Digby Gribble Please click on comments (1) at the bottom of the page to read more comments Hi Mike, I think that NMR are calculating Life Time Daily yields automatically but nobody has ever raised the question with me, unfortunately the CDI web pages only publish 305 day totals and so …
Please click on comments (1) at the bottom of the page to read more comments little point in dreaming up another meaningless award 50000 in 7 lacs or 12, which is better or the more likely, the most upto date method of recognising excellance has to be life time …
Please click on comments (1) at the bottom of the page to read more comments In 1997 there were probably 7000 recorded Guernseys as compared with approx 4500 recorded cows today. I have the 97 Herd book in the attic but don’t know if I am fit enough to …
The ALL BREEDS-ALL BRITAIN Calf and Showmanship Show 2009
This event provides a fitting climax to the years endeavours by young people who are either just starting their careers in the Show ring or having reached the “grand old age” of 25 are ending their involvement with the various breed society “youth” organisations.
The Holsteins were celebrating 25 years since the first calf show, whilst the other “coloured” breeds were first involved in 2001, whilst the Guernseys were first involved in 2006, having only started our FGB (Future Golden Breeders) in 2005.
The Dairy Show 2009
There have been some remarkable results over the years at the Dairy Show at Shepton Mallet but the 2009 Show will be one of the most memorable for the exhibitor and breeder of the Show Champion. I guess that all of us who take the trouble to prepare and exhibit cows at shows dream of winning the Championship, but it is not often that the Champion is a homebred daughter of the “house” cow.
On Tuesday night, 6th October, I had the pleasure to be asked to judge the “coloured” calves at the Dairy Show and it proved to be quite a demanding task with all of the dairy breeds bar the Shorthorn represented but with the Guernsey calves to the fore. I was really delighted to be comfortable with my placings and to find that the Guernsey calves were competitive in all of the four classes.
Robert and Sue Bevin held their dispersal sale of the Watling Guernsey herd on the farm in the village of Willey, Rugby in Warwickshire. The cows sold well with 17 Lots making more than 800 with a top price of £1010 for Lot 33 Watling Oberons Lara bought by Mr and Mrs Tandy to join their Holstein herd.
There were four other “new” buyers also adding Guernseys to their Holstein herds as well as some of the established Guernsey Breeders.
Please click on comments (1) at the bottom of the page to read more comments not meaning to burst the bubble of excitement over the lifetime production but the info is meaningless without comparison. Is this a 10%/20% improvement on say 1997 it is noticable that nearly all are …
In 2007 there were 24 Guernsey cows that have bettered the Lifetime production standard of the Grand Diploma of Merit (GDM) which is set at 5000 kilos of Fat and Protein. The awards are made automatically by the computer system and a list is kept in the office but no longer published for “cost saving” reasons. At a time when dairy cow fertility is said to be in decline then these cows are deserving of greater recognition.
The Dairy Event and Livestock Show 2009
The last DFE was held at Stoneleigh on Wednesday and Thursday at which I represented EGCS under the umbrella of the Centre for Dairy Information (CDI) on the Holstein UK stand. In 2006 when that opportunity was first available the Jersey, Swiss and Montbeliarde as well as the British Friesian Breeders Club all had space and we were able to display our Guernsey iinformation. This year however the other breed societies had taken their own trade stand space and I felt that I was the “invisible” man quite difficult you would think given my height and girth. I recieved not a single enquiry about Guernseys over the two days, although there were several EGCS members at the show who I was able to speak to.