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The animals are known as efficient forage convert*
ers. According to Esch they are not as depenident on
grain as other breeds.
“Also I like color and variety and they just caught
my eye right off,” he said.
The Eschs wanted to forego AI, so they each pur*
chased bulls from a producer in Wisconsin. The two
yearlings came to Pennsylvania May a year ago.
Jonas put the bull on all his cows right away. The
volume of milk production, according to Esch, may
not be what commercial dairy producers are looking
for, but the breed fits nicely into Esch’s grazing opera
tion.
“My idea is to have a cow that will replace high
volume with components to keep the milk check up,”
he said.
Normandes could, however, find a niche in conven
tional herds, lending their sturdy builds and high com
ponents to the bloodlines, said Esch.
The breed has recently caught the eye of dairy pro
ducers, believes Esch, because France in recent years
has improved the dairy traits of the breed.
There aren’t enough Normandes milking yet in the
U.S. to know statistics yet, said Esch. “A lot of people
have one calf crop and are waiting to see what will
happen.” Esch is tentatively planning to breed up his
animals to purebred status. He now has several Jersey,
Holstein, and Normande cross calves.
“My long-term goal is to develop a ‘care-free’ cow
that would do well on grass,” he said.
For more information call the North American Nor
mande Association (NANA) at (218) 262-1933. Also,
Chateau can be reached toll-free at 866-823-7212.
2002 National Holstein
Conventions Slated
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. The 2002 National Hol
stein Association USA Convention and National
Junior Holstein Convention will be conducted here
June 24-27.
Both the adult and junior conventions will be head
quartered at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino resort.
For more information on the adult convention, con
tact Judy Bagge at (800) 952-5200 ext. 4128, e-mail
jbagge@holstein.com.
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For more information on the junior convention, con
tact Kelli Dunklee at (800) 952-5200 ext. 4124, e-mail
kdunklee@holstein.com.
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