JERSEY PRODUCTION IN 2007 SETS

NEW RECORDS IN ALL CATEGORIES

Reynoldsburg, Ohio, January 3, 2008—The American Jersey Cattle Association announced today that all existing records for production by Registered Jersey™ cows were erased by their performance in 2007.

The official Jersey lactation average increased to 18,391 lbs. milk, 842 lbs. fat, and 655 lbs. protein. On a Cheddar cheese equivalent basis, average yield is 2,208 pounds. All are new category records, as are the 72,094 lactation records processed by the AJCA for 2007.

The lactation average is calculated on a standardized 305-day, twice daily, mature equivalent (m.e.) basis.

Actual 305-day yield per cow for 2007 averaged 16,539 lbs. milk, 765 lbs. fat (4.6%), and 591 lbs. protein (3.6%). Cheese yield was 1,995 lbs., more than twice the Jersey cow’s average body weight.

Two Registered Jersey™ cows from Washington state and Wisconsin completed lactations during 2007 to establish new individual U.S. and World Jersey production records.

Mainstream Barkly Jubilee holds the records in three categories: for milk yield, 49,250 lbs.; for protein at 1,645 lbs.; and for cheese yield, at 5,682 lbs. Sired by Long Distance Barber Barkly, “Jubilee” is scored Very Good-87%. She and her dam, Mainstream Berretta Joy, VG-88%, are the only two-generation 40,000-lb. record Jersey cows in the world. Both were bred and owned by Melissa Kortus, of Lynden, Wash.

The record for fat production, at 2,827 lbs., was set by Norse Star Hallmark Bootie. The Excellent-90% daughter of Schultz Brook Hallmark was bred and owned by Jeana Marie Fremstad, Westby, Wis.

The American Jersey Cattle Association, organized in 1868, compiles and maintains animal identification and performance data on Jersey cattle and provides services that support genetic improvement and greater profitability through increasing the value of and demand for Registered Jersey™ cattle and genetics, and Jersey milk and milk products. For more information on USJersey program and services, call 614/863-3636 or visit the web site at www.USJersey.com

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