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.
Two fine young ladies in this picture taken at the end of the Junior handling class at the recent South West All Breeds Calf Show. The delighted first prize winner is Chloe Bottom and the calf is Trewarnevas Amirs Lillian.
This particular beautiful girl has arrived in the most perfect home at Arundells Farm, Curry Rivel and has ended a long succession of bull calves born to the Guernsey heifers reared by Brian and Sheila Adams.
I have been impressed with the heifers and calves seen on the Canadian tour by Penny Lane Royal Oak Turley, who has a few daughters and one son at Brymor. I saw his dam on my first visit to the USA in the herd at Marodore. He was syndicated at …
Whilst travelling across Canada, we have seen several good dauighters of Coulee Crest Luxury Skipper in the herds that we have visited. Skipper was mainly tested in Canada by Semex, whilst his full brother Coulee Crest Luxury Spider was used in the USA. This calf was spotted in the shed …
When starting these articles I commented on the pleasure to be had from the first heifer calves from a new bull, and on arrival at Dale Farm Grindon in Staffs, the first thing that Kath Salt told me was that they had two heifer calves by Spring Walk Sherbert Mint …
My eye was caught this week by Eavesford Grumpys Debbie in the Calf house at the Fallows. She is one of five daughters by Golden J Ronalds Grumpy at the farm but the first that I have seen. Having taken her picture, I looked her up in the CDI when …
The best part of Dairy Farming for me has always been the birth of the new heifer calves, particularly if they are the first calves from a “new” bull, or perhaps a “rare” heifer from those cows who have bull calf after bull calf. I thought that perhaps other users/viewers …