797 heifers sired by 96 different sires with 44% sired by Non A1 sires, 41% by young AI sires and 15% by Proven AI sires.

This compares with 2007 when 28% were sired by Non AI sires, 50% by young A1 sires and 22% were by Proven AI sires.

There were daughters sired by 10 young US sires, 5 Guernsey Island young sires, 4 Mainland young AI sires and 17 Proven US, 3 Proven Canadian sires and 57 Natural Service sires.

Only 25 of the 96 bulls sired more than 10 daughters in 2011, mainly the AI bulls but including 11 Natural Service sires, but the sires with most daughters were

 Beechgroves Ezekiel with 80 daughters,

Marksman( 51 dtrs), Mint ( 35 dtrs), Andante (34 dtrs) and Ghenghis ( 29 dtrs).

The average GMI (Pedigree Indexes) of Heifers registered in the last 3 years is as follows

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Trewey Karen was the 8th calf born to Karen 5 and she had 4 other daughters in Simon’s Bosoljack herd 3 of which classified VG and all of the VG daughters went to different herds with

Bosoljack Retas Karen VG 85 going to Chris Hall’s Tretheene herd where she had 2 daughters,

Bosoljack Fortune Karen 2 VG 85 who at the sale was bought by Chris Eddy for his Treloweth herd where she had 1 daughter , before being sold again to Cheshire to the Thornton herd of Andrew & Michelle Hall where she had a second daughter.

Bosoljack Baldwin Karen 4VG 87 also went to Treloweth and she had a daughter and more importantly a son Treloweth Karen Oak who became one of the Stock bulls at Bickfield and has 161 daughters registered with EGCS

Trezelah Karen 5 would currently have 4 Gold Stars as her 4 classified daughters have contributed a total of 37 points and each Gold Star requires 8 points, so Trewey Karen gained  11 points (3 points for her Ex score and 8 points for production from her Production Indexes),  Bosoljack Retas Karen gained 10 pts ( 2 for VG + 8 PI pts) , Bosoljack Fortune Karen gained 6 points ( 2 + 4) and Bosoljack Baldwin Karen 4 gained 10 points (2 +8 )

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The qualifying standards have been agreed to be awarded for  Good Plus or Better daughters with 1 point for Good Plus, 2 points for Very Good and 3 points for an Excellent daughter and for,

Production points will be awarded using the Production Index (PI) as a PI of 100 is the rolling average of weight of Fat +Protein for the herd in which the progeny are managed. A PI 0f 100-110 will earn 1 point, 111-125 will earn 2 points , 126 -139 will earn 3 points and 140+ will earn 4 points.

Each 8 points will earn a Gold Star and each additional 8 points will earn a further Star, all of the information can be found online within the Centre for Dairy Information (CDI), it is hoped that the Awards can be made automatically but in the short term I would be interested in hearing about your Gold Star cows.

So far the highest score that I have found is Gold Star (5*) and she is Tredinney Royal Oaks After Thought, her 3 daughters have earned 44 points to date and are

                                                                 Tredinney Als After That Ex 91

                                                                   Tredinney Als After This VG 87

                                                                 Tredinney Lorrys After Eight VG 88 

Lorrys After Eight set a new breed production record and was the first UK Guernsey to give more than 1000 kgs of Fat + Protein 

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I have used the PLI rankings as all of these 10 have a PLI calculated where as those sired by young US bulls have no GMI calculation. I have tried for more than two years to get EGCS to address this problem, but unfortunately the individual responsible has no interest in breed development and has failed to to get the problem resolved.

 The Brymor herd of Diane and Robert Moore has half of the 10 heifers listed and it would seem that the system at Brymor with robotic milking and a TMR on offer for 12 months of the year is delivering the goods.

Six different sires and 8 different maternal grand sires give variety for the future. 

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Alderney Chiller Jackie has the following remarkable PTA’s +561 kgs Milk, +31.2 kgs Fat, 21.3 kgs Prot, +0.07%Fat, +0.03% Protein with a £PLI of +£111 and a GMI +475. Her Classification score is H 81 with an 85 point Leg/Feet and a 78 point Mammary score. 

Alderney Pedros Laxy has a higher £PLI of +£121 and a PTA of +298 kgs Milk, +28.2 kgs Fat, +9.3 kgs Prot, +0.24% Fat ,-0.03% and a GMI of +365. She scored H78 (81/76).

Mike classified two other heifers Alderney Iceberg Ann who scored H82 (78/83) and Alderney Cornelius Shirley who scored H86 (86/86).

In addition he put forward 10 cows for Classification 9 of which scored VG or better including Alderney Pedro Clare Ex 91 ( 88 / 91), Alderney Zulu Wini VG 89 ( 94 /.82 ) and Alderney Silverado Bow VG 88 ( 91 / 85) who has a very smart son by Pine Ridge Double L. 

Thank you Mike it would be good if some of the other Island Farmers were to follow suit. 

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The  thirty heifers average +381 kgs of Milk, +16.5 kgs of Fat, +11.6 kgs of Protein and average +£95 for PLI, the UK National Index which has a much greater emphasis for the “survival” traits.

24 of the heifers have classification scores and they average 81.8 points with an 83.8 point average for Legs & Feet and an 80.1 point average for Mammary score.

There are daughters of 18 different sires and 21 different Maternal grandsires . 

  Heifer Name                             Sire Name                                Maternal Grandsire                   Owner          Milk      Fat     Prot.    Fat%   Prot%      £PLI    GMI        Score(Legs/Mamm)

BOURTON CLOVER 26                   SPRING WALK ICY CHILLER   ROZELYN PATMAR JAY GLACIER      P & C Cox     406     20.9    14.9     0.02    0.01       114       344            84(86/84)

BRIDDLESFORD CHILLERS LILY        SPRING WALK ICY CHILLER     TROTACRE JAY MR LUCK             R & P Griffin   833     28       22      -0.19     -0.12      96      344

WOODLANDS NATALIE 21                EASBY ALACRITY                  TROTACRE JAY MR LUCK             M &S Staples     548   21.2   17.8     -0.08 –   0.03       93      337           82 (85/76)

BOURTON LILY 13                       RIVERWOOD TILLER KHAN         SHALFORD JOHN GGBP                   P&C Cox          329    20.1     11.6      0.07      0        114     315          82(83/82)

TREVIDER ICEBERG HAREBELL     SPRING WALK ICY ICEBERG      SNIDERS OPTION AARON            A & D Lewis       531     23.3    14.9     -0.04    -0.07     107     310          81(85/80)

OXLYNCH OLIVET 36                  TIRESFORD PEDRO                                                                      A & R Payling      287     18.4    11.4      0.08      0.02    105     305         82(85/80)

 OXLYNCH SATIN 16                  TIRESFORD PEDRO                  JENS GOLD SENTRY ONWARD         A & R Payling      162      20       9         0.22       0.06     84      304        82(86/81)

BRIDDLESFORD HERC. FOXGLOVE THORNTON HERCULES            TROTACRE JAY MR LUCK                R & P Griffin       312     15.7    12        0.01       0.01    108     296        80(82/78)

ROSEWOOD LUXURYS CREAMCUP TROTACRE JAY MR LUXURY      KELSMOR MAYS SONNY BOY        M & R Dunn        355     14.4    13.6     -0.05     0.01     104    289

NUTHURST PRINCESS 610        BOSKENNA JUNES ROYAL OAK      COULEE CREST SABER SONIC        D Vincent          269     15.5     10.8     0.04      0.02      96     289        84(85/82)

BENTLEY HIGHNESS HEATHER     TREDINNEY ROYAL HIGHNESS      BROCKLESBY GITAS CLARION        A Dallyn             62     15.8       7.7      0.23       0.1    112     288

TREVIDER EH RACHEL              TREVIDER EVAS HOLIDAY             TIRESFORD PEDRO                      A & D Lewis        516     18.5     14.6      -0.11    -0.07   105     282       83(86/80)

ABER ROYAL OAK VIOLET 6     BOSKENNA JUNES ROYAL OAK    ROZELYN PATMAR JAY GLACIER     Merion Jones      233     12.4     10.3      0.02     0.03     101     271      84(85/83)

BRIDDLE. OAkS SNOWDROP    BOSKENNA JUNES ROYAL OAK    TROTACRE JAY MR LUCK               R & P Griffin        404      19.8     11.4      0.01   -0.05       89     271

CARNE PISKEY                       BOSKENNA JUNES ROYAL OAK      FLAMBEAU MANOR RON LANDON    A & G Hichens     666     25.3     16.6     -0.11    -0.12     84      268      68(60/63)

BRIDDLES. OAKS BLUEBELL 3 BOSKENNA JUNES ROYAL OAK      TROTACRE JAY MR LUCK               R & P Griffin         648     21.9    14.2     -0.15     -0.15     97      257      84(85/83)

BRIDDLES. OAKS FOXGLOVE 4 BOSKENNA JUNES ROYAL OAK      INSTEAD OBERON                         R & P Griffin        575      20.3    13.7     -0.12     -0.11     93      249

KENVIN COWB. PRINCESS 58    KENVIN POSH COWBOY        KENVIN SNOWDRIFT LOTHARIO           D Vincent           127       11.9      7.5       0.1       0.05     95      245       82(81/82)

TREDINNICK PINKY 3             TROTACRE JAY MR LUCK            SHALFORD YETTE                      Matthew Thomas      527       15.3    14.9     -0.17    -0.07     98      242       86(85/87)

WOODLANDS JOY 10              SHALFORD YETTE                       TIRESFORD PEDRO                         M & S Staples       103        9.4      6.9      0.08      0.06     91      240       86(87/85)

BRIDDLE. OAKS DAFFODIL 5    BOSKENNA JUNES ROYAL OAK   SHALFORD PACIFIC                        R & P Griffin         349      17.4      9.4      0.01     -0.05     83     240

BURWOOD SUNSHINE 3      MEADOW COURT ROSES RONALD   TREDINNEY SONICS HELIUM          T Butler-Stoney     483      17.4     11.9     -0.1     -0.09      85     219       74(75/75)

BRIDDLES. OAKS FOXGLOVE BOSKENNA JUNES ROYAL OAK       TROTACRE JAY MR LUCK               R & P Griffin          555      17.2     11.8    -0.16     -0.13     94     215       84(88/83)

WEBBERY LOWTON CLAIRE 7    TIRESFORD SHAKA                   SNIDERS OPTION AARON              J Yewdall               231      13.9       7.2      0.05     -0.02    96      212       78(82/77)

TIRESFORD DUCHESS              TIRESFORD SHAKA             STROXWORTHY A.C. GREG                 A & S Hope            193       10.7       9.4      0.03      0.04     90     210        82(86/79)

BRYMOR FREDA 35                  TIRESFORD RIVER               BRYMOR ENTICING BILLY                 R & D Moore           344        14.3      9.6      -0.04    -0.05     88     183       72(85/61)

BRYMOR ROSA 30               BLACKNOR UNCLE TOM           BRYMOR ENTICING BILLY                   R & D Moore           416         9.9       9.7      -0.17     -0.09    88     148      84(85/81)

BRYMOR PEGGY 29                 TIRESFORD RIVER               BRYMOR PRINCE JAMES                    R & D Moore           389         9.        8.1       -0.15    -0.1        87     143      87(86/89)

TRED. ANDANTES ECLIPSE 11 TREDINNEY YOGIS ANDANTE TREDINNEY MAYP, ANDY PANDY         J & S Warren           213        8.8       4.6       -0.03     -0.05    84      143      88(90/90)

BRYMOR ROSA 31             BLACKNOR UNCLE TOM             BRYMOR ENTICING BILLY                  R & D Moore            384        7.6      10.3      -0.18      -0.06     83      140      83(85/81)

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Thornton Hercules was used by Genus for their “Bull of the Day” service and has 145 daughters registered with EGCS, but will have a lot more in the “non-pedigree” herds. His first 5 daughters average 82.4 points and are all GP or better with Lower Keigwin Molly 12 the highest scored at VG 85.

Tredinney Yogis Prince was marketed by EGCS and has 43 daughters registered to date, he has 5 classified daughters so far all in the Tredinney herd and they average 84 points with 3 VG 85,

Tredinney Prince Snowdrop 16, Tredinney Prince Memory 4 and Tredinney Prince Lillian 8.

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Dairy Co. Have released the Guernsey Bull proofs and the full listing is available on their website

Click the link.Dairy Co Guernsey Bull Proofs .

The main list is titled “Top International Guernsey Bulls Ranked on GMI” and includes all bulls with a proof that has a Reliability of more than 65%. This table which shows 1000 bulls has a range from + 358 ( Sniders Option Aaron) to -710 (Robinsfield Souvenir 15) and 320 bulls have a positive GMI and are therefore above average.

Semen available from bulls marked with an *.

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24 Guernsey heifers from the Bocaddon herd of the late Rob Maiklem were sold through Hallworthy Market on Friday 26^th November, alongside the Holsteins also bred by Rob under his Risingstar prefix. The young man before his tragic accident in July could be truly described as the “rising star” of the Guernsey breed, and those who received the catalogue will have appreciated just what a quality herd Bocaddon was becoming.

There were two milking heifers and Lot 7 Rosewood Charlies Fleurie sold to Mr Stevens for £1080 whilst Lot 5 a very fresh daughter of Trewey Surprise sold for £980.

The nine in calf heifers met a strong trade and four of them sold for more than £1000 as compared to only one of the Holstein heifers sired by Shottle and she traced to the famous  Swampy Hollow Elevation Sweet and had 8 generations of VG or Ex cows behind her.

The top priced Guernsey  in calf heifer was Lot 99 Rosewood Luxurys Linnette 2 whose Ex 94 point dam was born at Treloweth from the Slindon Linnette family and she was purchased by the Grose family.

Lot 89 Clay Hill Edens Lynne made £1200 and was bought by Mr Harris and this big strong heifer is a daughter of Clay Hill Lynne 2 recently scored Ex 91 after completing a 10,000 kg lactation at Tredinney.

Lot 90 Rosewood Rob Eve made £1300 to an anonymous buyer and she traced to the Ex 93 Sharcott Winnie 2 who was the top priced lot at the Sharcott Sale and placed second behind the Champion at the DFE in 2000 on the only time she was shown.

Lot 91 Rosewood Tradition Jane was bought for Dairyland Farm World visitor attraction in Cornwall as one of a multi-breed demonstration team to get the dairy farming message across to the general public.

Lot 92 Bocaddon Glacier SPA Dolly was bought for £1120 by Andrew Lewis for the Hartland View herd at Barnstaple and he also bought Lot 95 Rosewood Charlie Grandee for £900.

Amy Jasper from Pendeen, Cornwall bought three good heifers to join the newly pedigreed Tregaminion herd Lot 93 for £700, Lot 97 for £580 and Lot 139 for £450.

James Warren paid £800 for Rosewood Tradition Suzi who is potentially 4^th Gen VG and from a particularly good uddered cow family.

Lot 142 was the pick of the bulling heifers Rosewood Tradition Grandee , her dam was Ex and GDM and had 10 lactations and the VG85 grandam Bowhill Christine 37 left a tremendous family behind her at Sunninghill Park and she made £1500 to the Grose family with Alan Thomas from Lutterworth Leicestershire the disappointed underbidder.

Alan Thomas was able to buy three other bulling heifers Lot 143 Rosewood Winns Topic for £450 and Lot 146 Rosewood Weston Precious who combines the famous Eby Manor W family from Canada with the Ex 91 Rosewood Precious who is one of the EGCS potential bull mothers.

The final Guernsey to be sold was the 16 month old Bocaddon Hercules Polyanthus and she is backed by the three generation Ex Polyanthus family from Easby and Buckmotts and she made £440 to Alan Thomas.

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