Jersey Cow From Oregon
Breaks World Records
CLOVERDALE, Ore. For the third time in
four years, a new world record for milk production
by a registered Jersey cow has been recorded by the
American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA).
On May 9, Cottonwood Merry Violet completed a
365-day lactation of 44,120 pounds of milk, break
ing the record set in 2001 by NormandeU Khan
Ariel of 43,023 pounds of milk. The record is also
the fourth time in AJCA production testing history
that a Jersey has produced more than 40,000
pounds of milk in a single lactation.
Violet also set a world record for cheddar cheese
yield of 5,509 pounds, 539 pounds better than the
previous mark.
The complete lactation, begun at 6 years, 4
months of age, was 44,120 pounds of milk, 2,070
pounds of fat, and 1,593 pounds of protein. Based
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300 members, the Co-Op continues that commitment to marketing our
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on Tillamook County Creamery pricing, the gross
dollar value of the lactation was $8,587.
Owned by Maack Dairy, Cloverdale, Ore., the
Excellent-93 granddaughter of Soldierboy Boomer
Sooner of CJF was bred by Cottonwood Farm,
Chehalis, Wash.
The record-breaking lactation began May 10 last
year, when Violet calved with her third daughter.
She was managed in a herd of 250 cows fed a TMR
of 22 pounds silage, 14 pounds hay, and 12 to 14
pounds of frozen vegetables balanced with field
corn and summer pasture. Like all cows in the
Maack herd, she was given BST every two weeks
starting at 60 days after calving. She also received
oxytocin at every milking. She had 11 test days over
100 pounds milk, peaking at 157 pounds on Sept.
10.
SOME OF THE GREATEST IDEAS
CAME TO ME WHILE
MILKING A COW.
- Grant Wood
American Painter