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Vol. 65 No. 4 - July-August 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
nyowee@activ8.net.au
Don Fry
Mitchell Rd, Benger, WA
Telephone: (08) 9726 9226
katandrapark@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
Rohan Sprunt
235 Kaarimba Hall Rd
Kaarimba VIC 3635
Telephone: (03)5826 9506
kaarmona@bigpond.com
Lisa Broad
388 Johnson Rd
Lockington VIC 3563
Telephone: (03) 5486 2624
lisa.broad@bigpond.com.au
AJBS Website:
www.jersey.com.au
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IN THIS ISSUE...
CONTENTS
4 Behind the Scenes
5 Jersey Australia Production Awards
8 Australia to benefit as world Jerseys surge
12 Australia’s international opportunity
16 Udderly Admin
18 100 Years of Jersey Excellence
20 Jerseys produce a fifth less carbon
24 Obituary - Ed Irealand
28 Sales
31 Shows
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Phone: (02) 6552 5915
Fax: (02) 6552 5915
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BC
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Central Gippsland JBC 29
Colac JBC 25
CRV
IBC
Genetics Australia 23
Goulburn Murray JBC 6
Jugiong 30
Northern District JBC 17
Semex
IFC
Trinity Investments 22
Wallacedale Jerseys 15
WWS 11
Yandabro Jerseys 10
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QUEENSLAND
State Secretary - Diane Reeves
Phone: (07) 5485 4585
Work: (07) 3221 3182
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SOUTH AUSTRALIA
State Secretary - Amy McDonald
PO Box 13, Greenock SA 5360
Phone (08) 8562 8113
Fax (08) 8562 8520
Email: carcoola@chariot.net.au
TASMANIA
State Secretary - Max McCormack
PO Box 1258, Devonport TAS 7310
Phone: (03) 6424 1250
Mobile: 0409 252 232
Email: pegandmax@southcom.com.au
Cover photo: Sheila Sundborg
VICTORIA
State Secretary - Andrew Younger
50 Zeerust School Rd, Zeerust Vic 3634
Ph: 03 5829 8352 Mob: 0409 572 484
Email: motor5@bigpond.com
GENETIC RECOVERY OFFICERS
Chris MacKenzie (Western Districts)
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
Susan Lutey
Feast Rd, Serpentine WA 6125
Phone: (08) 9525 2407
hope1@iinet.net.au
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Jersey Journal – July/August 2012
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JJ JERSEY AUSTRALIA by Scott Joynson
Behind the Scenes
An amazing month for the Jersey breed here in
Australia, our cow hasn’t changed its just been
business as usual on that count but what has
changed is our perception of her value within the broader
dairying industry.
South Gippsland Jersey Breeders Club hosted jersey
enthusiasts from all around Australia during the last
week of May. The week began with the 100 years of Jersey
Excellence Sale at Stony Creek racecourse which reset
the benchmark for a Jersey sale in Australia with a record
average $5811.
Over 160 people attended the SGJBC Centenary Luncheon,
a similar number attended the Jersey Australia Industry
Dinner and it was a full room for the Jersey Australia
Official Dinner and award presentation evening. Guests
were treated to fine presentations from Dr Jude Caper on
Carbon Footprint Comparisons between Jersey’s and other
major breeds, Dr Cherie Bayer on Looking to the Future for
the Jersey Association and David Nation from Dairy CRC
who amazed the crowd with the genomic work being done
on Jerseys and pasture species here in Australia.
Farm tours throughout the week were also well attended
with a full coach plus a healthy following of vehicles visiting
Gelbeado Park, Morningside, Auburn Vale, Meldan and
Bushlea Jersey studs. Many thanks to all these studs who
allowed the great congregation stomp around the paddocks,
ask hundreds of questions and all the while admiring your
terrific herds.
The Jersey Australia Dinner is traditionally the place where
our members are recognised by their peers for the annual
production awards (a full report follows) it’s great to see
members go up and receive their well earned certificates
and be reminded that they are doing a terrific job.
At this year’s event several other well deserved awards
were presented; John ‘JR’ Rundle received a Distinguished
Service Award for years of promoting Jersey’s to
International buyers as well being a very active member
with a large productive herd. Gordon Lawson received a
Distinguished Service award for his contribution of over
16 years on Jersey Australia Victoria Committee and the
SGJBC presented Mr Lawson with a Life Membership for his
contribution to his local cattle club. The charismatic Don
Fry from Western Australia who recently retired off the
Jersey Australia Board after nearly 10 years of service was
also recognised with a Distinguished Service Award.
The final presentation was one that would not have been
made if the current Jersey Australia President had been
aware that his peers had nominated him to receive the
breeds highest award.
As I write this I know Trevor Saunders will even now
be disappointed that he was recognised with the Life
Membership Award for his contribution to the Australian
Jersey Breed on State and National committees since 1995.
The public praise in the form of a humorous roast by former
Victorian committee men Barry Monson & Peter Farrell was
well received by the big crowd many of who congratulated
Mr Saunders personally after the formalities.
Jersey Australia President Trevor Saunders (middle) receiving his Life
Membership award, presented by Barry Monson (left) and Peter Farrell (right).
The week concluded on the 31st of May at the Wallacedale
Future Fortunes Sale held on the Wallace Family Farm.
Many of the members who attended the record sale earlier
in the week were a little concerned pre-sale that buyers
might have lighter pockets. With Russell Gammon (Semex
Canada) reading pedigrees, a crowd packed to the rafters
and bids from all around Australia those fears were put
to rest as the sale achieved a new record single vendor
average of $5512 - Congratulations!
Finally and on behalf of all those who enjoyed the week I
thank all the members of the SGJBC for all the work you put
in to the week, not just the organising but making all the
visitors who travelled to be amongst you during your 100
years celebration feel very welcomed - a raging success that
gave true meaning to the phrase “Jersey Fellowship”.
For the report on the SGJBC Centenary see pages 18 and 19.
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2011 Jersey Australia
Production Awards
The Jersey Australia Board of Management congratulates the members listed below on
achieving outstanding herd production during the 2011 lactation.
Platinum Award: >540kgs Combined Fat & Protein with a minimum of 240kgs Protein
Gold Award: > 500kgs Combined Fat & Protein with a minimum of 220kgs Protein
Silver Award: > 460kgs Combined Fat & Protein with a minimum of 200kgs Protein
Bronze Award: > 420kgs Combined Fat & Protein with a minimum of 180kgs Protein
Jersey Australia President Trevor Saunders
surprised and humbled by the presentation made
by Barry Monson & Peter Farrell as he received
Life Membership for his contribution to the breed
since 1995.
John ‘JR’ Rundle receives Jersey Australia
Distinguished Service Award for his years of
service to the Jersey Breed. Board member
Geoff Heazlewood spoke at length about JR’s
contribution and attributed much of the recent
Jersey export success to Mr Rundles efforts
promoting the breed.
Jersey Australia President Trevor Saunders
presents retiring Board member Don Fry with
Distinguished Service Award for his 10 years on
the Jersey Australia Board representing his home
state of Western Australia.
Gordon Lawson presented with a Jersey Australia
Distinguished Service Award for his 16 years
service to Victorian Branch during the Jersey
Australia Dinner. Board member and Victorian
Branch President Chris MacKenzie presented
the award and gave the audience a humorous
recollection of Mr Lawson’s time on committee.
Name Stud Herd Milk kgsP %P kgsF %F Total F+P Award
C & K Couch RIVERSIDE 186 7568 287 3.8% 370 4.9% 657 Platinum
JR & MA Cockerell WARRAIN 239 7001 271 3.9% 344 4.9% 615 Platinum
B & D Smethurst JARNDIE 129 7281 265 3.6% 343 4.7% 608 Platinum
R & S Bacon BROOKBORA 184 7129 262 3.7% 336 4.7% 598 Platinum
B,J,R & L Smethurst LERIDA PARK 227 6941 261 3.8% 336 4.8% 597 Platinum
Adam Richards TOP LINE 23 6827 241 3.5% 344 5.0% 585 Platinum
Simon Reid JACKIAH 165 6718 249 3.7% 329 4.9% 578 Platinum
DA & BL Edwards MIKANDAN 102 5767 250 4.3% 319 5.5% 569 Platinum
Don & Lorelle Fry KATANDRA PARK 30 6810 255 3.7% 307 4.5% 562 Platinum
AJ, MA & KE York ALMERVISTA 120 6377 247 3.9% 312 4.9% 559 Platinum
R & J Richards PROM VIEW 230 6137 230 3.7% 328 5.3% 558 Platinum
J, G, & O Carson GLENBRAE 469 6765 247 3.7% 310 4.6% 557 Platinum
GC & RG Sprunt KAARMONA 156 6303 242 3.8% 310 4.9% 552 Platinum
The Wilson Family SHIRLINN 172 6459 234 3.6% 306 4.7% 540 Gold
C & N Bacon COLNARCO 136 6119 232 3.8% 306 5.0% 538 Gold
M, L, S & RJ Connell VALLEYROSE 76 6398 233 3.6% 290 4.5% 523 Gold
G & A Heazlewood MERSEYBANK 150 6227 239 3.8% 277 4.4% 516 Gold
W & R Burley MOONPAH 73 6172 229 3.7% 281 4.6% 510 Gold
J Quin ORANA 43 5797 214 3.7% 291 5.0% 505 Silver
Hentschke & Schutz HOMELANDS 77 5625 214 3.8% 285 5.1% 499 Silver
P & W Ness NYOWEE 261 5652 207 3.7% 266 4.7% 473 Silver
K & M Eddy BALINGEN PARK 106 5375 202 3.8% 263 4.9% 465 Silver
T & J Campbell JIMANN 104 5615 200 3.6% 264 4.7% 464 Silver
F Walsh WINDY WAYS 125 5901 217 3.7% 283 4.8% 500 Silver
Johnston Bros INGALALA 132 5558 194 3.5% 264 4.7% 458 Bronze
Philmar Dairy Company MIAMI 241 5377 205 3.8% 249 4.6% 454 Bronze
C & J Dowel INVERELL 325 5086 195 3.8% 259 5.1% 454 Bronze
HG, JO, & A Brown MERINDAH 225 5104 195 3.8% 257 5.0% 452 Bronze
J & K Sykes MINSTONETTE 476 4911 186 3.8% 260 5.3% 446 Bronze
Jersey Journal – July/August 2012
5

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
H H H
Thankyou to Jim Parker
for his efforts at the recent
gmJbc field day on
evaluating cows for the
On Farm challenge.
The day was attended by 25
members and non-members.
Delivered in a very hands-on
approach the experience was
well received with everyone
taking something away with
them.
That’s why gmJbc are the
most progressive Jersey club
in Australia.
H H H
We look forward to seeing you
HOMELANDS JERSEYS GENTEEL JERSEYS
Phil Hentschke
Brad Adams
& Warren Schutz 553B Mywee/Koonoomoo Rd
142 Youanmite Rd
Strathmerton 3641
Invergordon 3636
(03) 5874 5388
(03) 5865 5171 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

Tbone Richies
Jace Tbone A364
The All-Round Jersey Sire the Industry Needs
Tbone Daughters Pictured at Nymans Brothers,
Hilmar, CA USA
Sire:
Dam:
Windy Willow Montana Jace
Richies Lemvig Star M1096 - VG86
305D 30450M 5.8% 1764F 4.1% 1240P
MGS: ISDK Fyn Lemvig
MGD: Starlite Barbie
144D 9860M 4.6% 457F 3.4% 338P
Dtr: Sun Valley Tbone Clove - EX90
Dtr: Westwick Tbone 18422 - VG86
Elite Sexed Semen Specialist
• Jace son who offers good Type, Production with positive Components.
• One of the highest Type Sires on the market, with great reports on his
milking daughters in Australia.
• Superb Udders – No.1 Sire for Improving Teat Placement, also ranked
amongst the Top 10 Sires in the USA for Type and Dairy Form.
• The all-round A2/A2 Jersey sire the Industry needs, Tbone has been
used heavily as an Elite Flush Sire.
• Daughters are excelling in the sale and show ring world-wide and
proven to be an excellent Sire of Sons.
Agri-Gene Pty Ltd
123-125 Tone Road, Wangaratta Victoria 3677
ph: 03 5722 2666 fax: 03 5722 2777
email: info@agrigene.com.au
website: www.agrigene.com.au
Dtr: Wallacedale Tbone Melys - 88 pts @ 2yrs
Champion 2 Year Old 2011 Central Gippsland OFC.
Owned by Wallacedale Jerseys
Dtr: Nyman Brothers Tbone 9220 - EX90

words: Michael Porteus
Australia to benefit as
world Jerseys surge
An American analyst of the new surge of the world-wide Jersey
says Australian breeders are well placed to join a boom which is
expected to double the size of the world Jersey herd.
American Jersey Cattle Association
development director Dr Cherie
Bayer says Australia’s Jersey breeders
are forward looking, aggressive and
optimistic.
“Australian Jersey owners are all of the
things that sit well with all of the exciting
things that are happening with the
Jersey cow world wide,” says Dr Bayer,
who was in Australia in May to speak at
the Centenary Celebration of the South
Gippsland Jersey Breeders Club.
Dr Bayer says the future of Jerseys
is brighter than bright. She admits that
she’s favoured Jerseys ever since she
was a child, but her confident prediction
about a huge new surge for the breed
around the world is based on data,
research, technology, economics and
marketing.
Her data shows Jerseys rising from 3.6
percent of the United States dairy herd
in 1998 to 8.2 percent this year. Fifteen
percent is expected soon.
The technology includes number
crunching, communications and
genomics.
Dr Bayer does laugh a bit as she
describes a computer program that will
make perfect matches for Jerseys based
on samples of their DNA.
But she’s not joking – the Jersey Mate
program is now being updated for the
thousands of US Jersey cows and bulls
that already have genomic evaluations.
Meanwhile, spreadsheet technology
is helping farmers around the world
analyse the data for their inputs and
outputs. Dr Bayer says this will lead them
to Jerseys.
Similarly, analysis of data for the
entire US dairy herd has identified
Jerseys’ better outcomes with carbon,
land and water.
And then there is the market. In a
trend which parallels the rise of organic
foods, Dr Bayer says the Queen of Quality
Jersey product identification is taking off
in the US.
One Massachusetts producer can’t
keep up with the growth in demand for
premium-priced 100 percent Jersey milk
products which deliver better health for
the environment and the consumer.
Change is one of the strongest themes
in Dr Bayer’s talks.
But her message to Australian Jersey
breeders is: “Keep on doing the great
things you are doing.”
“The opportunities are tremendous
for those people who look at what they
are, and decide to reach out and take
advantage of that,” she says.
“Australian Jersey owners are
incredibly forward looking – they are
aggressive and optimistic. They are well
placed to be part of all of the exciting
things that are happening with the Jersey
cow world wide.”
Dr Bayer says Australian breeders
should keep on progressing their
breeding programs with Jersey Australia.
“Get behind your association because it is
doing great things for you,” she says.
Dr Bayer grew up in Kansas where
she started her own dairy herd at the
age of 10. She studied dairy science at
the Kansas State University, and began
work with the American Jersey Cattle
Association in 1978.
She began post-graduate studies at
Ohio State University in the late 80s,
and then taught at Indiana University.
She became the American Jersey
Cattle Association (AJCA) Director of
Development in 2002.
She says her academic work has
reinforced her view that Jerseys are the
best.
“Once you own a Jersey, once you
work with a Jersey, I truly think that you
don’t go backwards,” she says.
“As one of our directors says, once you
have a colour TV, you are not going to go
back to black and white.”
Dr Bayer says American Jerseys were
not always as productive as they are
today, but they always had the capacity to
respond to good care and be competitive
with Holsteins on an energy-corrected
milk basis.
However, she says Jerseys have
improved so much over the past 35 years
that they now have no equal in terms of
feed conversion.
And Jerseys are about to get a whole
lot better.
Dr Bayer says the development
and implementation of genomics is an
exciting dynamic that is totally changing
the way breeders look at the genetic
merit of young animals.
The AJCA expects multiple returns on
its $250,000 investment in genomics.
US Jersey breeders have since 2009
used gPTAs – measures of predicted
transmitting ability which use genomic
data.
All active progeny-proven bulls now
have genomic information in their
evaluation. Seventeen thousand female
Jerseys have been genotyped and
evaluated through the AJCA.
The Jersey Mate computer program
is being enhanced to use these genomics
to recommend matches based on SNPs
– single nucleotide polymorphisms,
pronounced “snips”.
“We’ll have the bull SNPs, and we’ll
have cow or heifer SNPs,” Dr Bayer says.
“This program will find the best mating
for the next generation based on DNAlevel
information.”
She expects this will help Australian
breeders who use US semen. But it’s a
two-way street where Australian genetics
will also help Americans.
“The ultimate goal of the American
Jersey Cattle Association and of Jersey
“Australian Jersey owners are incredibly forward looking – they are
aggressive and optimistic. They are well placed to be part of all of the
exciting things that are happening with the Jersey cow world wide.”
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Australia is to serve the breed,” she
says.
“At the end of the day, that means
positively affecting the profitability of the
Jersey cow owners.
“As we go down the road, the best
genetics in the world are going to be
discovered by genotyping.
“It may not happen immediately
because the tool is still in development.
“But there may be genetics in Australia
that will be identified by genotyping
that will come back to the United
States and help us improve the cow
there. That’s really exciting to us.
“The world is flat now because of the
internet, because of the ease of sharing
data and things like this.
“And that’s only going to continue as
we go down the road.
“We’re going to utilise all the
technologies to better serve the breed.”
Dr Bayer says genomics could link
Australian research on feed efficiency
with American data on reducing
environmental impact.
“That’s a natural extension of this
work, making it even more precise on the
bloodline level,” she says. “That gives an
opportunity for selecting for improved
feed efficiency by the bulls that we use to
sire the next generation.”
Dr Bayer says the findings of all
the AJCA’s projects point to the role of
genetics in Jerseys’ production of more
milk fat and protein, the most valuable
components of milk.
“Those genetics are coming to the
forefront at exactly the right time to meet
the need of a very hungry world with
Dr Cherie Bayer, American Jersey Cattle Association development director.
finite resources of land, water, feed and
fossil fuels,” she says.
“The Jersey cow is exactly positioned
to become a leading provider of dairy
products for human beings world wide.”
Dr Bayer says the projection that
Jerseys will soon be 15 percent of the
US dairy herd may be a conservative
estimate. She also expects a near doubling
in the size of the world-wide Jersey herd.
She says dairy farmers have known
resources of land, feed and rain, and a
fuel budget, and will look for the most
efficient way to convert these into
saleable products.
If they run these through a spreadsheet
and make analytical decisions about the
genetics they put into their herds, “that’s
going to lead them to Jerseys”.
Dr Bayer follows the chain from
farmers seeking efficiency to processors
seeking to lower their carbon footprint
and advertise Jerseys’ environmental
advantages, to customers who want
higher quality products with health
advantages.
She says the Queen of Quality pure
Jersey milk product identification which
started in 2008 is now experiencing
accelerating growth.
“There’s just flat out more nutrition
in Jersey milk compared to the market
average,” Dr Bayer says.
“Those nutritional advantages include
more protein, more energy, and higher
levels of calcium and phosphorus.
“Producers and processors can use
that as a way to sell its added value to the
customers.”
n
Australian cow family’s feature heavily at CRV Australia
In 2007 CRV Australia acquired and sampled our first
Australian Jersey Sire, Wallacedale Violets Refute. Since then
our confidence in Australian Jerseys has been bolstered by
his release as a proven sire in 2012, ranking No. 10 APR Sire
in April 2012. However in recent years CRV Australia has
accelerated our acquisition of Australian cow family’s, to build
and develop a truly Australian breeding program seeking of
the very best we have on offer.
We feel quite strongly that Australian Genetics can compete
competitively in the Global Grazing Market. Our Global Breeding
Strategy has allowed us to invest in some of Australia’s elite
cow family’s, and presently several of CRV Australia’s Jersey
sires are currently being sampled in Australia, New Zealand
and South Africa, giving the CRV Australia program exceptional
international exposure.
With the much anticipated Australian Jersey Genomics close
to realisation, we are excited with our current Australian
acquisitions. Our stars of the future, offer tremendous
diversification, High APR, outstanding production and
excellent overall type scores. CRV Australia is confident that
these following sires will become superior breed sires:
BOSGREGSTAR – This high type ‘Valerian’ x EXC 90 Konui’ hits
the scene with much excitement. GREGSTAR offers outstanding
production characteristics, huge components, high type with
larger frames and outstanding management traits. GREGSTAR
hails from an exciting new cow family bred at the Glennen & Co
herd of Noorat, Victoria
VIPOR – Is another outstanding ‘Valerian’ son from the highly
successful Sandra family, bred by Noel Furze in Northern
Victoria. This Valerian x Flower Power cross has combined
exceptionally, production, health traits & outstanding udders.
BOSSPARTAN – This Super Type ‘Bartpower’ son, from a VHC
90 Mannix bred by Byron & Debbie Smethurst of Western
Victoria. This Super Type Sire offers plenty of diversity for
the Jersey enthusiast, lovely production and excellent type
throughout.
If you are as proud of your Australian Jersey Breeders as we
are, and are excited about the future of your breed, please join
us in continually sampling superior Australian Jersey Genetics.
For more information on these or other CRV Australia products visit
www.crv4all.com.au or contact our office on 03 9335 3499
Jersey Journal – July/August 2012
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Supreme Champion Cow and Udder, Gympie Show 2012
Reserve Champion Cow Gympie Show 2011
Reserve Champion Cow Brisbane 2010
Muriel purchased from Chad and Carita Parker for $7500 at the Money 4 Milk
Sale the night before Judging. We would like to thank Chad and Carita for the
opportunity to be able to purchase such a quality animal.
Yandabro JerseYs
Lance Grevett – tel: 07 5472 7097
65 Ninderry Road, Bridges QLd 4561
Housed at Yandavale Jerseys - 331 Eumundi - Kenilworth Road, Eerwah Vale, QLD 4562

Dam: D&E Paramount Violet, EX 90
Dam: Buttercrest
Jevon
Galveston,
VG 87
Dam: Pearlmont
Restore Dixie,
VG 87
Dam: Jars of Clay Iatola 16710 2751

words: Dianna Malcolm
Australia’s international
opportunity
Life has never been more
interesting for the Jersey
breed and Australia has a
major role to play in its global
revolution, according to Semex’s
Jersey programme manager
Russell Gammon.
Russell, who is based in Guelph,
Canada, recently toured Australia
searching for brood cows and potential
young sires with pedigree diversity
in a world thirsty for fresh Jersey
bloodlines.
In the United States alone semen
sales have lifted from 600,000 doses
in the latter part of the 1990s to 2.2
million domestically in 2011. Russell
said those numbers are projected
to approach three million in “fairly
short order”, encouraged by US milk
payments which now have a greater
emphasis on fat and protein.
He said the US is today the major
international driver for the breed, and
within that is opportunity for Australia.
The US wave of excitement echoes
Canadian growth and popularity. When
Russell left his role as Jersey Canada’s
executive secretary last year after
three decades he had helped facilitate
a 96% lift in the number of milkrecorded
herds containing Jersey cows
and Canadian Jersey memberships in
the last two years of his reign were the
highest since 1966.
“One of my first assignments with
Semex was to write the Jersey section
of its corporate strategic plan (which
had never before been included) so it
was a very powerful statement about
Semex’s commitment to the Jersey
breed,” Russell said.
“While Jersey sales are not the
biggest portion of Semex’s business,
they are the fastest growing part of the
business.”
Russell, who is also the former vicepresident
of the World Jersey Bureau
(2002-08) and the former president
of the Canadian Livestock Genetics
Association, knew the breed’s success
would also include a day of reckoning.
One of the challenges for everyone
in 2012 is the threat of a commonality
of international pedigrees – and that is
where Australia’s chance lies.
“We [Semex] are absolutely as
aggressive as anybody else in the hunt
for exceptional sires to take the breed
forward which is why in the first four
months of this year we genotyped as
many Jersey bulls as we did in all of
2011.”
Russell has long carried a deep
respect for Australia’s Jersey and he
is convinced there are more bulls
within Australia’s population that offer
genetic diversity like Broadlin Hatman,
Russell Gammon.
who was bred by Lynton and Lisa
Broad, at Lockington, Victoria.
“We are focussed on the US market
and bulls that can compete in that
marketplace,” Russell said. “We have
a tremendous openness to working
with Australian breeders to genotype
Australian cows or interesting bull
calves. They need a point of difference
– they will probably have some index; a
strong cow family behind them and be
a good individual themselves. We have
turned up the heat because we believe
Australia definitely has something to
offer.
“Australia is easily our lead source
[outside of Canada and the US] and
while there are a lot of the same
genetics between all three populations
there will also be different genetics
that are influenced, but perhaps not
dominated by the same bulls.
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“The strength of Australian cow
families is a real selling point for us.
They have different family lines and
enough production to impress US
producers.”
Russell said Hatman was a perfect
example.
“North American producers
look down the list of sires wanting
something different and when they got
to Hatman, they said: ‘finally something
that’s different. That’s exciting and
that’s what we’re looking for’.”
Another recent Australian example
was Semex’s purchase of young
sire Almervista Bob. He is bred by
Almervista Jerseys’ York family from
Longwarry in Gippsland, Victoria.
“He is a TBone son out of a Navara
dam and behind that there is a cow
family that is somewhat different,”
Russell said. We do think that some of
the bulls in their total pedigree may
be an outcross to the North American
population because of their maternal
pedigrees and that is something that
Australian brings to the table that
allows Semex to be different in other
countries.”
He urges anyone with potential
animals to approach Semex’s
Tyson Shea so cows or bull calves
can potentially be identified and
genotyped. He said Semex was happy
to help producers work through the
process.
He assured breeders than North
American semen is getting to Australia
quickly, enough to allow breeders
Down Under to be competitive in the
international young sire race.
“We send semen every month
to Australia and we have the most
seamless and busy international
export trade of any company. If we
want Australia to offer top genetics we
have got to work with people and make
sure they have the right access to new
semen. And that’s what we do.”
Russell was interested to note
record-breaking Jersey news while he
was in the country – attending the two
record-breaking (for average) sales
in Victoria within three days of one
another. He believes the results carry
a message.
The first was at the Devondale 100
Years of Jersey Excellence sale in South
Gippsland. Held at the Stony Creek
Raceway, the sale averaged $5611,
and notably the top lot was sold to the
man who has co-owned and prepared
“The strength of Australian cow families is a real selling
point for us. They have different family lines and enough
production to impress US producers.”
– Russell Gammon.
two International Dairy Week Holstein
cows, Matt Templeton.
The Tasmanian-based cattle fitter
paid $16,500 for a Semex-sired
Blackstone daughter, Prom View Jenny
170, which was offered by Ross and
Jenny Richards.
Days later Russell was at the
Wallacedale sale, which set a new
record average of $5512, for its
Poowong North breeders Cliff, Marieka,
Luke and Melanie Wallace.
“There is something going on here
in this breed,” Russell said. “To have
two record sale averages being set
in the same week, with the previous
sale record so recently broken at
International Dairy Week in January, is
incredible. When records are being set
in January and broken [twice] in May
with Holstein people buying top lots ...
something is going on.”
“This is big stuff. Having the
opportunity to be at both of those
sales was wild and it makes us even
more excited to be working with the
Australian side of things.
“We’re open for business and we’re
listening to the Australian population.
We’ll work with breeders to test
animals if they have a strong pedigree.
We can serve as a launch pad for
Australian genetics on a global scale.
“There’s a synergy there to help
each other reach our goals. I believe
a group of seven daughters of Region
averaged $6800 in the Wallacedale
sale. There is obviously a lot of interest
in our product. Let’s get at it Australia.”
Semex not abandoning
its core business
Semex has not forgotten the part of its business that remains one of its
strongest calling cards – balanced breeding.
Its Jersey programme manager Russell Gammon assured Australian producers
during his recent visit Down Under that the company remained vitally interested
in all corners of the market, but that growth and change was inevitable.
“We have not forgotten that high type part of our programme, but we have
changed our focus slightly. We are just as focussed on the farming operations
where the absolute lion’s share of revenue comes from the milk cheque, not from
breeding stock sales.
“So, rather than concentrating on creating an animal that is largely for the
purpose of being a show cow, we’d rather see show cows come naturally out of
the commercial side of our programme,” he said.
“What we’re saying is that if Australian producers have been looking to others
for extreme production genetics, well ... Semex is also doing that and our goal is
to do it better than anybody else.
“We do have some wonderful bulls for the milk-focussed operations that
breed healthy cows with great production and we’re not forgetting milk solids.”
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Production?
Jersey Australia Platinum Certificate Award - 2011
Herd Average - 6,377 litres, 247 kgs Protein (3.9%) & 312 kgs Fat (4.9%)
Top Mature Cow:
ALMERVISTA MANHAT IRELAND 3 EXC (90) - 7,974 litres, 347 kgs Protein & 429 kgs Fat
Top Three Year Old:
ALMERVISTA BROOKBI BELLE EXC (90) - 7,210 litres, 275 kgs Protein & 354 kgs Fat
Top Two Year Old:
ALMERVISTA IATOLA JESSIE (85)@2yo - 7,620 litres, 259 kgs Protein & 336 kgs Fat
Classification?
ALMERVISTA GUS VIVA EXC (92)
ALMERVISTA ASTOUND ESSENCE SUP (92)
ALMERVISTA SKYS COLUMBINE SUP (92)
Great Southern Challenge Entries?
ALMERVISTA GUS VIVA EXC (92) - 2011 & 2010
ALMERVISTA TARANAK SHIRLEY EXC (91) - 2009
Bulls in AI?
Returned to Active Service
CSCHARRISON - Almervista Harrison - P
Awaiting Proof at ALTA
ALMERBOND - TBONE x ALMERVISTA NAVARA BELLIS VHC (91)
Recently Contracted by SEMEX
ALMERVISTA BOB - TBONE x ALMERVISTA NAVARA BELLIS VHC (91)
We Measure It By -
Satisfied Purchasers:
ALMERVISTA BROOKBI BELLIS EXC (91) - Wallacedale Jerseys
ALMERVISTA BADGER IMPISH 3 (87)@2yo - Araluen Park Jerseys
ALMERVISTA VAN GINGER (87)@2yo - Broadlin Jerseys
To name a few in recent times.
The Final Opportunity to Add Your Name
Almervista Jerseys - Herd Dispersal - On Farm
Tuesday 23rd October 2012
Almervista Jerseys - AJ, MA & KE York
355 Old Drouin Road Longwarry
Mobile: 0417 015 853 - E-mail: almervista@dcsi.net.au
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Design: Sharon Clark / Photo: Dean Malcolm

JJ
JERSEY AUSTRALIA
2012 Jersey Australia NSW AGM
Program of Events
Thursday 26 th July
9:30 AM AGM Meeting to be held at Best Western Balan
Village Motel, Bomaderry via Nowra
At the conclusion of meeting
- Herd tour to Shirlinn Jerseys at Jamberoo
Lunch at Shimmer Restaurant at Gerringong
- Herd Tour to Menzies Farms – Rivendell Jerseys
- Herd/Farm to Hurne & Russell
- Farm tour to see the robots at John & Andrea Henrys
Udderly Admin
Scholarship Judging at Balan Village Motel, Bomaderry via
Nowra (participants to be advised of time late afternoon)
7:00 PM NSW Presentation Dinner with Guest Speaker
at the Bomaderry Bowling Club
by Cassandra Lowes, Office Co ordinator
Welcome to my first Jersey Journal write up where
I’ll be doing my best to keep you updated on what’s
happening here in the office.
First of all, I would like to say how wonderful it was to meet
you all at the Centenary of the South Gippsland Jersey Breeders
Club Celebrations. You all gave me a warm welcome and when
I got into the office I had a much better understanding of
Jersey’s and your farms, thank you!
It really was an experience for me to go to my first sale that hit
record prices, I feel very fortunate to have witnessed it. Also,
just a quick thank you for the handy tips on what not to do
during the auction. I somehow think a Jersey wouldn’t have
been very happy in a suburban backyard.
The girls and I are right now processing classifications, exports,
registrations, DNA results whilst taking care of some back log,
so I believe I might just graduate from novice to expert in no
time.
Your patience with me while I learn the ropes is much
appreciated and you can expect a bit of a more in depth update
on the office next time.
Friday 27 th July
Cedar Valley Jersey Second Stage Dispersal on property at
Gerringong
reminders
Bookings for dinner are required by Monday July 23rd,
Please contact Brad Gavenlock
0437 299 205 - bralock1@bigpond.com
• 2012 Dairy Express Jersey Travel Award
Applications are NOW OPEN and close on
July 20th 2012.
Visit www.jersey.com.au for information
• Adelaide Dairy Show, September 7-15
Visit www.theshow.com.au
Entries are NOW OPEN
• Melbourne Dairy Show
16-18 September 2012
Dairy Youth Classic Monday 17th including
Heifer Classes and Handler Classes.
Entries are NOW OPEN
Visit www.rasv.com.au
JERSEY AUSTRALIA FEES - AS AT APRIL 2012
REGISTRATION FEES
Total
0 - 3 Months Male or Female $12.10 each
3 - 6 Months Male or Female $14.30 each
6 Months + Male or Female $18.70 each
Associate Members (5 registrations per year)
$18.70 each
Telephone Emergency Registrations Surcharge $55.00
Bulls Born after July 1st 2007 - Dam must be classified.
Bulls Born to a GR cow cannot be registered
GENETIC RECOVERY
Total
Live animals (1st Year)
$7.70 each
Dead Animals
No Charge
Jersey Marketing Service Discount Registration Fees
0 - 3 Months Male or Female
CGU Farmpak Insurance + $500 Semen purchase $11.00 each
0 - 3 Months Male or Female $2000 Semen purchase $11.00 each
TRANSFER CHARGES
Within Family
No Charge
Within Syndicate
No Charge
Under $1000 $16.50
$1000-$1999 $22.00
$2000-$2999 $33.00
$3000+ 2% of the Sale price
Bulls to AI Companies $38.50
Replacement Pedigree Certificates
Incorrect Information reprint
No Charge
Whole Herd (per animal) $1.10
Individual Animal $2.75
AI Company $5.50
MEMBERSHIP
Family $220.00
Full or Syndicate $198.00
Junior $88.00
Associate $99.00
Jersey Journal Subscriber (Aus & OS) $71.50
CLASSIFICATION
Herd Visit fee $44.00
Adult Cows
$12.10 per head
Animals resubmitted
$12.10 per head
2 year olds (all) $ 7.70 per head
2 year olds (selected) $12.10 per head
16 Jersey Journal – July/August 2012

Balingen Park Jerseys
“Little Cows - Big Attitude”!
Kieron & Melissa Eddy
685 Hooper Road, Tatura, 3616
Ph: 0427 061 705
balingen_eddy@bigpond.com
EURARIE JERSEYS
Charles & Carolyn Smith
80 Rathbone Road, St Germains 3620
Ph: 03 5826 0325
andesholsteins@bigpond.com.au
BROADLIN JERSEYS
Lynton and Lisa, Toni, Gavin and Cassie Broad
388 Johnson Road, LOCKINGTON 3563
03 5486 2624 - 0427 862 624 lisa.broad@bigpond.com
Jimann Jerseys
Trevor & Julie Campbell
286 Lowe Rd Rochester 3561
PH: (03) 5484 1624 jimann1@bigpond.com
Brookbora Jerseys
Robert and Sandra Bacon
Tennyson Vic 3572
03 5488 2323 - 0429 333 119
bacons@brookbora.com.au
www.brookbora.com.au
Bercar Jersey Stud
Bernie and Carol McManus
252 Bamawm Rd Bamawm. 3561
Ph: 03 5483 2245
e-mail bercar3561@bigpond.com
SUNSHINE FARM JERSEYS
N R & J M McDonald
715 Andrews Rd Kyabram 3620
Ph: 03 5855 2516 - 0428 992 450
janelleabbey@hotmail.com
Dalbora Genetics
Robert & Sandra Bacon
Daryl & Maria Collins
Tennyson Vic 3572
0427 882 227 - 0429 333 119
info@dalboragenetics.com.au
www.dalboragenetics.com.au
SHENSTONE
JERSEY STUD
Gordon & Lyn Emmett
12 Curr Road, Stanhope
Ph: 03 5857 2629
lynemmett@bigpond.com.au
.....breeding since 1930
Craigielea Jerseys
Bill, Kaye and Andrew Cochrane
836 Hansen Rd, Bamawm, 3561
Ph: 03 5486 5474
craigielea3@bigpond.com
Gailee Jerseys
Norm & Dawn Stone
489 Hill Rd Stanhope
Ph: 03 5857 2399
gaileeadsl@bigpond.com
LincoLndeLL Jerseys
Ron and Val Read & Family
167 Panoo Road
Lockington 3563
Utopia Jerseys
Jared & Courtney Ireland
53 Hewlett Lane, Lockington.
Ph: 03 5486 2694
courtney.wagner@bigpond.com
Silhouette Jerseys
Richard & Ann Worboys
Echuca Mitiamo Rd • Kotta
Ph: 03 5483 7500
info@silhouettefarm.biz
JUGIONG JERSEYS
Nicholson Family
Curr Rd Girgarre 3624
Ph/fax 03 5854 6393
Pat 03 5854 6513
jugiong@bigpond.com.au
Benlock
Jersey Stud
Bryan & Lee Rushton
79 Brooks Rd Rochester 3861
Ph: 03 5484 1551
benlockj@dodo.com.au
Rockleigh Park
Jerseys
Stewart Mancer
2/1 Moama Court, Moama
Ph: 0429 882 201
rockleighpark@bigpond.com
WINDY WAYS
JERSEYS
Frank Walsh
41 A Finlay Road, Tongala VIC 3621
Ph: 03 5859 0532
Mobile: 0418 576 856
Email: frankwalsh3@bigpond.com
Sybilgrove & Summer
Spirit Jerseys
Collins Family
202 McColl Road, Ballendella 3561
Ph/Fax: 03 5486 5393
NortherN District
Jersey BreeDers cluB
Presdient: Bill Cochrane 03 5486 5474 Secretary: Lisa Broad 03 5486 2624

SOUTH GIPPSLAND JERSEY BREEDERS CLUB CENTENARY 1912-2012
100 Years of
Jersey Excellence
The South Gippsland Jersey Club
Centenary celebrations are now
complete. More than 150 guests travelled
from both interstate and overseas to join
in a very successful and entertaining
three days for the Club and the Jersey
Breed.
The 100 Years Celebration Luncheon
was a memorable success and a great
emotional tribute to the Club over the
past 100 years.
Special guests included Anne Garratt,
daughter of founding member Arthur
Mesley, his granddaughter Lee Ewing
and Mrs. Eleanor Scott (98 years young),
wife of the late Frank Scott who served
as President from 1952-53 and 1957-58
who also cut our beautiful cake which
was kindly donated by the Dowel family
in memory of Alys Dowel, a dedicated
Life Member of our Club.
Also present were Glen and Barbara
Miller. Glen is a grandson of D.C. Miller,
President in 1924, and Barbara is
daughter of Queenie and Ron McKean,
sister to Evelyn Paterson all Life Members
of our Club. Margaret Jerram and Gwen
Macqueen granddaughters of founding
President George Rowe also shared the
celebrations with us.
MC for the event and club president,
Keith Kuhne, spoke on "Accepting
Change" and enlightened the crowd
about the early days of the club, including
its first sale in October of 1924, where
one percent of the sales benefitted the
club.
Keith made reference to Alys Dowel,
her passion for our breed and her hard
work in compiling the first 75 years
history of our Club. He said “the book,
‘100 Years of Jersey History 1912-2012’
completes Alys’s vision of a 100 years
history”. She could not share the day with
us but her family were well represented
and she would be very proud that this
task has been completed.
The publication of the book was made
possible by the generosity of Central
Sires’ Ian Anderson, who spoke a few
words of congratulations to the Club.
Various toasts were made throughout
the luncheon, including the following –
Our Fore-Fathers. We recognise the
fore-sight, vision and hard work by many
members of our Club over the last 100
years. We thank them for all they did,
for the lasting legacies that they have left
for us to follow and for their love of the
Jersey Cow.
Jenny Dowel (SGJBC 100 year History Booklet:
co-ordinator and writer) cutting the ribbon of
the Clubs History Booklet at the Club Birthday
Luncheon & book launch.
The Jersey Cow. As I look around the
room I see we are all different, different
shapes, sizes, ages, live in different areas.
We all have our own fears, views, goals
and opinions. Our farms and herd sizes
and family situations are not the same.
The beliefs, hopes and dreams vary from
person to person. But one thing unites
Keith Kuhne presents Gordon Lawson with Life
Membership of the South Gippsland Jersey Breeders Club
during the 100 year Celebration Luncheon.
Life membership awarded to
Gordon Lawson
Gordon Lawson was presented with Life Membership in recognition of
many years of service to our Club. Gordon has been part of the Jersey club
‘virtually all his life’ according to president Keith Kuhne.
He was described as a dedicated Jersey farmer and a unique person,
sharing a number of humourous stories about his time in the club.
Gordon was president of the club from 1990-92 and again in 2004-08,
and also secretary of the club in 1992.
Gordon, who ran his stud Kooroo in Leongatha before retiring, said it was
a surprise to receive the award.
“I believe you get out of a club what you put in,” he said.
“I’ve met Jersey farmers from all over the world and during my travels
within Australia. It’s a tremendous club to be involved in.”
18 Jersey Journal – July/August 2012