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dtr composite: Hawarden Premier Zena VG-82 / Frank Robinson (left) dam: Hawarden Jace Pix EX-95 / Frank Robinson (above right) full sister to PREMIER: Hawarden Impuls Pixy VG-85 / Frank Robinson (above left)

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Flowerpower x Admiral

Australia’s No.1 APR Jersey Sire who is a Type and Production A2/A2 Specialist

LEGALPROMISE CRF Legal Promise

Legal x Jace

New Top 10 Genomic Sire in the USA Combines Superb Type, Production & Udders

MAGNUM Wilsonview Jevon Magnum - ET

Your No.1 Jersey Source PLUS

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Iatola x Artist

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SPIRITUAL Riverside Spirit

Avery x Berretta

The All-Round Proven Second Success Star Who offers good Type, Production & Show Style

TEQUILA

Tower Vue Prime Tequila - ET

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JERSEY

COVER Developing and Promoting the Jersey Breed

President: Peter Ness PO Box 93, Mt Compass, SA 5210 Telephone: (08) 8556 8270 nyowee@activ8.net.au Vice President: Milton Johnston 118 Edinburgh Drive, Taree, NSW 2430 Telephone: (02) 6552 5915 Secretary: Scott Joynson PO Box 292, Ascot Vale, VIC 3032 Telephone: (03) 9370 9105 jersey@jersey.com.au Hon. Treasurer: Rohan Sprunt 235 Kaarimba Hall Rd Kaarimba VIC 3635 Telephone: (03) 5826 9506 kaarmona@bigpond.com Trevor Saunders 495 Araluen Rd, Yarragon VIC 3823 Telephone: (03) 5626 6373 saunders-day@dcsi.net.au Andrew Younger 162 Zeerust Church Rd, Zeerust Vic 3634 Ph: 03 5829 8352 Mob: 0409 572 484 Email: motor5@bigpond.com Geoff Heazlewood PO Box 87 Latrobe TAS 7307 Telephone: (03) 6426 1169 Chris MacKenzie 859 Cooriemungle Rd Timboon VIC 3268 Telephone: (03)559 87222 jireh859@skymesh.com.au Troy Mauger The Willows Willawa Rd Jerilderie NSW 2716 Telephone: (03) 5885 9294 tmmauger1@bigpond.com Lisa Broad 388 Johnson Rd Lockington VIC 3563 Telephone: (03) 5486 2624 lisa.broad@bigpond.com.au Brian Wilson 204 Wallamore Road, Tamworth NSW 2340 Telephone: (02) 6761 5783 vicki.brian@bigpond.com Jersey Australia Website: www.jersey.com.au

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29JE3756 Hawarden Impuls

PREMIER Impuls x Jace x Future

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ABS dtr composite: Hawarden Premier Zena VG-82 / Frank Robinson (left) dam: Hawarden Jace Pix EX-95 / Frank Robinson (above right) full sister to PREMIER: Hawarden Impuls Pixy VG-85 / Frank Robinson (above left)

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Behind the Scenes Better genes, more milk - long lives Small Jerseys face bit test in South Gippsland Gold Rush Down Under Semex New Zealand On Farm Competition Progeny Test Registrations Reimbursement Scheme Emerging dairy photography sees Jerseys ‘pop’ for camera Show results - 2013 Brisbane Royal, Qld Let’s Cook - with Dairy Udderly Admin Jersey factor pushes hand-made marketing

ABS Australia FC Agri-Gene IFC Alta Genetics 15 Ascot Park Jerseys 18-19 Bralock Jerseys 7 Bushlea Jerseys 10 Colac JBC 20 Cedar Vale Jerseys 30 CRV 4 DeLaval 5 Genetics Australia / WWS 22 Goulburn Murray JBC 13 Northern District JBC 23 Semex BC Shirlinn Jerseys 27 Viking Genetics 33 Zoetis IBC

NOV/DEC ADVERTISING DEADLINES Advertising Bookings: OCTOBER 10th If you require your ad to be designed - all copy must be received by OCTOBER 15 If you are supplying press ready ads from an outside source the final deadline is OCTOBER 21

Editorial and Advertising to: SHARON CLARK Clark Graffix - PO Box 1576, Shepparton VICTORIA 3632 T: 0437 066 077 | F: 03 5821 0165 | E: jersey@clarkgraffix.com JERSEY AUSTRALIA PO BOX 292, ASCOT VALE, VIC 3032 Telephone: (03) 9370 9105 Fax: (03) 9370 9116 Email: jersey@jersey.com.au www.jersey.com.au Pre-Press Editor & Graphic Design: Sharon Clark - Clark Graffix Printed by: Shepparton Printing Service P/L (03) 5821 4707 Email: sps@shepprint.com.au NEW SOUTH WALES State Secretary - Milton Johnston Phone: (02) 6552 5915 Fax: (02) 6552 5915 johnston_jersey@yahoo.com.au

QUEENSLAND State Secretary - Diane Reeves Phone: (07) 5485 4585 Work: (07) 3221 3182 Fax: (07) 5485 4575 Email: ajbsqld@bigond.com SOUTH AUSTRALIA State Secretary - Amy McDonald PO Box 13, Greenock SA 5360 Phone (08) 8562 8113 Fax (08) 8562 8520 Email: carcoolajersey@bigpond.com TASMANIA State Secretary - Max McCormack PO Box 1258, Devonport TAS 7310 Phone: (03) 6424 1250 Mobile: 0409 252 232 Email: pegandmax@bigpond.com

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LIFETIME EFFICENCY

PROFITABILITY GAINS ARE GREATLY ENHANCED BY MATCHING THE RIGHT COWS TO YOUR SPECIFIC FARMING SYSTEM

ARIES

(Parade x Flower Power)

Homelands Aries Silvermine 2 VG 88 2yrs

• Early Daughters Impress, first 14 Dtrs classified @ 84.6 points • Super ‘PARADE’ son nearing Graduation.

• Aug 13 ABV(g) +154 Milk +0.38%F 28KG +0.31%P 20Kg

BOS GREGSTAR

(Valerian x Konui)

Whitestar 4916 VHC 90

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CRV BRAX

(VanAhlem x Larfalot)

Pannoo Manhattan Vanessa 2_5x7

• Australia’s No.1 Type & Mammary Genomic Sire • International Demand for this Australian Leader • Aug 13 ABV(g) +835 Milk +0.04%P 30Kg P +124 Type +116 Mammary

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Happy cows are not just healthier cows, they produce more milk. Field studies show that the DeLaval Swinging Cow Brush can actually stimulate cows to produce up to 1kg extra milk per day and lower mastitis by 34%.* That’s an impressive return for adding a little comfort for your cows.

* Ynte. H. Schukken, Quality Milk Production Service, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850.

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JJ JERSEY AUSTRALIA by Scott Joynson

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Behind the Scenes

ood winter rains across much of our dairying regions means the coming Spring should produce a better than average harvest and set up the final leg of productive seasons throughout our membership.

Meanwhile the Jersey Australia office gets back to business after the influence of International visitors and of course the Annual General Meeting. The Board has been very aware that the previous year was a standalone record with respect to animal registrations and as such has a slightly conservative national target of 15,000 by the end of February 2014.

At time of writing members have submitted 8920 registrations being down 669 against the same period last year. The year to date figure would be a lot further behind if it wasn’t for the Board decision to run the Christmas in July promotion which was a roaring success. Many thanks to the members who took advantage of the savings on offer to catch up on their paperwork as we received well over 2000 animals during the offer period.

The big factor driving the registration boom of 2012 was the two major Export orders for Jersey heifers during that year. Up until the second week of August this year it seemed that export interest had dried up meaning we were needing to re-adjust our forecasts.

Thankfully Austrex Pty Ltd recently announced the fact that they

had secured an order for 3200 Australian Jerseys for China and are now out buying for an October 2013 shipping date. Fantastic news for our breed and the fact we will again enjoy a steady floor price for surplus heifers.

Members are reminded that the Board has approved the printing of the Jersey Australia Membership List which is being prepared at the moment. The new glossy booklet will be our official list for the next two years and should be in circulation late October. If you wish to advertise in the publication please contact Cassandra at Jersey House as soon as possible.

Another popular Jersey publication, the Jersey Calendar has finally found some sponsorship (thank you to Marg Cockerell and Murray Goulburn you are lifesavers) meaning we will be chasing 2014 Calendar advertisers and artwork during September to ensure the large print run is completed by late October.

Finally, we didn’t have room to run the Jersey Australia Production Awards in the last Jersey Journal so the list of award winners is listed below. Congratulations to all the members listed below, it is a credit to your management systems and your hard work. For the rest of us, it is very easy to open the Jersey Journal on this page and show other Dairymen the production potential of our wonderful cows!

2013 JERSEY AUSTRALIA PRODUCTION AWARDS

Name C & K COUCH JR & MA COCKERELL JASON STEINBORNE BR, JL, RP & LJ SMETHURST BROOKBORA (RL & SL BACON) B & D SMETHURST PA & LM MUMFORD GC & RG SPRUNT COLNARCO P/L (C & N BACON) DA & BL EDWARDS MURRAY BROOK FARM SIMON REID DM & LM FRY WILSON FAMILY PHILMAR DAIRY COMPANY L & L BROAD JH & GL CARSON

DR JW QUIN R KINGHAM W & R & R MCVEAN CJ & LK EMMETT G & A HEAZLEWOOD

T & A BRADLEY C & J DOWEL HG, JO & A BROWN PC & WJ NESS JOHNSTON BROS

W & A MAPLES

Member V007318 V001196 S00934 V000905 V000580 V010280 V007017 V001590 V010627 V010124 V010512 V002868 W009009 N002203 N008638 V007719 V000597

N002141 V001443 V007680 V005449 T000738

V011154 V000609 V001188 S000833 N002059

V010948

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*based on 2012 Herd Test lactation summary. kgs % Stud Herd Milk PROTEIN PROTEIN RIVERSIDE 167 7633 292 3.8% WARRAIN 296 7313 287 3.9% FLEURIEU 95 7256 270 3.7% LERIDA PARK 258 6954 260 3.7% BROOKBORA 201 7072 262 3.7% JARNDIE 84 7229 262 3.6% GELBEADO PARK 330 6398 253 4.0% KAARMONA 160 6670 257 3.9% COLNARCO 137 6445 248 3.8% MIKADAN 102 6923 250 3.6% MURRAY BROOK 222 6590 244 3.7% JACKIAH 202 6604 244 3.7% KATANDRA PARK 42 6652 250 3.8% SHIRLINN 184 6558 242 3.7% MIAMI 372 6250 239 3.8% BROADLIN 233 6538 244 3.7% GLENBRAE 448 6475 239 3.7%

ORANA 40 5995 224 3.7% FARNBOROUGH 114 6090 228 3.7% MOUNT ELLIOT 140 5886 226 3.8% SHENSTONE 143 6406 240 3.7% MERSEYBANK 93 6111 234 3.8%

MAJESTIC 142 5654 217 3.8% INVERELL 290 5457 205 3.8% MERINDAH 248 5493 210 3.8% NYOWEE 229 5503 200 3.6% INGALALA 163 5723 201 3.5%

SUNDOWNER 53 5164 197 3.8%

kgs FAT 377 356 344 346 339 338 330 323 327 319 319 311 298 303 304 297 301

301 288 287 298 268

273 281 265 261 272

250

% FAT 4.9% 4.9% 4.7% 5.0% 4.8% 4.7% 5.2% 4.8% 5.1% 4.6% 4.8% 4.7% 4.5% 4.6% 4.9% 4.5% 4.6%

5.0% 4.7% 4.9% 4.7% 4.4%

4.8% 5.1% 4.8% 4.7% 4.8%

4.8%

Total F +P 669 643 614 606 601 600 583 580 575 569 563 555 548 545 543 541 540

525 516 513 538 502

490 486 475 461 473

447

Award PLATINUM PLATINUM PLATINUM PLATINUM PLATINUM PLATINUM PLATINUM PLATINUM PLATINUM PLATINUM PLATINUM PLATINUM PLATINUM PLATINUM PLATINUM PLATINUM PLATINUM

GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD

SILVER SILVER SILVER SILVER SILVER

BRONZE

BRALOCK

Selling this Spring Bralock Kookies Kenedy FReShlY calVeD aND lookS GReat!

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2nd NSW State Show 2011 2nd IDW 2012 Junior champion Berry Show 2012 2nd Sydney Royal 2012 1st NSW State Jersey Show 2012

Dam: Bushlea Kenedy 86 VG86

1st IDW 2011 Junior Champion NSW State Show 2010 GDam: aVonlea Renaissance Kennedy eX 95 Sold in the Summer Splash Sale for $37,000 Grand Champion Ontario Summer Show ‘07 1st 4-Year-Old Ontario Summer Show ‘07 All-Canadian Sr. 3-Year-Old ‘06 1st Sr. 3-Year-Old Royal Winter Fair ‘06 1st Sr. 2-Year-Old & Inter. Champion RAWF ‘05 All-Canadian Sr. 2-Year-Old ‘05

Avonlea Renaissance Kennedy EX 95 Bralock Kookies Kenedy

Jugiong Molly 5482 EX 93 STP ** dAUGHTER SELLS - GLobULL fUSIoNS SALE ** 22ST NovEmbER, bERRy, NSW

artwork: Hayley menzies - pHotos: ross easterBrook, kookie - patty Jones, starfincH - Bradley cullen

2nd 4 years in milk IDW 2011 Senior champion Jersey & Best udder all Breeds Shepparton National 2010 Reserve champion Mature cow Great Southern challenge 2011

What a cow family & what an opportunity!

This heifer comes from the heart of the great MOLLY family at Jugiong.

Sired by Galaxies Celebrity out EX93 Astound that has done over 9000L x Ex90 x VG87x EX90 with production & type to burn!

She is handmade underneath!

Shirlinn BE Starfinch VG 86 2yr ** SHE SELLS - SPRING SPECTACULAR SALE ** 21ST NovEmbER, GERRINGoNG, NSW

3rd S2 in milk NSW Sate show Sire: Bridon Excitation Dam: ShIRlINN FloWeR StaRFINch VG86 2nd Dam: ShIRlINN MISS StaRFINch eX92 2nd Sydney Royal 5yr In-Milk & 1st Production Cow Has a son at Agri-Gene 3rd Dam: ShIRlINN ceNtuRIoN StaRFINch eX91 4th Dam: ShIRlINN eXpeRt StaRFINch eX90 5th Dam: ShIRlINN palS StaRFINch 6th Dam: ShIRlINN StaRFINch eX94 Champion Cow Sydney Royal

Kathleigh Bomber Anne VG 87 ** SHE SELLS - SPRING SPECTACULAR SALE ** 21ST NovEmbER, GERRINGoNG, NSW

3rd J2 in milk Brisbane Royal 2010 1st S2 in Milk IDW Youth Show 2011

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Bralock Governor Anne

Daughter of KATHLEIGH BOMBER ANNE VG 87 1st under 6 months Melbourne Royal 2012 Reserve Junior champion Melbourne Royal 2012

Embryo’s, Heifers & Bulls Always for Sale

BRALOCK Jerseys

words: Lee-Ann Monks

Better genes, more milk – long lives, regardless of the feeding system G

Daughters of higher APR Jersey sires were more likely than other cows to recalve by 20 months in low bail, moderate to high bail and PMR feeding systems. There were insufficient Jersey herds in the study with hybrid and TMR feeding systems to assess recalving in these systems.

ood genes mean more milk, regardless of the feeding system, according to the results from Feeding the Genes, a study commissioned by the Australian Dairy Herd Improvement Scheme with Dairy Australia funding.

Dr Pauline Brightling, who led the study, said results dispelled the common beliefs that the benefits of cows with higher genetic merit were not realised in herds using low bail or a total mixed ration (TMR) feeding system.

For both Holstein and Jerseys, cows with high APR sires were no more likely to have a short lactation than other cows.

The results also dispel the myth that high genetic merit cows don’t last in the herd.

“These findings support the use of high ranked APR sires listed in the Good Bulls Guide for all dairy herds, regardless of breed or feeding system,” she said.

The Good Bulls Guide is published twice a year by the Australian Dairy Herd Improvement Scheme.

Feeding the Genes study leader, Dr Pauline Brightling, said the results dispel the common belief that high genetic merit cows don’t last in the herd.

The results showed there is an interaction between genetic merit and feeding system.

Genetics, feeding and cows that last The study used two indicators to identify cows that last in the herd: the percentage of cows that re-calved by 20 months and the percentage of cows with short lactations (less than 120 days).

Key findings

Do genetics really matter in all feeding systems*?

Yes. Selecting high APR sires has benefits in all feeding systems used in Australia.

Are cows with high genetic merit less likely to last in the herd in some feeding systems* than others?

No. The Jersey daughters of higher APR sires are just as likely (if not more likely) to last in the herd as long as daughters of lower APR sires. Not only do they last as long, the daughters of higher APR sires produce more milk.

Do farmers using different feeding systems have different amounts to gain from choosing high genetic merit sires?

Yes. The benefits of greater genetic merit do vary between feeding systems. * These results apply to Jersey cows in low bail, moderate-high bail and PRM systems. There were insufficient Jersey herds in the study with hybrid and total mixed ration feeding systems to allow reliable results from these feeding systems.

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More daughters of high APR sires lasting in the herd was partly due to less culling because of these’ cows’ higher milk yields. However, even after accounting for differences in milk production, percentages that remained in the herd were similar or slightly higher for daughters of high APR sires relative to low genetic merit sires.

These findings dispel the myth that high genetic merit cows (high APR) don’t last in the herd.

Genetics, feeding and production The results for Jerseys also showed an interaction between genetic merit and feeding system.

“Daughters of high APR Jersey sires produce more milk volume, fat and protein. These results apply to low bail, moderate-high bail and PMR feeding systems. We didn’t have enough data to get valid results for Jersey herds using hybrid or TMR feeding systems,” Dr Brightling said.

In addition to looking at the effect of a cow’s sire’s APR, the study also investigated the effects of the cow’s own genetic merit in terms of her ABVs for milk, fat and protein.

In each of the low bail, moderate-high bail and PRM feeding systems, Jersey cows with higher ABVs for milk, fat and protein yield produced more. This dispels the belief that the benefits of high ABVs are not realised in herds using the low bail feeding system.

The effects of increases in a Jersey cow’s ABVs for milk volume, fat and protein yield were smaller for the low bail feeding system than for the moderate-high bail and PMR feeding systems. For each 10 unit increase in the cow’s ABV for milk, the estimated milk volume increases were 5 litres in the low bail feeding system, and about 7 to 8 litres in the moderate-high bail and PMR feeding systems.

The estimated fat yield increases varied from 6.0 kg in the low bail feeding system to 7.5 to 9.1 kg in the moderate-high bail and PMR feeding systems for every 10 unit increase in the cow’s ABV for fat kg.

Protein yield increase estimates varied from 5.3 kg in the low bail feeding system to 8.8 to 9.3 kg in the moderate-high bail and PMR feeding systems for every 10 unit increase in the cow’s ABV for protein.

The Feeding the Genes ‘short report’ can be downloaded from http://www.adhis.com.au/

ADHIS is an initiative of Australian Dairy Farmers’, that receives the majority of its funding from Dairy Australia through the Dairy Services Levy.

Table 2: Jersey daughters of higher APR sires produce more (volume, fat and protein) over 305 days in every feeding system. Figures show the effects of each 50-unit increase in APR. Milk production variable

Feeding system Low bail

Mod-high bail

PMR

Milk volume (l)

42.1 (25.3 to 59.0)

55.9 (46.6 to 65.1)

49.5 (23.5 to 75.4)

Fat yield (kg)

2.6 (1.8 to 3.4)

3.4 (3.0 to 3.9)

3.7 (2.4 to 5.0)

Protein yield (kg)

2.0 (1.3 to 2.6)

2.8 (2.5 to 3.1)

2.9 (1.9 to 3.8)

▲ The estimated effects*of cow’s sire’s APR on 305-day milk production for lactations from Jersey cows by feeding system adjusted for the cow’s maternal grandsire’s APR (95% confidence interval).

Coefficients represent estimated change in milk production variable per 50 unit increase in the cow’s sire’s Australian Profit Ranking; coefficients were adjusted for age at calving; herd and cow within herd were fitted as random effects

Feeding the Genes study The Feeding the Genes study investigated the relationship between genetics (as measured by APR and ABVs for specific traits) and feeding systems, and their impact on milk Feeding production and the cow’s ability to the Gen es last in the herd. It also investigated the relationship between bull APRs and the price of their semen.

The study drew upon data from 505 commercial Australian dairy herds, using a range of feeding systems. Each herd’s feeding system was identified through a questionnaire filled in by herd managers. Cow, lactation and sire data were obtained from the ADHIS data base for cows in these herds.

Holstein and Jersey cows were analysed separately.

Each herd’s feeding system was categorised according to Dairy Australia’s five feeding systems definitions: 1.

Low bail

Grazed pasture + other forages + up to 1.0 tonne

grain/concentrates fed in bail.

2.

Moderate-high bail

Grazed pasture + other forages + more than 1.0 tonne

grain/concentrates fed in bail.

3.

Partial mixed ration (PMR)

Pasture grazed for most or all of year + partial mixed

ration on feed pad ± grain or concentrates fed in bail.

4. Hybrid

Pasture grazed for less than nine months per year +

partial mixed ration on feed pad ± grain or

concentrates fed in bail.

5.

Total Mixed Ration (TMR)

Cows fed total mixed ration; zero grazing. n An indepen report on dent short interactions between feeding syst and dair y cow gen em etics

Get cycling towards success Getting cows back in calf each year continues to be one of the biggest challenges facing the modern dairy farmer.

Almost 1 in 4 cows were identified as non-cyclers in a recent Australian trial1. Identifying a reliable treatment program for these cows has been a priority for the Australian dairy industry for some time.

This trial compared treatment programs for non-cycling dairy cows, and identified a program that can achieve first service conception rates equivalent to the normally cycling cows in the remainder of the herd.

The research carried out by Warrnambool Veterinary Clinic and sponsored by Zoetis Australia Pty Ltd, involved over 1,700 non-cycling cows from nineteen western Victorian dairy herds. It compared a traditional OvSynch program with an OvSynch plus CIDR approach, as illustrated in Figure 1. Both programs used fixed time insemination.

All treatments administered in this trial, including the time of insemination, were identical except for the addition of an Eazi-Breed® CIDR® device to cows in the second treatment group. CIDR’s are administered vaginally and contain the natural hormone progesterone. In non-cycling cows, they provide a hormonal “kick start” to get cows in calf.

Dr Jon Kelly, lead researcher from Warrnambool Veterinary Clinic, implemented the six-month project to generate specific advice for farmers when dealing with their non-cycling cows. “Our research has confirmed that the addition of an Eazi-Breed CIDR into an OvSynch program improves the first service conception rate by almost 50 per cent over Ovsynch alone,” said Dr Kelly. For heifers in their first lactation, the addition of an Eazi-Breed CIDR to the Ovsynch program improved first service conception rate by over 60%.

While there is an initial investment associated with the addition of an Eazi-Breed CIDR into the program, the cost per CIDR program pregnancy versus an OvSynch program pregnancy is reduced by over $30. The Eazi-Breed CIDR program resulted in more AI calves with superior genetic potential, leading to better quality replacement heifers.

“CIDR programs are helping to mitigate the financial losses that can burden local producers when their cattle are not cycling, and pregnancies are being gained by back up bulls, not quality AI bulls. Knowing how and when to tackle these problem cows and getting them pregnant early should be a real focus for farmers” said Dr Kelly.

Producers should speak to their veterinarian for more information on an appropriate breeding program for their dairy herd.

Figure 1. OvSynch +/- Eazi-breed CIDR program for the treatment of non-cycling cows Jersey Journal – September/October 2013 9

Sandblast daughter

New Sires and updated genetic evaluations have shaped the Agri-Gene Sire line-up into a Genetic Powerhouse providing more choices for profitable Jersey Genetics than ever before. The release of the August 2013 Australian and USA Dairy Proofs has once again highlighted the strength of Agri-Gene’s current Jersey Sire line-up.

Agri-Gene has maintained the No.1 and No.2 Jersey rankings in both Australia and the USA at the same time within 4 separate bulls for the second consecutive proof runs. In Australia the No.1 APR Sire for the 6th consecutive proof run is Australia’s A2/A2 Cream of Crop Specialist; Nowell SANDBLAST, he has almost 100 daughters in 28 herds and in addition to his No.1 ranking for APR he is also the No.1 ASI and Protein Kgs Sire.

He offers good Milk Production; it is important to rate his excellent Type and Udder rankings and the fact that he is also the breeds No.1 Ligament bull at +124 and in the Top 1% for the Rear Udder Width. He will lower Cell Counts and will increase Daughter Fertility; it is easy to see how he has an unsurpassed Likeability score of +106 and is starting

Pine daughter

to see high use across the breed as a Sire of Sons.

In No.2 position on the Australian APR rankings is popular USA A2/A2 Sire; Richies Jace TBONE A364 who has being used heavily as a Sire of Sons. Tbone is the No.4 Sire for Type and is in the Top 1% for Udders with positive Components. He maintained excellent numbers across the board with no negatives in his impressive Type Linear and is over +110 for no less than 10 Individual Type Traits. He will lower Cell Counts and will improve allround Health Traits and Workabilities, especially good for Farmer Likeability; he is equal No.1 with breed leading Sire; Sandblast at +106.

SPIRITUAL now has over +1,850 daughters and again increased and remains in the Top 20 APR bulls. This allrounder will offer both stud and commercial breeder’s excellent value for the Spring mating season.

Wilsonview Jevon MAGNUM–ET and Sweetie PLUS Iatolas Bold maintained their No.1 and No.2 JPI rankings in the USA at +237 and +227. MAGNUM is a Jevon son from the famous ‘M’ cow family at Wilsonview Jerseys in the USA. Magnum is also the No.1 Sire for PTA Fat, Tbone daughter

Magnum daughter

INDUSTRY NEWS

Agri-Gene is the No.1 Source for Jersey Genetics

Cheese Merit Dollars, Net Merit Dollars, Fluid Merit Dollars and ranks amongst the Top 10 for PTA Protein, Productive Life and Daughter Pregnancy Rate.

Magnum joins our strong and growing line-up of Jersey Sires with the first the shipment of Sexed Semen which has recently arrived during August.

PLUS has continuously being ranked amongst the top of the Industry for JPI, sitting at No.2 he added 626 daughters and made some tremendous improvements on his already impressive proof. He is now the No.3 Milk Production bull in the breed and is also a Top 10 Sire for PTA Protein, Net Merit Dollar and Fluid Merit Dollar Indexes, Stature, Dairy Form and Rear Udder Height.

For the Type orientated breeders, TEQUILA has been dominating the show scene around the world for the past few years; he is sitting in No.1 position yet again for overall Type +2.4, Udders +6.70 and Stature +4.3 and is ranked amongst the Top 10 Sires in the USA for Strength, Rump Width, Udder Cleft, Udder Depth and Teat Placement. Tequila daughters are clearly identifiable by their elite Udder traits and eye-catching combination of Dairyness and Strength.

Jersey Journal – September/October 2013 11

words: Michael Porteus

A

Small Jerseys face big test in South Gippsland

small number of Jerseys faces a big test on the South Gippsland farm of a life-long Holstein lover Ashley Harrison.

Ash says says the new Jerseys have to look good, milk well and prove they can pay their way in a herd of 240 big Holsteins.

The herd runs on 330 acres of hilly country near Leongatha, 20 minutes from Victoria’s south coast two hours east of Melbourne.

The cows graze rye grass for most of the year, plus silage and summer turnips, rape seed and chicory. The farm calves from April to August. It supplies Fonterra.

Ashley comes from a long-term dairy family. When he worked off farm for a year, he still helped parents Russell and Eileen with the milking before and after work.

He returned to the farm in 1994 after a nine-month agricultural exchange in Canada. He married wife Jane in 2003 and managed the farm from 2005. Their sons are Cohen and Raidyn (pictured) are now aged three and two.

The Harrisons had a registered all-Holstein herd. But when Cohen was two, he developed a fondness for the Jersey calves he saw at the farm of family friend Peter Price.

Peter would ask Cohen when he was getting a Jersey calf, and Cohen would cry for one. Ash said to Jane: “If we are going to buy him anything, we’ve got to buy something decent.”

Jane says that when the truck turned up with their first Jersey cow, the excitement on Cohen’s face made it all worthwhile.

The farm has since registered another seven classified Jerseys.

Ash says some seem only half the size of his 700kg Holsteins. But it’s the litres that count. “The days of the 6000-litre Jerseys are gone,” he says. “They’d be way below the herd average here. They need to be the high sevens and into the eights to be competitive.

“The components in the Jerseys are still there, but a Jersey doing five and a half (thousand litres of milk a year) at five or five-four (per cent components) is still going to be below my herd average here.”

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“We went for quality instead of just an average Jersey. I studied the pedigrees and found something. They had to be in the category over 8000 litres, and be excellent in the pedigree.

“They’ve got to be pretty sound sort of cows. I breed for production and type, so if the Jerseys they don’t look any good, they won’t be here.

“And if they don’t milk, they are even less of a chance of being here. They have got to have generations of excellent cows

in their pedigree. Type is a big issue and production has to be over 8000.”

These are the same qualities he looks for in Holsteins: “At the end of the day, a good cow is a good cow no matter what breed or colour they are.”

He says one of his Jerseys produced 8600 litres in a year before being flushed.

Others did 7600 and 7400, which was OK for a tough year in Gippsland which was at first too wet, and then too dry. “They are competing pretty well,” Ash says.

“Their production has really picked up now.”

He says the Jerseys have no problems in the herd. “They are stubborn things and don’t let too much get in their way, so they go OK competing against the Holsteins. We’ve got some pretty big cows in our herds, but it doesn’t worry the Jerseys if they are only half the size.

“We just calved a Jersey heifer, and she doesn’t let the Holsteins push her around at all. The Jerseys have plenty of attitude.

I think they’ll keep up over time. I think we’ve bought the right ones - they are going to give enough milk to compete.”

And there are places where the Jerseys might even have an advantage. “We are not a flat farm,” Ash says. “The Jerseys will probably do better in the hills than maybe the big Holsteins.”

He says it’s too early to say if the Jerseys will be easier to manage, and just how their smaller stature will factor in to their profitability. But it will be a factor if they only eat half as much to produce the same amount of milk.

Ash says sire selection is a challenge in both Holsteins and Jerseys. He has flushed one of his Jerseys to an Australian Jersey bull, and also imports Jersey semen from the USA and Canada.

He is not planning to breed any Jersey-Holstein crosses, and he is interested in selling stud Jerseys. He says today’s Jerseys are a lot bigger that they were in the past, and some people have underestimated their worth.

Meanwhile, Cohen is loving growing up on the farm. He and Raiden both enjoy playing with the Jersey calves. “They are very playful and are a good size for the young boys,” Jane says. “Raidyn can tell you which are Jerseys and which are Holsteins.”

Ash and Jane say Cohen knows about 80 per cent of the cows by name and can say which calves came from which cows.

“There have been a couple of times that he has corrected Ash, and he is always right,” Jane says. “We have had about 130 cows calve so far this year, and if we run down the calving sheet, Cohen will tell you who had a bull and who had a heifer.

He will only get maybe one or two wrong.

His eye for the cows is amazing.”

Ash can’t remember what he was like at that age, but he might have been a bit like his son. “I love my Holsteins, and I’ll never go out of Holsteins,” he says.

“It’s one of those things, but I’ve got no complaints about the Jerseys.”

Goulburn Murray Jersey Breeders Club President: Ron Baker (03) 5864 6246 Secretary: Margaret Cockerell (03) 5864 1133

NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME

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GLENARRON JERSEYS Ron, Glenyss & Grant Baker 14 Hutchins Lane, Katunga (03) 58646246 glenarron@origin.net.au YENOLAM JERSEYS Neil, Wendy, Dick & Lyla 1119 Boals Rd Numurkah 3636 Ph (03) 5864 1064 Fax (03) 5864 1025 yenolam@iinet.net.au

FRESH START JERSEYS Toni Adams & Mark Norman Ph (03) 5865 5060 M 0427 229 505 YALCARA JERSEYS Peter & Lyn Sprunt 926 Sandmount Road Katunga 3640 (03) 5873 2583 yalcara@cnl.com.au

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Margaret Cockerell was made a Life Member at the recent gMjbC agM. Margaret has invested a lot of time into the jersey club over the years and loves to see the next generation of dairyfarmers/cow people get an opportunity. Congratulations to Margaret.

at a recent planning meeting the gMjbC outlined the next 12 months of activities commencing with the On Farm Challenge. There will also be farm/herd visits throughout the year as well as the popular calf show in the autumn, with the possibility of another tour to visit other herds in different areas of the state at a later date.

LOXLEiGH JERSEYS Geoff Akers Victoria Rd Tallygaroopna 3634 (03) 5829 8478 geoffakers1@bigpond.com

WARRAiN JERSEYS John & Margaret Cockerell 1219 Rendells Rd Numurkah 3636 (03) 5864 1133 warrainjerseys@mcmedia.com.au

GLENFERN JERSEYS Peter & Bev Farrell 579 Healesville-Kooweerup Rd, Healesville 3777 M 0409 503 352 peter.farrell7@bigpond.com

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KADDY JERSEYS Andrew Younger 50 Zeerust School Rd Zeerust 3634 (03) 5829 8352 motor5@bigpond.com www.jersey.com.au/ jweb/uploads/kaddy/ kaddy_intro.html

PiNNACLE PARK JERSEYS Darryn Smith 226 Crera Rd Invergordon 3636 M 0428 557 080 HOMELANDS JERSEYS Phil Hentschke & Warren Schutz 142 Youanmite Rd Invergordon 3636 (03) 5865 5171

If you are interested in being a gMjbC member or you would like to join the jersey activities that the gMjbC offers, please contact one of the office bearers at the top of this page.

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GENTEEL JERSEYS Brad Adams 553B Mywee/Koonoomoo Rd Strathmerton 3641 (03) 5874 5388 genteeljerseys@hotmail.com

GARCOLA JERSEYS Gary & Christine Maddern 305 Kenny Rd Koonoomoo 3644 Ph 03 5873 2330 M 0417 898 340 maddern@adam.com.au WAiANiWA JERSEYS Lindsay Hamilton 1045 Hawkers Rd Nathalia 3636 (03) 5864 1380

KAARMONA JERSEYS Graeme & Robyn, Rohan & Claire Sprunt 228 & 235 Kaarimba Hall Rd Kaarimba 3635.

(03) 5826 9506 kaarmona@bigpond.com HAZELVALE JERSEYS Jason Hayes M 0410 135 420

By Derrick Frigot, President World Jersey Cattle Bureau

GOLD RUSH DOWN UNDER … a visit to Australia T

oday, it is evident that the Australian Jersey is on the cusp of playing a major role in global Jersey breeding. This was the general impression of the visiting Jersey breeders who travelled to Australia last May to attend the 2013 council meetings and tour of the World Jersey Cattle Bureau.

At the invitation of Jersey Australia, the annual council meetings of the World Jersey Cattle Bureau were held at Inverloch, Victoria. They were part of a two-week tour when a travelling party of nearly 60 Jersey breeders was entertained with visits to a variety of Jersey farms, bull studs and research establishments.

Interesting and informative talks from industry people along with the added advantage of gathering and talking with Australian Jersey breeders and those aligned to the industry made the visit very special.

This was my third visit to Australia – Derrick Frigot, President World Jersey Cattle Bureau. the first being in 1976 and the second in 1999 – both visits with the WJCB. On these previous occasions, I Gippsland and Northern Districts of Victoria. The enthusiasm of was impressed with the Jerseys and their overall type. At those the breeders was evident everywhere and this was highlighted times, I felt that the Australian Jersey was very similar to the at the country’s record-breaking Northern Lights Jersey Sale Island Jersey of those days – cows with excellent conformation which averaged $4,342. and really good udders – but looking back they were “cows of The visit to Genetics Australia and the ensuing discussion their time”. Today, with the more recent influence of North on the development of the Jersey breed in Australia and the American bloodlines, the Australian breeder has blended the current dairy industry was a learning experience that was much original strong female bloodlines expertly and now we see appreciated. Other visits to research facilities demonstrated the a modern Jersey cow that produces more milk and is fit for advanced dairy research being undertaken, and absorbing talks today’s dairy challenges. on a variety of dairy and breeding subjects followed the evening Today’s Australian Jersey has more stature and dairyness, dinners. with modern dairy udders that are pliable and milky. Their noted Altogether, the Australian hosts provided the visitors with a fertility and their ability to perform in varied environmental well-balanced itinerary that was both enjoyable and educational. conditions make them appealing to a wider global audience.

Demonstrating the current drive towards the Jersey breed, The tour started in New South Wales visiting farms in Jersey Australia reported an upsurge in registrations for 2012 Camden and Wollongong and continued in the Western Districts, with a record processing of 22,941 registrations. They also reported several record-breaking Jersey sales and a record export of live Jerseys and semen.

The A.I. industry is competitive and the continuing search for high genomic young bulls is keen. This encourages the Australian Jersey breeders to concentrate on their breeding and genomic testing has identified some outstanding cow families that are now being used to take the breed forward.

Altogether, the visit was an outstanding success and thanks go to the organisers, headed by Trevor Saunders and Peter Ness and their colleagues, along with the staff of Jersey Australia and the appointed travel agent, Robyn Barber, who did a remarkable job of organising the tour and tourists in a most professional way.

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words: Dianna Malcolm

Semex New Zealand On-Farm Competition A

n interesting find was uncovered when it came to identifying New Zealand’s top Jersey cows in the Annual Semex On-Farm Jersey competition.

The On-Farm competition is unique in that it is designed to find the best Jersey exponents (for conformation) and they are judged on-farm without preparation.

It limits the farmers’ workload, levels the playing field between producers and it finds valuable common ground between commercial producers and the breeders who regularly show.

This year the competition included close to 300 cows from 44 farms. It was judged by Maurice Pedley, of Kaimatarau Jerseys, who farms to the west of Palmerston North.

This year’s Supreme Champion (on conformation) came from the high profile Otorohanga herd of Ferdon Genetics.

Ferdon Comerica Viyella EX 9-9 scored Supreme Champion and the highest Semex Conformation cow of the Semex New Zealand On-Farm 100/100 and she also has a formidable competition was Ferdon Comerica Viyella, owned by Ferdon Genetics (Otorohanga). show record – proving it is possible to be both a show cow and a successful commercial exponent. on New Zealand’s grassland farming system. She had the edge Sired by Semex’s Bridon Remake Comerica, Viyella is the in that she was big, stretchy and she had a tremendous dairy reigning New Zealand Dairy Event (NZDE) Grand Champion bone.”

Jersey. Her resume reveals that she has won every age Judge Pedley said it was also interesting to visit many farms, championship (Junior, twice Intermediate and Senior) at the whose animals would not be recognised without the On-Farm NZDE, including All Breeds Champion and Supreme Champion concept, simply because so many farmers today are milking big of the show (when she was an Intermediate in 2012). herds and are too time poor to effectively market their animals.

She is also unbeaten in the On-Farm arena, winning her age “It was a privilege to see all these great cows in their working class for the last three successive years on three successive clothes. We do need to grow the competition and take note lactations. This year she calved in with a Blackstone heifer in a that it’s so good of Semex to keep supporting it. The unity of herd that numbers 400 at the Ferguson family farm. a competition like this gives the breed strength, because many young people are so busy that they forget about the breeding, “She’s just a special cow,” Warren Ferguson said. and how vital it is for the longevity of their herd. Cows need “People often think show cows are different to commercial to be structurally sound to survive in today’s demanding dairy cows. They aren’t and Viyella proves that these cows are good industry. cows every day.”

“We need to continue not to lose sight of what we need for Viyella’s last completed lactation was 7062 litres with 626kg New Zealand Jerseys – and that is tremendous dairy cows that Milk Solids in 303 days. continue to grow in size and scope while maintaining those Her dam, Ferdon Follys Viyella EX3 won her age class in good udders on animals that can perform in 500-cow herds or the NZDE Jersey show for four successive years (including more.” winning her All Breeds class three times). Last year she was the He said North American sires had helped to give modern New Senior Champion Jersey and she has been named North Island Zealand Jerseys the capacity and scale to handle the workload Champion Jersey twice. The family descends from Ferdon Glens and competition in bigger herds.

Vickie – an internationally appreciated matriarch.

“Where breeders had been using North American bloodlines, The result follows on from the success Ferdon Jerseys they’ve had a great response. In terms of the national herd it enjoyed at the recent Royal Presentation Sale at Pencarrow takes a generation or two of North American breeding to strike where Ferdon was the sole Jersey vendor, averaging $5100 and that winner. Many of New Zealand’s top index bulls are out of achieving an $8000 top price twice. cows that have been sired by a North American bull and it was Judge Pedley spent two weeks driving the length of the great to see how they all stacked up against one another.” country to find his Champions and in the end just one point The Reserve Champion Cow, Luxmore OM June-ET EX, separated his top two. scored 99 points. She is owned by Toi Toi Genetics and at seven years, had calved six times. She re-calved on August 6. June is “It was highly interesting,” Maurice said. “It was great to see the reigning North Island Champion Jersey and was 1st six years the Champion [Viyella] out in the paddock in a competition and over (and Best Jersey Udder) at the NZDE in January. Her like this. I’ve seen her in the show ring and she still looked production is 5605 litres, 313kg fat, 229kg protein in 235 days. tremendous in the paddock – just a great cow that does so well

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TWO YEARS • CHAMPION - Thornlea Goas Tansy S3J – Thornlea Jerseys (Te Awamutu) 97 points • RESERVE - Roscliff MZ Kath – Roma Farm Ltd (Morrinsville) 96 points • HONOURABLE MENTION - Carnmor Comets Francie – Carnmor Jerseys (Te Awamutu) 94 points

Ferdon Comerica Viyella showing her form on judging day. Photo supplied.

Her owner, Brent Crothers, from Palmerston North, said he bought her in 2011 at the Luxmore dispersal after helping prepare for the sale. She lives at the home of Phillip Faulkner, who cares for her on behalf of Brent.

“I believed she was a cow with potential, but she needed time to develop,” Brent said.

Honourable Mention gave more kudos to Ferdon with an up and comer. Ferdon Bstone Lola, sired by Lencrest Blackstone, was last year’s two-year-old On-Farm Champion. Her back-toback On-Farm title adds to her 2011 NZDE Junior Champion and 2012 Reserve Intermediate Champion (to Comerica Viyella).

She comes from three generations of EX cows.

Semex’s David Mayo re-iterated Semex’s involvement, saying that the competition’s search for high conformation cows goes hand-in-hand with identifying highly productive animals with great workability traits that every dairyman would like to milk.

“It takes great conformation for a cow to live a long and productive life in any dairy operation,” David said. “In this competition we are recognising that conformation is linked to trouble-free cows that can make a lot of high component milk.

Our goal at Semex within our bull selections is for dairymen worldwide to be able to dairy profitably with healthy cows.”

REGIONAL TEAM RESULTS Region 1 – Northland 1st: Kowhai Properties Ltd - Luke and Lyna Berry (Whangarei) 46.85 points Region 2 – West Waikato – 1st: Roscliff Jerseys - Ross & Esme Riddell (Te Awamutu) 46.84 points Region 3 – East Waikato, BOP, Thames Valley – 1st: Upland Jerseys - Andrew & Nicky Walford (Matamata) 46.52 points Region 4 – Lower North Island – 1st: Merrifields & Thornton Park Jerseys - Richard & Joy Gibson (Palmerston North) 45.77 points Region 5 – South Island – 1st: Lynbrook Farm Ltd - Steve & Nina Ireland (Temuka) 46.10 points NATIONAL CONFORMATION WINNERS • CHAMPION TEAM - Kowhai Jerseys - Luke & Lyna Berry (Whangarei) 46.85 points • RESERVE - Roscliff Jerseys – Ross & Esme Riddell (Te Awamutu) 46.84 points • HONOURABLE MENTION - Upland Park Jerseys – Andy & Nicki Walford (Matamata) 46.52 points

THREE YEARS • CHAMPION - Ferdon BStone Lola – Ferdon Genetics (Otorohanga) 98 points • RESERVE - Carnmor Rivers Adele – Carnmor Jerseys (Te Awamutu) 96 points • HONOURABLE MENTION - Upland Park RPM Imogene – Upland Park Jerseys (Matamata) 95 points

FOUR, FIVE AND SIX YEARS • CHAMPION - Ferdon Comerica Viyella – Ferdon Genetics (Otorohanga) 100 points • RESERVE - Derriland Raewyn – Lexland/Derriland Jerseys (Hawera) 97 points • HONOURABLE MENTION - Muritai Senior Olivia – Muritai Jerseys (New Plymouth) 95 points

SEVEN YEARS AND OLDER CONFORMATION • CHAMPION - Luxmoore OM June ET – Toi Toi Genetics (Palmerston North) 99 points • RESERVE - Okura Maunga Kate ET – Kowhai Properties Ltd, Luke and Lyna Berry (Whangarei) 98 points • HONOURABLE MENTION - Roscliff Mans Dennie – Roscliff Jerseys (Te Awamutu) 96 points

• SUPREME CHAMPION AND HIGHEST SEMEX

CONFORMATION CLASS WINNER - Ferdon Comerica Viyella – Ferdon Genetics (Otorohanga) 100 points • RESERVE CHAMPION - Luxmoore OM June ET – Toi Toi Genetics (Palmerston North) 99 points • HONOURABLE MENTION - Ferdon BStone Lola – Ferdon Genetics (Otorohanga) 98 points

Reserve Champion was Luxmoore OM June ET, owned by Toi Toi Genetics (Palmerston North).

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