 in the Jersey Australia On-Farm challenges they had three

Winvale Plus Diamond scored well at IDW 2020.

class winners in the Great Northern Challenge, Mikandan Barnabas Mabel 2390 won the 3-year-old class, Winvarl Plus Diamond won the 4-year-old class and Mikandan Surefires Mabel 2190 won the Mature cow class and was supreme champion of the Great Northern Challenge. Diamond went on to become the Great Australian fouryear-old. “I’ve really concentrated in the past four or five years on my breeding program, the bulls I use and I’ve brought in a few cows with good genetics from herd dispersals,” Andrew said. “I’ve been looking for cows that are positive index for milk, positive stature, chest-width and cows with high-indexing udders.” He uses “a bit from all of the companies” when it comes to genetics. “I do my own thing; try to pick the best of everything.” The COVID-19 pandemic has put a hold on showing this year. “We should be at the Sydney show at the moment,” he laments. The Australian Jersey Journal – May-June 2020 // 12

The virus has also stalled Andrew’s training to become a Jersey Australia classifier, although he plans to continue in the field. “I was suggested by one of the other classifiers,” he said. “A few classifiers are going out of dairy or looking to retire, so they’re looking to bring in a few younger blokes.” Andrew was keen to take up the option. “It’s good for my own learning; the day you stop learning is the day you might as well give it all away. “It’s good to get out and about and see different cows and different bulls getting used. “You might be going to a farm to look at cows but you’ll see something totally unrelated, maybe a bit of gear a farmer has made or the way he does something, and you think I could try that at home.” Andrew has attended a couple of class field days, scoring cows alongside others and having results collated and assessed against other experienced judges.

However, the training was firstly curtailed by fires and more recently by the virus. “Last spring, I was supposed to go out with another classifier to do in-thefield training but we had the fires here,” Andrew said. “We didn’t get hit ourselves but there were fires in every direction around us. We’re in a rainforest area and the fires were burning in there. Dad could only remember a few little fires in there 40 years ago, nothing like anything we had last year.” The fires were a “double whammy” following drought, although in some cases, the dry conditions meant no fuel for the fires to burn. Now the virus has slowed the training. “There was a field day planned on March 20 but it was cancelled,” Andrew said. “It’s a bit of a bugger now because of the virus; we’re going nowhere at the moment. “We’ll get back to normal eventually but I don’t think it’s going to be a very quick process. For my day-to-day farming, it’s no different me because I don’t go many other places.” The elements have been tough for the Marks family, but they’ve adjusted to the challenges. In the first two months of this year they had more rain than all of last year. “It was too much,” Andrew admitted. “We’ve had about 1600mm so far this year and the annual average is two metres.” But he remains confident. “With the drier conditions, we got through okay. We got short on water towards the end of it but we had invested more in irrigation and built a couple big dams when it was dry so we have enough irrigation to keep us going. Before we were tight; now I’m confident.” Jerseys have always been a part of the family farm. “For our conditions and our country – it gets pretty steep here and really steep in places – they just handle the conditions better,” Andrew said. “They don’t break down as quickly as other breeds and they are higher in fat and protein. We supply Norco and get paid fat and protein incentives.” They milk about 200, including a few Ayrshires and Holsteins but 90 per cent of the herd are registered Jerseys.

Andrew and Natalie with co-owners Simon and Tekoa Atkins of Oakleigh Downs Jerseys with their successful Kingsvale Premier Madge. Inset: Kingsvale Premier Madge.

“It was a pure Jersey herd before Natalie added a few Ayrshires because she likes them,” Andrew said. Although they don’t herd record so don’t have exact figures, the Jersey cows are averaging around 6000 litres per lactation. “We’re really happy with that,” Andrew said. “It’s definitely gone up every year in the past five to 10 years. We’ve done a few different things, like starting to grow corn silage and just feeding cows better.”

The Australian Jersey Journal – May-June 2020 // 13

They have a separate farm running a commercial beef herd. Though dairy remains the biggest operation, the last lot of steers sold fetched more than double what they were getting six years ago. Although in his early 70s, Warwick remains very active on the farm. “He’s still the mainstay of the whole operation; he’s as fit as me, if not fitter,” Andrew said. The Winvarl Jersey Stud was founded in the early 1940’s on family, with each letter coming from a family member’s first name. Andrew and Natalie hope the family tradition continues, with Bailey, 5, and Matilda, 4, already keen to help around the farm. “I hope one day they are as interested as I am,” Andrew said.

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TREVOR’S PLACE IN HISTORY

revor Saunders has a special place in Jersey Australia’s history as the first president of the newly formed national organisation in 2008. But his legacy goes much deeper than that, as does his contribution to the breed over the past 25 years. Trevor, 62, has decided to retire from the Board of Jersey Australia but his love for Jerseys and the broader industry remains strong. Trevor and his wife Anthea Day will continue farming at Shady Creek near Warragul in Victoria’s Gippsland region. “I’ve loved being on the Board and it’s been easy because it’s my passion and what I wanted to do,” Trevor said. “But we’re running a big operation and want to concentrate on that. Anthea and I want to travel and there’s a myriad of things we want to do together, so I’m confident the time is right.” Born and raised on a farm, Trevor came up through the ranks of share farming before he and Anthea invested in their current property in 2004. His love of cows was a prime motivator, though it wasn’t always Jerseys. “We had a Jersey herd when I was a little boy, but by the time I left home Dad had brought in cross-breds and Friesians,” he said. “I didn’t start with Jersey cows but I became convinced in the 80s that Jerseys were more efficient and easier to work with. By 1990 I had enough Jerseys in the herd and registered them through genetic recovery and my involvement started from there.” Trevor and Anthea now milk 1000 cows over two farms, including 650 on the home farm. It’s a partnership in all ways. “Without Anthea, none of this would have happened,” Trevor said. “We milk alongside each other, she rears the calves and she’s my greatest support, like a lot of partners are. We work so well together as a team.”

Their main stud, Araluen Park, has had many successes over the years, though Trevor is typically modest. “We’ve been very lucky; we’ve had three Great Southern winners and we’re currently milking seven former number one genomic heifers. We’re comfortable with what we’re doing and with our production. It’s a developing farm; we’ve grown fairly quickly over the past five years, effectively taking

The Australian Jersey Journal – May-June 2020 // 16

it from a milking herd of 300-350 to over 1000 but there’s always room for improvement.” They also have a smaller stud Stony Run Aus with an American partner. The expansion reflects their confidence in the industry, and Trevor and Anthea plan to continue running the business and breeding good cows. Trevor will remain senior vice president of the World Jersey Bureau

until the next conference in Australia, which is slated for 2021 but might be deferred due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and will continue on the genetics standing committee of DataGene. “I love being involved with the standing committee; genetics is my thing and I hope to do that for as long as I’m allowed,” he said. Trevor joined the Victorian branch of the former Jersey Breeders Society in 1995. “The community I was living in had a couple of Jersey breeders and they talked me into going to a discussion group. I’ve always been a little outspoken!” By that time, Trevor was convinced that because of their size, Jerseys

were significantly more effective and profitable. As a Victorian delegate, Trevor set about driving the establishment of a national body. “Plenty of people told me it would never happen but I believed it was needed,” he said. “The states used to fight and it had stopped growing the breed. There were both Internal and external reasons for going national. We needed common policies across the board and we needed to have price structures and common aims and goals to grow the Jersey breed. There was no cohesion as it was. “Externally, no-one knew who to talk to, but all of a sudden there was a national phone number for a national body with a national office. The industry suddenly became totally involved with us and we had all these partners in the dairy field. “There were a few who grizzled about it but most accepted it. It just needed someone to bring a team together to do it.” Trevor became the first Jersey Australia president in 2008 and held the role for five years through the establishment phase. “It was very challenging and confronting at times, but I wouldn’t have changed it for the world,” he said. “We achieved what we needed to achieve in the first couple of years to get it going and we worked well with the first general manager Scott Joynson. I’ve got more out of it in terms of selfdevelopment than what I put in.” After his term as president, Trevor was encouraged to continue on the Board. “I never planned to stay on but I just kept getting pulled back,” he said. “There were still things to do and I was keen to get involved with industry and Agri-Bio.” Apart from his central role in establishing Jersey Australia and ensuring it developed a strong asset base, Trevor is proud of his part in developing a national dairy genetics hub in the current office. “I felt I could have some input into making that happen. That was not only good for Jersey Australia and Jersey cows and people but good for the entire Australian genetic industry. We’re all

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working together for genetics, which is an understated part of our dairy business.” Trevor has no doubt the breed has improved. “There has been massive improvement in the Jersey cow from when I started my herd in the 1980s. What we’ve got now are super production cows with power, width and amazing udders. Their ability to produce now wasn’t considered possible back then.” Trevor is confident Australian Jerseys are the best in the world. “Anthea and I have been to every significant Jersey country except Canada and I can unequivocally say that what we have here are easily the best cows, especially considering the variation in systems that we have. “In terms of their strength, capacity, udders, front-end and muzzles, there’s no doubt we have the best Jersey cows in the world. I’m quite happy to brag about that.” Trevor is confident he’s leaving Jersey Australia in good hands. “We have some fantastic people on the board and Glen is the ideal general manager. I’ve done my time and know I’m leaving it in immensely capable hands. “I’m leaving on the very best of terms and I’m only a phone call away if they need, not that I think they will. “I feel very privileged to have worked with a large number of passionate Jersey breeders who have been prepared to put Jerseys first and work with the wider dairy industry.”

LEADER OF THE PACK Trevor Saunders might say that establishing Jersey Australia was a team effort, but every team has to have a leader. Jersey Australia president Chris MacKenzie says Trevor was firmly at the helm as the new nation-wide organisation was born. “He and Peter Farrell did a lot of homework to get support from members to bring the states into one body with a single administration and establish Jersey Australia,” Chris said. “He’ll say it was a team effort, but he was the team leader.”

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Chris said the initiative continued to pay dividends for the breed. “Absolutely, it was the right way to go,” he said. “It gave Jerseys recognition and proper representation in the industry; we became a national body and we were accepted as such. We get to places now that we weren’t able to before. “Trevor leaves a lasting legacy, there’s no doubt about that.” Chris said Trevor’s contribution continued over the years, including representing Jersey Australia on a number of industry groups and committees, playing a leading role in setting up Dairy House, bringing together Jersey Australia, Holstein Australia and DataGene, and as Oceania vice-president for the World Jersey Cattle Bureau. And he always does his bit to promote the breed. “When he comes back from the world conferences, he always says we have the best Jerseys right here in Australia,” Chris said. During the years of working together, Chris has been impressed by Trevor’s willingness to express his opinion on various topics. “He’s always out to help Jerseys in whatever way he can. He brought Jersey Australia into reality and should be proud of his role in such a great 2020 A G M milestone.”

Around the Grounds

STANDING UP FOR ALL MEMBERS

“We put in place a structure that we took to the other states. Trevor was the main driver; It was his baby from the start and it was fitting that he was the first chairman. Former Goulburn Valley farmer and “For someone who came from Jersey Australia life member Peter outside the normal Jersey structure, he Farrell said Trevor Saunders was has done a wonderful job.” willing to fight for what was best for Peter said that Trevor worked well the breed and for general members…. with former executive officer Scott and didn’t mind stepping on a few Joynson is establishing the Jersey toes. Australia structure. “He was smart “History will show the reason we financially and helped put JA in a very have Jersey Australia is because of good position.” Trevor,” Peter said. Peter said Trevor was forceful but “He came in as an outsider and stood smart in his approach and also very up for the general members. He wasn’t passionate. from a traditional Jersey background “Trev was extremely passionate but he had the guts to stand up to some about the Jersey cow and this showed of the older members.” in every meeting we would go to, even The process of forming Jersey industry meetings. Australia started at a Federal Council “He came in pretty cold and knew meeting in Queensland. “We didn’t like nothing about the politics and he what was happening and thought the basically took them front on. whole structure of the Jersey Society “He’d go in hard first, then back off. was all fractured,” Peter said. He’d want the middle ground but would “After that meeting, we came back go in his way first, then comes back to to Victoria and started working on the that middle ground, which is what he process of forming Jersey Australia, wanted so he always wins.” even if other states didn’t want to come Peter retired from farming 12 with us. years ago but maintains interest in “Victoria changed its name to Jersey the industry, keeping in touch with Australia and basically forced the other his former Goulburn Valley Jersey states to follow. We had the main office branch members and attending because the majority of members were annual conferences in Victoria but all the R states emohad val their of SynJersey dicateAustralia’s s whenever possible. own societies.

With the removal of syndicates as a membership option the JA has made a few changes to the Book of Rules to effect the Jersey Australia AGM yearbelow. will be held via Video Conference on the Zoom platform. changes. TheThe meeting details for this are this provide Time: June 25, 2020 10:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, The for thisgoare below. To join Tomeeting join thedetails meeting, toprovide https://zoom.us/ Sydney the meeting, go to https://zoom.us/ and click on the Join The following rules has been implemented to and click on the Join meeting button meeting button govern cattle owned in partnership Join Zoom Meeting The Jersey Australia AGM this year will be held via Video Conference on the Zoom platform.

2020 Jersey Australia AGM

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Mt Compass Jersey Cattle Club Heifer Competition 2020

hank you to the sponsors - we would not have this excellent array of quality prizes without your support, most of the sponsors have been offering prizes for a long period of time, and we acknowledge their ongoing commitment to the dairy industry. It was excellent to have ABS Australia’s Bill Morgan at the presentations today, as he travelled from Tatura to present the ABS Global - Australia prizes (thank you Melinda for posting these). We also kindly thank Central Sires Co-op for there generous donations 3 x $50 semen vouchers (thanks to Donald Ross for posting these). We also kindly thank Paul Zimmermann from Compass Farm Feeds for his generous contribution. We also kindly thank Laucke Mills Stockfeeds for 3 x Laucke calf starter bag vouchers (thanks to Steve Fairey for posting these) The Heifer Competition would not be the same without the wonderful support of Sue Thorn and Peter Whitford - whose donations do not go unnoticed each year. It was wonderful to hear Gino Pacitti give his commentary at each farm today 4th March 2020, and we thank Gino, along with Mandy Pacitti for taking two days out of their busy schedule to support our event, and ensure the 2020 Heifer Competition was a great success. Gino gave James Krieg an Encouragement Award, and a Jersey Australia Polo Shirt. Thanks to Glen Barrett at Jersey Australia for your ongoing support.

Judge Gino Pacitti of Misty Brae Holsteins, Hindmarsh Valley presenting Nick Brokenshire, and his daughter Mia of Mt Compass with the Perpetual Best Heifer Trophy (Best Heifer 18-30mths) – and $50 of semen from Central Sites Coop, thanks to Donald Ross for the sponsorship.

Results of the competition Best Heifer 18-30mths Brokenshire HEIFER A. 610 pts (awarded Perpetual Best Heifer Trophy & CSC $50 Voucher) McHugh HEIFER A. 605 pts (awarded ABS Voucher $30.00) McHugh HEIFER C. 595 pts (awarded Laucke calf starter bag voucher) Best Group 18-30mths McHugh 1785 pts (awarded Perpetual Best Group Trophy & Compass Farm Feeds $80 Voucher) Brokenshire 1725 pts (awarded Whitford Trophy $50) McCaul 1665 pts (awarded ABS Voucher $30.00) Bremco Pastoral 1635 pts (Ness) Koch 1620 pts Kernich 1550 pts Best Heifer less than 18mths Wohlstadt HEIFER A. 590 pts (awarded CSC $50 Voucher) Bremco Pastoral HEIFER E. 590 pts (awarded ABS Voucher $30.00) (Ness) McHugh HEIFER A. 580 pts (awarded Laucke calf starter bag voucher)

Gino Pacitti Awarding Best Group 18-30mth to Duncraig Jersey Stud’s Heather McHugh of Mount Compass, 2020 Heifer Competition hosted by the Mt Compass Jersey Cattle Club.

Best Group less than 18mths Bremco Pastoral 1705 pts (awarded CSC $50 Voucher) (Ness) McHugh 1675 pts (awarded Thorn Trophy $30 plus Two Mugs) Brokenshire 1635 pts (awarded Laucke calf starter bag voucher) Wohlsadt 1630 pts Kernich 1590 pts Krieg 1375 pts

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South Gippsland Jersey Breeders Club Inc

PRESIDENT: BRIAN LAUNDER | SECRETARY: TANYA PRIVITERA | TREASURER: ALEX MATHEWS

Club News…

In late February SGJBC held their general meeting at Matt and Nicola Templetons farm. We were able to see the 2020 IDW Supreme Champion Holstein and of course a selection of their best Jerseys.

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Member profile…

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✰ FARM NAME: Springview ✰ FAMILY MEMBERS: Peter, Merryn, Olli, Lakyn, Emily, Cooper and Hamish Price.

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1. Courtney Pulham, Nicola Templeton and Ivy Mathews 2. Daryl Hoey and Keith Kuhne. 3. Prom View Jenny – sold 8 years ago at our South Gippsland Jerseys 100 Year Celebration Sale with club members.

✰ WHAT YEAR WAS YOUR STUD FORMED? Purchased my first stud Jerseys in 2000. ✰ FARM LOCATION AND SIZE: Leongatha 224 Acres with a turn out block at Leongatha South of 60 acres. ✰ HERD SIZE: 120 Cows - around 20 Stud Jersey Cows. ✰ WHAT IS YOUR BULL TEAM FOR 2020? Demos-P, Skyman and Chrome. ✰ WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT FARM HIGHLIGHT? Getting the farm subdivided and making it more manageable. ✰ WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE BULL OF ALL TIME? Astound.

Club Life members: H Colin Dowel - Inverell H Keith Kuhne - Bushlea H Gordon Lawson - Kooroo H Don and Evelyn Patterson - Sanray New members are always welcome please contact Tanya Privitera on 0408 649 259 if interested. The South Gippsland Jersey Breeders Club would like to thank Vic Feeds for their ongoing support with sponsorship of our club page.

AROUND THE GROUNDS

Removal of Syndicates With the removal of syndicates as a membership option JA has made a few changes to the Book of Rules to effect the changes. The following rules has been implemented to govern cattle owned in partnership

Price Rise Changes

A reminder to member of the price rise changes implemented by Jersey Australia. The fees affected by the price rises and the effective date of the fee increase are in the following table

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Jersey Australia only recognises the ownership right of all beneficial owners of any animal owned in partnership where the Beneficial owners are all listed and named on the membership that the animals is listed on the herd book register of.

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$10.00

May 1 2020

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$14,00

May 1 2020

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$13.00

May 1 2020

A membership comprising of multiple beneficial owners is permitted to function without a stud or tattoo prefix in the following circumstances only

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$19.00

May 1 2020

Up to $1,500.00

$17.50

July 1 2020

$1,500.00 or greater

$17.50

July 1 2020

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$5.00 per animal on top of transfer fee

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It is the intent of the membership to register any resulting progeny of any animals owned by the membership on the Herd Book registry of the individual beneficial owners All beneficial owners maintain an active financial membership of Jersey Australia

Within Family transfer $3.00

July 1 2020

Any financial member who is a listed part owner of an animal on another membership may registered the animal using their own Stud Prefix and Tattoo with the written permission of all listed owners on the membership

Herd Visit Fee

$80.00

Spring Class Tour

Heifers Class fee

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$13.00

Spring Class Tour

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Changes to Embryos Previous advice relating to the expected unavailability of Microsats in the very near future is not changing member practices in confirming parentage by changing to SNP/ Genotypes instead of the more traditional Microsats leading to a high-level concern that parentage will not be able to be appropriately confirmed on future ET animals and registrations provided. To ensure that parentage conformation can continue to be accurately achieved long term, the Board of Jersey Australia has introduced a new requirement mandating that all Sires and Dam used to produce embryos are required to have a suitable SNP / Genotype to be Able to confirm parentage of any resulting progeny.

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Goulburn Murray Jersey Breeders Club President: Rohan Sprunt (03) 5826 9506 Secretary: Geoff Akers (03) 5829 8478

KADDY Jerseys Andrew Younger • • • • •

After my milking herd sale in Nov 2018 great to hear of 5 cows classifying 92 or better and producing to over 7,000 litres Thanks to Roger Heath and all at Wandstead for parking 40 cows that either weren’t in the sale or didn’t sell this has let me keep breeding cows Thanks also to Ian and Joy Richards for organising agistment for 60 heifers due in July that will be going to Emmie-R farms (parked) these heifers are sired by Sandstorm, Vanahlem, Oliver P, Citation A, David, Minx and some homebred David, Tbone and Vanahlem sons. Calves are sired by Chrome, Valentino, Sandstorm, Densondale and Virgo (NZ) Sires to be used this year are Asknm Valentino, Oliver P, Virgo Polled Gold

Nowell Man Sandy Ex (11 generations) sister to Raceway (pictured) 8039 L 388 fat 309 protein av PI 130/ 8 over 53000 litres lifetime Has 3 Ex daughters 2 sons in top 60 proven bulls. A Celebrity son sold to H&J Brown sired 4 EX91 (max) 3 year-olds in his 1st crop. Currently at Total Livestock Genetics in an ongoing flush program enquiries welcome.

Feel free to contact any GMJBC member on this page to learn more about their herd. BRUNETTA D & A Van Popering Invergordon 0488 655 315 CHERRYLOCK Brad and Jess Gavenlock Tallygaroopna 0437 299 205 DELRAE AND READVALE H & S Read – P & F De Lia Katandra (03) 5831 3775 FROGLANDS JERSEYS Ben Pedretti Tallygaroopna 3634 0447 429 828 HAZELVALE Jason Hayes Invergordon 0410 135 420 GARCOLA JERSEYS Gary & Christine Maddern 305 Kenny Rd, Koonoomoo 3644 (03) 5873 2330 | 0419 217 142 maddern@adam.com.au

GLENFERN JERSEYS Peter & Bev Farrell 579 Healesville-Kooweerup Rd, Healesville 3777 0409 503 352 peter.farrell7@bigpond.com KADDY JERSEYS Andrew Younger 1025 Mulcahy Road, Gillieston 0409 572 484 motor5@bigpond.com jersey.com.au/jweb/uploads/kaddy/kaddy_intro.html LOXLEIGH JERSEYS Geoff and Natalie Akers Victoria Rd, Tallygaroopna 3634 (03) 5829 8478 geoffakers1@bigpond.com GLENARRON JERSEYS Ron, Glenyss & Grant Baker 52 Hutchins Lane, Katunga (03) 58646246 info@glenarron.com WAIANIWA JERSEYS Lindsay Hamilton 1045 Hawkers Rd, Nathalia 3636 (03) 5864 1380

WARRAIN JERSEYS John & Margaret Cockerell 1219 Rendells Rd, Numurkah 3636 (03) 5864 1133 warrainjerseys.m@gmail.com KAARMONA JERSEYS Graeme & Robyn, Rohan & Claire Sprunt 228 & 235 Kaarimba Hall Rd, Kaarimba 3635. (03) 5826 9506 kaarmona@bigpond.com YALCARA JERSEYS Peter & Lyn Sprunt 926 Sandmount Road, Katunga 3640 (03) 5873 2583 yalcara57@gmail.com YENOLAM JERSEYS Neil, Wendy & Dick Maloney 1119 Boals Rd, Numurkah 3636 (03) 5864 1064 WendyLeeMal@hotmail.com

NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME

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THE RAYWYN STORY

he Raywyn story is interesting.

In 1953 Mrs Sylvia Askew of Sale won Reserve Champion Cow at Melbourne Royal with Lewisham Noble Beautiful VHC, she also won many Gippsland Champions and was sired by OK Franchise Noble (imp. NZ). In 1955 they won Reserve Champion Cow at Melbourne Royal with Glenavon Duchess 10th VHC. In 1958 this cow won Supreme Champion Dairy Cow All Breeds at Sydney Royal, she also won 44 Country Champions and produced 16310 – 5.8 – 939 lbs bf. She was sired by Glenavon Stylish Prince, a very successful sire also owned by Raywyn, he was a son of Austral Park Midwatch a most successful Sire at the Clarks of Gippsland. So the blending of these bloodlines created the dynasty of Raywyn which was to dominate the Championship list at Royal Shows throughout Australia for the next few decades. Raywyn Beautiful Prince (Stylish Prince x LN Beautiful) was bred to Duchess 10 many times and it worked ! Raywyn Her Grace was one. She won 5 1st prizes at Melbourne Royal in 1963, but died young. Her Grace was bred to Raywyn Ambition, Champion at Sydney 1965 & 2 x Reserve in Melbourne - a son of Glenavon Stylish Prince and made Raywyn Ambassador, Junior Champion Melbourne Royal 1962 & Res Snr Champion Sydney 63 – became very important sire at Katandra (see story) also siring Katandra Ambassador 5 x Champion Bull Sydney Royal also Champion at Melbourne and Adelaide for Raywyn and as mentioned in the Katandra story, the 10 x Melbourne Champion Katandra Royal Wonder. Raywyn Grand Ambassador was another of Her Grace sons, his show record was amazing. Champion at Melbourne Royal 67, 68 , 69,72 & 73, Reserve in 70 & 71. Champion at Adelaide Royals 66,67,69,70 & 71, Reserve in 68. Champion at Sydney Royal 66 & 72 along with many at the

major Fairs in Gippsland, Shepparton & Camperdown over the years. Grand Ambassador sired many winners including the great cow Raywyn Grand Girl EX, Champion Cow at Adelaide Royal from 1969 to 1971 making the unique result of being Champion Cow on the same day as her own Sire was Champion for 3 years in succession! This cow won many 1st prizes also at Melbourne over many years. Her full brother Raywyn Grand Pal also won many including Junior Champion at Adelaide Royal in 67 and Junior Champion Melbourne Royal 67 and Reserve Junior in 1968 and Reserve Senior Champion at Melbourne in 72, 73 & 74. Reserve Champion at Adelaide Royal 69,70 &71 and Reserve Champion at Sydney Royal in 72, each time being beaten by his Sire (except in 74 at Melbourne when the Ambassador Son Royal Wonder did) Raywyn Grand Combination (by RGA) was Reserve Junior Champion at Adelaide Royal and Melbourne Royal in 69 and Junior Champion at Sydney Royal in 70 and then was sold to Kreeside and was Champion at Adelaide in 72 and Reserve in 73 and sired the Junior Champion in 75. These genetics kept on doing it. Raywyn Grand Manuel a son of RGA was 1st 3 yo & Champion at Melbourne Royal 71, he was also Reserve Junior Champion at Adelaide Royal 70 His son Raywyn Prince Manuel won Junior Champion at Melbourne Royal 74. Reserve Senior Champion in 76 , his full brother Raywyn Prince Manuel 2 was Reserve Junior Champion at Melbourne Royal 77 The mating of Grand Manuel to Grand Girl bred Raywyn Royal Manuel Junior Champion and Senior Champion Bull Adelaide Royal in 73, Reserve Champion 74 and Champion in 75 for Kreeside and Raywyn Quality Manuel Reserve Junior Champion Melbourne Royal 75 and Reserve Senior Champion The Australian Jersey Journal – May-June 2020 // 24

in 78 and again in 1981. A later son of Grand Girl, born when she was 18 ! Raywyn Great Kingdom x Katandra Star Kingdom was Reserve Junior Champion at Melbourne Royal in 85. The exchange of Katandra and Raywyn animals worked along for several years. Apart from the success of Katandra Ambassador the Askews did very well with many others including Katandra Silvermine 144 VHC. 1st 2yo dry & Reserve Junior Champion at Melbourne Royal 75. 1st 3 yo in milk 76 & 1st 5 yo in milk 78. Her daughter Raywyn Fashionable Sunbeam was 1st 4 yo in milk & Reserve Champion Cow at Melbourne Royal 1984.Then her dtr R Trendy Sunbeam won her class at Melbourne twice, indeed 144’s 3rd dam was the 2 x Supreme Champion at Melbourne Silvermine 5 EX who was also the g dam of K Ambassador! Katandra Melys 93 (her 2nd dam was x Raywyn Ambassador) was Reserve Junior Champion Female at Melbourne Royal 76 & 1st 4 yo dry in 78. Her sons Raywyn Royal Challenge won Junior Champion at Melbourne 78 and Raywyn Fashionable Marina (x K Royal Incomparable) was Reserve Junior Champion in 79. Katandra Paxie 63 (x K Royal Wonder x R Ambassador) was the dam of Raywyn Fashionable Paul x K R Incomparable was Reserve Junior Champion at Melbourne Royal in 1980. Katandra Golden Lily 24 was a top cow, she won the 4 yo dry at Melbourne Royal in 76 and a month later was Champion Cow at Warragul Fair. Katandra Melys 66 (her dam x Raywyn Ambassador) was purchased carrying Raywyn Melys 66 Incomparable, he proved very successful with several major Gippsland Champion dtrs and Melbourne class winners, a son Raywyn Brendon Lee won Reserve Junior Champion at Melbourne Royal in 83 and sired Raywyn Brendons

Helena the Reserve Junior Champion Female at Melbourne Royal 1987. The Katandra Star Kingdom (his 2nd dam x R Ambassador) son Raywyn Star Kingdom 2 won Junior Champion at Melbourne Royal in 84, now his dam was by Grand Ambassador. The herd sire Katandra Royal Incomparable, a son of Bluebelle 12 a Raywyn Royal Ambassador dtr was twice Most Successful Sire at Melbourne and did a great job at Raywyn. Other winners in the 80’s onward were Raywyn Golden Helena, the g dam of Brendons Helena above was Reserve Junior Champion Female Melbourne Royal 82 by R Maisies Incomparable a son of Pals Maisie – Grand Pal dtr. And from R Princess Helena a Prince Manuel dtr. Raywyn Fashion Raleigh won Junior Champion Bull Melbourne Royal 86 he was from R Fashionable Girl a K R Incomparable dtr. In 91 Raywyn Brilliant Lad a son of Fashionable Buttercup was Junior Champion Bull at Melbourne, his mat sister Raywyn Sweet Buttercup was Champion Cow Warragul Fair in 84.

In 93 Raywyn Daisy Monarch was Reserve Junior Champion Bull at Melbourne. Then in 95 Raywyn Royal Hero a K Royal Jingo from Raleigh Helena who was from Golden Helena (above) was Junior & Senior Champion Bull, he followed on in 96 being Champion Bull and was Reserve in 97. In 1998 they won Most Successful Exhibitor along with Reserve Champion Bull, Raywyn Royal Power. In 1999 they won 4 classes. 2000 again Most Successful Exhibitor & Reserve Champion Bull with Raywyn Brilliant Hero. Their last show was Melbourne in 2002, Raywyn Exotic Daisy who had won the 5 yo in milk in 2000 was looking great, but the judge missed her, she was a Belles Expo and showed much of the Duncan Belle look, her dam was a top cow by the Island sire Noble Natalies Dazzler the 3rd dam was Raywyn Princess Diana VHC, Champion Cow Warragul Fair & 2 x Reserve, a Prince Munuel dtr, she was a direct descendant of Glenavon Duchess 10.

I doubt there has ever been a Jersey Stud that can claim as many Championships at Melbourne Royal along with Sydney & Adelaide as Raywyn. Keith and Irene, as you can see bred to a bloodline. Their presentation of their large teams at shows was in their time simply outstanding – spotless! It is also worth noting that they also showed a few Ayrshires under the Silver Glen prefix, a bull SG Fortune who sired many Champions at Adelaide Royal for the Davis family. Irene and her daughter Cheryl became famous for showing Poultry winning all over Vic & NSW, many times winning Bird of Show when over 700 were exhibited along with countless wins with cooking at Gippsland shows.

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MT PLEASANT JERSEYS Tim, Daryl & Sue Bryce 03 5565 1474 0428 615 350 JIREH JERSEYS Chris & Pam McKenzie 0455 987 222 MONTANA PARK Stephen Gleeson 03 5567 1090 BRUCKNELL CREEK Paul & Jessica Howe 0438 318 468 GREEN PINES Greg & Leesa Bryce 0437 662 523

ALAMBIE Mary & Russell Hussy 03 5569 2228 CAIRNBRAE JERSEYS Alan & Janine Carson 03 5235 3201 JAKE HARKNESS 0448 634 533 Alta Genetics Australia WOOTANGA PARK Leo McGrath 0428 281 868 ELMS PARK JERSEYS Shahna & Andrew Chant 0400 128 960 WANSTEAD JERSEYS Roger & Amanda Heath 0447 939 321

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ROYAL JERSEYS Jennifer Hand LERIDA PARK JERSEYS Rhys & Lauren Smethurst 0428 564 389 BAROMI Jason Smith 0438 307 342 CHISLEW JERSEYS David Leonard 0438 662 313

MURRAY BROOK Adam & Paul Lenehan 0428 687330 / 0428 687 331 AMY WRIGHT 0408 417 871 World Wide Sires Australia DAVID WEEL 0428 309 181 _______________________

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WOOLVIE JERSEYS Owen & Carla Barry 0409 339 532

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SEAVIEW Jason & Fiona Newcombe 0427 988 232

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Don Clarke 0429 661 156

PRESIDENT: Daryl Bryce (p) 0428 615 350 SECRETARY: Lynette Lenehan (p) 03 5568 7330

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Presdient: Daniel Bacon 0407 753 324

Secretary: Pat Nicholson

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WINDY WAYS JERSEYS Frank Walsh 41 A Finlay Road, Tongala VIC 3621 Ph: 03 5859 0532 Mobile: 0418 576 856

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Trevor & Julie Campbell 286 Lowe Rd Rochester 3561 PH: (03) 5484 1624 jimann1@bigpond.com

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LINCOLNDELL JERSEYS Ron and Val Read & Family 167 Panoo Road, Lockington 3563 03 5488 2266 | 0428 332 793

SUNSHINE FARM JERSEYS N R & J M McDonald 715 Andrews Rd Kyabram 3620 Ph: 03 5855 2516 - 0428 992 450 janelleabbey@hotmail.com

Jugiong Jerseys Nicholson family 771 Curr Road Girgarre 3624 Pat & Carmen 0438 347 737 Brendon & Tenealle 0413 022 398

Craigielea Jerseys Bill & Kaye 0427 865 474 Andrew & Sharni 0428 865 474 836 Hansen Rd, Bamawm, 3561 Ph: 03 5486 5474 craigielea3@bigpond.com

SHENSTONE JERSEY STUD Gordon, Lyn & Craig Emmett 12 Curr Road, Stanhope Ph: 03 5857 2629 lynemmett@bigpond.com.au .....100 Years of Farming - since 1930

BROADLIN JERSEYS Lynton and Lisa, Toni, Gavin and Cassie Broad 388 Johnson Road, LOCKINGTON 3563 Lisa: 0427 862 624 • Lynton: 0429 380 093 Gavin: 0448 456 848 lisa.broad@bigpond.com

Sybilgrove & Summer Spirit Jerseys Collins Family 202 McColl Road, Ballendella 3561 Ph/Fax: 03 5486 5393 | Ph: 03 5486 5422

Brookbora Jerseys

Robert and Sandra Bacon Tennyson Vic 3572 03 5488 2323 - 0429 333 119 bacons@brookbora.com.au www.brookbora.com.au

Bercar Jersey Stud Bernie and Carol McManus 252 Bamawm Rd Bamawm. 3561 Ph: 03 5483 2245 e-mail bercar3561@bigpond.com

EURARIE JERSEYS Charles & Carolyn Smith 80 Rathbone Road, St Germains 3620 Ph: 03 5826 0325 andesholsteins@bigpond.com.au

Benlock Jersey Stud Bryan & Lee Rushton 79 Brooks Rd Rochester 3861 Ph: 03 5484 1551 | benlockj@gmail.com

GAILEE JERSEYS Norm & Dawn Stone 489 Hill Rd Stanhope Ph: 03 58572399 gaileeadsl@bigpond.com

Geoff and Yvette Brown - Lockington

Call Reid Stockfeeds 1300 REID FEED to speak with one of our qualified team today... that’s 1300 7343 3333

Central Sires Co-Op Ltd CSCDYNAMITE GELBEADO PARK DYNAMITE

GELBEADO PARK DYNAMITE

CSCDYNAMITE PRICE: $22.00

50 UNIT SPECIAL $16.00

DAZZLER x Raceway x ELTON NASIS: 29JJR17 SIRE: SUNSET CANYON DAZZLER-ET DAM: GELBEADO PARK RACEWAY COCOA 4608 EX-90 MGD: GELBEADO PARK COCOA 121ST VG-85

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#5 Genomic

Elite gBPI$ 251 High production ASI 165 Improves Mastitis Resistance 104 Daughter fertility improver

CSCJAMIEO MURRAY BROOK JAMIEO

FAMILY MEMBER: PINE PRAIRIE OLIVER FIESTA {5}

CSCJAMIEO PRICE: $22.00

50 UNIT SPECIAL $16.00

Oliver P x CSCJED x Galaxies SIRE: DUTCH HOLLOW OLIVER P-ET DAM: MURRAY BROOK 4058 VG-87 MGD: MURRAY BROOK 3695 VG-88

NASIS: 29JJR13

♦ Outstanding Type 110 and Udders 112 ♦ Elite gBPI$ 240 ♦ Improves Mastitis Resistance 107

CSCTOYOTA AUBURN VALE TOYOTA

AUBURN VALE TOYOTA

CSCTOYOTA 50 UNIT SPECIAL $16.00

Algernon x ELTON x Passive SIRE: BROADLIN HILUX-ET DAM: AUBURN VALE LAURETTE 2696 EX-90 MGD: AUBRUN VALE LAURETTE 430 VG-87

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Elite Daughter Fertility 107 Elite gBPI$ 230 High production ASI 149 Moderate type and adds teat length

NASIS: 29JJR14

#7 Genomic

ALL PRICES EX GST

PRICE: $20.00

#6 Genomic

Submit your bull pedigrees to Donald Ross – email: dd.rl.ross@bigpond.com before 30/6/20 and go into a draw to win a $100 CSC semen voucher.

Central Sires Co-op Ltd contact:

Donald Ross – 0428 599 208

1800 ABS BULL www.absglobal.com/au

Australian Jersey Journal - May June 2020

Articles inside

Trevor’s PlaceIn History

The Raywyn Story

Mt Compass Jersey Cattle Club Heifer Competition

2020 Jersey Australia AGM

The Sweet Smell Of Delayed Success