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Thornton Dilly 17 Ex 95

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Thornton Dilly 17 has become just the third UK Guernsey cow to be scored EX 95. She was inspected by Michael Parkinson recently and his score was confirmed this week by Meurig James.

Dilly is owned by Andrew and Michelle Hall and is a member of the Thornton herd at Lodge Farm, Thornton Hough, Wirral Merseyside.

Treasure Hunt on Guernsey

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I have been fortunate enough to spend the last two days on Guernsey Island in the company of two Guernsey enthusiasts who were making their first visit to the Island and also a “retired” breeder who still takes a great interest in the breed and who suggested the trip in search of Guernsey “treasure”.

Guernsey Cross Breeding

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Guernsey Cross Breeding

For the last ten years or so there has been a register of Cross Bred female offspring of Guernsey cattle maintained by the EGCS, the old rules for Grading Up stated that a non-pedigree animal needed to be of “Guernsey type” to be accepted by the Society, two generations of Guernsey sired progeny were then required before the third generation ( at least 87.5%)

Riverwood Tiller Khan

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RIVERWOOD TILLER KHAN EGCS have semen available from Riverwood Tiller Khan now that he has become Proven, he has a balanced proof but excels for Udder Improvement and Butterfat Percentage increase. His daughters have been catching the eye this summer, none more so than Clay Hill Chrissie 4 who was Breed Champion at …

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