The Guernsey Pipeline
These 23 Young bulls have been registered with EGCS between August 07 and November 08 and will provide bulls for AI but also will be used as Natural Service sires. Ever since the launch of GGBP in 2001, one of the statistics calculated has been the percentage of daughters registered by Proven Sires, by Young Sires used in AI and Natural Service Sires.
Comparison for PLI between Cows of the Main Breeds
Dairy Co produce tables for Genetic Trends for all of the Dairy Breeds in the UK, and I have been looking at the differences between the Five main Breeds, Ayrshire, Dairy Shorthorn, Guernsey, Holstein and Jersey.
On Your Farm BBC Radio 4
The edition of this long running Radio 4 programme on 28th December 2008 featured Mike and Clare Cox from Kiln Farm Alderney. The programme relayed the background to their arrival on Alderney and the development of the business, into the provision of meat and milk products to the residents on Alderney and, a developing market for their yoghurt and butter to Guernsey, as well as their butter to England.
Marketing Guernsey Milk
Quality Milk Producers (QMP) held their 53rd AGM, yesterday at Holmfirth in Yorkshire, at the Longley Farm Dairy premises of the Dickinson family. Longley Farm is the most successful business that utilises mainly Jersey milk in a full range of dairy products, but with the concentration on cream and the by-products of cream. There were approx 20 people present, two thirds of whom were producers; disappointingly there was only one Guernsey producer present. QMP were founded by both Guernsey and Jersey producers and control the Gold Top brands on behalf of both breeds.
Guernseys for Feet and Legs?
I attended a training course today at one of the Agricultural Colleges which has a 300 cow Holstein herd, to learn about Lameness Scoring which some of the Supermarkets have now made a condition of supply. The scoring system has been developed by DEFRA/ADAS and Bristol University and uses the scores:
0 Normal Locomotion, long fluid strides with a flat back.
1 Could benefit from Routine Foot Trimming,
2 Uneven weight bearing, with an arch to the back.
3 Unable to walk at a brisk pace.
Guernsey milk in demand
Following the Channel 5 broadcast on Thursday, the Guernsey producer retailers are all reporting an increased demand for their milk. Parents and grandparents are very eager to obtain Guernsey milk to try and as Andrew Hope commented in the report, most who have changed are delighted with the improvements in …
Guernsey A2 Milk
We should be very grateful to Channel 5 for yesterday’s news report on the benefits of Guernsey milk and in particular to Catherine Jones and to Emma Slifkin, who presented and researched the subject. I didn’t get home from Cornwall till late but watched the video link from this site and thought the impact and message was spot on.
Channel 5 News / Guernsey milk
Channel 5 have produced a second news item regarding the benefits of Guernsey A2 milk, especially for children with Autism. Click here to see what Channel 5 have to say.
Here is a comprehensive list of suppliers and their contact details.
More Good News about Guernsey Milk!
Channel 5 news are filming today in Cheshire with consumers who having seen the item in September on the benefits to an autistic child of changing to Guernsey milk have sought out supplies of Guernsey milk for their own children. Several parents have now made this simple change and are …
Alderney Classification results
Mike and Clare Cox had the Classifier to the farm on Alderney last Friday and they put 7 heifers forward who averaged 83.4 points. 6 cows who were 4 VG and 2 Excellent. One of the excellent cows was Alderney Zulu Leonie who is the Dam of Alderney Challenge Len …