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Two groups committed to the Jersey breed are joining forces and expertise to breed even better cows.

LIC's Jersey Premier Sires bulls have topped the national Jersey ranking of active sires (RAS) list, released this month.

Australian farmers Trevor and Anthea Saunders are dedicated Jersey breeders. Anthea controls the calf rearing on their farm in Warragul, Victoria, determined to give them the best possible start.

Australian farmers Trevor and Anthea Saunders are dedicated Jersey breeders and their enthusiasm about their herd showed when we visited in late May.

Working as a veterinarian pregnancy testing dairy herds helped shape the thinking of Australian farmer Tim Humphris when he and his wife Lyndal decided to go farming.

A high performing Jersey herd can generate consistent cash flow now and in the future, a field day heard in Te Awamutu last month.

New Zealand’s top Jersey cow breeders converge in Waikato next month for the North Island Championship.

HERD IMPROVEMENT company, Liberty Genetics, has released 10 years of breeding worth (BW) statistics on its Jersey, Friesian and Crossbred bull teams.

DAIRY ENTREPRENEUR Peter Cullinane, principal of Lewis Road Creamery, Mangatawhiri, believes Jersey is to milk what Angus is to beef.

THE JERSEY breed was one of the foundation stones of the New Zealand dairy industry; not so today with the number and popularity of these brown cows diminishing initially in favour of the larger-framed Friesians but more latterly for crossbreds.