The Australian Jersey Journal April 2008

JERSEY

IDW 2008 Senior and Supreme Champion Jersey

BushLea Lester Iris VHC 92

...and Plenty More!

• Herd focus on Ingalala Jerseys

• Youth Profile Daniel Bacon

• Australian Jersey Herds Showcase

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Noel and Karen Furze 1985 Murray Valley Highway, Huon Vic. 3695 Australia Ph. +61 2 6027 3603 Mob. +61418 257 030 nkfurze@bigpond.com

Champion Cow NEJCC OFC 2007 Champion Dairy Cow Tallangatta Show 2007 Has an ABE bull going to Alta Is being flushed for N.Z. & U.S.A She is 11 generations 90 points or higher making 17 of 18 generations

Nowell is the home of such international cow families as Althea, Babe, Benita, Champ, Dawn, Fernleaf, Flower, Golda, Jennifer, Kelli, Nellie, Princess, Sandra, Tulip, Telca, Contact us today for your opportunity to become involved in these and other great cow families.

2.2 7593m 4.4% 336kgf 3.8% 291kgp 3.11 7288m 4.9% 353kgf 4.1% 296kgp 305days

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Granddam of Nowell FP Sandy Sup 8.7 8323m 6.2% 516kgf 4.3% 357kgp Has a Flowerpower son SANDBLAST with semen available.

Both of her previously tested sons have graduated into the top 3.

Recently calved again at 12yrs 6 months

Visit our Web Page for regular updates on what’s happening http://www.jersey.com.au/jweb/uploads/nowell/nowell_intro.html

Nowell Jerseys – Setting Tomorrows Standard Today.

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CONTENTS PO BOX 292, ASCOT VALE, VIC 3032 Telephone: (03) 9370 9105 Fax: (03) 9370 9116 Email: jersey@jersey.com.au www.jersey.com.au Compiling Editor: Scott Joynson Designed and Printed by: Numurkah Leader (03) 5862 1034 Email: design@leader.net.au

Behind the Scenes A vision forward for the Jersey Breed Kaarmona Jerseys Bushlea Jerseys and Jugiong Jerseys Ingalala Jerseys Northern District Jersey Breeders Club Goulburn Murray Jersey Breeders Club

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Kaddy Jerseys and Meldan Jerseys Araluen Park Jerseys and Wallacedale Jerseys We Milk Jerseys and say yes we like the Jersey cow Kooroo Jerseys and Nowell Jerseys Youth Profile

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BRUSHLEA IRIS 40 EXCELLENT

New South Wales

State Secretary - Milton Johnston Phone: (02) 6552 5915 Fax: (02) 6552 5915

130 MN 7024 277 3.9 370 5.3 P.I. 120 Shown 20 times for 17 Championships Our most distinguished cow during the 1980’s

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

State Secretary - Megan March 14 Murray Dve Murray Bridge SA 5253 Phone: (08) 8531 3803 Email: march@lm.net.au

TASMANIA

State Secretary - Max McCormack PO Box 1258 Devonport TAS 7310 Phone: (03) 6424 1250 Mobile: 0409 252 232 Email: mpmccormack@southcom.com.au

VICTORIA

Executive Offier - Scott Joynson 79 Munro Street Ascot Vale VIC 3032 Phone: (03) 9370 9105 BH Fax: (03) 9370 9116 jersey@jersey.com.au Genetic Recovery Officers Chris MacKenzie (Western Districts) Phone: (03) Phone:(03) 5598 7222 Margaret Cockerell (Northern Vic) Phone: 0407 641 132 (03) 5864 1133 Barry Monson (03) 5625 3176 or 0429 343 903

WESTERN AUSTRALIA State Secretary - Kay Peek Phone: (08) 9313 2145 Fax: (08) 9313 3380

Opinions expressed in The Australian Jersey Journal are not necessarily those of the Australian Jersey Breeders Society Federal Council Inc. or Compiling Editor, and no responsibility whatsoever is taken for their authenticity. While every effort will be made to publish advertisements as ordered, no responsibility is taken for the failure of an advertisement to appear as ordered.

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QUEENSLAND

State Secretary - Diane Reeves Phone: (07) 5485 4585 Work: (07) 3221 3182 Fax: (07) 5485 4575 Email: ajbsqld@bigond.com

Her Paternal Grand Sire MARAGRETHES CECILIA’s DAZZLER 2nd (Jersey Island) Her Grand Daughter BUSHLEA LESTER IRIS 9 VHC 92 52 MN 9074 298 3.3 426 4.7 P.I. 112 IDW 2008 Senior and Supreme Champion Her Manhatten Daught Sells 3rd March 2009

ADVERTISERS INDEX Agrigene - Spiritual AJBS NSW Branch 2008 AGM Araluen Park Jerseys Ascot Park Jerseys Bushlea Jerseys Colac & Dist. Jersey Breeders Club AGM program Homelands Jerseys Ingalala Jerseys Jugiong Jerseys KingsVista Jerseys Kaarmona Jerseys Kaddy Jerseys Kings View Jerseys

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Kings Ville Jerseys Kooroo Jerseys Mangarra Jerseys Meldan Jerseys Nowell Jerseys Rolma Jerseys Rowantree Jerseys Semex Young Sire Program Shirlinn Jerseys Somersleigh Jerseys Stonyrun Aus Jerseys Wallacedale Jerseys WWS Golden Opportunities

4 29 18 3 IFC 32 27 BC 21 7 25 IBC 30

Editorial & Advertising to: Scott Joynson PO Box 292, Ascot Vale VICTORIA 3032 Ph. (03) 9370 9105 Fax. (03) 9370 9116 Email: jersey@jersey.com.au JerseyJournal April / May 2008 —

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behindthescenes Welcome to the April-May edition of the Australian Jersey Journal as you will soon see this issue has a definite theme and that is to showcase our wonderful cow along with just a small sample of the many dedicated breeders we have here in Australia.

Australia is uniquely placed within the international Jersey genetics gene pool as our cow is bred to be productive and functional within feeding regimes based upon grass and or supplemented with grain feeding. The Australian Jersey will walk a minimum of 2km per day just to get from feed to the dairy so in effect Australia could be considered a hybrid between the US total merit ration feeding and the New Zealand all grass approach.

The Australian dairy herd population of 1.87 million cows has reduced with the pressures associated with continuing drought conditions. At present 48% of Australian herds participate in herd testing (source NHIA) of which nearly 13.5% are straight Jersey bloodlines. The Australian Jersey is the only breed that has grown in numbers according to these statistics over the past decade and has been doing so despite the toughest economic and environment conditions on record.

The Australian Jersey Breeders Society is to take part in the 18th World Jersey Bureau Conference based in Jersey Island during May 2008. With plans to step up international representation at the World Jersey Bureau in the coming years, the first step was the official nomination of Peter Ness as a World Jersey Bureau regional Vice President for the Oceana region. We wish Peter well in the upcoming election for the position and hope that his influence may see Australian Jersey enthusiasts better represented upon the international body.

I look forward to joining with Peter Ness and the other 22 people booked to take part in the UK Trade mission which encompasses the 18th World Jersey Bureau Conference.

Many thanks to the efforts of Quadrant Travel for their work in putting together travel arrangements and I must thank AJBS Federal Council for their decision to sponsor my participation in what will surely be a memorable Jersey event.

Associate Member rule Federal Council have made a change to the definition of the lifetime of the Associate member rule which now means that Associate members can register up to 5 animals per annum.

Member Awards The month of May/June sees Annual General Meetings being held around Australia with the Colac & District Jersey Breeder Club hosting the Federal and Victorian Branch events. Members that qualify to receive the 50 year Breeder award are encouraged to apply for the award via the Jersey office. Breeder awards along with Production Awards (see Production Award application inserted) will be presented at the 2008 Annual General Meeting in Colac 19th June. If there are any other members that could be recognised during this event please contact the office 0393709105.

Special Classification Applications Federal Council made a change to the book of rules and informs members that Special Classifications must be applied for to office in writing. The cost of a Special Classification visit be set at $100 application fee, plus cow assessment fee plus any costs incurred by the classifier.

Members are also advised that no animal will be classified via Special Classification 48 hours prior to, or during an event where Jersey cattle are exhibited.

Federal Council President: Milton Johnston 118 Edinburgh Drive, Taree, NSW 2430 Telephone: (02) 6552 5915 Queensland Delegate: Graham Hoey 77 Warner Street, Warwick QLD 4370 Telephone: (07) 4661 4157 Western Australian Delegate: Don Fry Mitchell Rd, Benger, WA Telephone: (08) 9726 9226 katandra@geo.net.au

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Hon.Treasurer & South Australian Delegate: Peter Ness PO Box 93, Mt Compass, SA 5210 Telephone: (08) 8556 8270 nyowee@activ8.net.au Secretary: Scott Joynson PO Box 292, Ascot Vale,Vic 3032 Telephone: (03) 9370 9105 jersey@jersey.com.au Tasmanian Delegate: Warren Dudfield 437 Nunns Road, Elliot, Tas 7325 Telephone: (03) 6438 1298

Victorian Delegates: Trevor Saunders 495 Araluen Rd, Yarragon 3823 Telephone: (03) 5626 6373 saunders-day@dcsi.net.au Vice President Peter Farrell 605 Lemnos Road, Congupna,Vic 3633 Telephone: (03) 5829 9354 glenfernjerseys@bigpond.com AJBS Website: www.jersey.com.au

BUILDING A HERD ON GREAT COW FAMILIES

KINGS VALE JACE MELANIE ET 88PTS MAX Due to be flushed Navara & Blackstone 14/04 Daughter of Denfield Melanie p36 sup 92pts x Lester

KAARMONA FLOWERPOWER BABE 5 ET 86PTS (2YRS) 3 daughters x JeBrooki & 1 Lexington Manhatten son (Paperboy) and Tailboard son (Bakari) @ GAC Due to Je Pine 08/08 One preg. x Valerian & sexed Impuls due 07/08

FIRST CHOICE BELLE AIRE 6 87PTS (2YRS) Duncan Belle family Daughter x Badger and Augustus Due to Valerian 06/08

Meldan Jerseys first sale consignment, the Brookbi daughter of Kaarmona Flowerpower Babe 5, contract bred to Valerian, was a Northern Lights sale topper with the equal highest sale price of $6100 sold to Delboora Genetics

Meldan Jerseys home of other great cow families Golda, Nellie, Collette, Fernleaf, Linda & Silvermine.

Brendan & Melissa Scott 91 Bay Rd Jam Jerrup VIC Email: meldan9@bigpond.com Ph: 03 59976334 Web Page: www.jersey.com.au (member Meldan) JerseyJournal April / Maysites 2008 —3

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by Linda Houghton Milton Johnston has an inherited love for the Jersey breed, with his father’s family establishing their own stud back in 1944. Currently in his third year as President of the AJBS Federal Council, Milton is passionate about breeding modern milking cows, and realising his vision for the future of the breed and AJBS. “I have been on the NSW Committee for 25 years, and began my service as a NSW delegate on Federal Council in 1999/2000 as Treasurer. In my experience, running Federal Council is like running a business; and it is now time to move to a consolidated structure. We need to work through the issues together, to get past the fragmented ‘state mentality’ we have now. My vision is that a nationally elected administrative board will consist of representatives from all over Australia – providing a well-balanced base. One single office will steer administration, and one board will manage membership, registrations and provide support back to the members and clubs at grass roots level. In my opinion, this would be the ideal model to adopt”.

KAARMONA JERSEYS

Kaarmona Jerseys proved its genetic credentials when it scored the grand champion honour in the 2007 Semex-Jersey Australia Great Southern Challenge.

Kaarmona Parade Babe 2 VHC93 topped 1600 other entries from across Australia in the largest judging competition for Jersey cattle in the southern hemisphere.

The three-year-old’s deep pedigree goes back to a cow that, according to stud co-owner Rohan Sprunt, is responsible for about 40% of the herd. “The great grandam is Bie BB Babe VHC 91 EX, bought at International Dairy Week (IDW) 1994 for $7200.

She has 22 daughters with an average 88 points and 14 are classified VHC90 or higher. Six sons have been progeny tested.

Babe’s dam was imported live from the USA in the late 1980s by the Bie Syndicate. Late last year Kaarmona completed the circle by exporting embryos to the USA from another of her descendants, Kaarmona Parade Babe 3, 88pts @ 2yo (max).

Parade Babe 3 has also had embryo interest from Canada and the UK. Contract flushed to BW Legion for Semex in order to progeny-test a bull, she produced four heifers. The choice of these 12-day-old calves sold for the $10,000 top price at the latest Northern Lights online embryo auction.

There is a flushing program four times a year. Embryos not implanted fresh are sold or added to the inventory. Resultant calves are offered for AI, retained as bloodstock or offered for sale.

IDW 2008 was a great showing for Kaarmona Jerseys. All animals shown placed in the top seven within their respective classes.

Among these wins were: Kaarmona Lemvig Marie, SUP92 – third 6yo-in-milk (first time ever shown); Kaarmona Parade Babe (ET), VHC91 – sixth 5yo-in-milk (three weeks freshly calved).

The Kaarmona enterprise has several imported cow families such as the Babes, Altheas, Charo, Violets, Hatties, Maggie May’s, Belle, B Jo, & Nellies - all from USA/Canada, while the Peggy family

“At present, states have their ‘own’ money and tend to fear change, plus there is a view that merging state finances into one body will equate to a loss of control and ‘voice’ for individual states, particularly the smaller states” Milton said.

However, Milton remains confident that the positive aspects of the new model far outweigh any negatives.

“The new, consolidated model will create a powerful and effective platform to promote the breed – both as a competitive commercial alternative, and a top performer in the show-ring.

It’s all about getting the balance right; the commercial market is where we need to really push the unique benefits of the breed, while continuing to show-case and promote our breed in the ring.

I also recognise that there are extremes in opinion within both ‘camps’ of members with preferences for commercial herds or show-cows” Milton said.

I believe once we have the national body in place that it will provide superior and unified representation, plus a greater level of service to our members” Milton said.

Milton believes that Jerseys have a lot to offer the industry. “Our focus from now and into the future will be to actively lobby milk processors to retain a pricing structure for high-component milk,” Milton said.

“We need to promote the many advantages of Jerseys – they are a profitable alternative to other breeds; the return per hectare is high, and Jerseys are efficient producers - easy to manage/ calve, and have good legs and feet” “As an industry, we are certainly facing our share of challenges – while the amount of Jersey Cows has increased slightly, membership has seen a down-turn etc.

“Another challenge is the reality that less young people are getting into farming, creating a lack of new blood for committees and community organizations across the board” Milton said. descends from NZ. Australian cow families include the Arkonas, Glenfern, Marie, Caprice, Fernleaf and Golden Noella.

Among the bulls, Lester and BW Parade have had the biggest impact on the herd. Other notables sires include Brigadier, Berretta, Astound, Taranak, Flowerpower & Lemvig. More recently Jace, JEBrookbi, Futurity, Action and Valerian have been used.

The 14 year-old enterprise also regularly supplies bulls for progeny testing. Some Kaarmona bulls have been jointed sampled in NZ, South Africa, UK & USA. In February 2007, Kaarmona Valerian graduated as Australia’s top APR sire with an incredible 36kg protein, which also ranked him as Australia’s top protein sire. He remains Australia’s top sire, with semen available. This year Kaarmona has produced another new graduate, Rhumona ranked 13th on the sires list with semen available.

Brothers Graeme and Rohan milk about 250 all-registered cows on 184ha, half-dryland and half flood-irrigated, at Kaarimba in northern Victoria. They bought the farm in 2000 from their parents Jennifer and the late John Sprunt.

Traditionally the herd typically grazes ryegrass pastures supplemented with conserved silage, hay and approximately 2t/grain/cow. The herd was set a target to average 7200 litres at the start of this droughtaffected season, with an average 345kgF and 270kgP. Mr Sprunt explained the ideal Kaarmona animal: “Our goal is to have a positive impact on the jersey breed. We breed cows to milk and, then if we think they are good enough, we exhibit them. We are trying to breed big, open-framed dairy cows producing plenty of milk from firmly attached, well-shaped udders while being able to walk on good feet and legs. When selecting bulls we place particular emphasis on udders as well as overall frame.”

CONTACT: Rohan Sprunt Kaarmona Jerseys 235 KAARIMBA HALL ROAD Kaarimba (near Shepparton) 0418 579 367 or (03) 5826 9506. email kaarmona@bigpond.com

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AUSTRALIAN JERSEY BREEDERS SOCIETY New South Wales Branch invites its members to attend the upcoming

2008 AGM AJBS-NSW Branch youth award.

This annual award is to assist one of our youth that are involved with the jersey breed to travel to north America to study the breed and dairy industry personally.

Contestants must be under 25 yrs and need to submit a short essay on their involvement with the family farm or where they work,the jersey cow and the dairy industry to the Secretary or by email Johnston_jersey@ yahoo.com.au Annual conference is to be hosted by the Manning district club on Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th of May.This years conference will see farm tours to Kendale,Plateu Vale,Whitton & Hastings,Tarcoola Ingalala & Koree Island.Free buses will be available to enjoy the two tours which are strongly recommended as these studs have outstanding cattle to inspect all using the most modern genetics in a range of climatic conditions.

KOREE ISLAND SILKILENNE Res champ Manning District on farm challenge 2007 this cow was sold at the sale.Expect to see more of the same quality sold in 2008.

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Annual dinner at Wauchope with presentation of Youth Award winner, Lifetime Production awards. The dinner is to be held at the Wauchope Country Club 7 pm start and a cost of $30/head.Bookings essential to Milton.

AJBS NSW Annual General Meeting including a forum on Jersey Australia will commence at 9am.

Protein for Profit sale - 41 head including 20 milkers, 6 joined & 15 unjoined to be held at Wauchope showgrounds preceeded by a BBQ sponsored by World Wide Sires 7.Accomadation is available at Timbertown Resort & Motel Ph. 02 65851355 OR the Wauchope Motel Ph. 02 65851933 8.Can all numbers for the dinner and farm tours be in by the 6th May to Milton Johnston 02 65525915 or Ken Atkins 02 65741210

EDI MERLE A August born Legion daughter sells at the Protein for Profit Sale. As well as a yearling x country and the pick of embryos out of merles 9000litre daughter.

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Spiritual

- Riverside Spirit

Spiritual daughters owned by Jugiong Jerseys

• An Avery son from one of the best Berretta daughters milking in Australia • Excellent reports on the first milking daughters which are attracting attention for their high P.I’s and good type • Watch out for his proof in 2008 Sire: Dam:

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Bancrest Lester Avery Riverside Berretta Sharna 742 ET Sup92 Ex5 305D 7332M 3.7% 274F 3.5% 255P 122PI 305D 7591M 4.4% 331F 4.0% 300P 119PI 305D 9432M 5.7% 537F 3.9% 370P 134PI 305D 10761M 4.5% 482F 4.1% 443P 130PI 305D 10202M 5.0% 508F 3.9% 396P 115PI 305D 10213M 5.4% 552F 3.9% 400P 128PI Mason Boomer Sooner Berretta Riverside Sharna 520 HC+88 7073M 5.2% 371F 4.0% 285P

Dam: Riverside Berretta Sharna 742 ET Sup92 Ex5

Spritual was creating all the excitement at the recent IDW, the feedback was very encouraging from Jersey enthusiasts who have inspected daughters and spoken to breeders milking them.

BREEDER TESTIMONIALS John and Katrina Sykes - Minstonette Jerseys This year out of the 120 two year olds, Spiritual daughters were quickly noticed when they calved, very good shed cows with good snug udders, good teats and ligament. We were very happy and ordered a further 50 straws to breed more daughters and these straws were used quickly with two 87 point daughters with high PI’s including our highest 2 year old at 123. We will see how they finish the year, but if they continue to impress we will use a lot more Spiritual next year.

Nicholson Family - Jugiong Jerseys As the season progress’s our three Spiritual daughters are impressing us more and more and their PI’s continue to rise. Classified at 86, 86 and 87 and PI’s 104, 108 and 112 they are trouble free, great uddered young cows. We have already used another 50 straws and will be using him again in our autumn mating program.

Corey and Karin Couch - Riverside Jerseys Our Spiritual daughters are well balanced heifers with a good amount of dairy strength. They have excellent udders and are amongst our highest production 2yr olds. They display a lot of qualities of Spiritual’s super dam who is still in the herd today at 10 yrs of age, 7 lactations and on her way to completing her 4th 10,000 litre record in succession.

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A SCOT PARK Highlights

NORTHERN ON FARM CHALLENGE

TOP ASCOT PARK CLASSIFICATIONS FOR 2007

Ascot Park Brazos Elaine 86@2year old 2005 Honourable mention Juvenile Heifer 2007 Reserve Champion Intermediate Heifer

EXC: Montanas Beauty, Judes Charm, Kings Dairymiss, Lesters Elaine, Regal Elaine, Regal Elaine 2nd, Canons Patsy 91: Alberts Beauty 90: Centurions Beauty Golden Elaine

DOWNS JERSEY CALF DAY 2007

HEIFERS

Ascot Park Rockets ForgetMeNot Mini Champion Heifer Ascot Park Sabers Beauty ET 1st /6-17 months Ascot Park Jaces Gem. 1st 18-20 months (Senior Supreme Heifer)

87 Amazing Beauty, Golden Beauty, Fernleaf Dancer, Golden Forgetmenot, Fernleafs Gem, Macleigh Gold Canary2nd (Matthews Heifer) 86 Jaces Beauty, Rulers Dairymiss, Amazing Daphne, Brazos Elaine, Alberts Elaine, Primes Elaine, Amazing Lora, Fernleafs Lora, Stars Lora

Ascot Park Brazos Elaine 86@2year old 2005 Honourable Mention Juvenile Heifer 2007 Reserve Champion Intermediate Heifer

SELLING AT THE PROTEIN FOR PROFIT N.S.W SALE 14th May 2008 Acc: S+J McCarthy Ascot Park Centurions Beauty VHC 90, Ascot Park Fernleafs Lora 86 @ 2yo Acc: Matthew McCarthy Ascot Park Freedoms Elaine 2ND 86 @ 2yo Macleigh Samboys Diamond 86 @ 2yo

Steve, Jenny and Matthew McCarthy 327 Budgee Road, BUDGEE Via GREENMOUNT QLD 4359 Ph/Fax 07 4697 2172

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BUSHLEA JERSEYS

The influence of Bushlea Jerseys across Australian genetics cannot be underestimated. It exports regularly to at least five other countries and has a growing international presence.

The 400-cow herd grazing gently rolling country in Victoria’s lush Gippsland is the legacy of more than 50 years careful selection by three generations of the Kuhne family.

The 356ha property is home to Keith and Pat Kuhne, together with their son Wayne and his wife Lisa, developing the bloodlines originating through a cow bought from Eker Jerseys by Keith’s parents Norman and Marg Kuhne.

In 1957 the family bred a cow called Fernleaf 7 which produced four daughters who all bred well. One of the family, a granddaughter called Fernleaf 106 born in 1979, produced heifers that were mated to the first of the North American semen lines available in Australia – A Nine Top Brass.

“As soon as the calves were born, it was obvious that they were different to anything else we bred – they were tall and long, lean and clean,” said Keith.

Of the 300 doses subsequently imported into Australia, the Kuhnes bought 120 of them and established a dynasty of Fernleaf cows that have become the centrepiece of the Kuhnes’ enterprise.

The granddaughters and great-granddaughters of Fernleaf 106 soon became the most successful production and show cows in the Bushlea herd.

Their wins are legendary and in the past eight years the Kuhnes have shown intermediate, reserve, senior and grand champions at Australia’s foremost breed show, International Dairy Week (IDW).

Since 2000 Bushlea has never returned home without winning an in-milk class and the most recent IDW wins equal the stud’s best-ever results.

JUGIONG JERSEYS

Girgarre in the north of Victoria is the home of the one of the Jersey breed’s foremost advocates, the Nicholson family of Jugiong Jerseys. Bill and Evelyn; their sons Patrick and Brendon and brother and sister-in-law Phil and Amy are the people behind one of Australia’s premier Jersey studs and represent the third and fourth generation of the Nicholson family involved in dairying and breeding jerseys.

2008 marks the 76th anniversary since Jugiong Jerseys was established at the foothills of the Grampians, Moyston on sheep country. The operation moved to its current location in 1973 and currently farms 200ha of flat, irrigated country near Kyabram.

Jugiong has grown to be one of the largest registered herds of Jerseys in the country today.

Based on Grangelea and Francliff bloodlines in the early days, and saturated in North American genetics since the late 80’s, production has continued to climb to its present level. Last season the 489 cows averaged 6264 litres, 4.7%, 292 kg butterfat, 3.7%, 232 kgs protein, 292 days. Jugiong is currently milking 550 cows and is on target to exceed 7000 litres this season.

Pat explained: “Due to the ongoing drought, supplementary feeding has increased dramatically with the pasture component of the diet being replaced with hay and grain. Currenty we are feeding 2 tonne of grain per cow.”

While production has always been the main objective, Jugiong has been very successful in the show ring and in on-farm challenges.

In fact, between 2003 and 2007, Jugiong jersey cows have claimed four of the five senior champion cow titles in the annual November on-farm challenge with: Jugiong Ilagay 142 Sup 92 (2003), Jugiong Prudence 108 Sup 93 Ex (2005), Jugiong Ranunculus 4629 (2006) and Jugiong Ilagay 4712 (2007) A particularly successful cow in that competition was Jugiong Daydream 349 Sup 92 Ex which won the top honour in 1999 and 2000.

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Bushlea Lester Iris 9 VHC 92 was named senior and supreme champion, Bushlea Conn Maybell 88pts was named reserve intermediate champion and Bushlea Golden Fernleaf VHC 90 scored firsts in 4 years in milk.

Among the star performers of the past has been Bushlea Brook Maybell Sup. Ex 94, which was judged supreme champion at IDW in 2004 and 2007; Brook Fernleaf VHC92, a multiple IDW class winner and Brass Fernleaf 10, named champion at the Melbourne, Sydney and IDW reserve champion.

Sales of registered animals, both at International Dairy Week and at regular on-farm sales have seen top prices earned by their elite genetics. The next sale, in Autumn 2009, will see every dam of every animal offered classified 90pts or better.

More than 200 Bushlea embryos have been sold to Canada, the US, Germany, New Zealand and South Africa.

In 2005 the dairy herd moved to a new 109 ha farm in Koonwarra.

The 58ha property was simply too small for the growth of the herd. With the recent purchase of a further 90ha Bushlea is expanding again.

Now the herd boasts an average production of 6400 kg at 314 fat and 240 protein. The herd is fed a TMR mix consisting of bread, canola, citrus, barley, wheat and silage at between 6-8kg per cow.

CONTACT: Keith & Pat Kuhne Bushlea Farms, Sth Gippsland Hwy Leongatha, Victoria Ph +61 3 5664 2235 or Wayne and Lisa Kuhne Bushlea Farms, 110 Johnsons Rd Koonwarra, Victoria 3954 Ph +61 35664 2403. email bushleafarms@bigpond.com The stud has exhibited the champion cow at International Dairy Week and many Shepparton national champions and champion at the Victorian Autumn Fair.

Jugiong has also represented the Northern District Jersey Breeders’ Club on many occasions in the Great Southern Challenge and, in 2003, won the title with Jugiong Ilagay 142 Sup 92.

Among the other stars of the stud have been Jugiong Prudence 108 Sup 93 Ex named champion cow at IDW 2006. A Pitino daughter, as a six-year-old she had finished top four at IDW five times and won her class three times.

The recent Southern On-Farm Challenge saw Jugiong Violet 4800 named four-year-old champion, repeating her win as a two-year old in the same competition in 2005. She was also honoured with reserve senior champion at the most recent Rochester show. The same show saw Jugiong Ranunculus 4629 claiming titles of senior champion, champion dairy cow and best udder all breeds.

Jugiong Daisymae 5225 was named junior champion and champion dairy heifer while Jugiong Daisymae 5355 was named Reserve Junior Champion and Reserve Champion dairy heifer.

In fact, Jugiong has exhibited the Senior Champion cow at the Victorian Autumn Fair for the last 15 shows in succession.

Pat Nicholson said the stud aimed for “profitable cows that are pleasing to the eye. We have never chased index, instead breeding for above-average production from the type of cows you enjoy getting up in the morning to milk.”

Jugiong genetics have extended widely across the national and international Jersey scene both through bulls, heifer sales and ET. Bulls have been marketed throughout the U.S. and Canada and embryos have been exported to New Zealand.

Contact : Pat and Brendon Nicholson Jugiong Jerseys, 771 Curr Road, Girgarre, Victoria 3624 Phone : +61 3 5854 6513 AH/ 61 3 5854 6393 BH or 0438 347 737 Email jugiong@bigpond.com.au

She certainly had the crowd talking at International Dairy Week 2008..........

JUGIONG ILAGAY 4712 SUP93 47m 8261 4.4 361 3.8 314 305d PI 120 59m 7734 4.2 326 3.9 299 in 203 days cont PI 138 projected to over 10,000 litres!

2nd 5 years in milk IDW 08 Senior Champion Dairy Cow Shepparton National 07 Senior Champion Jersey Cow Shepparton National 06, 07.

Senior Champion Northern On Farm Challenge 07 SIRE:Mollybrook Berretta Fabulous (Astound) Exciting ‘Connection’ daughter to calve this spring.

Ilagay 4712 freshens August to ‘Lester’ Amongst the best ever bred at Jugiong

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JUGIONG JERSEYS Nicholson Families Girgarre Phil Pat 0358 546 439 0358 546 513

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INGALALA JERSEYS Congratulations Brad Gavenlock on winning Intermediate Champion Jersey, Junior Best Udder and Supreme Intermediate Inter-breed Champion 2008 Sydney Royal Easter Show with

INGALALA ASTOUND JUNETTE

Sire: Molly Brook Berretta Fabulous Dam: Ingalala Renaissances Junette VHC 91pts Astound Junette also won her heifer class at 2008 IDW We will be selling 8 outstanding young females at the “Protein for Profit” Sale Wauchope Showground N.S.W 14 May 2008

JOHNSTON BROS.

260 Edinburgh Drive TAREE N.S.W. 2430 Milton Ph.0265 525 915 johnston_jersey@yahoo.com.au 12 — JerseyJournal April / May 2008

Douglas Ph. 0265 525 321 d.johnston6@bigpond.com

INGALALA JERSEYS

By Linda Houghton

Located only 10km from the idyllic NSW coastline at Taree, Ingalala Jersey Stud is also virtually opposite the towns ‘urban sprawl’ – and has the Taree West Bowling Club as its closest neighbour.

Bowling Club members often have the unique experience of being observed, as they play by a group of curious Jersey cows gathering at the fence-line!

Established in 1944 by Milton Johnston’s father and uncle, in the 1980’s Milton and Bernadette Johnston along with brother Douglas and his wife Sharon, gradually began to take over the running of Ingalala Jerseys in partnership. The two brothers now operate dairy farms on separate allotments next door to each other, sharing resources and turnout blocks. Milton, Bernadette and son Matthew operate a herd of 150 Jerseys that calve all year round, while Douglas & Sharon also run 150 cows.

The Johnston’s have three children, Matthew, David and Emma. Matthew works fulltime on the farm after completing his apprenticeship at a college in Patterson, and David is studying information technology. Emma is currently studying ancient history and business at Armidale University. With a farm to run and a growing family, Milton’s ongoing service on AJBS committees has not always been easy to achieve. “We’ve been lucky that Bernadette has been able to milk, and now that Matthew is back on the farm, the workload is easier to manage. I know it would have been impossible for me to be involved at local, state and federal level without the support of my family.”

Ingalala has fertile soil and good irrigation from the Manning River – which is quite salty, plus addition wells and bores at a depth of 30 feet, which produce good quality water. Irrigation is managed through travellers or hand-lines, and the land is reasonably flat.

“The property hasn’t been lasered and has never needed relaying. The only thing that has really changed around here over the years is that the large groups of kangaroos and emus in the area have moved on as the town has grown - now we just see the odd one or two on the property” Milton said.

“We have been affected by the drought, it has been very dry – but we have had good rains in the past six months, and March is generally our wettest month here. Our weather follows an almost monsoonal pattern, in that we get summer rains and dryer winters.

We know that we have been very lucky to have a reliable supply of water in dry times. However, one draw-back to being close to town is that our house and stock troughs are on town water, and over the past years we have been hit with a 500% rise in water charges. As a result, we are now in the process of converting to ground water for the stock troughs” Milton said.

Looking back, we have had a series of challenges, the first being deregulation, which challenged us to produce more milk off the same 45 hectare dairy block and turn out blocks. It taught us a lot about farm management, and we doubled our production in response. Now I can see that the next challenge will be to promote and breed good commercial dairy cows that will match or exceed the performance of other breeds. We need to convince the greater commercial sector that Jersey cows are an efficient alternative to bigger breeds,” Milton said.

A unique feature of Ingalala is that the dairy shed is only about 700 metres from the Manning River, on flood-prone land. “The last time it flooded was in 1978, and we had four feet of water in the dairy.

We also used to do a bit of fishing out of the river, but don’t seem to have the time now, plus the blocked inlets have affected the fishing” Milton said.

Calving is an ongoing year-round event at Ingalala. “While we calve year-round, we do try to keep up the supply of liquid milk to reap the benefits of the February incentives. Overall, milk prices have increased, but so has the cost of everything else, which has eroded the profit margin. Therefore, while the increase in milk prices is great, I don’t think we are that much better off than two years ago” Milton said.

Ingalala Jerseys currently supplies Dairy Farmers, and has a walkthrough dairy, with milking taking just over two hours. The herd is milked twice per day, and the Johnston’s are currently looking at their options, ranging from a dairy upgrade to long-term planning which could include relocating the stud and succession planning.

The Johnston’s grow lucerne, rye grass, clover and chicory for the herd, supplementing with a stock-mix of 4kg per cow, per day.

“The 50/50 dairy mix blend of wheat and barley gives the herd

a boost, and we use more grass to top them up. My youngest brother Ray is the Dairy Extension Officer with DNRE at Taree, and he offers us advice when we ask for it, and he has been very helpful” Milton said.

Milton manages the Ingalala AI breeding program, using a corrective breeding method to improve or negate any defects in individual cows. “The positive qualities I aim for are size, strength and good ligaments, plus an overall improvement in the worst traits of the cow. I keep a selection of bulls on hand to get the best match for each cow”.

Over the years, there have been quite a few notable ‘impact’ bulls at Ingalala, early in the 1990’s Canadian bulls such as Meadow Lawn J Imperial, and later Highland Magic Duncan and Highland Duncan Lester worked extremely well for the Johnston’s and herds all over Australia. “We still have a lot of Lester cows and lately the Lester sons in Biestar and Sambo have worked well too, having a positive impact on our herd.

“Back in the late 1950’s my father and uncle wanted to improve the herd, so they imported two bulls from Jersey Island. They then went on to imported semen in glass ampoules through the NSW Department of Agriculture from a Canadian bull, Brampton 6th Generation – which was simply unheard of at the time, and really groundbreaking stuff. They kept going - always striving to breed better Jerseys, and then they bred Ingalala Pinnacle Radar – a bull that had a profound, positive impact on the herd, producing a larger framed cow with high production. Another positive impact bull was Ingalala Ideal Ensign, by Francliffe Ensign – he continued on the work to produce larger frames and good production.

From there Katandra Kamahl was used, who bred extremely well over the Ideal Ensign cows and was followed by Katandra Star Kingdom in the 1980’s – which was when the use of AI really started to take off in Australia” Milton said.

Important, high impact cow families at Ingalala today include Jess, Romance, Dairylike, Opal and Precious. “We don’t buy-in many cows these days, we just prefer to keep breeding and improving our herd” Milton said.

Milton fondly recalls that Ingalala Ensigns Arkona was sold to J & JE Sprunt (Kaarmona Jersey Stud in Victoria), and that she went on to win Champion Cow at the World Jersey Conference Show in 1976, at Tatura.

Today, Australian bred progeny tested bulls are frequently used at Ingalala. “I would urge every breeder to use some. This year I had daughters in milk by Parade and Festival, and they are very good.

Because we had enough of them and contemporaries, we were able to get our two year-olds classification costs paid for by the AI company, which is a great incentive” Milton said.

As for the show-ring, Ingalala hasn’t been to the Sydney Easter Show for about five years. “While we haven’t finished with showing, and hope to get back into it again in the near future, I think it has evolved over the past years and is now much more professional.

To be successful in the show-ring today, I think you really need to put in plenty of time and effort in preparing your cows. I also like the on-farm challenge, which provides a great alternative for those breeders who don’t have the time to devote to showing.

With their last holiday a few years ago and a distant memory, Milton and Bernadette are looking forward to planning a holiday.

“We will be keeping right away from cows and farms too, I can assure you – we need a real break” Milton said.

“We don’t get away all that often, and while we do have a relief milker to help out – he is 75 years of age he will soon want to retire himself! He is a great worker, and it will be hard to replace him, as finding reliable people who want to work on a dairy farm is increasingly difficult for all farmers.

Also, the Taree area is becoming an increasingly popular area for retirees, and we find that most young people are leaving the area to continue with their education or to find work. This is becoming a common scenario in most rural communities, and another challenge for all dairy-farmers to work through”.

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Duncan Belle EX.

Kaarmona Astound Handsome 2 VHC91 2 lact ave PI 107 • 7th out of 8 Gen VHC • Will go close to producing 10,000L this lact • Has a Taranak daughter • Navara embryo implanted

Kaarmona Biestar Nellie 2 VHC90 4 lact ave PI 105 • Will exceed 8,500L this lact • 4 out of 5 Gen VHC • Has a Futurity daughter • PTIC to Parade

Mon Vale Price Mistletoe SUP92 5 lact ave: 7943L PI110 • Daughters by Golden 2 x Sultan

Kaarmona Berretta Caprice SUP93 6 lact ave: 7649L PI114 • PTIC to Parade • 2 Gen 90PTS • Has an 88pt (max) Megastar daughter PTIC to Jacinto • Has an Auguestus daughter

Rolma KG Noella 168 VHC90 2 lact ave PI112 • 6th Gen VHC • Top PI heifer last year at 119 • Has a Futuriy daughter • PTIC to Parade

4 Lact ave PI 108 • 2nd Gen SUP 92 • 3rd 6yo in milk IDW 2008 • Her Megastar son (MARVIG) is at 21st Century Genetics • Her JEBrookbi son (Bosstar) is going to BOS Trading • Dtrs by Jace, Taranak, JEBrooki & Futurity • Due August to BW Parade

Kaarmona Lemvig Marie, SUP 92

DAUGHTER

6 Lact ave, PI 112 • Reserve Champion Cow IDW 2006 • Honourable Mention Champion Cow IDW 2000 • Daughters by Lemvig, Courtry, Jace and Avery

Brunetta Brook Marie, SUP92

Kaarmona Flowerpower Glenfern VHC91 • 2 lact ave PI 108 • 5th Gen VHC90: x Lemvig x Alf x Malcom x OOBL • Recently fresh with a Valerian daughter

Graeme & Robyn Sprunt Ph/Fax: 03 5826 9659 235 Kaarimba Hall Rd Kaarimba Vic 3635 kaarmona@bigpond.com

After last tour; (A total of 148 head, including all 2yo’s) • 9 x 92pts or higher • 43% of herd classified VHC 90 or higher • 2 yo’s - 8 scored 88pts (max) out of 32 submitted for the year!

CLASSIFICATION

• Her Great Grandaughter is at Kaarmona K. Jace Belle, HC+ 88 • Potential 7th Gen 90PTS • 7th Snr 2yo In Milk IDW 2008 • Has a Futurity daughter • Bred to BW Parade

Wilsonview B Maggie May EX92

• Dam of Avery Max • Her Blue Moon daughter is at Kaarmona Kaarmona Blue Maggie May 2, HC+ 88 4 Lact ave PI 108 • She has a daughter by Jace • Grandaughter by Legion

• 1st Junior 2yo In Milk and best udder IDW 2007 • Embryos exported to USA • Highest PI 2yo last year at 119 • Highest ABV cow in herd • Further international interest for her embryos • Her 12 day old BW Legion daughter sold for $10,000 • 4 Daughters by BW Legion

Kaarmona Parade Babe 3 88pts at 2yo (Max)

2 Lact ave, PI 113 • Semex/Jersey Australia Great Southern Challenge Champion Cow 2007 • Our first 3yo ever to go 93pts • Twice 2nd in class IDW • Honourable Mention Intermediate Champion IDW 2008 • Her Futurity Son going to ABS • PTIC to Action

Kaarmona Parade Babe 2, VHC 93

DAM

Our Goal is to have a positive impact on the jersey breed.. . .

Kaarmona Lester Hattie (ET) VHC91 5 lact ave PI109 • Last season 797kg ms • 4 out of 5 Gen 90pts+ • Daughters by Rocket & Futurity • PTIC to BW Finalist • From Biestar’s cow family @ Rebob Jerseys USA

• Full sister to Rhumona (#13 on available Bull list) & Festival • Maternal sister to Guarantee • Shown 3 times at IDW, place in the top 6 each time • Daughters by Blair and JEBrookbi open and available for flushing • Mercedes son at 21st Century Genetics • Bred to Valerian

Kaarmona Parade Babe (ET) VHC91

DAUGHTER

3 Lact ave, PI 109 • Honourable Mention Champion Cow IDW 2005 • 13 VHC sisters • Daughters by Paramount VHC 90, Jace, Parade VHC91 & Rocket • Watch for her sons Rhumona, JE Festival, Guarantee all due with proofs April 08 • SUP93 Lester x VHC91 Brigader x HC81 Silver Saint x Ex 92 Chief x Quicksilver Babe EX94

Kaarmona Lester Babe 2 (ET) SUP93

DAM

4 lact ave PI 108 • Over 9400L last lact • Honourable mention Champ heifer GSC 2003 • Daughter by Comerica • Sons available by Comerica & Parade

Kaarmona Astound Babe (ET) SUP92

Bushlea Brook Fernleaf VHC 92

• 5th Gen 90pts • Intermediate Champion IDW 2000 • Res Champion Cow IDW 2004 • Dam of JEBrookbi • Her action daughter is at Kaarmona, she is open and ready to flush • Champion Cow Great Southern Challenge 1999

(Photo courtesy of GA) • Debuted as Australia’s Number 1 APR bull Feb 2007 • Debuted with 35kg Protein!

• His sister has a Lexington daughter and 2 BW Parade sons with AI interest • Descends from the Violet family at Sunny Day

Kaarmona Valerian

Rohan & Claire Sprunt Ph: 03 5826 9506 • Mobile: 0418 579 367 • Fax: 03 5826 9415 235 Kaarimba Hall Rd Kaarimba Vic 3635 kaarmona@bigpond.com

Hases Babes Lad Charo Ex

• Her descendant by BW Legion is a Kaarmona • Isycood Tara Dame Charo 88pts (max) at 2yo bred to Jacinto • 7th Jnr 2yo In Milk IDW 2008 • Legion x 84pts Freedom x VHC 90 Taranak x VHC91 Montana x VHC Jude x Hases Babes Lads Charo

2 Lact ave, PI 115 • Embryos exported to USA • Over 9300L as a 3yo • Her Whiskey son (Snow Patrol) is at ABS • Daughters by Futurity and Valerian • Sons by Valerian and Jacinto with AI interest • SUP92 Flowerpower x VHC92 Bristar x HC+ 88 Storm x Ex Pal x Chief Althea

Kaarmona Flowerpower Althea (ET) SUP92

with Genetics like these, we think we’re on the right track!!!

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Kings View Jerseys The Aileen family continues to produce quality young cows who performed well at the recent Central Gippsland On Farm Challenge.

We feature the winning pair of two daughters on the one cow.

Pictured L/R Kings View Aileen 47 (Sired by AltaLarry) and Kings View Aileen 54 (Sired by O F Mannix Rebel)

Kings View Aileen 54 also placed 2nd in the 2 year old class Their dam Kings View Aileen 21 VHC 91 pts placed 1st as a 2 year old in 2001 Kings View Aileen 20 VHC also was successful placing 1st in the mature cow class Her dam Kings View Aileen 15 Sup 92 pts placed 1st as a 2 year old in 1996 and was the highest pointed cow in 1997.

The Aileen family breeding the next generation.

Ian Anderson 800 Seven Mile Rd Nar Nar Goon Vic 3812

Ph. 0359 425 594 Mob. 0427 991 921 anviewi@dcsi.net.au

HOMELANDS Where Jersey numbers are small, We place as much emphasis on cow families as sire pathways!

One of our noted cow families is the ‘Silvermines’

but their achievements are big

Homelands Imps Silvermine 2nd SUP-Champion all-breeds Adelaide Royal - as was both her dam and daughter.

Also Reserve Champion Jersery Showcase 1996.

Pictured here with 2 grand daughters, Homelands Sambo’s Silvermine 2nd SUP and Homelands Topprize Silvermine 3rd VHC, both consistent prize winners at IDW. Some of our noted cow families are the Melys, Dairymaids and Molettes.

Other noted cow families have been purchased from Eurarie, Delwyn Park, Moonyah, Rolma, Brunchilli & Willow Downs.

We currently have 5 ex 5 superior & 41 VHC cows.

Many with VHC dams & grand -dams.

Homelands won • Most successful exhibition in Jersey classes at Shepparton National, 2007.

• Runner-up most successful exhibition IDW 2008.

• A gold production herd in 2007.

• Regular winner of milk quality awards.

L-R Homelands Imps Silvermine SUP, Homelands Sambos Silvermine 2nd and Homelands Topprize Silvermine 3rd VHC.

We look forward to the future with excitement & look forward to your visit with anticipation.

Phil Hentschke & Warren Schulz 142 Youanmite Rd, Invergordon 3636

Ph. 0358 655 171 Mob. 0417 815 805 JerseyJournal April / May 2008 —

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Goulburn Murray Jersey Breeders Club President: Rohan Sprunt (03)58 269 506 Secretary: Brad Adams (03)5874 5388 • Established in 1950 • Located 2 hours drive north of Melbourne in Australias food bowl • Most progressive jersey club in Australia • Great Southern Challenge (on farm show including jersey clubs from 4 states in south east Australia) • Great Southern Most Successful club 2000, 2003,2004 &2006 • Great Southern Champion Cow 2006 &2007

GLENARRON JERSEYS Ron, Glenyss & Grant Baker 14 Hutchins Lane Katunga (03) 58646246 glenarron@origin.net.au

BERNBRAE JERSEYS McMillan Family Hawkers Rd Nathalia 3636 (03) 58641303

HOMELANDS JERSEYS Phil Hentschke & Warren Schutz 142 Youanmite Rd Invergordon 3636 (03) 58655171

VAMOS JERSEYS Kelly & Warren Barnett Amaroo Park Solly Rd Mathoura 2710 (03) 58843421 vamos@mcmedia.com.au

YENOLAM JERSEYS Neil, Wendy, Dick & Lyla 1119 Boals Rd Numurkah 3636 Ph (03) 58641064 Fax (03) 58641025 yenolam@iinet.net.au

YALCARA JERSEYS Peter & Lyn Sprunt RMB 2790 Katunga 3640 (03) 58732583 yalcara@cnl.com.au

LOXLEIGH JERSEYS Geoff Akers Victoria Rd Tallygaroopna 3634 (03) 58298478 geoffakers1@bigpond.com

FROGLANDS JERSEYS 51 Victoria Street Tallygaroopna 3634 (03) 5829 8339

GRAGLEN JERSEYS Graham, Glenys, Tim & Jon Pearce Kerrs Rd Tallygaroopna 3634 (03) 58298334 tpearce@mcmedia.com.au

KADDY JERSEYS Andrew Younger 50 Zeerust School Rd Zeerust 3634 (03) 58298352 motor@hisplace.net www.jersey.com.au/jweb/uploads/kaddy/kaddy_intro.html

WARRAIN JERSEYS John & Margaret Cockerell 1219 Rendells Rd Numurkah 3636 (03) 58641133 warrainjerseys@mcmedia. com.au

WAIANIWA JERSEYS Lindsay Hamilton 1045 Hawkers Rd Nathalia 3636 (03) 58641380

EARLDENE JERSEYS Dick & Barb Scoones 2720 Rendells Rd Numurkah 3636 (03) 58641205 rjscoones@dodo.com

GENTEEL JERSEYS Brad Adams 553B Mywee/Koonoomoo Rd Strathmerton 3641 (03) 58745388 genteeljerseys@hotmail.com

GLENFERN JERSEYS Peter & Bev Farrell 605 Lemnos Nth Rd Congupna 3633 (03) 58299354 glenfernjerseys@bigpond.com

KAARMONA JERSEYS Graeme & Robyn, Rohan & Claire Sprunt 228 & 235 Kaarimba Hall Rd Kaarimba 3635. (03) 58269506 kaarmona@bigpond.com

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SHIRLINN JERSEYS Great Northern Challenge Two in a Row

Silverlie Stars Lilac SUP92 Champion cow Great Northern Challenge 2007

Brian & Vicki Todd, Brooke & Matt 204 Wallamore Rd TAMWORTH Ph. 0267 615 783 E. vicki.brian@bigpond.com

Shirlinn Jasper Jessie SUP 92 Champion Cow Great Northern Challenge 2006

SHIRLINN JERSEYS

Lindsay & Shirley 96 Wallamore Rd TAMWORTH Ph 0267 655 378

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Kaddy Jerseys present

Mighty Mistletoes

This family at Kaddy was Founded by

Monvale Gants Mistletoe VHC Ex 4th Gen 6537 5.8 368 kg fat 3.9 251 kg prt Dam of at least 3 VHC daughters

Kaddy Astound Mistletoe VHC 4944 5.1 253 fat 3.8 190prt 200 days record in progress PI 115 Currently being Flushed Her daughters

Lester Mistletoe 2 87 @2yrs Brookbi Mistletoe 4 yearling 24 months 4648 4.6% 215 3.7 171 285 days cont PI 110 has 2 pregnancies by Augustus due August to Flowerpower

Marvellous Magnificents

Enquiries on these or any other cow very welcome Check them out on my web page www.jersey.com.au member sites Kaddy Kaddy Success Magnificent 9 Sup 92 5415 4.93 267 3.88 210 PI 105 1st Prize 8 yrs & over GMJBC on Farm Challenge 2006 Freshly Calved will be Flushed this autumn As will her Royal Greens Elmo grand daughter Thanks to the following purchasers of females sold at multi vendor sales R & V Read, Andrew Freemantle & KDP Pastoral company Thanks also to all those People that gave me compliments on Biestar Ellous 37 sold at the Northern Lights Sale I wish repeat purchasers R & V Read all the best with this great young cow.

Watch for my consignments to the AGM sale at Colac KPP Ruby 21 VHC PI 127 in calf to Flowerpower Lemvig Daisy 29 HC+ PI 114 i/c to Astound — JerseyJournal April / May 2008

Andrew Younger 50 Zeerust School Rd Zeerust Victoria 3634 Phone +61 3 5829 8352 Email motor@hisplace.net

KADDY JERSEYS

Kaddy Trader Girl 16 VHC was named junior champion in the 2001 Great Southern Challenge, while Kaddy Success Magnificent 9 Sup 92 was awarded a first in the eight-years-and-over class of the GMJBC on-farm challenge in 2006.

A hallmark of the Kaddy foundation cows are high producing animals. One of the stud’s foundation cows, Naranda Park Molly R35 HC+ 87 from the Tarnhowe Maid family recorded more than 8000 litres 400kg fat 300kg protein over each of three lactations.

And when it comes to components, Monvale Gants Mistletoe VHC EX (4th gen VHC EX) boasts six records of more than 300kg fat and 200kg protein, while Mon Vale Cs Dimple Winks VHC Ex (7th Gen VHC) has six records topping 300kg fat and 230kg protein.

Buyers recognise the depth of genetics offered by Kaddy Jerseys.

Kaddy Astound Olola 6 VHC sold at IDW 2008 for $3000 while repeat buyers Lincolndell Jerseys paid $3750 for Kaddy Biestar Ellous 37 during April’s Northern Lights sale.

Kaddy Jerseys was a member of the Aus Foundation syndicate that imported Trader embryos from Foundation Sooner Bouy Ex (USA).

The stud runs more than 220 milkers on 102 irrigated ha of clay loam soil sown to a mix of perennial and annual ryegrass/clover pastures 10kms north of Shepparton in Victoria’s Goulburn Valley.

The herd includes some unregistered and crossbred animals.

Andrew said the type of animal he tries to breed is a tall, powerful dairy cow with a good udder and quiet disposition. ”I dislike frail cows,” he said.

He normally rears 80-90 heifers as replacements with some going to export if opportunities arise. He plans to flush half a dozen cows mid-year and would consider export sales.

CONTACT: Andrew Younger Kaddy Jerseys 50 Zeerust School Rd, Zeerust, Vic 3634 Ph +61 3 5829 8352 email: motor@hisplace.net

MELDAN JERSEYS

by oversowing most of the farm every two years with a blend of annual and perennial ryegrass.

The property is self-suifficient in hay and silage and the cows get a top-up of about 1.7tonnes/cow/lactation.

Over the past four years – despite the drought and all the fluctuations it brings – the herd has steadily averaged 7300 litres a year with 290 fat and 250 protein.

Cows currently at Meldan include females from North American families, including Duncan Belle, Babe, Golda, Nellie and Colette while Australian families represented in the herd include Fernleaf, Linda, Silvermine and Melanie.

“We’re the first of our family to have registered Jerseys,” said Brendan. “I had a genetically recovered Jersey herd at the family farm at Colac in western Victoria. In 2000 I left the family partnership to do other things and then two years after that we went share farming in Gippsland.

“Through selective purchase of some quality registered cows we’re slowly and surely building up the numbers.”

Brendan said his main criteria is cow family. “Number one has to be reliable and proven cow family. It has to be reliable in all things, good type, good production and initially I’m looking for a bit of pedigree index as well.”

He plans to flush to a variety of bulls about six times this year and aims to have about 40 embryoes to implant by the end of May. “We are very fortunate to have ready access to Holstein heifers to use as recipients for our embryo transfer programme,” he said.

“Flushing of our cows is central to our future, in terms of growing the herd numbers while striving to build on its quality.”

Established in 1981, Kaddy Jerseys considers cow families are a herd’s strength The JDCAP-accredited stud run at Zeerust by Andrew Younger uses AI initially and then sons of AI bulls to mop-up in a predominantly seasonal calving herd.

Bulls that have been used in the past with success include Francliff Coronation, Densondale Delights Sam, Sproslea Hi Lindan, Myrtle Grove Bright Spark, Tarnhowe Flash Lancer , Stonyrun Duncan Commodore, Fairweather Opportunity, Duncan Duke of Glenwood , Molly Brook Brass Major, Highland Duncan Lester, Sooner Centurion and Astound.

Other bulls currently with milking daughters include Barber, Malcom, Biestar, Schultz Performing Legend, Brook, Perimeter, Goldglo, Lemvig ,Flower Power, Pitino, Paspalum Ads Liberator, Crescent Ace of Spades The following bulls are currently in use: Augustus, NzlSpades, Flowerpower, Sandblast, BW Special Forces, NEKEY, Visionary, Brookbi, Badger, Mediator, Tailboard, Whisky, Futurity, NzlErnest, JePine, Spiritual and PT sires.

Cow families at Kaddy include the Lovelies, Girl, Silvermine, Magnificent, Brunette, Choice, Sleeping Beauty, Fairybell and Winks. Meanwhile, Petunias , Ellous, Dainty, Daisys and Maries make up the majority of the herd and cow families that Andrew sees as having an influence in the future are Mistletoe, Molly Brook (Flower), Ixia , Olola, Illusion and Sameen.

The results from such a focus on bloodlines are borne-out in show results. One of the earliest of these was Kaddy Lester Fairybell 8 VHC which scored a third in the two-year-old in milk class in the 1996 Jersey Showcase. That same year she was used by ABS Australia in its spring jersey sire directory.

The following year saw Kaddy Centurion Petunia 7 used by Select Sires USA in its 1997 spring jersey sire directory.

The Meldan Jersey stud celebrated its first major offering earlier this year by claiming equal highest price in the sale.

Meldan Brookbi Babe ET was sold for $6100 to Dalbora Genetics at the April Northern Lights sale. The 15-month daughter of Kaarmona Flowerpower Babe 5 ET has two full sisters at Meldan.

She was contract mated to Valerian in February 2008 while her two sisters shall be bred to different bulls.

She topped her class at the Warragul Fair 07. Stud owner Brendan Scott anticipates that Brookbi Babe is destined to become a potential 6th generation bull dam. “She has two maternal brothers progeny testing at Genetics Australia, it is a feature of the family,” he said.

The previous five generations have an average top PI of 127.

Brendan explained he was keen to make the sale in April and likewise keen to buy in some elite genetics from the same sale.

He purchased three offerings: Wallacedale Brookwood Melanie, a yearling x Jebrookbi from an 86pt Khan x Denfield Melanie p36 92pts; Nowell SB Golda, a daughter by Nowell Sandblast (Flowerpower brother to Tailboard) and Burnliegh Rebel Nellie 87pts in calf to Rhumona.

“The cows we have chosen to purchase will positively contribute to the jersey breed through their sons and daughters,” he said.

Forward thinking is a hallmark of Brendan and his wife Melissa.

Only three years since they established their stud at coastal Jam Jerrup in south Gippsland, they are already planning their 2009 drop of up to 50 calves. They are expecting 10 progeny to be born this year.

We’re just going to keep growing numbers as quickly as we can,” he added.

The Scotts, together with their daughters Ebony and Chloe, have 16 elite jerseys in a predominantly Holstein Friesian milking herd of 250 cows.

The herd grazes 150ha of dryland farm across flat sandy soils overlooking Westernport Bay. It has been a dairying enterprise for more than 30 years and the Scotts keep pasture quality strong

CONTACT: Brendan Scott, Meldan Jerseys 91 Bay Rd, Jam Jerrup, Victoria 0359 976 334 or 0438 060 870 meldan9@bigpond.com

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ARALUEN PARK & STONYRUN AUS JERSEYS

Partners in business and in life, long-time passionate Jersey enthusiasts, Trevor Saunders and Anthea Day are busy building their ideal stud herd at Shady Creek, West Gippsland.

They own Araluen Park Jerseys which they run in conjunction with Stonyrun Aus Jerseys, project which they are building with their American business partner and good friend Mr Loren Ruth and which is dedicated to importing and further developing North American cow families.

The Stonyrun cows constitute about 20% of the couple’s 350-head milking herd, with Araluen cows constituting the remaining 80%.

The families behind the Stonyrun prefix include Flower, Meg, Marysue, Faith, Nari Nina, Kava Kay, Cheryle, Babe, Dixie, Violet and Althea.

The early names behind the Araluen Park stud were the Belgonia, Denison Park, Barwidgee and Kooroo bloodlines.

Anthea and Trev describe their herds’ genetics: “A fair

WALLACEDALE JERSEYS

The principals of the Wallacedale stud are keenly awaiting the next 3000 litres from Denfield Melaine M28 90 Exc, a rising 16 yearold. It will mean she has yielded 100,000 litres, making her only the third known jersey cow in Australian dairying to have achieved the benchmark. Her grand-daughter Wallacedale Astound Melanie is also among the high-producers of the herd, regularly supplying more than 10,000 litres a year.

“I think many commercial Holstein farmers would be surprised to hear that we can get that amount of milk from a brown cow,” said Luke Wallace. “We’re a high-input farm with high-production cows. That’s the system I like. I can’t stand hungry cows.” His fully registered split-calving herd boasts an average annual yield of 6300 litres at 315 fat and 240 protein. At its peak, the herd numbers 230, grazing 75 milking ha plus another 40ha of turn-off block which is used to graze young stock and for cutting hay and silage. Another 15ha is leased to run 25 to 30 bulls which are mostly sold to Holstein breeders to use over their heifers.

The farm is nestled into the rolling foothills of Poowong North in South Gippsland, the herd grazes a mixture of annual and perennial ryegrasses. “We try to have 30% of the farm oversown to annuals and each year we resow about 10 hectares to permanent ryegrass, too,” Luke said. He also feeds around 1.8 tonnes of supplement per cows per lactation. Each year Luke aims to breed about 70 replacements, some of which will be offered at various multi-vendor sales or sold privately. Wallacedale genetics are represented throughout Australia’s dairying states and the stud is aiming to expand into international sales. It regularly flushes elite cows for embryo sales and has a number of young bulls sold into AI programs.

They recently sold two bulls into progeny test programs for BOS Trading and 21st Century, which happen to be great-grandsons of Melaine M28. Luke explained his breeding philosophy. “We aim for longevity and cows with strength and body capacity with udders that have strong ligaments and attachments. “We do not use New Zealand genetics anymore because we have found that our North American genetics have outperformed them for type and production.”

Luke is the grandson of the stud founder. His grandparents Vic and Val Wallace started the stud with the first animal registered in 1947.

“My grandfather and one of his brothers worked in a partnership at Nullawarre in the Warrnambool area,” said Luke. Vic and Val settled at Poowong North in 1957 and the stud has operated there

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proportion of the cows are genetically recovered. They’re all good commercially profitable cows with a strong commercial background.”

The pair explained: “We are putting into place a management system where the cows eat as much grass as they can get for six months of the year and then, for the rest of the year they’re feedlotting.

“As a lot of breeders are doing in this country now, we are using JSI to breed production genetics to maximise cow production.”

They specified what determines the choice of genetics. “Good protein for bull selection is a number one criteria. Protein is the number one profit creator by miles. That is followed by a keen study of udder traits.”

They added: “We’ve developed a very functional type in our cows and heifers, which is very satisfying.”

Trevor’s involvement goes beyond breeding. He is a state delegate on the Federal Council of the Australian Jersey Breeders Society.

CONTACT: Trevor Saunders and Anthea Day, Stonyrun Aus Jerseys and Araluen Park Jerseys. +61 3 5626 6373 or 0427 266 374. email saunders-day@dcsi.net.au

since – a total of 51 years in the same family’s hands.

Early genetic input came from families purchased from Avonleigh, Lynbrae, Mervue, Deloraine, Kingsvale and Austral Park to name a few. “AI was not introduced until around 20 years ago,” Luke said. Many Francliff, Katandra and Wandsworth bulls were used in early years with mixed success.

“I think the most important part of a breeding programme is to have strong cow families. We only breed from the top 60% of the herd and then put embryos or beef semen into the rest. If we only keep progeny from our best cows we find we need a lot less replacements. We bring in around 45 to 50 replacements a year (20%).” US genetics were used to increase milk flow in the herd.

“Lester without a doubt is still the best bull we’ve ever used. His best daughter in the herd is the best cow we’ve ever owned, and she is still milking,” said Luke. “Denfield Melanie P36 92 EXC. She has bred six daughters that have classified 90pts or higher. She’s won championships all over Gippsland, not to mention placing third in her class and second-best udder in class at IDW. “ Other notable Wallacedale progeny include many descendants from the world reknowned Duncan Belle. A grand daughter of Belle, Ecallaw Javas Belle 90 EXC IMP ET is the founding member in the Wallacedale herd. She was awarded the highest-pointed cow in the 2002 Central Gippsland Jersey Club on-farm challenge.

Javas Belle has a Jace son named Bellini awaiting his first proof in August 2008.

Wallacedale Barbs Melaine 2 SUP 92 EXC.PI 107/8 was the highestpointed cow in the 2002 South Gippsland Jersey Club on-farm challenge. This cow is also a daughter of Denfield Melaine M28.

Without a doubt the most recent highlight was to have Wallacedale Lester Lyn max88 pts crowned the champion twoyear-old of the Great Southern Challenge.

Wallacedale Fabulous Melaine, a daughter of Denfield Melaine M28, was also a finalist in the five-year-old class.

The stud itself is ensuring its own continuity. Luke’s parents Marieka and Cliff remain heavily involved in the day-to-day business of the enterprise, as does Luke’s wife Melanie, not to mention their two active sons Henry 3 and Sam, 1.

CONTACT: Luke Wallace, Wallacedale Jerseys 395 O’Meara’s Road South, Poowong North 0400 562 764 or (03) 5627 5668. email lukemel@dcsi.net.au Wallace Family

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Working with the bull producers Focussing on protein production The Flower Family

Producing to 26% above herd average We have eight Rebel heifers from this family to calve next year.

Are WE looking forward to that!!!

The Meg Family

Mollybrrok Fascinator Flower

8 family members currently milking have an average production index of 113 including a Fanclub and a Flowerpower with indexes above 120

The Mary Sue Family

Avon Road Brass Meg

sees a Reuben out of a Blackhawk from a Bold Venture as the best from this family topping the herd with a production index of 137. It is particularly exciting to see four Valerian calves in the pen from this family so far this year.

One of these has a pathway of Valerian x Passive x Taranak x Berretta x Bold Venture back to the Boomer Sooner cow.

More recent draftees into the Stonyrun Aus herd include representatives from the Kava Kay/ Katrina family, with a Passive daughter producing to 10% above herd average, The Faith family with a Berretta indexing at 114 and a couple of members of the Nora/Sherry family including a Paragon and her Flowerpower daughter both performing at 20% above herd average

Rock Maple Sooner Mary Sue

Chevalla MSBS Katrina

Loren Ruth, Trevor Saunders and Anthea Day Ph (03) 5626 6373 Email saunders-day@dcsi.net.au

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Comprising 360 cows milked on a 123 hectare milking area Peaking at 75 litres per hectare daily With a 40 hectare block totally dedicated to running young stock Rearing in excess of 100 calves annually 100% AI bred 25% Progeny Test Usage, with 75% semen purchased through JMS A Herd Tested, Registered, and ClassiďŹ ed Herd Proud supporters of the Jersey Industry, Jersey Australia and its services As well as featuring the Stonyrun Aus program with Mr Loren Ruth, Penn. U.S. we are proud to be working with cow families such as:

Girlie Magnify Bambi SomaresChoice SleepingBeauty Radient Maid Bird Sandra Leena Heather Rosella

Denison Park Philmar Lightwood Lynbrae Lynbrae Invergelly Yarravale Nowell Lang Park Kooroo Kings Vale

Together with some special heritage cow families developed from the herds our grandparents and parents had and consequently, cows we grew up with.

To this end, it is with great excitement that we watch this years crop of calves arriving, sired principally by Jacinto, Rebel and Valerian with Blueprint and Impuls to add their offspring later in the year.

Araluen Park Anthea Day & Trevor Saunders (03) 56266373

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ROWANTREE JERSEYS PIN UP GIRL 1st U/30mths in milk NSW state show 2007 Res intermediate champion NSW state show 2007 2nd 2 yrs in milk SRJCC On Farm challenge 2007 3rd Snr 2 yrs in milk IDW 2008 Sired by the high rated Rowantree Jugiong Megastar co bred with Jugiong Jerseys and marketed by Alta Genetics Dam Rowanree Betta Babs G Dam is an Excellent 91 point Lester out of the Legendary Babe family Mega Babs is the pinnacle of Rowantrees breeding goals!

Contact: Troy Mauger

Rowantree Mega Babs

Ph. 0358 859 294 email:tmmauger@bigpond.com.au

We milk Jerseys and say

“Yes, we like the jersey cow”

By Chris MacKenzie Being passionate about Jerseys, along with other things, wants the breed to increase and provide their owners a comfortable living.

According to N.H.I.A. figures, Jerseys are 13% of the National herd. This percentage has remained the same for some time, but is comforting considering in the past several years, cow numbers across Australia has dropped according to Dairy Australia.

If the attitude of only maintaining the present is taken, before long, it will seem as though Jerseys are being left behind. One area that we can look at is Coding Information on Herd Test data. Making sure this is properly completed and especially on animals SOLD. Make sure the correct reason is put down.

D a n i e l Abernethy at ADHIS said “that a big number of farmers only put down S for sold, no reason for selling.”

The belief is Jerseys are known for their longevity.

Currently, it seems by looking at NHIA figures, they are no different from other breeds.

Chris MacKenzie

If the facts are put down, then we can establish if low production, type health, etc, is where the problem may be. This can then be addressed along with other things, like sire selections.

When dealing with the present, think of the future.

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KOOROO JERSEYS

sales to buy some of the best cow families we could find,” Gordon recalled.

North American genetics were added to the herd in the late eighties. Gordon believes that Lester was the best bull used in the stud’s history.

The first stud cow they bought was Lynbrae Petunia 38th, and started a tradition with the Petunia family.

“From the moment when we bought her, when she was a twoyear-old she was the top cow in the herd,” said Gordon.

Other families in the stud lineup include the Bluebells, Maries, Wendys and Beautys in the Kooroo herd that currently numbers around 200 milkers and about 40 replacements a year.

They graze the farm of 100ha, one-third of it river flats and the rest mostly highly fertile red soil. The well-watered property, in South Gippsland is on the Tarwin River which supplies 20ha of irrigation.

Last season the herd averaged 5825 litres with 287 fat and 212 protein on pasture supplemented with about 4kg pellets/day.

Conditions this season are looking exceptionally good and Gordon believes his herd will average more than 6000 litres.

He always aims for big cows with plenty of capacity and he has been using North American, not NZ genetics because he believes they offer higher milk production.

The stud has sold widely through Gippsland and Kooroo genetics are also throughout the rest of Victoria. Gordon is about to restore a flushing program and hopes to have some ET offerings soon.

CONTACT: Gordon Lawson, Kooroo Jerseys 130 Lawsons Rd, Leongatha.

Ph +61 3 5664 9285 Email kooroojerseys@bigpond.com

NOWELL JERSEYS

depth and heart room,” Noel said.

He and his wife Karen run the stud at Huon in north-east Victoria, near Wodonga. The 243ha dryland farm ranges from undulating to hills and the milking herd, which includes some Holstein Friesian and cross-breeds, numbers around 225 cows. Each calving produces about 180 calves and the Furze’s retain around 50 as replacements.

The area has been hit with a series of successive droughts that have affected production figures, but Noel notes that the conditions have led to a greater reliance on the brown cows.

“Before 2002/03 the herd was 60% black-and-whites, by the end of that season the black and whites were down to 40%.

Now, hopefully at the end of the drought, the Holstein Friesians only comprise about 30% because they just didn’t handle the conditions,” he said.

His outlook for the jerseys is full-steam-ahead. “In the near future plan on having a inaugural stud sale incorporating many of the world’s highest profile cow families,” he said. Many of those are represented in the Nowell line-up, including cow families such as: Nellie, Flower, Althea, Babe, Sandra, Davinia, Jessica, Benita, Champs, Princess, Jennifer, Linda, Kelli, Golden, Fernleaf, Tulip, Telca, Gem and Dawn.

Noel admits that the Sandras, Nellies and Goldas are special favourites.

He runs an embryo program from November until May each year. The stud has had international interest from Sri Lanka, New Zealand and the US and, in recent years has sent more than 60 embryos to China and 20 embryos to New Zealand. At least six more embryos are going to the US and five are due for a sale in NZ in May. Additionally, he has sent nine bulls to India and eight to Malaysia.

The stud regularly has bulls enter PT programs.

Available in 2008 are: Powerpack (Agri Gene); JeGoldore (Semex); Santana (21st Century) and Sandblast (Huon A.B.) CONTACT: Noel Furze, Nowell Jerseys, 1985 Murray Valley Highway, Huon, Vic. 3695.

Ph: +61 2 60 273 603 / 0418 257 030 email nkfurze@bigpond.com

The quality of Kooroo jerseys was noted by last year’s South Gippsland on-farm challenge judge Geoff Parker who commented on the length of hip to pins of the cows.

For Gordon Lawson, the comment was confirmation of his 43 years invested in elite genetics.

The Leongatha jerseyman is no stranger to the championship lineup.

In 2006 he won a Great Southern Semex challenge champion 2-year-old title with a Flowerpower daughter, Kooroo Power Princess 3rd VHC 91pts. The dam was a 93pt cow bought at the Denison Park dispersal.

Kooroo Berretta’s Pam 2 also won highest-pointed cow in Central Gippsland on-farm challenge 2006, after winning highest-pointed cow in South Gippsland on-farm challenge the previous year. Her dam Kooroo Lesters Pam also won both challenges “We’ve had a bit of success this year,” he added. The stud scored a second in the pen of five class in the Central Gippsland titles.

“We’ve always showed at local shows and had lots of wins and championships,” Gordon added.

His wife Marianne is also part of the stud business which Gordon established in 1965.

“After I left school, I came back on the farm and worked with my father Jock. We had great jersey cows but not stud cows,” he said.

“So when I left school I thought if I was going to milk cows all my life they might as well be stud cows,” he said. “It makes milking something more interesting and we found that we could sell heifers for a lot more money when they’re registered.”

He started with cattle from the Pecks’ Lynbrae stud and then brought in some Katandra bloodlines. “And we went to a few

Australian jersey fanciers rarely get a chance to buy an animal from an All American National Grand Champion line, so when Noel and Karen Furze saw CHAMPS F-203 Ex 96, the 1995 All American National Grand Champion at IDW in 2004, they paid top price for the genetics.

At the latest Northern Lights sale they saw the results of that purchase, Nowell Jace Charisma was purchased by Yalcara Jerseys.

She calved down to a Parade heifer in March and is the only Jace and oldest daughter of Winning Way Golden Charisma 87pt 2yo.

“From the day she was born Jace Charisma has stood out as the pick of the heifers. We think she’s awesome,” said Noel.

Other star performers in the line-up include Rye Valley Admirals Sandra 2nd Sup Ex.92, rated the most valuable cow in the 2004 NEJCC. She was ranked top in the February 2005 cow ABV listings.

Her four daughters have all been in the top 30 and this March, she calved a Flowerpower heifer.

Other wins collected along the way are those earned by Nowell Power Sandy Sup 92 which scored top honours as four-year-old and overall champion in the 2007 NEJCC on-farm challenge as well as champion dairy cow at that year’s Tallangatta show.

Nowell SB Golda, daughter of Nowell Sandblast, won the under-12 months class and reserve junior champion at this year’s Tallangatta show. The only Sandblast daughter of Elite Alf Golda Ex, she was sold to Meldan Jerseys in the April Northern Lights offering.

The performance of these and other Nowell jerseys are part of a tradition of elite genetics that dates back 17 years. Noel started the stud off a background of a mixed commercial herd run by his parents Doug and Lois. Both are still actively involved in the dairy enterprise.

Noel said: “I set up the stud because of my love of the jersey.” wAnd the effort is rewarded. The average classification for the herd is 87 points, including two-year-olds.

His family background means his breeding philosophy has a strong commercial foundation. “I like cows with good udders with an emphasis on teat placement, with plenty of body length,

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KOOROO JERSEYS Breeding cows that milk and look good We wish the W.J.C.B. all the best for there world conference Wish we could be there

At Kooroo we aim to breed cows with high milk flow and still maintain acceptable type traits.

PRODUCTION: Last seasons average- 5825 4.9 287 3.6 212 kg

CLASSIFICATION:

2 Superior, 5 Excellent, 23 VHC The majority of. remainder of herd, Including all 2 yr olds, 86-88 points Kooroo Berrettas Pam 2 Kooroo Astounds Lily {Our 2 Superior cows}

Kooroo Lesters Pam SUP Daughter & her both On Farm Challenge winners

Denfield Princess m69 SUP 93 Daughter won great Southern Challenge 2 yr. old 2006 Due to loss of lease block we may have to reduce herd numbers, so we may have some cows FORE SALE about June.

Visitors always welcome

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Kilgus Action Hilda, VG 85 Kilgus Action Dolly, VG 84 Kilgus Action Cutie, VG 87

Forest Glen Juan Tamale, VG 89

JCJ Rebel #13192

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Bw Finalist Brandy L348, EX 90

was”. He paid $3700 for the daughter of Topshelf B Charo VHC 91. He had earned the money working on his family’s 96ha farm at Tennyson in northern Victoria.

Brookbora Jerseys was first established by Daniel’s grandparents, Norm and Margaret Bacon in 1964.

Today, the farm of Robert and Sandra Bacon is also home to Daniel, his older sister Michelle and a herd of 200 milkers, all registered Jerseys.

The herd is highly commercial, high production herd, bred with very functional type cows and the ASI average is in the top 5% of herds nationally.

Daniel has only ever known jerseys and there’s a very simple reason why the breed is his favourite. “You can get more sleep,” he explained. “You don’t have to wake up to pull calves in the middle of the night.”

He also considers jerseys more efficient producers with high components and are easier to handle.

What Daniel enjoys most about farming is looking at pedigrees and genetics, making breeding choices and seeing heifers develop into cows.

Within his parents’ herd he has a few favourite cows, notably Brookbora Fancy Daisy 115 SUP 92 and Daraway Taranak Vanessa SUP 92. Daisy 115 was the first cow Daniel has shown and one of the best cows ever bred at Brookbora. Taranak Vanessa has done everything right and is a dam of many bulls in AI. Daniel notes that his parents are “very intense” farmers. “They put a lot of effort into what they do,” he said. “I’d like to help them to continue this and to concentrate on breeding well-put-together cows that produce well.”

While he still has to decide on a stud prefix, he is planning to show his new purchase around the local shows. “It’s a good chance to catch up with mates and seeing your cattle compete against the best of other people’s,” he said.

He attended last year’s All Breeds Youth Camp and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. “It was fun. You get to meet a lot of people and learn a lot of stuff.”

While he doesn’t exactly know what he wants to do when he completes secondary schooling he anticipates some more years of study at university. Science subjects are his favourite. He is also a keen sportsman, playing local basketball two nights a week, as well as playing with the Diggora tennis, LBU football and BLU cricket clubs.

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When 16-year-old Daniel Bacon lifted his hand to bid at the recent Northern Lights sale, some people were surprised.

The Year 11 student from Rochester Secondary College was offering to buy a one-year-old heifer Topshelf Action Charo ET. “I’d talked to my Dad before the sale and told him I was deciding between the pick of two heifers. He thought it was about what it was worth.

“It was a bit funny, I shoved my hand up and it felt like everyone just stared at me”, he recalled.

While it was scary bidding at the auction for the first time, Daniel said afterwards it was a real buzz to buy his first heifer.

He said he liked the heifer’s pedigree “and also who her dam

COLAC & DISTRICTS JERSEY BREEDERS CLUB Invites you to be part of the AJBS Federal Council & AJBS Victorian Branch Annual General Meeting Program.

Tuesday 17th June - Federal Meeting Begins 9.30am in the Conference room at the Colac Mid City Motor Inn 289 Murray St Colac.

Wednesday June 18th Colac Classic Jersey Sale - Colac Showgrounds - Sale commences at 12.30pm Luncheon available.

Visit a local breeders via open farm visits after the sale.

Social Dinner - Colac Bowling Club 7pm start including entertainment by Mr Rodney Vincent, Entertainer of the Year.

Pre Dinner drinks begin at 7pm Presentation on Jersey Australia by Trevor Saunders.

2 or 3 Course Dinner approximately $35 per head includes $10 surcharge to go towards entertainers fee.

Bookings for dinner essential – by Monday 2nd June 2008, call Kerry on 03 55939347 or email k.mcgarvie@bigpond.com Thursday 19th Jersey Australia AGM at 9.30am, Colac Mid City Motor Inn - Conference room.

11.30 am Finger food 12.15 am Farm visits

Accommodation We have a special discounted price for people attending the Classic and staying at the Colac Mid City Motor Inn, $89 a double room, and this needs to be quoted at the time of booking.

Colac Mid City Motor Inn: 289 Murray St Colac, Ph 03 5231 3333 or colacmidcity@bigpond.com for our choice of accommodation Others Colac: Baronga Motor Inn: begin at $90 p/room, 35-39 Murray St Colac Ph. 03 5231 2100 Otway Gate Motel: begin $80 p/rm, 52-56 Murray St East Colac Ph. 03 5231 3244 or 5231 3087 Otway Tourist Park: fully self container cabins, Main St Gellibrand Ph. 03 5235 8357 Otway Estate Vineyard & Cottages: 20 Voveys Rd Barongarook Ph. 03 5233 8400 Camperdown Manafold Motor Inn: 295 Manifold st Camperdown Ph. 03 5593 2666 Amble Inn Motel: 71 Manifold St Camperdown Ph. 03 5593 1646 Cascade Motel: 311 Manifold St Camperdown Ph. 03 5593 1144 Cobden The Grand Central B&B: (luxury 4 star) crn Victoria & Parrott St Cobden Ph. 03 5595 1881 or 0419 954 352

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WALLACEDALE

The cows below are an example of the kind of cows we try to breed from the best Australian and overseas cow families.

WALLACEDALE JACE MELAINE 2 ET VHC 91

42Mn, 7725lt, 3.5%, 272kg prt, 5.2%, 398 kg ft, PI 108, 305 days Sire: Jace Watch out for her two sons entering Progeny Test in 2008!

Wallacedale Actions Mason X ACTION @ BOS Trading and Wallacedale Mels Banter X BADGER @ 21st Century Genetics Dam: Wallacedale Barbs Melaine 2 SUP 92 EXC X Barber 115Mn, 8243l,3.5%,288pt,5.0%,410ft,PI11, 305days. Still milking!

Next Dam: DenďŹ eld Melaine M28 VHC 90 EXC X Skyline 73Mn, 8865l,3.6%,320ft,4.4%,389pt, PI 130, 303 days She has lifetime production to date over 97000 litres, 4150 kg butterfat and 3500 kg of protien and still milking as a rising 16 yr old!!!!!!

WALLACEDALE JACE MELAINE 4 ET Max 88pts @ 2yrs

29Mn, 8316lt, 3.6%,296kg prt, 5.0%, 419kg ft, PI 129, 305days Sire: Jace, full sister to W. Jace Melaine 2 pictured above HIGHEST POINTED COW SOUTH GIPPSLAND JERSEY CLUB ON FARM CHALLENGE 2007 IN A FIELD OF OVER 200 HEAD Due August 08 to BWParade along with one BW Parade pregnancy Loads of A.I interest in this high production high type young cow

WALLACEDALE ASTOUND VIOLET 3 VHC 90 38Mn, 7050lt,4.1%,288kg prt,4.9%,347kg ft, PI 105, 305 days Her REBEL son BOSREFUTE sampled at Bos Trading in 2007 Dam is a full sister to the dam of VALERIAN Number 1 ASI sire in Australia (August 2007) Next dam: Bindi Berretta Violet IMP ET USA HC+ 88 79Mn, 10238lt, 3.75%,384kg prt, 4.0%, 405kg ft, PI 121, 305 days Next dam:Sunny Day Skyline Violet (USA) Due Sept to Badger with 2 BWParade pregnancies due Aug

We sincerely thank the purchasers of Wallacedale cattle in recent times and wish them success in establishing these cow families further.

Embryos, females and bulls of all ages always for sale for enquiries contact

WALLACEDALE JERSEYS

Luke + Melanie Wallace ph: 03 5627 5668 mob: 0400 562 764 e-mail: lukemel@dcsi.net.au

Cliff + Marieka Wallace ph/fax: 03 5627 5669 mob: 0408 135 397

Semex stands apart from other artificial breeding organizations in its dedication to “Balanced Breeding” – cows that feature a balance of superior type and production in order to maximise lifetime profitability.

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