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.

View on Demand

• Jersey Nutrition Series (collection on YouTube):  Introduction, with host Laura Daniels and David Endres, President of National All-Jersey Inc. (2009-2018)

• The Transition Cow - Part 1 (slide set, PDF), presenters James Tully, Cameron Nightingale and Todd Stroup, Pine Creek Service, Inc.
• The Transition Cow - Part 2, monitoring fresh cows (slide set, PDF), presenters Tully, Nightingale and Stroup.
• The Milking Herd (slide set, PDF), presenters William P. Weiss and Maurice Eastridge, The Ohio State University.
• The Jersey Heifer (slide set, PDF), presenters Bob James, Down Home Heifer Solutions, and James S. Huffard III, Rationale.
• Concluding webinar, October 25: Jersey Calves, Gary Moore, Cargill Animal Nutrition.

• Opt-In: Heifer Management Report
• Mailbox Milk Price Forecaster
• DNA Sample Collection with Allflex nextGen™ TSU
• This Month in Jersey Genomics (archive)

Reference Guide to Published Research

• Projects funded by AJCC Research Foundation, 2018
• Published Jersey Research, April 2013-2018
• AJCC Research Foundation Funded Research Summarized, 2010-2016
• Evaluation of Research on Jerseys (McDowell, 1988)
• Characteristics of Jerseys (McDowell, 1988)

2018 Scientific Publications

• Genetic dissection of bull fertility in US Jersey dairy cattle, Rezende et al., Animal Genetics

Genetics

• About Jersey Performance Index™₂₀₁₇
• Type Traits and Culling: Profile of a Low-Risk Jersey Cow (Weigel) (article in Spanish translation)
• Using Mating Programs to Control Inbreeding (Weigel & Lin)
• Documentation of Calculations (Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding)
• DHI Glossary (DRMS)
• History of U.S. Dairy Evaluations (Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory)

Dairy Management

• Quality Heifer Handbook
• Heifer Growth and Economics: Target Weight with Jersey-Specific Growth Chart (2018)
• 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)
• Fact Sheet: AJCA-NAJ

National Databases

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