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Vol. 64 No. 1 - January-Feburary 2012
Developing and Promoting
the Jersey Breed
Jersey Australia
Board Members
President:
Trevor Saunders
495 Araluen Rd, Yarragon VIC 3823
Telephone: (03) 5626 6373
saunders-day@dcsi.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:
Peter Ness
PO Box 93, Mt Compass, SA 5210
Telephone: (08) 8556 8270
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Don Fry
Mitchell Rd, Benger, WA
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Geoff Heazlewood
PO Box 87 Latrobe TAS 7307
Telephone: (03) 6426 1169
Chris MacKenzie
859 Cooriemungle Rd
Timboon VIC 3268
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Troy Mauger
The Willows Willawa Rd
Jerilderie NSW 2716
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Rohan Sprunt
235 Kaarimba Hall Rd
Kaarimba VIC 3635
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Lisa Broad
388 Johnson Rd
Lockington VIC 3563
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IN THIS ISSUE...
CONTENTS
4 Behind the Scenes
6 Semex-Jersey Australia Great Southern
Challenge results
14 Letter to the Editor
16 It’s a privilege to be a classifier
20 Invergordon breeder takes the next step
28 Rump and legs critical to productive longevity
32 Shows
34 Sales
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Jersey Journal – January/February 2012
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JJ JERSEY AUSTRALIA by Scott Joynson
Behind the Scenes
Whilst writing this article our Jersey
office was truly at its busiest time
of the calendar year and despite the
pre- Christmas madness we appear set
to hit our target of 15,000 registrations
for 2011. It’s amazing the effect a little
rain, semi-stable milk pricing and
Jersey export orders have had on our
traditional services. Many thanks to
all of our active members who helped
us to reach our target by submitting
registrations throughout the year.
Congratulations to Brendan Nicholson
and his team of classifiers who have
been incredibly busy during Tour 2
2011, a tour that has seen the highest
member classification
nominations for at least
12 years. On the flipside
of the big increase of
membership classification
nominations is the sharp
decline in AB Company
LTE 2yr old nominations.
This decline is the second
year AB Companies have
cut type collection for first
crop young bulls and a very
worrying trend for all the
major dairy breeds. Is AB
Company reduction in type
collection a symptom of the
Genome Testing technology?
I think it is too early to tell,
however I believe Jersey
Australia members should be
encouraged to support those companies
who support our breed by continuing
to progeny test young Australian bred
bulls.
A reminder from the Jersey Australia
Board that Australian 2yr old Jerseys
are classified on a points only basis,
those who have been advertising
animals with VG, G or other awards
do so misleadingly. Cows on second or
subsequent lactations are currently the
only animals who qualify for awards
according to the current rulings - buyer
4 Jersey Journal – January/February 2012
beware of vendors who try and gain an
edge by adding awards to their two year
olds in advertising.
Congratulations to Scott Connell,
Andrew Marks and Brad Notley for not
only completing an approved judging
school run by Jersey Australia NSW
Branch but also for gaining Jersey
Australia Board approval to be added
to the breeds official Judging list. Cattle
clubs seeking judges for On Farm
Challenges or Show Societies planning
for 2012 Jersey Shows can find the
Jersey Australia judging list on the
website www.jersey.com.au or simply
contact Jersey House staff.
Reports for the 2011 Semex/Jersey
Australia Great Southern & Great
Northern On Farm Challenges will
appear later in the Journal and it would
be amiss of me not to congratulate all
finalists in these events. It is no easy
achievement to reach the final in these
very popular events and from the video
footage and still photos I’ve seen from
both events, the competitions are a
genuinely wonderful showcase of our
breed. Results, and where possible
video footage, has been posted on the
Jersey Australia website (www.jersey.
com.au) and are being viewed by Jersey
enthusiasts across the world.
The Jersey Australia Board would like
to encourage all Cattle Clubs to consider
appointing a young upcoming judge
to assist senior Judges during 2012
On Farm Challenges. The suggestion
comes as an acknowledgement that
the breed needs to encourage the next
crop of young judges to be continually
developed.
A final note on the On Farm Challenges
is that the Jersey Australia Board
has announced the launch of the
Great Australian On Farm
competition. Winners of
the classes from the Great
Southern and Great Northern
Challenges have all been
captured on video. The
Jersey Australia Board will
appoint three independent
judges early in the new year
who will score all finalists
from the footage separately,
then submit scoresheets
which will be tallied and
Great Australian On Farm
Champion 2yr old, 3yr old,
4yr old and Mature Cow will
be announced at the 2012
Jersey Australia AGM in
Inverloch, Victoria.
While on the 2012 AGM the
Board has imported a cold cast bronze
cculpture by artist Lee Mahovlic of the
ideal model jersey cow. The sculpture
weighs 2.7kg, stands 27cm high at the
withers and is 34.3cm from muzzle to
tail. It can be purchased from Jersey
Island at a cost of $1000AUS (including
import and delivery) or you can
purchase raffle tickets from Jersey House
at $20 each for your chance to win the
heirloom. The raffle will be drawn May
30th, 2012 as part of the Jersey Australia
AGM conference in Inverloch, Victoria.

Colombia invites
Jersey enthusiasts to
visit in June 2012
The 2012 Annual Council Meeting
and study tour will be held in
the beautiful country of Colombia
where we will be hosted by AsoJersey
Colombia, a very active breed
association supporting the growing
Jersey population in that country.
The main study tour begins on May 25th in the capital city of
Colombia, Bogota, with the WJCB Council meetings scheduled
for May 28th and 31st. The tour then travels to Medellin on
June 1st (Post Tour A) and on to the fortified UNESCO World
Heritage city of Cartagena, on the Carribean coast, on June 4th
(Post Tour B) and ending on June 7th. It is possible to take
part in the main tour only, or with the post tours.
An additional study tour is being prepared to Guatemala an
extraordinary country where we will see Jerseys grazing at
9,000 feet on volcanic slopes.
The programme is now available from AsoJersey website:
http://www.asojersey.com/ together with registration details.
PLEASE NOTE registrations must be received by the tour
operator, ALL REPS LTDA, by February 15th, 2012.
For direct contact with the programme organisers please email:
receptivocoordinador@allreps.com or info@asojersey.com
The Jersey Australia Board seeks expressions of interest in a
proposed Trade Mission to the USA and Canada.
At this early stage the tour would be between 20th June
2012 till July 3rd 2012 and will consist of herd visits in
California, Oregon, Wisconscin while attending three days of
the AJCA Annual Meeting in New Hampshire before the final
three days in Canada.
For more information or to record you interest in being part of
this tour please contact Jersey House (03) 9370 9105.
Members are advised that the tour will only take place if a
minimum of 10 people register. So come on help Jersey
Australia fly the Australian flag in the northern hemisphere
and register your interest now!
Jersey Journal – January/February 2012
5

words: Dianna Malcolm (Semex)
2011 Semex-Jersey Australia Great Southern
Challenge shows what is possible
This year’s Semex-Jersey Australia Great Southern Challenge
had the perfect example of what is possible.
The Great Southern Champions (for age)
were unveiled at the annual luncheon at
Witchmount Estate Winery at Melton,
Victoria in early December.
The day was the culmination of an
event, designed to find the best Jersey
exponents on-farm without preparation
(which limits the farmers’ workload,
levels the playing field and finds
common ground between commercial
producers and breeders who regularly
show). It involved an army of volunteers
through the preliminary rounds and
roughly 1400 cows from Victoria,
Tasmania, South Australia and southern
New South Wales.
A well-known name in Holsteins,
Lindsay Marshall (Main Beach,
Queensland) re-appraised the regional
finalists to find the Great Southern
champions.
The winning four-year-old had one of
the special stories of the day. Meldan
Country Pharos was bought at the
Patch family’s commercial dispersal
by Brendan and Melissa Scott, who
milk 168 cows at Binginwarri, in South
Gippsland.
Her breeders knew her background, her
sire stack was catalogued (BW Country
x Astound x Sooner x a Top Brass son),
but she was not registered. Brendan
and Melissa subsequently put Meldan
Country Pharos through the Genetic
Recovery programme.
She was then judged in the early rounds
by Jugiong Jerseys’ Pat Nicholson, who
couldn’t get the cow out of his head.
He subsequently bought her. Now, she
is heading to International Dairy Week
(IDW) in January.
Patrick, who also accepted Reserve
Champion in the two-year-old class
(for the highest pointed PI heifer in
their 510-cow herd), said his family
was excited to have Pharos to join what
described as one of their strongest IDW
teams to date.
6 Jersey Journal – January/February 2012
Brendan Scott’s (second from left) winning entry in the Semex-Jersey Australia Great
Southern Challenge has since been sold to Jugiong Jerseys and entered for International
Dairy Week. Brendan is pictured with (from left) Stu Mackie and Jim Conroy (Semex) and
Jersey Australia’s president, Trevor Saunders.
Brendan Scott said it was a difficult
decision to make, letting their highest
protein cow (and second highest milk)
go to her new home, but he was looking
forward to seeing her in the ring. He said
she was on-track when she left their
farm to complete a 7500-8000-litre
lactation, after peaking at 34 litres (3.8%
protein).
He was up front that he had paid $4100
when he bought her. He was not so keen
to share Pharos’ selling price, joking that
some things were better left unsaid. “I’ll
let you think about what that might have
been,” the delighted dairyman told the
audience when he accepted his award.
He commented that they knew she was
special, which is why they had named
her “Pharos” – after one of the seven
wonders of the ancient world.
Semex’s General Manager Jim Conroy
said the story epitomised what the
competition stands for – to showcase
cows that might otherwise be
unappreciated by anyone other than the
people who milked them every day.
“To have a cow with no papers be
recovered into the system, and then for
her to win and be sold on to one of the
country’s premier studs is one of the
high points for me this year,” Jim said.
Supreme winner
The other name to steal the show came
from the Broadlin stud of Lynton and
Lisa Broad, from Lockington. The couple
owned this year’s Champion three-yearold
and the Supreme Champion Cow of
the competition – Broadlin Constance
2565.
Constance 2565 is classified VG88 Max-
2YRS and their highest producing twoyear-old
last season with 6947 litres,
3.9% 268kg protein, 4.5% 314kg fat in
305 days.
She finished third in the senior twoyear-old
at last year’s IDW and she is
re-entered this year as a senior threeyear-old.
“She is a special cow,” Lynton said. “She’s
got a few more brains than the others.”
He said winning the top honour from
the competition was almost the same as
winning at IDW.
“I’ve won at IDW and now I’ve won here
and the emotions are pretty much the
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same,” Lynton said. “It’s world-wide
recognition for your animals and that’s
not easy to do.”
The news came hot on the heels of Jim
announcing that a Broadlin-bred young
sire, Broadlin Hatman, had just been
named No.3 young genomic sire in US.
Three-year-old class a stand-out
Judge Lindsay Marshall said the threeyear-old
class was one of the most
pleasing he had judged in On-Farm
competitions.
“My Champion was so long, lean and
dairy,” he said. “She had a ‘five-finger’
rib, she was very functional and she had
a presence and style about her. From the
moment I saw her in the yard, I knew it
would take something really special to
beat her.
“This class had so many exceptional
individuals you would like to take home.
My fourth placegetter was fantastic and
the fifth finisher (Riverside Country
Lollypop, Corey and Karin Couch) was
milking 43 litres on her second calf. You
just had to admire her will to milk.”
Mature cow exciting
Another cow to capture Lindsay’s
imagination was the winning mature
entry, Willow Dell Fancy 512 EX92,
owned by Ross, Robyn, Carl, Andrew and
Ian Griffiths, of Eloora Pastoral Company,
at Deniliquin.
The family milk 500 cows (200 Jerseys,
400 Holsteins) on 3800 acres (which
includes cropping). They bought Willow
Dell Fancy 512 over three years ago in a
line of animals from the highly decorated
Waters family.
Fancy’s 2010 completed lactation was
10,519 litres, 3.8% 401kg protein, 5.0%,
535kg fat in 305 days. The seven-yearold
has had four calves and the family
has three heifers from her sired by,
Comerica (yearling), Governor (March
2011-born) and Tequila (August 2011-
born). She was second four-year-old at
IDW 2009 and 1st five-year-old (and
Honorable Mention Champion in 2010).
She has re-calved for the third successive
year and is once again IDW bound.
“It’s great to win in another judging
format,” Ian said. “To do well in the show
ring and in your working clothes is
great. It is a bit of a pleasure to get a cow
that we think hugely of be appreciated
by others.”
Lindsay put the class in perspective.
“I’ve judged Victorian and NSW State
Finals in the Holsteins, and this is the
best class I’ve ever had the pleasure
of coming across in the on-farm
competition,” he said. “All Jersey
breeders should be congratulated for
where you’re taking this wonderful cow.
You’ve improved rumps, legs, udders and
milk flow and they are now very, very
competitive and wonderful producers
for the commercial world.”
He said his champion excelled in her
functional traits.
“She had a wonderful set to her leg. Her
udder was so high and so wide and she
had beautiful teat placement,” he said.
“She was a very, very easy winner and
she had an advantage in her length of
neck, and that she was more correct in
her shoulder than the cow in second.”
The two-year-old Champion, Jubilee
Park Ida, came from the Armistead
family, at Bungador, 30km south west
of Colac. Kevin and Faye Armistead,
together with their son, Glen, milk
160 cows. Ida is sired by Action and
she is the family’s first Great Southern
Champion.
above: The winners of the Supreme Champion
Cow in the Great Southern Challenge were
Lynton and Lisa Broad (pictured with their
daughter, Cassie, 9). They are joined by (from
left) Semex’s Jim Conroy, the judge, Lindsay
Marshall, and Jersey Australia’s president
Trevor Saunders.
left: Great Southern judge Lindsay Marshall
enjoys the moment with owner of the Great
Southern Challenge’s Supreme Champion,
Lynton Broad.
“To win Champion was very surprising,”
Glen said. “In saying that, I thought she’d
do well by what the judge said about her.
But it’s a big competition and there are a
lot of cows involved, so you never know.”
Glen said she came from one of their
strong maternal lines and their plans for
her were simple.
“We’ll keep enjoying her, keep showing
her in this format and keep trying for a
heifer calf,” he said, adding that the On-
Farm contest suited them.
“This competition is a great way of
showing off your cattle and letting you
know how you are going compared to
everyone else. I rear all our calves and
I put a lot of work into them. It’s very
rewarding to get acknowledged.”
Semex says value of competition clear
And, as Jim Conroy wrote the final
cheque that underpins this logistical
giant, he said the On-Farm concept
would continue to be a major force on
Australia’s dairying calendar.
“It’s now massive. It’s grown in size
and recognition beyond anything I ever
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imagined when we started it, and I
would go so far as to say that it rivals
— in terms of value and recognition for
breeders — International Dairy Week
[IDW] or the Royal Show events. And
I’m not criticising those events, it’s
just that it’s up there when it comes to
promotion, recognition and valueadding
of livestock. That is what this
competition is about.
“It is a significant commitment for us,
but I’m not thinking that it’s costing
too much — you can’t put a figure on
what it does for this industry.”
RESULTS
Great Southern Over-Judging:
Great Southern Challenge
TWO-YEAR-OLD
1st: Jubilee Park Ida
(K and F and G Armistead, Jubilee Park
Jerseys, Bungador)
2nd: Jugiong Leonie 5996 (Nicholson
family, Jugiong Jerseys, Girgarre)
3rd: Wallacedale Tbone Melys
(C and M and L and M Wallace,
Wallacedale Jerseys, Poowong North)
4th: Wallacedale Actions Belle 3
(C and M and L and M Wallace,
Wallacedale Jerseys, Poowong North).
THREE-YEAR-OLD
1st: Broadlin Constance 2565 (L and L
Broad, Broadlin Jerseys, Lockington)
2nd: Camo Ruth 2 (D and R
Hallyburton, Camo Jerseys, Cobden)
3rd: Kaarmona Parade Marie 67 (M
Perrett, Mytee Jerseys, Kongwak)
4th: Miami Country Eileen 4070
(Philmar Dairying Company, Miami
Jerseys, Tocumwal).
FOUR-YEAR-OLD
1st: Meldan Country Pharos (B and M
Scott, Meldan Jerseys, Binginwarri)
2nd: Merseybank Eltons Claire
(G and A Heazlewood, Merseybank
Jerseys, Latrobe)
3rd: Mikandan Action 989
(T and B Edwards, Mikandan Jerseys,
Thowgla Valley)
4th: Pasadena Joker Olive
(J Falls, Pasadena Jerseys, Finley).
MATURE COW
1st: Willow Dell Fancy 512
(Eloora Pastoral Company, Aroona
Jerseys, Deniliquin)
2nd: Jugiong Molly 5482 (Nicholson
family, Jugiong Jerseys, Girgarre)
3rd: Wallacedale Jace Melaine 4
(C and M and L and M Wallace,
Wallacedale Jerseys, Poowong North)
4th: Rockvale Jill 4604 (D and W
Parker, Rockyvale Jerseys, Beeac).
SUPREME CHAMPION
Broadlin Constance 2565
(L and L Broad, Broadlin Jerseys,
Lockington).
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National Champions will be named In 2012
Jerseys are the first breed to move towards crowning National Champions (for
age) in what will be called the Great National Challenge.
The announcement was made by Jersey Australia’s President Trevor Saunders,
during the annual gathering where the Champions from this year’s Semex-
Jersey Australia Great Southern Challenge were announced at the Witchmount
Winery, at Melton, Victoria.
Historically, all the regions across the country conduct their own competitions.
To this point, the logistics of co-coordinating and judging a national final have
made the move a challenge. A challenge Jersey Australia has been eager to
solve.
While some details are still to be finalised, Trevor confirmed the national
judging will be conducted using video footage and a panel of three judges.
Semex’s Jim Conroy said if the concept works, it will be extended to include
the Holsteins.
Jim went on to tell the audience that the world is watching Australia’s
competition with a keen interest.
“I was stopped when I got to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto
[Canada] recently to chat about the competition, because they were watching
it unfold on the internet,” Jim said.
“There’s no question we’re being watched closely by many countries, and that
our international friends are envious that we’ve made it work.”
The winning three-year-old and Supreme
Champion of the competition, Broadlin Constance
2565, owned by Lynton and Lisa Broad, of
Lockington.
The mature class winner, Willow Dell Fancy 512,
owned Eloora Pastoral Company, Deniliquin.
Four-year-old winner, Meldan Country Pharos,
owned by Brendan and Melissa Scott, of Meldan
Jerseys, Binginwarri.
Two-year-old champion Jubilee Park Ida, owned
by the Armistead family, of Bungador.
Jersey Journal – January/February 2012
9

Genomics the unexpected
H A recent genomic test of Bushlea Jace
Fernleaf revealed that her sire is
JEFusion, not Jace.
H The day Bushlea Etta Fernleaf 8 was
joined there were 7 other cows joined,
4 to Jace and 4 to Fusion.
H A human error was made and Bushlea
Etta Fernleaf 8 received a dose of
Fusion, not Jace that was intended.
An error that we have not know for 8
years.
H Still our highest ever production cow
in 305 days.
H Same cow, new name
Bushlea JF Fernleaf EX92
H We will receive her genomic results
mid December 2011.
Artwork: Sharon Clark / Photos: Ross Easterbrook
BUSHLEA
Golden
FERNLEAF EX90
• 4 out of 5 Generations EX
Her March 2010
SENIOR daughter sells
at the Jersey Showcase Sale
IDW 2012
Joined to sexed Govenor
BUSHLEA
Keith and Pat Kuhne - Leongatha, VIC
Ph: 03 5664 2235 – Email: bushlea@activ8.net.au
Wayne and Lisa Kuhne – Koonwarra, VIC JD SCORE 7
Ph: 03 5664 2403 – Email: bushleafarms@bigpond.com.au

Goulburn Murray Jersey Breeders Club
President: Grant Baker (03) 5864 6246
Secretary: Margaret Cockerell (03) 5864 1133
NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME
GM
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
JBC
160 Christies Rd Katunga
BEULAH JERSEYS
Daryl & Lani Hoey
dmlhoey@bigpond.com.au
(03) 5864 6473
YALCARA JERSEYS
Peter & Lyn Sprunt
926 Sandmount Road
Katunga 3640
(03) 5873 2583
yalcara@cnl.com.au
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
F Thank you to the organisers of
the gmjbc On Farm challenge
held recently. congratulations to all
winners and those who represented
gmjbc at the great Southern
challenge. A special thanks to
judge Roger Perrett. Roger’s positive
feedback on farm to the breeders was
very encouraging. great job Roger.
F The gmjbc will be holding its
annual calf show in the
April 2012 school holidays.
This event is aimed at increasing
youth involvement in dairying as
well as showing with the emphasis on
participation.
So start training your calves.
get your family and friends involved
in this very social day.
more details in the next journal.
F All enquiries to:
Grant Baker (President)
(03) 5864 6246
Margaret Cockerell (Secretary)
(03) 5864 1133
HOMELANDS JERSEYS
Phil Hentschke
& Warren Schutz
142 Youanmite Rd
Invergordon 3636
(03) 5865 5171
GENTEEL JERSEYS
Brad Adams
553B Mywee/Koonoomoo
Rd Strathmerton 3641
(03) 5874 5388
genteeljerseys@hotmail.com
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
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
FROGLANDS JERSEYS
Ben Pedretti
51 Victoria Street
Tallygaroopna 3634
(03) 5829 8339

Goff Eclipes #7957, VG 83
Diamond S Governor Joya, EX 91

JJ
LETTER
Letter to the Editor
Dear Jersey Breeders,
It is important that when anyone sets out to be part of a culture or
distinctive group that those individuals are aware of the ethics of
this community. Ethics being a body of moral principles or values
governing a distinctive culture. Ethics are what governs us as a whole
community, what we know as humans to be correct, right and wrong.
However, what happens in a distinctive group when ethics and even
rules begin to be slowly eroded?
As a professional, I am governed everyday by ethical behaviour. Of
course there are rules which govern how I am to interact with clients,
however, there are also my own individual and workplace’s ethics
which dictate how I behave. If I was to breach these parameters, I
would be quickly questioned. But what happens when people in a
community know that unethical behaviour is happening and do not
question, but to the contrary, ‘jump on the band wagon’?
The answer is that ever so slowly what we have known to be our
registered Breeders’ community becomes unrecognisable, old
breeders become disheartened and the new either are joining the
fray or disappearing. I have watched over the years, the ‘playing field’
in the show ring shift, shift towards individuals who are prepared
to unethically alter the appearance of their animals in order to win.
What is sad is that many of the youth surrounding our show rings
appear to believe that the only way to be competitive is to engage in
dishonourable behaviour. Not only do individuals act fraudulently but
it appears, many are happy to show others how to do it as well! Why,
when many people step into a show situation are they leaving their
integrity at the gate?
Let’s consider a scenario, simply, a cows teats have been set , ‘glued’!
They walk into the ring, the judge doesn’t notice, they win their class
and go on to win a broad ribbon. They gain prize money. The question
that needs to be asked is, are they profiteering from fraudulent
behaviour? One could argue that this is especially the case if they go
on to sell this animal or progeny from this animal. It also needs to be
considered where this stands with the Australian Trade Practices Act?
In this country it is clearly illegal to misrepresent an item which is up
for sale.
If we were a ‘gambling society’, this would not be a problem because
Australian law prevents ‘fixing’. Take for example the Fine Cotton Affair
of 1984. A racing horse was misrepresented as another; a prominent
racing industry figure was given a 14 year ban from the industry
because of alleged knowledge of the fraudulent behaviour. I suggest
that if these rules were applied to the Australian show rings, many
prominent breeders would be banned!
When is enough going to be enough? When will people regain their
sense of integrity and question their own behaviour and that of others?
Why are we so scared to say it is not ok? Is it because it is already of
epidemic proportions? It is time to start to question the unethical
behaviour that we see happening in our show ring. Sadly, I do not want
my two year old son growing up and wanting to be part of the current
Dairy Industry Show Ring. I do not want him to grow up thinking that
people will condone, even affirm those who cheat in life.
Our Breed Society leaders need to demonstrate through definitive
action to the young of our breed that it is not acceptable behaviour.
That it is serious fraudulent behaviour with critical breed and legal
implications. Show entrants need to comply with the letter and spirit
of the Breed Society’s Code of Ethics, and as breeders we need to
support the Breed Societies, should they have the ethical fortitude to
enforce the Code of Ethics.
Yours Sincerely
Michelle Brown
(Wollingurry and Foxton Jersey Studs)
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‘It’s a privilege
to be a classifier’
Queensland Jersey breeder Darrin
Grevett says it’s a privilege to be a
Jersey classifier and help breeders evolve
the Australian Jersey herd.
Darrin Grevett and son William with Sunshine Coast Jersey Cattle Club
senior champion Yandavale Resserection Fayre.
Darrin loves dairy farming and breeding and showing Jerseys.
He enjoys traveling around Australia to meet other breeders,
classify herds, and talk about breeding.
Darrin’s grandparents were dairy farmers, but his family had
left the industry by the time he grew up.
“I didn’t really have any interest in dairy farming until I went
to Nambour High School,” he says.
Other Nambour old boys Kevin Rudd and Wayne Swan went
on to become national leaders, but Darrin took the school’s Ag
courses and came up with the idea of being a farmer.
He then went to Gatton College to study grazing animal
production. He couldn’t wait to apply theories on real farms.
He began working for other dairy farmers 15 years ago, and
eventually moved to his own farm at Eumundi, 30 minutes
west of Noosa Heads.
“My original love was for the Ayrshire cow,” Darrin says. “But
their genetic base was just too small, and I wasn’t getting the
results that I wanted when I was trying to breed.”
But a high-school friend had a Jersey farm, and Darrin says he
was involved with Jerseys when the breed was transformed
by the introduction of American genetics. He remembers the
first daughters of American bulls like Top Brass, and he saw
the influence of the offspring of Lester.
Now he says he likes all cows that are built right, but his
heart is with Jerseys: “She’s a great converter of feed. Her
temperament is great. The genetics are there. They are great
cows.”
Darrin now farms a 220-acre milking property with 80
irrigated acres. He has another 200 acres of pastures 10kms
away for heifers and drying-off cows.
He milks 140 head – half Jerseys, and half Holsteins remaining
from the 200-cow herd that came with the property. Darrin
brought his own 80 Jerseys, and has been selling Holsteins.
He says his top Jersey now produces 35 litres a day, and his
top Holstein 40. After bad seasons last year, the farm was still
buying in brewers grain in early spring, but was on track to
produce 1.1 million litres this year.
Darrin says the cows average 26 litres a day at four percent
fat and 3.4 percent protein. He feels these are exceptional
averages with the Holsteins in his herd.
He says the main advantage of Jerseys on a farm north of
Brisbane is that they handle humidity better than Holsteins.
“The Jerseys are a lot smaller cow, and their colour helps,” he
says. “They’ll be out grazing probably for an extra two hours
16 Jersey Journal – January/February 2012

in the morning. The Holsteins are happy to stand in the shade
all day.
“Jerseys have that ability to keep milking that little bit harder
through the heat and humidity, which we have for four or five
months a year.
“They probably have less problems with mastitis as well,
because they are not wanting to sit in the mud all day.”
Darrin says a Jersey litre can earn four cents more than a
Holstein litre.
And he says that although Jerseys are getting bigger, they are
still a smaller cow better able to cope with wet weather. Lower
weight means less feet problems.
Darrin loves showing, and went to judging school while he
was at college. He says people get to
know you when they see that you know
what you are doing when showing and
judging cows.
One person who got to know him was
former Jersey Australia classification
coordinator Alan Carson. Alan invited
Darrin to classification field days,
which led to Darrin joining the Jersey
Australia classification panel.
Darrin loves classifying. He says
classifiers don’t know everything, but
are happy to help breeders if they can.
“We aim to provide a service that will
aid the Jersey breed to continue to
strive forward, and keep competing
against the other breeds,” he says.
“The classification scheme is a way of
the Jersey breed aligning and forming
the ideal cow.”
He says the main area where Jerseys
have improved over the past 20 years
is milk volume, and that goes back to
dairyness.
“Jerseys now have the longer lean
necks, beautiful deep, clean front
ends, and deep open mid-sections,”
Darrin says.
Rump structure has also improved. Jerseys are now flatter in
their bones, and more robust.
“They are a lot bigger nowadays, but that’s not only breeding
– the feeding of dairy cows has changed somewhat.”
Darrin says Jersey Australia classification panel members
classify for dairyness plus strength.
“We are not looking for cows that are frail. We are looking for
cows that can withstand Australian conditions where cows
have to walk a long way.
He says cows in Australia have to consume a lot of feed in a
climate not perfect for an animal first bred to spend half its life
sheltering from snow in a shed.
“They’d rather sit in the shade, but we expect our animals to go
out and consume large amounts of feed,” he says.
Darrin Grevett and son Edward at the Sunshine
Coast Jersey Cattle Club calf day.
“They are not protected from the heat.
“They’ve got to fight for every mouthful they get.
“We expect our cows to do a lot for us.
“Ultimately, we look for cows that have the ability to consume
a lot of feed, and produce what they are eating into a product
that is high in fat and protein.
“There’s lots of cows that can eat a lot of feed, but they don’t
have that ability to put it into milk.
“That’s coming back to the dairyness.
“That’s where the Jersey cow has changed.
“We have turned her from a cow that has a high fat and protein
percentage to a cow that is very competitive with the Holstein
in milk volumes, and has kept the
components.”
Darrin says Australia may classify
harder than north America and Canada,
with more attention to udders.
He is confident that Australian Jersey
breeders are continuing to improve
type and production.
He does sometimes ponder the future
of the Australian Jersey: “Do we get
bigger and bigger cows, or do we go for
more milk, more milk, and more milk?
“There’s genetics out there nowadays
so that you can breed to suit the market
that you are in.
“If you want components, you can
breed down that line. If you want milk
volume, you can breed down that line.”
But he says breeders can forgo
some traits by concentrating on one
particular aspect.
As a farmer, he says the Jersey cow is
firmly placed to make money. Jerseys
“fit very well into our marketplace”.
As a classifier, he says “we are looking
for an all round cow”.
“We don’t see the farmer’s milk cheque – we don’t know if they
are making money.
“We know the model cow we are aiming for.
“And if we walk on to a farm and they are the kind of cow that
they are breeding, they’ll get good scores.
“If they have cows that aren’t matching the model cow on which
we are basing classification, their scores will be lower.”
Classifiers are happy to discuss their scores if asked, but they
don’t like to go to a farm and list problems.
Darrin says classifiers give breeders a print out for each animal.
This identifies areas which could be improved.
“Our job is to give them a tool to help them breed a true model
Jersey cow,” he says.
“They may not wish to, but it’s our job to identify where they
might.”
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