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New Fee in 2021 Jersey Australia is implementing a new fee from March 1st, 2021 for classification of unregistered cows. The new fee incorporates both the classification fee and older animals’ registration fee. The charge rates are: Fully Registerable Cow $45.00 + GST Genetic Recovery Cow $22.00 + GST Classifying unregistered cows take additional time to record on paper and administer when the cow is eventually registered. The fee is in line with the total cost payable to the member for the registration and classification if done separately. If a member chooses to not register the cow and presents her for a future class, the unregistered fee will apply again.
Autumn Class Tour JA is now taking bookings for the Autumn class tour. Book your visit online at https://jersey.com.au/product/ autumn2021-class-booking/ or complete and return the enclosed class booking forms. Positive Selection Bull List Breeding the next generation of Australian Jerseys takes a lot of research, a set plan, some good advice, and no doubt a little of luck.
After each ABV run in April, August and December, JA publishes a list of top bulls in key traits and indexes. After the Dec 2020 ABV releases, we added a new list being the Positive Selections List. The key criteria for bulls to make the list are they must be positive for Fat and Protein %, Fertility, Milk L, and Overall Type and Mammary on the ABV system JA considers these trats or index trait are some of the most significant in supporting cow longevity and farm profitability. We would like to hear your feedback on the bull lists we publish. Are they relevant or not relevant to your and your breeding objectives? Let us know by emailing jersey@jersey. com.au
Genomic Testing Program In the Jersey Journal we announced the Genomic testing project that aims to genomic test top BPI and Classification cows who are not yet tested. Some feed back on this is why genomic test the top classification cows. There are many reasons to genomic test your animals with parentage conformation, haplotypes and genetic recessive identification and identifying the genetic potential of your future milking cows at a young age providing you the most advanced information and management data to make the appropriate management decision in your herd some of the more obvious reasons. >>>
