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From: Melody & Brad Cowan (graze-l_at_witt.ac.nz)
Date: 07/03/06


Dick
I do not recognise any of those names as NZ bulls. Taurus has only  
sold LIC semen for 4 years, before that Genex sold it. The oldest  
cows from Taurus/LIC semen are just 3 this year. Maybe Michelle or  
IAN recognise those names?

Brad Cowan
Astoria, Oregon
On Jun 30, 2006, at 5:30 PM, Richard and Carol Conklin wrote:

> OK, Brad, Here's the current list---all registered
> Jerseys---Rocket,Mecca,Geronimo,Lexington,Iotola,Brazo,Jewler,  
> Telmark,
> Futurity, Saber, Jace, Piranha, and an occassional Jace.  Dick Conklin
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard and Carol Conklin" <jaka@vermontel.net>
> To: <graze-l@witt.ac.nz>
> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 8:58 PM
> Subject: [SPAM] - Re: [SPAM] - Re: [SPAM] - Re: [Graze-l] NZ  
> Genetics -
> Email found in subject - Email found in subject - Email found in  
> subject
>
>
>
>> Brad, Give me a day to review our genetics back then, and I'll  
>> give you
>>
> some
>
>> names.  Dick Conklin
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Melody & Brad Cowan" 
<cowandairy@charter.net>
>> To: <graze-l@witt.ac.nz>
>> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 11:55 PM
>> Subject: [SPAM] - Re: [SPAM] - Re: [Graze-l] NZ Genetics - Email  
>> found in
>> subject - Email found in subject
>>
>>
>>
>>> Dick
>>> What bulls did you use and how long ago was this? What these bulls
>>> were were probably American genetics. The top breeders in our area
>>> that I know use real NZ jerseys report tremendous results, as do 
we.
>>>
>>> Brad Cowan
>>> Astoria, Oregon
>>>
>>> On Jun 27, 2006, at 6:42 AM, Richard and Carol Conklin wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Michelle, 'Have used' NZ genetics here, on this Jersey herd in 
 
>>>> NE NYS,
>>>> rotationally grazing since '87. We became a 'show case' grazing
>>>> farm, with
>>>> lot's of visitors, some of whom came from NZ. The NZ guys were 
 
>>>> quite
>>>> impressed with our herd and our grazing program, and 
recommended
>>>> several NZ
>>>> bulls that they thought would help. So, we tried three bulls,
>>>> available thru
>>>> Taurus, and the results were very negative--low production, 
smaller
>>>> size,
>>>> and while the components were good, any cow in this herd making
>>>> that small
>>>> amount of milk would have matched those components. My advice 
would
>>>> be stay
>>>> with US genetics.  Dick Conklin
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "William Burgess" 
<williamburgess@gmail.com>
>>>> To: <graze-l@witt.ac.nz>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 10:24 AM
>>>> Subject: [Graze-l] NZ Genetics
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Everyone
>>>>>
>>>>> I was just interested to see how many people on this forum 
use NZ
>>>>> genetics??  Could you include whether you use them 
completely  
>>>>> on your
>>>>> herd, proportionally, or you have used them in the past 
and don't
>>>>> anymore etc.  Are you farming pastorally, seasonally, both 
of the
>>>>> above, or confinement?  What breed is your herd?  What 
drove  
>>>>> you to
>>>>> use these genetics?  Where did you source them (e.g. 
Taurus  
>>>>> Services,
>>>>> or directly from NZ)?  And any other interesting facts you 
 
>>>>> would like
>>>>> to add.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Michelle.
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.nz/mailman/listinfo/graze-l
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