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A Jersey cow in the western United States.
A Jersey cow in the western United States.

A small, honey-brown breed of dairy cattle, the Jersey is renowned for the high butterfat content of its milk, as well as a genial disposition. Dairy Cattle, generally of the species Bos taurus, are Domesticated Animals bred to produce large quantities of Milk Butterfat or milkfat is the Fatty portion of Milk. Milk and cream are often sold according to the amount of butterfat they contain Channel Island milk (sometimes called gold-top milk after the colour of the Milk bottle top is creamy light-beige coloured Milk originally from the

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Characteristics

The Jersey cow is quite small, ranging from only 800 to 1200 pounds (360 to 540 kg). The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass The main factor contributing to the popularity of the breed has been their greater economy of production, due to:

[1] Bulls are also small, ranging from 1200 to 1800 pounds (540 to 820 kg), and are notoriously very aggressive.

Castrated males can be trained into fine oxen which, due to their small size and gentle nature make them popular with young teamsters. Oxen (singular ox) are Cattle trained as draft animals. Often they are adult castrated males Jersey oxen are not as strong as larger breeds however and are generally out of favor among competitive teamsters.

Jersey cattle being judged at a show in Jersey, home of the breed
Jersey cattle being judged at a show in Jersey, home of the breed

Due to the small size, docile and inquisitive character and attractive features of the Jersey cow, small herds were imported into England by aristocratic landowners as adornment for aestheticly landscaped parks. An agricultural show is a public event showcasing the equipment animals sports and recreation associated with Agriculture and Animal husbandry.

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History of the breed

As its name implies, the Jersey was bred on the British Channel Island of Jersey. The Channel Islands ( Norman: Îles d'la Manche, French: Îles Anglo-Normandes or Îles de la Manche) are a group of Islands The Bailiwick of Jersey ( Jèrriais: Jèrri) is a British Crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. It apparently descended from cattle stock brought over from the nearby Norman mainland, and was first recorded as a separate breed around 1700. Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy.

Frank Falle has speculated[2] (on the basis of DNA evidence) that the oldest settlers in Jersey were Danish vikings who had been to Nantes with Hatain, where it is recorded that tribute was given by the King of France to Hatain of 500 cattle to leave that area, whereupon they settled in the Normandy area. A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas Nantes (Naoned Gallo: Naunnt) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast The marked resemblance between Jersey cattle and the Nantaise cow would seem to bear this [3]

While the breed is isolated from outside influence today, this was not always the case. Before 1789 cows would be given as dowry for inter-island marriages between Jersey and Guernsey[4]. This was, however, not widespread.

Since 1789, imports of foreign cattle into Jersey have been forbidden by law to maintain the purity of the breed, although exports of cattle and semen have been an important economic resource for the island. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common AIH redirects here For the indie rock band abbreviated AIH see Architecture in Helsinki Artificial insemination (AI is the process by which The restriction on the import of cattle was initially introduced in 1789 to prevent a collapse in the export price. The United Kingdom levied no import duty on cattle imported from Jersey. Cattle were being shipped from France to Jersey and then being shipped onward to England to circumvent the tariff on French cattle. The increase in the supply of cattle, sometimes of inferior quality, was bringing the price down and damaging the reputation of Jersey cattle. The import ban stabilised the price and enabled a more scientifically controlled programme of breeding to be undertaken.

Sir John Le Couteur studied selective breeding and became a Fellow of the Royal Society - his work led to the establishment of the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society in 1833. The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as The Royal Society, is a Learned society for science that was founded in 1660 The Royal Jersey Agricultural & Horticultural Society (RJA&HS is an agricultural association in Jersey. At that time, the breed displayed greater variation than it does today with white, dark brown and mulberry beasts. However, since the honey-brown cows sold best the breed was developed accordingly. In 1860 1,138 cows were exported via England, the average price being £16 per head. By 1910 over a thousand head were exported annually to the United States alone. It is now the fastest growing dairy breed in the world.

On 1866, at the Annual General Meeting of the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society, H. G. Shepard notes in his history[5] that "it was resolved - on the motion of Col. Le Couteur, that the Hon. Secretary be hereby invited to open and to carry on a "herd book" in which the pedigree of bulls, cows and heifers shall be entered for reference to all the members of the Society. ". In 1869 for the first time prizes were awarded at the Society's Shows for Herd Book Stock Cattle.

The States of Jersey took a census of stock in 1866, and Jersey then supported 12,037 head of cattle, of which 611 were bulls, and no fewer than 6,322 pigs and 517 sheep. The States of Jersey ( French: États de Jersey) is the Parliament of Jersey. This was before the motor age and 3,227 horses were kept, Saint Helier being responsible for 888. Saint Helier ( French language: Saint-Hélier, Jèrriais: St Hélyi) is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey, the largest

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References

  1. ^ Rex Paterson in Jersey Cattle, ed. Boston, 1954, pp81-95
  2. ^ This is Jersey - Living in Jersey - History & Heritage - The Jersey Cow
  3. ^ Photograph of Nantaise oxen
  4. ^ Jersey Cattle, Eric James Boston. 1954.
  5. ^ One Hundred Years of the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society 1833-1933. Compiled from the Society's Records, by H. G. Shepard, Secretary


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