Semen from Marglyn Action Mervyn was imported from Australia in 2007 in an effort to include Australia in the Guernsey Global Breeding Plan and to reflect the fact that the Australians had taken semen from Boskenna Junes Royal Oak in 2005.
Both bulls have now got proofs in Australia and are ranked at 107 on the Australian Index with 100 being the average, but Mervyn has a distinct advantage for all of the udder traits. EGCS are currently offering the semen at £7.50 a straw.
Joyce and Lyndon Cleggett have sent a couple of pictures of Mervyn daughters from their Brookleigh herd which demonstrate the udder quality.
I recently saw 5 Mervyn calves in the Woodlands herd of Sue and Martin Staples in Leicestershire and managed to get a picture of one of them.
