April/May 2010 - Australian Jersey Breeders Society

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ehindthescenes A busy time of year as most regions prepare for Annual General Meetings and I for one am looking forward to taking part in the Jersey Australia AGM hosted by the Manning District Jersey Breeders club between 18th – 20th May. Jersey Australia has had a good year as you will note when reading the Annual Report that was posted to all financial members late April and I’d like to thank all members who responded to our registration drive to reach 12,000 registrations. With your help we achieved our goal by processing 12,154 registrations between 1st March 2009 – 28 February 2010, which of course represents our financial year. This is a terrific result given the ongoing financial hardship experienced by our members. Western Australian members’ registrations were up 37% (39), South Australia up 17% (72), Queensland up 10% (91) and Victoria up 10% (679) on the previous year. New South Wales members registered slightly less down 3% (83) while the turmoil in Tasmania over milk pricing during the past year saw members register 66% (472) less than the previous year. Its hoped the coming year will see our membership continue its support by registering at least 35 animals per herd, if members supported this goal it would translate to around 14,000 registrations and really set a strong foundation for our coming year. Beyond our membership one of the biggest issues raised globally was the announcement from Neal Smith CEO US Jersey regarding the discovery that recent Genome Testing had revealed that Oomsdale Gordie Goldie Gratitude contained 23% Holstein DNA. Essentially cow had a DNA profile but her sire was dead at the time of original test so the DNA profile was not parent (sire) verified. Combine this situation with the enormous leaps being made in the BOS Trading as the exclusive distributor for CRI in Australia has been responsible for the sale and promotion of Oomsdale Jace Gratude GANNON better known as BOSGANNON. Like everyone else involved in the Jersey Breeding industry we were disappointed and shocked when we received the initial information in February that Oomsdale Gordo Goldie Gratitude (DAM of BOSGANNON) is not pure Jersey. We respect the Jersey Australia decision to affectively deregister BOSGANNON. Like our supplier CRI in the US we will replace any BOSGANNON semen still in customers’ tanks. 2 BOS GANNON — JerseyJournal April / May 2010 accuracy of Genome testing technology and the Jersey world has had to decide what to do with the Gratitude cow and her male progeny. Here in Australia the Board of Management have decided to downgrade Oomsdale Gordo Goldie Gratitude registration status to Foundation Cow meaning that normal Australian Genetic Recovery rules apply to her progeny. This means that the bulls 1JE604Gannon, 14JE431Grieves and Dale who have been marketed in Australia to date will not qualify for registration on the Australian registrar. The Board took into account the amount of progeny on the ground by the downgraded bulls and have made the following concessions. Female progeny of the deregistered bulls born prior to December 31st 2010 will be registered as GR2, females born beyond this date will be considered GR3. Members in this situation have been written to and informed of the changed registration status of their animals. Female progeny as a result of embryos sired by the deregistered bulls collected prior to the 31st March 2010 will be registered as GR2 and beyond this date GR3. All male progeny of the effected bulls have been deregistered with members informed by letter of the change of registration status. The media coverage of this situation has been sensationalised as everyone comes to grips with the possibilities that may or may not arise given the advances in the testing technology. My thoughts going forward is that Genome testing due to its superior accuracy will replace the previous status quo being DNA profile testing technology, which as we all know replaced Blood Typing technology - the world of science moves along relentlessly and we must be flexible enough to keep pace. Contact your local BOS representative to work out a suitable replacement option. After careful deliberation with CRI, our field staff and our customer base we have decided to continue marketing BOSGANNON. Apart from his pedigree status he is still the same bull, offering milk volume, frame and size. His new RRP will be announced after the April proof run together with other pricing for the 2010 season. For more information contact Peter van Elzakker on 03 9335 3499, mobile 0409 276 972 or peter@bostrading.com.au WANTED TO BUY 2 X Jersey Bulls Suitable for August joining of heifers Bulls must be from strong Cow Families. Contact: John Rylance after 7pm 0355 985 482
The Manning District Jersey Cattle Club will host the 2010 Jersey Australia Inc. and Jersey Australia (NSW) Inc. Annual General Meetings & State Sale Wauchope/Port Macquarie. N.S.W. 18, 19 & 20 May 2010 Tuesday 18 May 9.00 a.m. Jersey Australia (NSW) Inc. Annual General Meeting Wauchope Showgrounds 11.15 a.m. Stud tours – Lindsay Family “Whitton & Hastings” Jersey Studs at Huntingdon 11.45 a.m. Coombes Family “Tarcoola” Jerseys at Long Flat 12.30 p.m. Lunch - Long Flat Pub 2.00 p.m. Doug & Anne McMillan “Plateau Vale” Jersey Stud at Comboyne 4.00 p.m. Interviews – Dairy Express N.S.W. Jersey Youth Award 7.00 p.m. Informal Dinner - Quality Resort Sails, Port Macquarie Wednesday 19 May 8.30 a.m. Jersey Australia Inc. Annual General Meeting at Quality Resort Sails, Port Macquarie 11.30 a.m. Travel to Taree for Lunch and visit Johnston Bros. “Ingalala” Jerseys 2.30 p.m. Ken & Margaret Atkins “Kendale” Jersey Stud at Johns River 7.00 p.m. Annual Dinner at Wauchope Country Club Cost $30 per head Guest speaker – Mr. Peter Larson, Danish Jerseys Thursday 20 May 9.00 a.m. Cattle for Sale on Display at Wauchope Showground Morning Tea available at minimal cost 11.00 a.m. “Protein for Profit” Sale Dairy Cattle Pavilion, Wauchope Showground Dairy Livestock Services – auctioneer Mr. Brian Leslie Free BBQ after Sale. 3.00 p.m. Afternoon Tea, Trotter Family “Koree Island” Jerseys Beechwood Bookings essential for Dinners and Tours For further information and bookings contact – (RSVP 7 May, 2010) Margaret & Ken Atkins Phone & fax. (02) 6556 5515 e-mail atkinskm@hotmail.com Milton Johnston Phone & fax (02) 6552 5915 e-mail johnston_jersey@yahoo.com.au Accommodation - Please book your own accommodation Quality Resort Sails (Port Macquarie) 02 6589 5100 Free Call No. 1800 025 271 - When booking at “Sails” please quote Conference Number 44440102960. Wauchope Motel 02 6585 1933 Port Macquarie offers a large range of accommodation and is only 20 minutes from Wauchope Showground. JerseyJournalApril / May 2010 — 3
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