A Jersey breeder\u2019s favourite cow has delivered one of the nation\u2019s most exciting outcross bulls. Ranleigh LAVA \u2013 bred by the Boyd family, Ranleigh Farms, in Gippsland \u2013 has no Valentino in his maternal line. And he\u2019s kicking goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ABS Australia Sales Representative and Jersey Specialist, Alan Blum, said LAVA\u2019s diverse pedigree meant he provides something for everyone. \u201cLAVA offers Jersey breeders a unique combination with his outcross pedigree and no holes in his proof,\u201d he said. \u201cThis makes him easy to use in any breeding program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bred from Ranleigh Helen 4547, one of the oldest cows in the Boyds\u2019 milking herd, who is classified EX-91 and has won the breed\u2019s prestigious STP (Superior Type and Production) award for lifetime production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LAVA is 353 Balanced Performance Index (BPI$) and 269 Health Weighted Index (HWI), +61 for Milk, 14kg for protein, 38kg for fat, 144 for Cell Count, 106 for Mastitis Resistance and 105 Likeability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alan said this balanced proof comes from the depth of the Helen cow family. \u201cLAVA hasn\u2019t just appeared by accident as the Helen cow family has developed into one of Ranleigh\u2019s most prolific families with several lines of the cow family producing top-end genetics,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Ranleigh Helen 4547 cow family traces back nine generations to the foundation family member Ranleigh Helen, sired by \u201cHI\u201d Sproslea HI Lindan. Some of the breed\u2019s great cow families are represented through LAVA\u2019s sire lines, such as Bushlea Fearnleaf Theone, Willow Dell Fancy Fabricate, Daraway Vanessa Doubled, Lightwood Amber Larfalot and D&E Violet Volcano.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Estelle Boyd, who\u2019s family bred LAVA, said Ranleigh Helen 4547 was her favourite cow across the family\u2019s two herds totalling nearly 600 cows. \u201cAt 10 years-old she\u2019s still going strong,\u201d she said. \u201cNothing goes wrong with her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Boyd family breeds for type, production, and good udders. Genomic testing has enabled them to shorten generation intervals and identify superior animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LAVA is the family\u2019s second bull to enter artificial insemination. Estelle said the name LAVA was an obvious choice for the next generation sire. \u201cWhen you think lava, you think volcano,\u201d she said. \u201cThe sire of Helen 4547 is All Lynns Legal VOLCANO-ET. I was sure LAVA would have been used before for a bull name, but it wasn\u2019t. That\u2019s why he\u2019s LAVA.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A Jersey breeder\u2019s favourite cow has delivered one of the nation\u2019s most exciting outcross bulls. Ranleigh LAVA \u2013 bred by the Boyd family, Ranleigh Farms, in Gippsland \u2013 has no Valentino in his maternal line. And he\u2019s kicking goals. ABS Australia Sales Representative and Jersey Specialist, Alan Blum, said LAVA\u2019s diverse pedigree meant he provides […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12924,"featured_media":12007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[50,2821],"tags":[],"abs_type":[],"abs_industry":[],"class_list":["post-12006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genetics","category-new-bull-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n