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Written by Digby Gribble
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Wednesday, 24 September 2008 16:45 |
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Whilst working with the top 1000 cow list, I noticed several cows that had more than 8 calves but were still ranked in the top 10% of the UK Guernsey herd. These cows are the real money makers in the breed. | Name | Sire | Lacts | Age at Last Calving | Milk kgs | Fat kgs | Prot kgs | GMI | £PLI | Class (LFt./Mamm) | | Penbryn L Halo CME | AH T Lindon | 8 | 10yrs 3 mths | 60467 | 2435 | 2047 | 210 | 69 | VG87(85/85) | | Kenvin Snowbelle 5 GDME | ML Lindon Sultan | 9 | 11yrs 2 mths | 57727 | 2717 | 1859 | 78 | 72 | VG86(85/85) | | Carne Sally GDME | Myrtl.Hopes Magician | 8 | 10yrs 11 mths | 56713 | 2573 | 1881 | 150 | 84 | VG86(84/87) | | Kenvin E Lynne 9 CME | GW Magic Enticer | 8 | 10yrs 1 mths | 53171 | 2591 | 1969 | 150 | 74 | Ex92(92/92) | | Beechgrove Campula CME | Cresthill Magic Lucky | 7 | 8yrs 9 mths | 52028 | 2129 | 1798 | 263 | 105 | Ex90(90/90) | | Skeel Rebecca 45 CME | Hill Hoath Rex | 8 | 9 yrs 4 mths | 49920 | 2252 | 1939 | 234 | 93 | GP84(79/84) | | Tiresford Carmen 2 GDME | Yellow Creek Ideal Clarion | 8 | 12 yrs 5 mths | 47046 | 3063 | 2124 | 319 | 129 | EX94(91/92) | | Carne Flavour CME | Spring Walk Gingers Jake | 7 | 9 yrs | 41976 | 2041 | 1734 | 91 | 65 | VG85(90/84) | | Nuthurst Wild Rose | Chiddingstone Milton | 10 | 11 yrs 9 mths | 39756 | 1801 | 1560 | 69 | 68 | H79(82/80) | | Bulkeley Emblem 22 | Rozlyn P Jay Glacier | 7 | 8yrs 8 mths | 35678 | 1887 | 1365 | 350 | 96 | Ex90(92/90) | | Kenvin C Buttercup 2 CME | Yellow Creek Ideal Clarion | 7 | 8 yrs 7 mths | 34815 | 2328 | 1685 | 160 | 73 | VG87(79/90) | | Rowmont Mermaid | Kelsmor Daff.Guardian | 7 | 8 yrs 11 mths | 33695 | 1817 | 1447 | 191 | 86 | |
I have ranked these cows on Lifetime yield, most will have calved again as I have used the last completed record and have used the 305 day totals for milk yield but what strikes me is how regulartly they have calved. Only two sires (Rex and Milton) were not selected for use as young sires in the EGCS bull schemes. Carmen and Campanula have had sons used in GGBP, whilst Lynne has yet to produce one, but perhaps the family we have missed out on are the Kenvin Snowbelle's as the cow listed here has a EX90 CME daughter.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 30 September 2008 13:00 )
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