References

Your continuing source of Jersey-specific research and review articles on herd management, genetic improvement and milk marketing is Jersey Journal,  the official publication of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc.

Genetics

• About Jersey Performance Index™₂₀₁₅
• Type Traits and Culling: Profile of a Low-Risk Jersey Cow (Weigel) (article in Spanish translation)
• Using Mating Programs to Control Inbreeding (Weigel & Lin)
• Net Merit as Measure of Lifetime Profit: 2014 Revision (Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory)
• Documentation of Calculations (Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding)
• DHI Glossary (DRMS)
• History of U.S. Dairy Evaluations (Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory)

View on Demand

• This Month in Jersey Genomics
• DNA Sample Collection with Allflex nextGen™ TSU

Dairy Management

• Quality Heifer Handbook
• Facility Design for Large Jersey Dairies
• Watch Copper Levels in Jersey Rations
• Mycoplasma Mastitis: Facts Every Producer Should Know
• Heifer Mastitis: Why Prepartum Udder Health Matters
• Bovine Viral Diarrhea: Is Your Herd Protected?
• Jerseys in the Warm Climate Zone (McDowell, Makuza & Wilk)

Across-Breed Matings

• Across-Breed Matings: How They Work
• Why Commercial Producers Are Crossbreeding To Jerseys

Breed and USJersey Organizations

• Why Jerseys (English)
• Why Jerseys (Spanish)
• Characteristics of Jerseys (McDowell)
• Jerseys Compared to Other Breeds (pending 2014 updates)
• Fact Sheet: AJCA-NAJ

National Databases

• Cows on DHI Test (NDHIA)
• Semen Sales (NAAB)
• Milk Production (NASS)