Jersey Expansion

In a black and white world, Jersey genetics will do a lot for you.

Changes in the dairy business have created new opportunities for profit. Today, you can dramatically increase your mailbox price and produce milkfat and protein at a lower cost per pound.

How? By using Jersey sires.

Registered Jersey Sire x Holstein
Odyssey 9103
2-0 228d 19,855 4.6% 921 3.3% 665 RIP
Projected to 33,139-1,448-1,115 m.e.

In today's dairy economy, the closer a cow is to being a Jersey, the more profitable she is to own.

That's apparent at New York's Odyssey Farm, where the first generation of Jersey-sired cows are now in production. Their daily yield of milk equals that of their black-and-white herdmates. But there are two big differences. Their average fat test is 4.33%, and the true protein content averages 3.29%.

Compared to market-average milk, that gives Odyssey Farm a big income advantage under Federal Order multiple component pricing for the Northeast Federal Order.

*Analysis based upon Northeast Federal Order Prices under Federal Order Reform (September, 1998 through October, 1999) by National All-Jersey Inc.*
	Odyssey J1s	Market Average
Milk Composition
Butterfat	4.33%	3.50%
Crude Protein	3.47%	3.15%
True Protein (estimated)	3.29%	2.97%
Other Solids (esimated)	5.50%	5.45%

Milk Value per cwt.
Fat price ($1.7106)	$7.41	$5.99
True Protein price ($2.4982)	8.21	7.42
Other Solids price ($0.0699)	0.38	0.38
Producer Price Differential	0.97	0.97
Hauling and marketing costs	(0.64)	(0.64)

Net Milk Value	$16.34	$14.12
*Difference from Market*	*+ $2.22*

How Across-
Breed
Matings
Work

One
Producer's Experience
With Using
Jersey Sires

Why Producers
Are
Crossbreeding
With Jerseys

The economic advantages aren't just found in Odyssey's marketing area. Under the reformed Federal Order multiple component pricing program, Jersey milk (4.56% fat, 3.58% true protein) averaged $3.08 higher per hundredweight (cwt.) than market-average milk (3.5% fat, 2.99% true protein) during the 12-month period ending December, 2001.

The American Jersey Cattle Association is ready to assist you in expanding your dairy business with Jersey genetics.

Improve the next generation of replacements by breeding to Registered Jersey bulls available in A.I. They'll transmit increased production of milk solids and improved functional type--at a very moderate cost per unit of semen.

As the percentage of Jersey genetics in your herd increases, these advantages will contribute to your bottomline:

Jersey milk has the highest yield of cheese, butter and other value-added manufactured products.
Jerseys produce a pound of protein and fat at less cost than do Holsteins.
Jerseys require less feed energy for body maintenance, and convert more feed into the product that you sell.
Jerseys mature earlier, have little or no calving problems, and return to heat earlier after they calve.
Jerseys have a longer productive life, with a genetic trend for productive life more than twice that of Holsteins.

The Herd At
The Top:
Growing Through Jersey Expansion

FAQ about Jersey
Expansion

Begin identifying your Jersey genetics today, so that you can reap their added value in the years to come.

With continued use of Registered Jersey sires, you can not only improve your profits from dairying--you can also develop a fully registered herd of Jerseys. The AJCA's Jersey Expansion identification service makes it easy and affordable.

**Steps in the Jersey Expansion Identification Service**
Recording Prefix	Pedigree	Minimum Percent Genetics from Registered Jersey Sires
J1	Registered Jersey sire x unknown parentage dam	50.0%
OA	Registered Jersey sire x J1 recorded dam	75.0%
PR	Registered Jersey sire x OA recorded dam	87.5%
GR	Registered Jersey sire x PR recorded dam	93.8%
None	Registered Jersey sire x GR recorded dam	96.9%

50% Jersey Genetics
J1 is the prefix for a female sired by a Registered Jersey bull and out of an other-breed dam. Any female sired by a Registered Jersey bull can be recorded, regardless of the breed of the dam. For application, with instructions, click here.

75% Jersey Genetics
The OA prefix is assigned to the daughter of the J1 cow and a Registered Jersey bull.

87.5% Jersey Genetics
The daughters of OAs sired by Registered Jersey sires are recorded with the prefix PR.

Subsequent Generations
Fourth-generation females are identified with the GR prefix. Daughters of GR cows are entered in the Herd Register of the American Jersey Cattle Association.

Identification allows you to use other AJCA services, like JerseyMate. This computerized service recommends matings to bulls of your choice, maximizing lifetime profitability through selection for yield and functional type traits, while controlling for inbreeding.