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United States of America
Jerseys arrived in the USA in 1657, the first coming from Swan Farm, Jersey Island.
The Association was founded in 1868 in Rhode Island, and established offices in New York City.
Index to historical review: Click here
The U.S. Jersey has the most genetic influence across the world today. At home, demand for the breed
heavily outweighs the supply, and this is setting challenges that other breeds can only observe with envy. The American
Jersey Cattle Association is the world’s largest Jersey breed association and promotes Jersey breed improvement
through pedigree recording, production testing, type evaluation, and the application of advanced research and genetic
evaluations. The AJCA registered 69,244 animals in 2003, the eigth-best year in the 135-year history of the AJCA.
National All-Jersey Inc. develops markets for producers of high-solids milk and provides the information producers need to
understand milk marketing and to obtain equitable pricing for their higher yielding product. Jersey Marketing Service is
the leader in professional marketing of Jersey genetics in private treaty and public auction sales. The national average
for Jerseys in the USA in 2004 was 8,205 kgs milk (18,090 lbs.) 375 kgs fat (826 lbs.) 290 kgs protein (641 lbs.) on
62,340 records (305-day, 2x mature equivalent).
Registered Jerseys: 413,000
Non-registered Jerseys: est. 140,000
Cross-Bred Jerseys: est. 500,000 (impossible to come to exact figure, mostly Jersey x Holstein)
Registered Jerseys only:
937 herds enrolled on official AJCA performance Programs (31 Dec 2004) - 105,026 cows (112 per herd)
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Year |
# Lacts |
ActMilk |
ActFat |
ActProt |
ActCY |
StdMilk |
StdFat |
StdProt |
StdCY |
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2004 |
62,340 |
16,224 |
749 |
576 |
1,949 |
18,090 |
826 |
641 |
2,163 |
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2003 |
60,461 |
16,302 |
755 |
577 |
1,954 |
18,283 |
838 |
646 |
2,181 |
Click here for the 2003 Annual Report
Membership of AJCA:
2,400 Lifetime
1,800 Junior
15 Honorary
Fees for 2005:
US$100 Lifetime
Free junior membership (with specific ownership and age requirements)
Mission statement: To improve and promote the Jersey breed of cattle
Publication Title: Jersey Journal
Editor: Kimberly A. Billman (kbillman@usjersey.com)
Frequency: Monthly
Price: US$25 / year - U.S. or US$35 / year surface mail international
Some of 'Doc' & Helene Dreisbach's "Wilderness Jerseys" grazing at Long Meadows Farm, Pennsylvania before the
dispersal sale that took place on May 1st, 2004.
Blacky Rose of Briarcliffs, US National Grand Champion 2002
AMERICAN
JERSEY CATTLE ASSOCIATION
6486 East Main Street, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, 43068-2349, USA.
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