Steve Le Feuvre is President of the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society (or as it is often known in Jersey "The RJA"). The Society's roles include serving as the breed association in the home of the breed. Recently Steve and his spouse Suzanne sent us some snippets from a just-released RJA newsletter.
Prior to 2008 no bovine semen from outside the Island was allowed into Jersey. This was in keeping with a centuries-old law of the local government. Since importation of semen from Jersey sires resident outside of the Island began in September 2008 over 7,700 units of semen from 54 bulls have been imported. Inseminations are now running at 75% using imported semen to 25% with Island semen. Since birth of the first calves by imported semen in June 2009 more than 150 calves by "outside" sires have been registered. There are approximately 4,000 milking age females in 25 to 28 herds in Jersey.
Recently The Ontario Dairy Farmer published an article about the birth of the first calves sired by imported semen. My, what a difference a year makes! Almost exactly one year to the day ago imported semen was used for the first time in Jersey! The best part of the whole story is that the story has only begun! The keen Jersey cattle breeders in Jersey have an abundance of exciting days ahead of them!
Prior to 2008 no bovine semen from outside the Island was allowed into Jersey. This was in keeping with a centuries-old law of the local government. Since importation of semen from Jersey sires resident outside of the Island began in September 2008 over 7,700 units of semen from 54 bulls have been imported. Inseminations are now running at 75% using imported semen to 25% with Island semen. Since birth of the first calves by imported semen in June 2009 more than 150 calves by "outside" sires have been registered. There are approximately 4,000 milking age females in 25 to 28 herds in Jersey.
Recently The Ontario Dairy Farmer published an article about the birth of the first calves sired by imported semen. My, what a difference a year makes! Almost exactly one year to the day ago imported semen was used for the first time in Jersey! The best part of the whole story is that the story has only begun! The keen Jersey cattle breeders in Jersey have an abundance of exciting days ahead of them!
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