One of the neat things that has happened in the Jersey breed globally of late is the arrival on Jersey Island of calves sired by international sires from outside the Island. After decades and centuries a ban on use of outside semen was over-turned last July. Genetics from the larger Jersey world arrived in Jersey in mid-September and bingo-bongo, calves started arriving in mid-June.
As you can imagine an event like this has completely energized keen dairy cattlle breeders in Jersey. They are so excited to have access to a cornucopia of good genetics from leading Jersey sires! Such is the excitement that photos are popping up on Jersey websites of calves that are just born!
Take for example the Avonteur website of the LeFeuvre family. Their cattle are housed at Trinity Manor Farm managed by Rob Stevenson. Steve LeFuevre and Rob Stevenson own some cattle together under the Imagine Jerseys herd name. At www.avonteur.com you can see material on the Avonteur, Imagine and Trinity Manor herds with many photos and lots of interesting text.
Late last week Suzanne Le Feuvre encouraged me to visit their site to see some of "the very latest crop". Hm? I soon found what she meant. On August 9, 2009 I was looking at photos in the Imagine Jerseys section of the site of Imagine Sambo Christina, a Lester Sambo daughter of a 95% dam. Christina was born July 31, 2009 and was three hours old when first she had her photo taken! Or one could view Imagine Sultan Daisy, born August 5, 2009 and a "few hours old" (still wet) when photoed!
It is great to see such excitement about things Jersey and especially when they originate on that glorious Island where the Jersey breed originated!
The only question is, what next? One of Vicki LeFeuvre's heifers is carrying an ET calf by the famed Sooner Centurion...will we soon be seeing ultrasound photos of said calf?
All great fun but also very inspring for the Jersey breed worldwide! We commend the folks at Trinity Manor, Imagine and Avonteur Jerseys for their passion for the breed adn all things related to the Jersey cow!
As you can imagine an event like this has completely energized keen dairy cattlle breeders in Jersey. They are so excited to have access to a cornucopia of good genetics from leading Jersey sires! Such is the excitement that photos are popping up on Jersey websites of calves that are just born!
Take for example the Avonteur website of the LeFeuvre family. Their cattle are housed at Trinity Manor Farm managed by Rob Stevenson. Steve LeFuevre and Rob Stevenson own some cattle together under the Imagine Jerseys herd name. At www.avonteur.com you can see material on the Avonteur, Imagine and Trinity Manor herds with many photos and lots of interesting text.
Late last week Suzanne Le Feuvre encouraged me to visit their site to see some of "the very latest crop". Hm? I soon found what she meant. On August 9, 2009 I was looking at photos in the Imagine Jerseys section of the site of Imagine Sambo Christina, a Lester Sambo daughter of a 95% dam. Christina was born July 31, 2009 and was three hours old when first she had her photo taken! Or one could view Imagine Sultan Daisy, born August 5, 2009 and a "few hours old" (still wet) when photoed!
It is great to see such excitement about things Jersey and especially when they originate on that glorious Island where the Jersey breed originated!
The only question is, what next? One of Vicki LeFeuvre's heifers is carrying an ET calf by the famed Sooner Centurion...will we soon be seeing ultrasound photos of said calf?
All great fun but also very inspring for the Jersey breed worldwide! We commend the folks at Trinity Manor, Imagine and Avonteur Jerseys for their passion for the breed adn all things related to the Jersey cow!
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