Jersey
Rob Derksen: ‘Australian Jersey Breeders have Embraced the Best Genetics in the World’
Rob Derksen started his career in cattle breeding in 1973, at Victorian Artificial Breeders (VAB), where he first came into contact with the Jersey breed. Derksen has been employed by...
Exclusive Globally >400 New Jersey Sires Launched Annually Overview of All Prominent Jersey Breeding Programs World-wide
There is a burst of activity in global Jersey breeding. That is evident from the research that Jersey International did with AI organizations all over the world. How many new...
Vestermarken: High Performance Herd from the North of Denmark
The Jørgensen family’s Vestermarken Jersey herd from North Jutland has been among the countries leading production herds for some years. A major focus is to produce top quality forages so...
New Zealand’s Mark Townshend: Jerseys are More Production Efficient than Holsteins
‘Jerseys in New Zealand have gone through a period of being unfashionable,’ explains Mark. ‘However, a lot has changed since the 1990s when there were butter surpluses, to today when...
Cow Country II - April 2024
JMM Memoire was the winner at this year‘s Swiss Jersey Night, at which a total of 84 animals were presented. The third-parity Memoire is a Fizz daughter belonging to Damien...
Vote for your Jersey World Champion
Welcome to the exciting first selection of the Jersey World Champion. Twelve of the best Jersey cows from eleven countries are set to compete, spoiling you for choice. Enjoy a...
June 16-22, 2024: World Conference for Jerseys in Denmark
The Jersey world is preparing for the fascinating World Jersey Cattle Conference which will take place on June 16-22, 2024 in Denmark. This global conference is held once every three...
Flying Start for New Organization Jersey International
Denmark is one of the prominent Jersey countries in the world and the export of Danish Jerseys has been lively for decades already. On that stage there is now an...
What Can We Learn From Other Breeds?
It’s so helpful to compare Holsteins to other breeds. What can we learn? There are a few values, that are easy to recognize in other breeds. Values which Holstein breeders...
Markus Mock: ‘Time has come to have a live auction again!’
If there were to be a ranking of the most spectacular auctions in Europe, the Mox Type & Utility Sale would definitely be near the top. Few other privately organized...
Bosgoed in the Netherlands: Three Decades of Consistent Crossbreeding with Holstein-Jersey-Brown Swiss
Brown Swiss, Jersey, Fleckvieh, Montbéliarde; the use of “Dairy Breeds” on Holsteins is taking place in a variety of forms in the Netherlands. The Bosgoed family in Denekamp, close to...
Select Sires/WWS: Creating the Most Profitable Jersey Cow that the Breed will Need Five to Ten Years from Now
‘JPI is a total index that is receiving a lot of attention, as is CM$. Both indexes help the breed by providing direction, and we look at both when making...