Three cows bred in Western Ontario worked their way to spots in the winner's circle at the recent World Dairy Expo Jersey show in Madison, Wisconsin! When the dust had settled after a strong Jersey show featuring over 300 head the major rosettes were worn on the halters of Canadian-bred Jerseys!

Veroncia was bred by the partnership of Murray and Pat Mellow, Bolton, Ontario and Fred and Ruth Armstrong of Huronia Jerseys, Auburn, Ontario. Her sire is the durable Sooner Centurion, a star of Select Sires Jersey line-up. She springs from the Virginia family which came to prominence at Swissbell Jerseys owned by the Wick and now Kaehli families at Grand Valley, Ontario. Veronica's dam is Genesis Renaissance Virginia, a daughter of very well known Canadian sire Hollylane Renaissance, bred by Paul and Virginia Warwick, Exeter, Ontario. Veronica has been a famed Jersey in world circles for the past three years with championship victories at major North American shows, massive sales of progeny and super high production of high solids milk!

Senior and Grand Champion Jersey female and Reserve Supreme Champion Female of All Breeds. Veronica is now owned by Arethusa Farm of Litchfield, Ct. . Amazingly enough Arethusa Farm is also owner of the 2004 Supreme Champion of World Dairy Expo the Canadian-bred Holstein Hillcroft Leader Melanie!!

Icing on the cake for Veronica's week of triumphs at Madison was the sale of her 2003- born daughter Elliotts Deluxe Vienna for the $32,000 top price of the associated Top of The World Sale!

This daughter of Semex Alliance stalwart Curtsey Duncan Jude-ET was bred by the Gurney family of Llolyn Jersey Farms Ltd., Princeton, Ontario. She is now owned by young Jersey supporter Martin Cozzitorto, Gustine, California.

Griffen won the following titles in two Expo shows: Intermediate Champion and Reserve Grand Champion of the Open Jersey show and Grand Champion of the Junior Jersey Show.

This productive daughter of ABS Global sire Rock Ella Remake, bred in Canada, was born at Bridgeview Farms owned by Brian and Joan Coleman and family near Brantford, Ontario. Her dam is by Semex sire Huronia Jody's Galaxy. Design is owned by Peter Vail and Ken Beneke of Millerton, New York. Design stood second to the Champion, Veronica, in the 27 head four year old class and captured Reserve Senior Champion Female honours.

Two daughters of Shamrock Jude Julianna, bred by the McMahon family of Shamrock Farms, Guelph, Ontario took the top two places in the Jersey sweepstakes event held at Expo. The two are full sisters by Elliotts Renaissance Deluxe and are owned by partnerships centered around Ernest Kueffner and Terri Packard, of Boonsboro, Maryland.

GIPRAT BELLES JADE was named Premier Sire of the powerful Jersey show at Madison. This bull was bred by Giprat Genetics Ltd. and was born at and is marketed by Rapid Bay Jersey Farm, Ormstown, Quebec. He is a son of the legendary Duncan Belle cow and Valleystream J I S Juno, a foundation sire of the Semex Jersey program.