Latest results for guernsey cows classified by HUK.
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Dairy Co have published the April Guernsey Bull Proofs and Sniders Option Aaron has regained the No 1 spot with a GMI of +359,
moving up to second place is Boskenna Junes Royal Oak with a GMI of +345.
The Classifiers are out and about and two of the young cows that have sons on the ground have both been upgraded to Excellent. Tredinnick Anneka 3 has been scored Ex 90 and becomes the 7th daughter of Sunninghill Park Royal Oak to reach the top grade. She has an …
I visited Gideon Lacey at Lane End, Marlow last week and was greatly impressed by the Elinor family where three generations are milking in the herd all of whom have calved again in November, the irony is that Beechgroves Elinor 12 (Re-Classified Ex 90),is a daughter of the bull that is said to have the worst fertility score in the breed and has just calved her eighth calf in under 8 years and has averaged over 8000, kgs per lactation.
Her daughter Elinor 13 (Re-classified Ex 90),whilst not quite as high yeilding is also just as regular a breeder now in her fifth lactation and both she and her dam have Yogibear sons at Beechgroves.
An established part of the National Holstein Show has been the Genetic Elite Sale and this year 20 Lots were offered including one Dairy Shorthorn. Studying the catalogue whilst at the show what struck me was that the entries offered more by way of outstanding type rather than production, but met a ready trade with a top price of 6,000 gns for a heifer that had been Reserve Junior Champion the day before whilst the Dairy Shorthorn sold for 3,600 gns and she had been the Breed Junior Champion.
Our Guernsey Junior Champion Eavesford Onwards Molly, whilst not offered for sale is in fact potentially third generation Excellent and that got me thinking as to
The January 2010 proof run published by Dairy Co includes a listing of the top 1000 Guernsey females from England and Wales and Guernsey Island. The Top 10 heifers from England & Wales all have a £PLI of more than £+105 and the 7 that have been classified have an …
Beechgroves Cornelius ( +360 GMI) has risen to the top of the UK rankings based on GMI, rising above Aaron ( +353) ,Tiller Khan (+320) and Pedro (+313). Boskenna Junes Royal Oak is ranked at No 13 with a GMI of +256, this is his first proof. The Genetic base …
I believe that there have been 21 UK Guernsey cows classified as +93 points since 1996 when the Professional classifiers of Holstein UK took on the inspections.
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.
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.
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.