The first calves are born in Jersey to imported semen
Press release from the Royal Jersey Agricultural & Horticultural Society: 17th June 2009
Following the decision of the States of Jersey in July 2008 to allow the importation of bovine semen into the Island for the first time ever, the Royal Jersey Agricultural & Horticultural Society (RJA&HS) can announce that the first calves, sired by the very best of international Jersey genetics, have been born.
On Thursday 11th June 2009 the first bull calf was registered; Trinity Excitation CJay, is a son of the proven Canadian bull, Bridon Excitation. The dam of the calf, Trinity Renegades Rosie GP84, is a second calved daughter of 2006 Island Show Champion and twice Supercow winner, Trinity Kings Rosie EX94(3). "Kings Rosie| has two 305 day milk production records in excess of 9,700Kgs, both over 5.1% butterfat and 3.7% protein, and is a past winner of the John Ibbotson Trophy, an award given by the Jersey Cattle Society of the UK for the highest yielding Jersey in the British Isles classified Excellent during the qualifying lactation.
Mr Rob Stevenson, Manager of the Trinity Manor Farm Ltd herd, said "the dam of the young calf is the spitting image of her dam at that age and I am expecting great things of her" Rob Stevenson went on to say that the sire of the calf, Excitation, is well known for siring very stylish daughters and his dam, Jaspar Renaissances Evening is one of Canada's most eminent show and brood cows classified EX91-3 with two records over 10,000Kgs at over 6%BF.
Two days later on Saturday 13th June the first heifer calf was born at Lodge Farm, St Saviour, home of the Houze family. This was an especially poignant occasion as herd owner Mr Paul Houze was instrumental in leading the Society's call for importation of Jersey semen to be permitted.
This calf was sired by the USA proven Jersey sire, Woodstock Lexington ET, her mother traces back to the Rosebay line. This first heifer calf will be appropriately named Prides Lexington Prima.
Having waited well over 25 years for this day, following an earlier failed attempt to persuade the States to change the law in 1983, Paul Houze said "the birth of these calves represents a monumental milestone for the Island breed, finally we have shaken off the shackles which limited our aspirations. The future of cattle breeding looks very bright for us, indeed the confidence of dairy farmers today is palpable."
One of the strongest arguments in the process implemented in seeking a change to the law was that importing semen purely allowed for the reintroduction of genetics from the best of the breed's gene pool which at some time or another had left the Island's shores. The first calf registered under this process exemplifies perfectly this case. Since the Trinity Manor bull calf's registration has been completed, we have been able to trace the direct female line behind Jaspar Renaissances Evening back to the female ancestor exported from Jersey!
An excerpt from Volume Seven of the American Jersey Cattle Club Herd Register, published in 1881 shows entry No: 9188, Gypsy Countess, (sired by the bull Matchless P.S.104 JHB) was imported into Quebec on the Steamer Quebec in May 1879 by Mr Simon Beattie. Gypsy Countess was red-grey in colour, marked XX11 on the horn and whilst owned by the Richardson Brothers of Davenport, Iowa, she was bred by Mr Charles Simon of St John, Isle of Jersey.
Gypsy Countess was born in 1876, ten years after the start of the Jersey Herd Book in Jersey but as she was exported as a pregnant heifer, she herself was never entered into the Island's Herdbook as at that time entry was only permitted following examination, or "qualification" after calving. However looking at the records for her sire, Matchless P.S.104 JHB, we can see that his Dam, Milkmaid 3rd was the fourth animal to ever be entered into the pedigree section of Volume 1 of the Jersey Island Herdbook.
For anyone who ever doubted that this was not a process of bringing the best genetics of the breed back home, the fact that the RJA&HS can trace the pedigree of Excitation so precisely should go some way to proving otherwise. Research into the female line behind the young bull calf's dam, whilst complete, stops in the early 1900' when the cow Pansy, No: 7519F.S., owned by Mr T N Le Gros of St Mary, was entered into the Foundation Stock section of the Jersey Herdbook.
Whilst there appear to be no direct links between the sire, born in Canada and the dam born in Jersey the names of both cows and bulls from Island herds still in existence today appear throughout the pedigrees of both Excitation and Lexington, with Ansom Valour, a bull exported from the La Ferme herd of the Perchard family in St Martin and Roseland Chaffinch, a cow imported into Canada in the 1950's from the Roseland herd of the Le Gallais family in St Saviour being two examples.
Initial research into the back pedigree of Woodstock Lexington ET, sire of the heifer calf, indicates that he too can be traced right back to the earliest records of the breed in its Island home with many of the breed's great names appearing throughout. His pedigree reads like a "who's who" of the Jersey breed in the USA, and progeny tests prove his ability to transmit higher milk yields and excellent conformation which in turn indicates healthier and longer lived offspring.
ENDS: For further information please contact: David Hambrook: email: genetics@royaljersey.co.uk
Press release from the Royal Jersey Agricultural & Horticultural Society: 17th June 2009
Following the decision of the States of Jersey in July 2008 to allow the importation of bovine semen into the Island for the first time ever, the Royal Jersey Agricultural & Horticultural Society (RJA&HS) can announce that the first calves, sired by the very best of international Jersey genetics, have been born.
On Thursday 11th June 2009 the first bull calf was registered; Trinity Excitation CJay, is a son of the proven Canadian bull, Bridon Excitation. The dam of the calf, Trinity Renegades Rosie GP84, is a second calved daughter of 2006 Island Show Champion and twice Supercow winner, Trinity Kings Rosie EX94(3). "Kings Rosie| has two 305 day milk production records in excess of 9,700Kgs, both over 5.1% butterfat and 3.7% protein, and is a past winner of the John Ibbotson Trophy, an award given by the Jersey Cattle Society of the UK for the highest yielding Jersey in the British Isles classified Excellent during the qualifying lactation.
Mr Rob Stevenson, Manager of the Trinity Manor Farm Ltd herd, said "the dam of the young calf is the spitting image of her dam at that age and I am expecting great things of her" Rob Stevenson went on to say that the sire of the calf, Excitation, is well known for siring very stylish daughters and his dam, Jaspar Renaissances Evening is one of Canada's most eminent show and brood cows classified EX91-3 with two records over 10,000Kgs at over 6%BF.
Two days later on Saturday 13th June the first heifer calf was born at Lodge Farm, St Saviour, home of the Houze family. This was an especially poignant occasion as herd owner Mr Paul Houze was instrumental in leading the Society's call for importation of Jersey semen to be permitted.
This calf was sired by the USA proven Jersey sire, Woodstock Lexington ET, her mother traces back to the Rosebay line. This first heifer calf will be appropriately named Prides Lexington Prima.
Having waited well over 25 years for this day, following an earlier failed attempt to persuade the States to change the law in 1983, Paul Houze said "the birth of these calves represents a monumental milestone for the Island breed, finally we have shaken off the shackles which limited our aspirations. The future of cattle breeding looks very bright for us, indeed the confidence of dairy farmers today is palpable."
One of the strongest arguments in the process implemented in seeking a change to the law was that importing semen purely allowed for the reintroduction of genetics from the best of the breed's gene pool which at some time or another had left the Island's shores. The first calf registered under this process exemplifies perfectly this case. Since the Trinity Manor bull calf's registration has been completed, we have been able to trace the direct female line behind Jaspar Renaissances Evening back to the female ancestor exported from Jersey!
An excerpt from Volume Seven of the American Jersey Cattle Club Herd Register, published in 1881 shows entry No: 9188, Gypsy Countess, (sired by the bull Matchless P.S.104 JHB) was imported into Quebec on the Steamer Quebec in May 1879 by Mr Simon Beattie. Gypsy Countess was red-grey in colour, marked XX11 on the horn and whilst owned by the Richardson Brothers of Davenport, Iowa, she was bred by Mr Charles Simon of St John, Isle of Jersey.
Gypsy Countess was born in 1876, ten years after the start of the Jersey Herd Book in Jersey but as she was exported as a pregnant heifer, she herself was never entered into the Island's Herdbook as at that time entry was only permitted following examination, or "qualification" after calving. However looking at the records for her sire, Matchless P.S.104 JHB, we can see that his Dam, Milkmaid 3rd was the fourth animal to ever be entered into the pedigree section of Volume 1 of the Jersey Island Herdbook.
For anyone who ever doubted that this was not a process of bringing the best genetics of the breed back home, the fact that the RJA&HS can trace the pedigree of Excitation so precisely should go some way to proving otherwise. Research into the female line behind the young bull calf's dam, whilst complete, stops in the early 1900' when the cow Pansy, No: 7519F.S., owned by Mr T N Le Gros of St Mary, was entered into the Foundation Stock section of the Jersey Herdbook.
Whilst there appear to be no direct links between the sire, born in Canada and the dam born in Jersey the names of both cows and bulls from Island herds still in existence today appear throughout the pedigrees of both Excitation and Lexington, with Ansom Valour, a bull exported from the La Ferme herd of the Perchard family in St Martin and Roseland Chaffinch, a cow imported into Canada in the 1950's from the Roseland herd of the Le Gallais family in St Saviour being two examples.
Initial research into the back pedigree of Woodstock Lexington ET, sire of the heifer calf, indicates that he too can be traced right back to the earliest records of the breed in its Island home with many of the breed's great names appearing throughout. His pedigree reads like a "who's who" of the Jersey breed in the USA, and progeny tests prove his ability to transmit higher milk yields and excellent conformation which in turn indicates healthier and longer lived offspring.
ENDS: For further information please contact: David Hambrook: email: genetics@royaljersey.co.uk
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