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Jerseys?
JERSEY AUSTRALIA
PO BOX 292, ASCOT VALE, VIC 3032
Telephone: (03) 9370 9105
Fax: (03) 9370 9116
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.jersey.com.au
Australian Jerseys
are the most
profitable dairy cow.
Table 1 Composition of milk by Breeds
Breed
Holstein
Jersey
Guernsey
Ayrshire
Illawarra
Aust. Red Breed
Brown Swiss
% Fat
3.84
4.93
4.26
4.11
3.97
3.97
4.18
% Protein
3.22
3.75
3.36
3.31
3.27
3.48
3.43
12544
12500
Annual Animal Registrations
Jerseys produce the highest quality milk for human food. A glass
of Jersey milk has greater nutritional value including 20% more
quality protein and 15% more calcium. Jersey milk will yield
20- 25% more cheese and over 30% more butter than average
milk and at a lower cost per Kg of milk solids.
13000
12154
12000
11824
11500
11000
10874
10500
Source 2008/09 ADHIS statistics
JERSEYS ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY
10000
2007
2008
2009
2010
Year
Jerseys produce 20% less greenhouse gas per unit of cheese than
the larger breeds. Jerseys are uniquely right for these times.
Jersey Australia LEADING Production Award Herds for 2009/10
Name
Member Stud
Herd Milk
kgs
%
kgs
PROTEIN PROTEIN FAT
%
FAT total F +P
GC & SJ Thorn
S001715 FLEURIEU
97
7416
268
3.6%
364
4.9%
632
B & D Smethurst
V010280 JARNDIE
123 7269
277
3.8%
348
4.8%
625
GC & RG Sprunt
V001590 KAARMONA 146 6734
255
3.8%
347
5.2%
602
JR & MA Cockerell
V001196 WARRAIN
258 6911
265
3.8%
332
4.8%
597
R & S Bacon
V000580 BROOKBORA 164 6699
251
3.7%
335
5.0%
586
Adam Richards
V008276 TOP LINE
6479
244
3.8%
339
5.2%
583
Ian Anderson
V005767 KINGS VIEW 159 6533
248
3.8%
328
5.0%
576
R & K Anderson
V008118 KINGS VILLE 167 6491
241
3.7%
325
5.0%
566
GT & JW Fleming
N002011 INVERGELLY 377 6527
253
3.9%
308
4.7%
561
243
3.8%
317
4.9%
560
W & P Nicholson & FamilyV010248 JUGIONG
30
476 6425
Components
Jersey Australia LEADING
FAT + PROTEIN MATURE Cows 2009/10
Name
KGS
PRO
KGS
FAT
TOTAL
F&P
Brunchilli J Passion
397
630
1027
Kaarmona Astound Babe
400
547
947
Kaarmona Du-Bie Fantasy 2 GR3
412
533
945
Kaarmona Jerrick Tulip
360
556
916
Boscawen Paramount Buttercup 3110 337
573
910
Invergelly Perimeter Prim 2
415
480
895
Bosgawen Genick Benita 4th 3310
336
556
892
Warrain Armada Roma
388
495
883
Burnbank Biestar Jessie
368
501
869
Invergelly Al American Helen 190
368
494
862
Denfield Melanie P36 SUP92 STP7
Lifetime Production 82,069Ltrs 4472KgF 3154KgP
Her Dams lifeime production is
103,906Ltrs 4436KgF 3791KgP
Jersey Australia LEADING
FAT + PROTEIN 3yr Olds 2009/10
Name
KGS
PRO
KGS
FAT
TOTAL
F&P
Kaarmona Daintree Lovelies
342
449
791
Fleurieu Golden Lassie 175
319
455
774
Invergelly Saber Gem 11
362
411
773
Boscawen Golden Rosebell 3579
308
459
767
Warrain Love Lies 26 GR3
315
445
760
Kaarmona Jace Babe 3
317
441
758
Warrain Parade Love Lies
308
446
754
Brunchilli Sambo Eileen 3
352
380
732
Warrain Jace Danita
295
435
730
Jugiong Leonie 5194
285
443
728
JUGIONG ILAGAY 4712 SUP 93 STP
60m 10762 3.3 471 305d PI 136
On her way to her 3rd lactation
over 10,000 litres!
Jersey Australia LEADING
FAT + PROTEIN 2yr Olds 2009/10
Name
KGS
PRO
KGS
FAT
TOTAL
F&P
Craglen True Blue Gracie 4323
294
420
714
Brunchilli Cammy Robina
308
367
675
Fleurieu Noble Nancy 79
283
379
662
Warrain Hatten Empress
290
369
659
Fleurieu Mellow 15
269
388
657
Invergelly Ave Action Helen 254
289
362
651
Daraway Taranak Vanessa 4
279
365
644
Warrain Rebel Dream 2
281
359
640
Invergelly Update Bunty 141
286
353
639
Kaarmona Taranak Marie
260
376
636
MERSEYBANK ELTONS CLAIRE EX92
Champion 2yr Old GSC 2009
Champion 3yr Old GSC 2010
Progeny Testing brings great rewards
JERSEYS FOR SUPERIOR EFFICIENCY, FERTILITY and CALVING EASE.
Fleurieu Jerseys
Milk 110 cows off 98 hectares in a
850mm rainfall area. We have been
using US genetics for almost 20
years. The farm is located Fleurieu
Peninsula, South Australia.
Why do we milk Jerseys? The
Fleurieu herd has been operating
for 63 years and we have averaged
close to 50 cents/litre for our milk
because of higher milk solids and
the quality. The herd average has
been over 7000litres/cow for the last
ten years.
Our calf and heifer rearing is very
important to our future with losses to
disease at about 0.2%. This resulted
in 21 2year old heifers averaging
6799 litres of milk and 569 Kg of
milk solids last year.
There is no doubt that Jerseys are much easier to handle and are quieter than large breeds- Just ask
our farm practical vet students.
Jerseys Supreme on the Bottom line
FACT: Jerseys eat 80% of intake of Holsteins BUT have 75% of the bodyweight.**
FACT: Jerseys have a dry matter intake 18% greater than Holsteins
HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?
FACT: Jerseys have a 39% greater rumen volume than Holsteins
FACT: Jerseys have a greater dry matter % per hour of passage through the Rumen i.e 7.1 kg/DM v.s 5.9 Kg/DM
WHAT IMPACT DOES THIS HAVE ON MY BOTTOM LINE ?
More DOLLARS in the bank per Kg of Dry Matter fed to a JERSEY cow compared to a HOLSTEIN!
Litres
Holsteins
7056
Holstein @ 80% DM Intake 5645
Jersey
5244
Kg Fat
Kg Prot.
Income/Cow
272
218
259
227
181
196
$2441
$2773
This gives the JERSEY a clear advantage of $332/cow over the Holstein with the same feed intake on a dry matter basis.
**Source of information for “Jerseys eat 80% of the intake etc” is James Tully Ph.DPAS of Pine Creek Nutrition Service, Inc
Denair,California, USA.
Source for figures in table are the national averages 2008/09 of ADHIS Pty Ltd.
To get income/cow the values of $9/kg protein & $4.50 kg fat less 3cents/litre for cartage was used.
JERSEYS FOR SUPERIOR EFFICIENCY, FERTILITY and CALVING EASE.
Jersey cows, exemplify the word efficiency. Their
milk is a (naturally) concentrated product that
uniquely meets today’s demands for quality,
economy and environmental sustainability.
Jersey heifers reach sexual maturity earlier. They
can be in the milking herd earning dollars younger
than any larger breed and still outlast them in the
longevity stakes.
After calving the Jersey cow will return to oestrus
earlier, helping farmers to attain that elusive goal
of one calf per cow per year.
The average Jersey will also exhibit signs of oestrus for a longer period and display
more obvious signs, improving the likelihood of detecting the cow on heat. More importantly the longer a cow
is on heat, the greater the chance of inseminating her at the optimum phase of her cycle for conception.
Jerseys are renowned for their ease of calving. This means less late night supervision, lower vet bills, minimal
stress on both farmer and cow. Jerseys have fewer stillbirths, less dystieia and less metritis than other breeds.
More than any other breed, Jerseys are ideally suited to today’s dairy industry.
ROD VERRALL
CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR
SCHOOL OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
Alexandrina Cheese Company
Dan & Krystyna McCaul on the Fleurieu Peninsula,
South Australia, operates the Alexandrina cheese
company. The Jersey herd was founded in 1973
and the fourth generation are involved in the
family business.
We have successfully branded our cheese business
and products using Jersey milk from our Jersey
cows. We have won World cheese awards for our
cheese as the Jersey milk has unsurpassed flavour
and taste with a consistent rich golden colour.
The all Jersey herd gives us a point of difference in
marketing our dairy products over the traditional
supermarket cheese and dairy products.
The Jersey cow has enabled us to provide income
for three generations of the family.
Other benefits of the Jersey cow are the calving
ease; graze well on temperate pastures,
environmentally friendly leading to a sustainable
efficient dairy cow.
Jerseys Lead the way to Profit!
FACT
Jersey
Heavy
Breed
Comment
Source
Energy to Protein
16%
15%
Jerseys produce more protein Per unit of feed
WJCB*
Energy to milk fat
40%
31%
Jerseys produce more milk fat per unit of feed
WJCB*
Total Milk Energy
69%
61%
A significant difference of 13%
WJCB*
Energy to
maintenance
28%
33%
Jerseys use less energy for maintenance
WJCB*
Calving Difficulty
2.2%
9.3%
Lower calving difficulties Saves labour, decreases
days open and increases the peak of the cows
lactation and profit.
WJCB*
Efficiency = Profit
* - World Jersey Cattle Bureau
Jugiong Jerseys
One of Australia’s largest registered Jersey herds milking up to 550 cows in recent years. Jugiong Jerseys
began in 1932 and currently reside in Northern Victoria. The farm consists of 300 acres and is fully irrigated
when water allocations allow.
We choose to milk Jerseys as we find them to be the most economical converters of feed to milk, resulting
in more profit.
The Jersey cow is very versatile with the our herd averaging over 6000 litres/cow weather being fully fed on
pasture or fed on bought fodder as has been the case in the last few years with insufficient water to irrigate
with. We run a very high stocking management system (4.5 cows/ha) to get a higher return on assets.
The breeds calving ease is essential due to the high number of cows to labour unit ratio that we have.
The Jerseys ease of management traits makes working with a large herd so much easier. Last season we
averaged 6500 litres 320kgs fat and 240kgs protein for 500 cows
on fArm chAllenGes
2010 semeX/Gsc
chAmpion
kAArmonA pArAde
bAbe 2 eX93 stp6
48m 8628L 400KgF 4.64%
325KgP 3.77% 305Days PI 111.
2010 northern
chAllenGe chAmpion
brunchilli sAmbo
eileen eX93
7145Ltrs 5.5% 393KgF 3.5%
249KgP 305 days
youth proGrAms
Jersey supports the
development of youth through
• JA/Pfizer youth scholarships
• Youth camp sponsorship
• IDW youth challenge
team sponsorship
• NSW State youth show
simple reAlly......
* components
* calving ease
* fertility
* Feed conversion Efficiency
* longer herd life
* environmentally sustainable
PO BOX 292, ASCOT VALE, VIC 3032
Telephone: (03) 9370 9105 Fax: (03) 9370 9116
Email: [email protected] Web: www.jersey.com.au
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