These 20 heifers all have a £PLI of more than +£120 which places in them in the top 5% of the breed genetically and the 19 that have been classified average 82.6 points which will be about 4 points better than the breed average. 12 of the heifers are appearing for the first time whilst the other 8 have all improved their figures since the April proof run.

They are from 9 different herds and sired by 9 different sires with only three of the 20 heifers being sired by bulls that were “proven” at the time of use.

Name	Sire	£PLI	GMI	Class
Shalford 14 Tempest 16*	Pedro	£171	506	H 84
Brymor Maid Marian 31	Yogibear	£167	427	H 86
Beechgroves Elinor 15	Tiller Khan	£158	472	H 82
Bourton Harriet 7 *	Holiday	£148	378	H 85
Thornton Clematis 7	Tiller Khan	£147	416	H 83
Briddlesford T Foxglove	B E Tradition	£142	414	H 82
Rosewood Pedros Sue	Pedro	£142	376	H 85
Bourton Kelly	Yogibear	£141	394	H 85
Briddles.Oakley Foxglove	Oakley	£135	387	H 78
Bourton Clover 17	Holiday	£134	346	H 83
Thornton Onyx 3 *	Aaron	£133	428	H 84
Kenvin P Carrieanne 16 *	Pedro	£132	367	H 84
Tredinney Y Primrose 16	Yogibear	£130	333	H 87
Briddles.Lucks Daisy 13	Mr Luck	£129	325	H 83
Carne Hoop	Yogibear	£128	315	H 86
Brymor Tiny 24	Yogibear	£127	318	H 78
Carne Violet	Yogibear	£127	349	H 83
Brymor Meadowsweet 59	Yogibear	£125	344
Woodlands Pedro Wendy*	Pedro	£124	400	H 77
Carne Mercedes *	Zulu	£123	454	H 76

Heifers marked with an * were in the April Rankings

There are 12 Guernsey Island heifers with £PLI scores of better than +£120 and they include daughters of Cornelius and Chiller, but unfortunately whilst part of the August Evaluations and having been Classified by HUK in August the injformation is still not published by the RGHAS.

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These 29 cows and heifers are taken from the April 2009 Dairy Co list of top cows and have a £PLI score of more than +£150.

The average for the 29 is as follows

MILK Kgs	F+P Kgs	FAT %	PROT %	£PIN	GMI	£PLI	CLASS
590	49	0.07	0.08	43	468	164	84.6

There are 5 Ex cows, 10 VG, 11 GP and 1 Good and given that 14 of the 27 classified cows have only been scored as heifers, I would expect most of those scores to improve.

Surprisingly only 3 cows have produced sons for the bull testing scheme so far Luckley Ivy 22 (Trewarnevas Ivor and Trewarnevas Solomon), Laity Farm Primrose 96 (Tredinney Landons Premium and Tredinney Yogis Prince) and Beechgroves Elinor 14 (Beechgroves Ezekiel).

They are sired by 15 different sires with 7 Trotacre Jay Mr Luck daughters at Briddlesford leading the way.
The cows are in 13 different herds and it is pleasing to see 2 cows from the Trevider herd of Ken Hoskings high in the rankings given that his herd has possibly one of the lowest “inputs” of any Guernsey herd relying on good Cornish grass.

There are 5 Brymor cows listed and again it is interesting to see that it is the Peggy, Tiny and Maid Marian cow families that feature all of whom have had Bull mothers listed previously, even though they have not produced sons.

Click on any of the names within this table will open CDI pedigree page. Milk records and classification details are then available for all the family members.

COWS NAME	SIRE	Rel %	LACT	MILK	F+P Kgs	FAT %	PROT %	£PIN	GMI	£PLI	CLASS
B L Foxglove 10	Mr Luck	67	2	842	67.2	0.01	-0.04	55	563	201	H82
T P Bonnie	Pedro	67	2	565	55.8	0.01	0.06	51	569	199	H82
B L Daffodil 10	Mr Luck	70	3	875	66.2	-0.07	-0.01	57	591	194	G76
W RO Fawn 2	JP R Oak	67	7	814	62.3	-0.07	-0.01	55	596	186	EX94
L Indigo 16	R E Jordan	70	4	677	58.7	0.06	0.01	51	534	182	EX90
L Ivy 22	T J Luxury	75	7	718	44	-0.18	-0.06	36	419	176	EX92
B Tiny 16	B E Billy	68	4	369	41.6	0.09	0.11	41	468	175	H81
B Margaret 160	Pedro	50	2	628	54.6	0.03	0.03	49	541	174	H86
B Peggy 24	Helium	62	2	469	53	0.15	0.11	51	554	172	H80
B L Violet 8	Mr Luck	68	4	572	51.1	0.02	0.05	47	491	169	EX90
T A Harebell	Aaron	67	2	576	53.8	0.13	-0.01	45	491	162	H82
B Elinor 14	Yogibear	64	2	266	37	0.23	0.1	36	457	162	H86
B Freda 31	B E Tradition	63	1	580	39.6	-0.1	-0.02	33	391	159	H85
T Joan 4	Artic	59	2	307	36	0.06	0.13	37	458	159	H85
B L Daffodil 8	Mr Luck	68	4	734	52.8	-0.05	-0.06	43	436	155	GP81
K Carrieanne 13	Maximus	67	4	368	34.6	0.02	0.03	31	373	155	GP82
B L Daisy 12	Mr Luck	63	1	585	47.2	0	0	41	428	155	H80
T Aurea 21	Aaron	66	2	394	43.4	0.15	0.04	39	469	154	VG89
B Maid Marian 31	Yogibear	62	1	605	43.2	-0.03	-0.06	34	392	154	H86
T Anneka 3	SP R Oak	67	2	627	48	-0.01	-0.03	40	439	153	VG85
B L Daisy 7	Mr Luck	70	3	888	57	-0.13	-0.11	44	433	152	GP81
B Peggy 15	B E Billy	69	4	484	43	0.02	0.04	39	435	152	H83
B L Daffodil 2	Mr Luck	68	5	816	55.6	-0.1	-0.07	45	451	152	GP80
B Dairymail 16	Pedro	62	1	562	49.7	0.09	-0.02	41	454	152	H82
B L Harebell	Mr Luck	70	4	868	53.4	-0.18	-0.09	42	417	151	VG85
L F Primrose 96	T J Luxury	68	5	374	37.2	0.05	0.06	35	421	151	EX95
L Violet 5	Glacier	68	2	410	42.1	0.08	0.07	40	427	151	VG85
W A Jayne	Aaron	66	2	562	50.5	0.03	0.01	44	463	150
R Precious	MC Red Oak	65	2	625	44.3	-0.08	-0.02	38	419	150	H86
29 Average				590	49	0.07	0.08	43	468	164	85

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For the first time there are heifers with GMI’s of over +500 and heading the list is Brymor Peggy 24 whose GMI has risen by +65 to +554 GMI. This daughter of Helium is a granddaughter of Brymor Peggy 9 EX90 who was probably the best daughter of Sagittarius. Peggy 24 is the 4th generation of the cow family to be Good Plus or better.

The second heifer with a GMI of over +500 is Blacknor Margaret 160, a Tiresford Pedro daughter classified H86 and she was Heifer Champion at the Bath & West in 2008 and is the third generation VG, her GMI +541.

21 of the 25 heifers have been classified and are 7VG, 11GP and 3 Good and average 82.6 points and have the following Production figures

The 25 heifers are by 12 different Sires; Tiresford Pedro with 7 daughters being the leading Sire and are in 13 herds with Briddlesford (5), Brymor and Rosewood each having 3 heifers listed.

There are 19 heifers on Guernsey Island with GMI’s of over +350, but unfortunately the information is not available publicly, but the Tiresford Pedro daughter Meadow Court Pedro’s Max with a GMI of +554 deserves mention.

These high quality heifers should become the next generation of bull mothers or possible grandmothers as Peggy 24 has a Pedro daughter born in April 09 who has a £PLI of £166 with a GMI 511.

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Number Three in this series is Tiresford Posie 2, she has recently been classified EX 93 and is now in her 6th lactation. She has done over 40 thousand Kgs Lifetime and has a index within the herd of 123.

Posie 2 was breed champion at the Dairy Event in 2004 and her son Tiresford Thunder Flash is currently herd Sire in the herd.

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The second cow in this series is Nuthurst Princess 584, she is one of two Nuthurst cows in the Jan 09 Dairy Co top 1000 with more than eight calves.

Nuthurst is probably the longest continuously pedigreed Guernsey herd in the UK, having been established by Prince Littler in the 1940’s, I grew up under the tutelage of the late Stan Huntley and it is great to see Matthew Eely, Stan’s grandson in charge of the herd and quite sobering to hear that Matthew has a 15 year old son!

The Nuthurst herd  now owned by Blyth Model Dairies, has passed through 3 different ownerships over the last 70 years but the same family have cared for the cows over that same period.

Nuthurst Princess 585th who is possibly the 20th generation of this cow family in the herd is by Trotacre Jay Mr Luxury and has given over 47,000 kgs  and 3700 kgs of Fat + Protein in her 7 completed lactations and calved her 7th calf in 6 yrs and 8 mths after her first.

She has never been re- classified but is a long way above the H76 score awarded to her in 2000.

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All the heifers have been classified and are 4 VG, 8 GP, 1 G and 1 F and average 82.2 points which is very creditable given that it is above average production that has placed them at the top of this list. There are several Guernsey Island heifers of equal merit but  they are regrettably not included in the CDI database, despite being NMR recorded and HUK classified.

With the above averages this group of heifers provide the opportunity to continue the progress that the breed is making.

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One of the strengths of the Guernsey Breed is the ability of some of the females to go on and on and on, seem to remember another famous Lady making some such statement.

On most of the farms I visit there are some remarkable Grand Dames and I thought that perhaps they deserve some exposure and so will use this space to showcase them.

The first lady to fill this space is Penbryn Lindons Halo VG87, bred by William Mann in Devon and purchased at his dispersal sale by Donald and James Bartlett for their Hinton herd at Mudford in Somerset.

Halo has completed 9 lactations and has given over 60,000 kgs and 4842 kgs of Fat and Protein and has given 25% more on average in each lactation than her herd mates over her lifetime.

She is one of 33 cows that have had more than 7 calves  and there are 46 cows in their 6th lactation to be still appearing in the Dairy Co Top 1000 listing in Jan 09

 

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 There are 118 Females with more than +350 GMI in the Jan 09 proofs released last week by Dairy Co.

They are in 28 different herds with the leading herds being:-

Briddlesford (21), Les Jaonnets (17) ,Tredinney (10),  Meadow Court(7), and Rosewood and Alderney with 6 females listed.

The cow in first place is one of the highest Classified at Ex 94 and is the first with a GMI of 600 and her son Chiltern Vale Artic is the highest scored Proven Sire (+487) she is:-

Wardour RO Fawn 2 EX 94  sire Jens. P Royal Oak

 In second place is probably the largest cow in the UK and she is at Les Jaonnets and has a GMI of +585 Oaks Fluff of Les Jaonnets  sire Jens. P Royal Oak

In third place is the highest placed daughter of Trotacre Jay Mr Luck, who has 21 daughters listed and she is from the Briddlesford herd on the Isle of Wight and has a GMI of +554

Briddlesford Lucks Daffodil 10 sire Trotacre Jay Mr Luck

The fourth placed cow is also the youngest and is the highest placed daughter of Meadow Court Red Oak who with 11 daughters listed, unfortunately there was no semen available once he was proven, he has had one son used Trewarnevas Red Oak, but his influence will have to be captured through his best daughters.

Meadow Court Red Ruby sire Meadow Court Red Oak

The fifth cow with a GMI of over 500 is Classified Ex 90 and has an Ex 90 dam and again has a tremendous constitution, I had the pleasure of milking her (and Fawn) for 12 months and you did not stand between her and her food.

Luckley Indigo 16 sire Rozelyn Enhancers Jordan

The 118 different females are sired by 32 different sires with Mr Luck (21) the leading sire, and MC Red Oak (11), Sniders Option Aaron (8) and Tiresford Pedro (7), Rozelyn Patmar Jay Glacier (7) with Jensgolden Proking Royal Oak and Sunninghill Park Royal Oak both having 6 daughters listed.

The average of the 118 daughters is a creditable

These females have been or will be the bull mothers that will take the breed forward and it does demonstrate that there is variety available provided the selection committee are diligent.

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I have ranked these cows on Lifetime yield, most will have calved again as I have used the last completed record and have used the 305 day totals for milk yield but what strikes me is how regulartly they have calved. Only two sires (Rex and Milton) were not selected for use as young sires in the EGCS bull schemes.

Carmen and Campanula have had sons used in GGBP, whilst Lynne has yet to produce one, but perhaps the family we have missed out on are the Kenvin Snowbelle’s as the cow listed here has a EX90 CME daughter.

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