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<strong>SA</strong> <strong>JERSEY</strong> <strong>•</strong> V<strong>ol</strong> <strong>58</strong> <strong>•</strong> No 2<br />

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Paul is also an owner of cattle and he owns some<br />

H<strong>ol</strong>stein cows and a dozen <strong>Jersey</strong> cows. Perhaps<br />

one of the highlights in his farming career<br />

was when his H<strong>ol</strong>stein cow was awarded Grand<br />

Champion H<strong>ol</strong>stein cow at the Royal show and<br />

went on to win Supreme Dairy Animal on show<br />

in 1999 and 2000. Him and his business partners<br />

own a previous Supreme Champion, Fordoun<br />

Sambo’s Kristen (2005 & 2006). Kristen was won<br />

the <strong>Jersey</strong> Expo in 2005 and was awarded Reserve<br />

National Senior Champion cow in 2007.<br />

Paul is a recognized judge of H<strong>ol</strong>steins and <strong>Jersey</strong>s.<br />

He judged the Northern Championships in<br />

2008.<br />

The heifers will be judged by two of the young<br />

exciting judges in South Africa. Pierre Coetzee<br />

will officiate, as judge and he will be assisted by<br />

Michiel Heyns.<br />

Pierre Coetzee (<strong>SA</strong>)<br />

Judge<br />

Pierre Coetzee is no stranger in the <strong>Jersey</strong><br />

world. This man that judged the<br />

National show in <strong>Jersey</strong> was born in the<br />

district of Caledon. He matriculated at<br />

the De Villiers Graaff high scho<strong>ol</strong> in Villiersdorp.<br />

In 1979 he joined his father on the farm Soetmelkvlei<br />

near the village of Greyton. The farming<br />

consisted out of some dairy cows and a lot<br />

of onions. Pierre decided early in his farming career<br />

that onions must be on your plate and not<br />

on your lands. He registered the Clune House<br />

herd in 1983.<br />

This herd made a big impact in the <strong>Jersey</strong> industry<br />

in the Western Cape. The herd produced<br />

several champions. Perhaps the most famous<br />

cow from this herd was Clunehouse CVM Chris.<br />

Chris won numerous championships and her<br />

highlight was when she was named National<br />

Champion udder in 1995. On the same show<br />

Pierre exhibited the National Reserve Grand<br />

Champion cow.<br />

Pierre is no stranger to the judging side of the<br />

show ring. He judged most of the prominent <strong>Jersey</strong><br />

shows in <strong>SA</strong>. He is also a well-known judge<br />

of herd competitions and judged the Master<br />

Dairyman competition for the last two years.<br />

Pierre is married to Karen and they have two<br />

sons. If Pierre is not checking on his fast food outlet<br />

in Ceres, you will find him traveling amongst<br />

the <strong>Jersey</strong> herds in the Western Cape.<br />

Michiel Heyns (<strong>SA</strong>)<br />

Assistant<br />

Michiel is no stranger to a <strong>Jersey</strong><br />

cow. Michiel is the son of Jan and<br />

Annamarie Heyns of Venterburg.<br />

They developed the Waterbron<br />

and Lonel herds up to where they<br />

handed it over to their children. Michiel is currently<br />

the owner of the Lonel herd as well as the<br />

Eendrag herd, which he started as a scho<strong>ol</strong>boy.<br />

Michiel attended the Agricultural scho<strong>ol</strong> at<br />

Kroonstad. Here he was confronted by a H<strong>ol</strong>stein<br />

herd and it made him more determined<br />

to go back to the farm and farm with <strong>Jersey</strong>s.<br />

From a young age Michiel took part in shows<br />

and won numerous awards at shows. His famous<br />

achievement was the National Champion<br />

heifer at the 2003 National show. He was<br />

runner up in this championship more than any<br />

other breeder.<br />

Michiel is married to Christine and they have<br />

three sons. They do take after their farther and<br />

are already showing at shows. His <strong>ol</strong>dest son,<br />

Jan, came fifth in the 2009 National <strong>Jersey</strong><br />

Youth show.<br />

The <strong>Jersey</strong> Jug and the G<strong>ol</strong>den cow will be<br />

judged by Dr Johan Jooste and he will be assisted<br />

by Poena van Niekerk.<br />

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Dr Johan Jooste (<strong>SA</strong>)<br />

Judge<br />

Johan was born in the Eastern Transvaal<br />

where he matriculated in Delmas. He<br />

completed his studies at the Onderstepoort<br />

Veterinary C<strong>ol</strong>lege and started to<br />

practice as a vet in 1976.<br />

Johan joined Taurus for a short while as the Sire<br />

analyst. His biggest achievement was to identify<br />

the Top Brass sons, Logic and Line. These two<br />

bulls made a huge impact on the commercial<br />

<strong>Jersey</strong> in South Africa.<br />

Johan is more renown for his <strong>Jersey</strong> herd. He<br />

formed the Fortunata herd and together with<br />

his wife, Corlia, it became the top herd in South<br />

Africa. The herd was based on imported embryos<br />

as well as some outstanding South African<br />

cow families. This herd was the first herd in South<br />

Africa to achieve a herd average of more than<br />

8 000 kg. This was done with very high percentages.<br />

In 2001 Johan and Corlia decide to disperse the<br />

herd. This was a record setting sale. Heike 8 was<br />

s<strong>ol</strong>d for the <strong>SA</strong> record price of R82 000. A fourmonth-<strong>ol</strong>d<br />

Lemvig heifer was s<strong>ol</strong>d for R20 000.<br />

Currently Johan is inv<strong>ol</strong>ved with Embryo Plus as<br />

Embryo Technician. He gets the chance to work<br />

with some of the top genetics in South Africa.<br />

This will be the fourth time that Johan will be<br />

judging on National level. Together with Harry<br />

Wood, they keep the record for the most National<br />

shows judged. In 2002 Johan had the privilege<br />

to Judge the National show in Denmark.<br />

Johan and Corlia have three children and one<br />

grandson.<br />

Poena v Niekerk (<strong>SA</strong>)<br />

Assistant<br />

Poena was born on a <strong>Jersey</strong> farm and<br />

got his first real taste of <strong>Jersey</strong> milk within<br />

one week of his birth. As a scho<strong>ol</strong>boy<br />

his passion was <strong>Jersey</strong>s and in 1983 he<br />

exhibited his first cows on a show.<br />

He completed his scho<strong>ol</strong> career at Tweespruit<br />

Agricultural Scho<strong>ol</strong>. He studied Animal Husbandry<br />

and Genetics at the University of the<br />

Free State and received his Masters degree in<br />

1999. His thesis directly contributed to the first<br />

breed analysis for the type traits.<br />

In 1991 he started to work for <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>SA</strong> as a classifier<br />

and was appointed as Assistant Manager<br />

in 1995 and as Manager in 1996. In his work with<br />

<strong>Jersey</strong>s he was inv<strong>ol</strong>ved and served in various<br />

positions internationally. In 1996 he was part of<br />

the steering committee for the formation of the<br />

International <strong>Jersey</strong> Classifiers Workshop. In 2003<br />

he was appointed as International Coordinator<br />

of this committee. In 2001 he was elected Vice<br />

President of the World <strong>Jersey</strong> Cattle Bureau and<br />

filled this position until 2008.<br />

Poena had the privilege to Judge the National<br />

Show in Kenya in 2004 and the Spring show in St<br />

Hyacinth in Quebec, Canada in 2008.<br />

In 2009 he joined ABS as genetic consultant in<br />

the Northern Provinces. Together with his wife,<br />

Annelize, they represent ABS in the Free state,<br />

North West, Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumulanga.<br />

Poena has two children, Daniel and Comien.<br />

Daniel was named Reserve Junior Champion<br />

at the National <strong>Jersey</strong> Youth show in 2008 and<br />

2009.


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<strong>SA</strong> <strong>JERSEY</strong> <strong>•</strong> V<strong>ol</strong> <strong>58</strong> <strong>•</strong> No 2<br />

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“Kyk, as ek die woord ‘laptop’ hoor, is die eerste konneksie wat my kop maak lap dance en<br />

dit lei na sonde! Al skoot tegn<strong>ol</strong>ogie waarmee ek werklik gemaklik is, is my dubbelloop haelgeweer,<br />

en dit lei ook na sonde, so jy beter my taal praat, boet, anders gaan ons mekaar<br />

misverstaan!” Só sê ‘n teler nou die dag vir my in ‘n telefoongesprek oor die internet. Hy het<br />

my geskakel omdat hy belangstel om ‘n webwerf vir sy stoet te skep. Nou ja, ek moet bieg<br />

ek luister dalk met meer aandag as ‘n kliënt oor lap dance gesels, maar ek probeer verseker<br />

ook harder om sonde te vermy as hy ‘n vinger op ‘n sneller het!<br />

HOEKOM<br />

begin stoettelers deesdae belangstel<br />

in eie webtuistes?<br />

Internet-gebruikersgetalle het die afgelope<br />

paar jaar drasties toegeneem. Nuwe tegn<strong>ol</strong>ogie,<br />

verbeterde infrastruktuur en verlaagde<br />

kostes maak toegang tot die internet vir<br />

meer en meer mense moontlik. Deesdae is dit<br />

so maklik soos om jou selfoon aan te skakel.<br />

Hoewel dit in landelike gebiede langer neem,<br />

is toegang en konneksiespoed besig om op te<br />

tel. Die gev<strong>ol</strong>g is dat daar meer oplossings op<br />

die tafel is vir boere. As jou eie konneksie stadiger<br />

loop as ‘n donkie ná nuwejaar, beteken<br />

dit nie noodwendig dat jou potensiële koper<br />

dieselfde probleem het nie. Binne hierdie konteks<br />

is die hoofrede vir die toename van stoetwebtuistes,<br />

beskikbaarheid vir besigheid. As<br />

daar nie inligting oor jou stoet op die internet<br />

beskikbaar is nie, is jy onsigbaar. ‘n Persoon wat<br />

dus na inligting oor <strong>Jersey</strong>s op die internet soek,<br />

gaan nie by jou uitkom nie. ‘n Goeie eerste stap<br />

om teenwoordigheid op die internet vir jouself<br />

te bewerkstellig is deur ‘n effektiewe, funksionele<br />

webwerf te skep.<br />

Die voordele:<br />

‘n Webwerf kan legio voordele vir ‘n stoetteler<br />

inhou, bv:<br />

- Dis ‘n goedkoop manier om jou inligting 24<br />

uur ‘n dag, 7 dae ‘n week aan die hele<br />

wêreld beskikbaar te stel.<br />

- ‘n Webwerf kan jou bemarkingsaksies ondersteun.<br />

- Met behulp van ‘n webwerf is dit moontlik<br />

om meer relevante inligting aan belangstellendes<br />

en bestaande kliënte te gee en<br />

daarmee ‘n platform te bied om teks, foto’s,<br />

klank en selfs audio-visuele materiaal te verskaf.<br />

- Dit sluit gewoonlik die v<strong>ol</strong>gende basis-elemente<br />

in:<br />

o Noodsaaklike agtergrond oor die stoet,<br />

geskiedenis en teelprogram.<br />

o Relevante inligting oor individuele diere,<br />

bv. foto’s, ‘n stamboom, EBV’s van bulle<br />

en vroulike diere.<br />

o Veilingsdatums, die veilingskatalogus en<br />

die veilingsuitslae.<br />

o Skou prestasies.<br />

o Goeie foto’s! ‘n Goeie foto sê meer as ‘n<br />

duisend woorde!<br />

o Kontakbesonderhede en aanwysings na<br />

die plaas.<br />

- Dit verbeter kliëntediens.<br />

- ‘n Funksionele webwerf kan kantoor-administrasie<br />

vergemaklik.<br />

Waar om te begin<br />

Die beste beginpunt is om te gaan kyk na ander<br />

webwerwe, veral na wat ander telers gedoen<br />

het oorsee sowel as op eie bodem. Dit<br />

gee mens gewoonlik ‘n goeie prentjie van wat<br />

moontlik is. Daarna is dit belangrik om op grond<br />

van jou eie behoeftes, doelwitte vir jou webwerf<br />

saam te stel.<br />

Wanneer jy dan gereed is vir aksie, kontak jy ‘n<br />

betroubare webontwerpdiensleweraar, soos<br />

Kraal Media en Bemarking.<br />

Ons spesialiseer in webontwikkeling vir stoettelers. Kom<br />

gesels gerus met Jeré (jere@mykraal.co.za)<br />

of Adriaan (adriaan@mykraal.co.za) by<br />

051 821 1856 of 051 821 1488<br />

OF www.mykraal.com


Eienskappe van suksesv<strong>ol</strong>le sakemanne<br />

in die 21ste eeu.<br />

- Nuuskierig en op die uitkyk vir nuwe geleenthede.<br />

- In pas met nuwe tegn<strong>ol</strong>ogie en tendense.<br />

- Hulle besef die kritiese waarde van effektiewe<br />

kommunikasie.<br />

- Hulle gebruik beproefde en suksesv<strong>ol</strong>le maniere<br />

om effektiewe kommunikasie moontlik te maak<br />

en te vergemaklik.<br />

- Kreatief in die gebruik van bestaande tegn<strong>ol</strong>ogie.<br />

- Gebruik die internet om nuwe kontakte te maak<br />

en om in kontak met bestaande netwerke te<br />

bly.<br />

‘n Teler ís `n sakeman!<br />

<strong>•</strong> Vir ‘n teler om ‘n suksesv<strong>ol</strong>le sakeman te wees,<br />

behels meer as om net goeie diere te teel.<br />

<strong>•</strong> Om voor te bly met die snelle ontwikkeling van<br />

tegn<strong>ol</strong>ogie is ‘n uitdaging en opoffering, en om<br />

in pas te bly, het ‘n noodsaaklikheid geword.<br />

<strong>•</strong> Vir baie van ons wat ‘n liefde het vir die buitelug,<br />

son en grond onder ons voete, is tyd voor ‘n rekenaar<br />

soms ‘n irritasie, maar hierdie moderne<br />

tegn<strong>ol</strong>ogiese noodsaaklikheid bepaal, helaas,<br />

die sukses van ‘n boerdery.<br />

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89+ Klassifikasies<br />

vir 2009<br />

Die <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>SA</strong> klassifikasie sisteem is 1 Julie 2009<br />

aangepas. Eerste laktasie diere kan nou ‘n maksimum<br />

finale punt van 89 behaal. En slegs v<strong>ol</strong>wasse<br />

koeie kan ‘n finale klassifikasiepunt van<br />

90 en hoër behaal. Telers word aangemoedig<br />

om diere te laat herklassifiseer in latere laktasies.<br />

The <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>SA</strong> classification system was adjusted<br />

as from 1 July 2009. First lactation animals can<br />

now reach a maximum of 89 final score and<br />

only mature animals can reach a score of 90<br />

and higher. Breeders are encouraged to put up<br />

animals for re-classification in later lactations.<br />

Voortaan sal ‘n lys van alle koeie wat 90% en<br />

hoër finale punt behaal het in die <strong>SA</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> joernaal<br />

gepubliseer word. ‘n Lys van eerste laktasie<br />

diere wat 89% behaal het sal ook gepubliseer<br />

word. Die v<strong>ol</strong>gende lys van diere is van diere<br />

geklassifiseer vanaf 1 Januarie 2009.<br />

A list of all cows that achieved a final score of<br />

90% and higher will be published in the <strong>SA</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong><br />

journal and also a list of first lactation animals<br />

that achieved a final score of 89%.The f<strong>ol</strong>lowing<br />

list of animals are of classifications done<br />

as from 1 January 2009.<br />

Naam Finale punt Eienaar Klassifi seerder<br />

Avondrood Hallmark Ita 94 Avondrood <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Krompoort XF Dora 362 94 Krompoort <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Heinen Jakkie 0538 94 Sienhoe <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Manhu Mannix Lynx 93 Manhu <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Avondrood Jack Fanny 93 Avondrood <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Avondrood Alf Nonna 93 Avondrood <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Victorious Jace Marilyn 93 Dr Riaan Putter Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Elevation Beaver Kim 2 93 Elevation <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Avondrood Ace Wina 92 Avondrood <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Avondrood Parade Lenette 92 Avondrood <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Avondrood Sultan Pansy 92 Avondrood <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Avondrood Vinton Nan 92 Avondrood <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Avondrood Parade Gerda 92 Avondrood <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Avondrood Jack Cea 92 Avondrood <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Hental Freda 0021 92 Schoeman&Louw Melkery Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Rosafield Paramount Mitzi 2nd 92 Blenheim <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Krompoort Future’s Karin 92 Krompoort <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Trio Paramounts Tarina 92 Trio <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Goose Marsh Alida 92 Dr Riaan Putter Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Elevation Rocket Betta 92 Elevation <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

EFL 06237 92 Tierwil <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Elevation G<strong>ol</strong>den Fay 92 Elevation <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Manhu Future Diana 91 Manhu <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Avondrood Pitino Twiggy 91 Avondrood <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Avondrood Saber Rose 91 Avondrood <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Blenheim Centurion 0434 91 Blenheim <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Blenheim GH Lemvig 0526 91 Blenheim <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Elevation Legion Clay 91 Elevation <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Elevation Beaver Meta 91 Elevation <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Manhu Reuben Rika 90 Manhu <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Napkei 0348 90 Altus Brooks Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Napkei XF1 Lucky’s Claudia 90 Altus Brooks Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Avondrood Flight Purdey 90 Avondrood <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Avondrood Sultan Ita 90 Avondrood <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Avondrood Sultan Nan 90 Avondrood <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Avondrood West Twiggy 90 Avondrood <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Avondrood West Purdey 90 Avondrood <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Selfsorg Berta 29 90 Diereproduksie Navorsing Trust Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Van Aardt Socks 90 Blenheim <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

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Naam Finale punt Eienaar Klassifi seerder<br />

Blenheim Future 0311 90 Blenheim <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Trio Lemvig’s Marilyn 90 Trio <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Trio Future’s Lady 90 Trio <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Charlesford Bunny Girl 90 Charlesford Farm Wikus van der Merwe<br />

St Dew WWMJ Favorite Jaceun 90 Steyn de Wet Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Bradale Beters Debbie 0514 90 Henk de Wet Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Blenheim Action 0711 89 Blenheim <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Blenheim Action 06135 89 Blenheim <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Leon-Thom Rocket Marinda 89 Leon-Thom <strong>Jersey</strong>s Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Limpie 6711 Reubens Centurion 89 Limpopo Melkery Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Charlesford XF Badger’s Strike 89 Charlesford Farm Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Mierkraal 0615 89 E.M. Conradie Wikus van der Merwe<br />

Gizelle Fantasia 0618 89 Victor Gerstner Wikus van der Merwe<br />

MODELKUDDE<br />

lewer verrassings op<br />

DEUR: Poena van Niekerk<br />

In die Model-kudde-kompetisie se negende<br />

jaar was daar ‘n hele paar verassings gewees.<br />

Die tweede en derde plek wenners<br />

is in hulle eerste jaar onder die top 10 kuddes<br />

in die land. Vir die kudde met die beste<br />

bestuur was daar net soos in die verlede ‘n<br />

kudde voor almal wat konsentreer daarop om<br />

die basiese dinge reg te doen.<br />

Die kuddes is weereens met ‘n statistiese model<br />

in vier groepe verdeel en die kuddes is binne<br />

hulle onderskeie groepe met mekaar vergelyk.<br />

Die nie-genetiese effekte wat ‘n bydrae gemaak<br />

het tot die indeling van die groepe was<br />

kilogram melk, persentasie weidings in die rantsoen,<br />

aantal koeie in die kudde, ouderdom by<br />

eerste kalwing en die gemiddelde temperatuur<br />

van die area waarin die kudde gemelk word.<br />

As daar na die onderstaande tabel gekyk word<br />

is die ras in vier duidelike groepe verdeel. Die<br />

eerste twee groepe is die twee groepe met die<br />

laagste weidingspersentasie in die rantsoen.<br />

Groep 1 is ‘n v<strong>ol</strong>voer kudde met die minimum<br />

weidings in die rantsoen. As daar na die twee<br />

laaste groepe gekyk word is dit interresant om<br />

te merk dat dit die groepe is met die hoogste<br />

ouderdom by eerste kalwing. Dit is ook die twee<br />

groepe wat die laagste gemiddelde temperatuur<br />

het. Dit is kuddes is meestal in die kusgebeide<br />

met ‘n meer gematigde klimaat.<br />

Tabel 1: Verdeling van groepe.<br />

Groep Melk Weidings Koeie Oud 1e Gem Temp<br />

1 7426.57 11.30 133.63 24.53 24.70<br />

2 6131.21 31.45 213.94 25.72 23.36<br />

3 4085.97 46.90 110.00 27.97 22.38<br />

4 5117.94 48.46 187.26 25.89 23.05<br />

Die top kudde in vanjaar se kompetisie is die<br />

kudde van Kobus en Ronel Behrens van Ven-<br />

tersburg. Dit is die derde keer dat hierdie kudde<br />

hierdie toekenning kry. Hy ewenaar die rekord<br />

van Bluebird Farms wat die kompetisie ook drie<br />

keer gewen het. Die verassings was die tweede<br />

en derde plek. Pierre Human van Protem het<br />

die tweede plek ingeneem terwyl Fred Williams<br />

van Underberg die derde plek verower het. Die<br />

twee kudde is ‘n sprekende voorbeeld van wat<br />

die kompetisie doen om kuddes met verskillende<br />

voedings stelsels te kan vergelyk. Waterbron is<br />

‘n v<strong>ol</strong>voer kudde, Pierre Human is ‘n Overberg<br />

kudde met ‘n kombinasie van weidings en self<br />

geproduseerde ruvoere en Fred Williams is by<br />

uitstek ‘n weidingskudde. Die top 10 kuddes het<br />

soos v<strong>ol</strong>g daaruit gesien:<br />

1. Waterbron <strong>Jersey</strong>s Ventersburg V<strong>ol</strong>voer<br />

2. PJ Human Protem Overberg<br />

3. FB Williams Underberg Weidings<br />

4. JCC M<strong>ol</strong>l Ficksburg V<strong>ol</strong>voer<br />

5. N van Rensburg George Weidings<br />

6. SW Barlow Stellenbosch Kombinasie<br />

7. Springbourne <strong>Jersey</strong>s Brandfort V<strong>ol</strong>voer<br />

8. WJ Wo<strong>ol</strong>ridge Matubtuba V<strong>ol</strong>voer<br />

9. Oakdale Landbousko<strong>ol</strong> Riversdal Weidings<br />

10. SH Walters Gouda V<strong>ol</strong>voer<br />

11. Citrumello <strong>Jersey</strong>s Heidelberg Weidings<br />

Die ander trofees wat uitgedeel is, het ook hulle<br />

deel opwinding gelewer. Die <strong>SA</strong> Stamboek trofee<br />

vir die kudde met die hoogste punte vir<br />

Genetika, het gegaan aan Pierre Human van<br />

Protem. In hierdie afdeling kry die kudde ‘n<br />

punt vir die gemiddelde <strong>SA</strong>INET waarde van sy<br />

v<strong>ol</strong>wasse kudde en van sy verse in vergelyking<br />

met die groep waarin hy ingedeel is. Hy kry dan<br />

ook ‘n punt vir die vordering van die verse op<br />

die v<strong>ol</strong>wasse koeie. Die top 10 kuddes in hierdie<br />

afdeling was soos v<strong>ol</strong>g:


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1. PJ Human<br />

2. Waterbron <strong>Jersey</strong>s<br />

3. FB Williams<br />

4. Steyn de Wet Familie Trust<br />

5. Cantlowe <strong>Jersey</strong>s<br />

6. Preekstoel Boerdery<br />

7. Wilkyway <strong>Jersey</strong>s<br />

8. Landbou K<strong>ol</strong>lege Elsenburg<br />

9. Diereproduksie Navorsing Trust<br />

10. CP Featherstone<br />

11. E Weitzman<br />

In die afdeling vir bestuur het die trofee gegaan<br />

aan die kudde van Maret Badenhorst.<br />

Die kudde word in die Heidelberg distrik vanaf<br />

weidings gemelk. Hierdie kudde se verse kalf op<br />

23 maande en die koeie kalf elke 363 dae. Die<br />

top 10 kuddes in hierdie afdeling lyk soos v<strong>ol</strong>g:<br />

1. Citrumelo <strong>Jersey</strong>s<br />

2. G van Rensburg<br />

3. JJ Kasselman<br />

4. V<strong>ol</strong>moed Trust<br />

5. BJE Bennetts<br />

6. LE Thom<br />

7. Hoopv<strong>ol</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong>s<br />

8. HP de Wet<br />

9. PJ Human<br />

Die kudde wat die grootste bydrae gemaak<br />

het om <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>SA</strong> relevant te hou is die Springbourne<br />

kudde van Daan & Susan van Niekerk<br />

van Brandfort. Hierdie kudde het die trofee<br />

gekry vir die hoogste punte vir <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>SA</strong> aktiwiteite.<br />

Die kudde neem gereeld deel aan skoue,<br />

ondersteun die Nasionale Veiling, het twee toets<br />

bulle by Taurus en is al vir 13 jaar lid van <strong>Jersey</strong><br />

<strong>SA</strong>. Die ander kuddes wat goed presteer het in<br />

hierdie afdeling was:<br />

1. Springbourne <strong>Jersey</strong>s<br />

2. SH Walters<br />

3. SW Barlow<br />

4. Waterbron <strong>Jersey</strong>s<br />

5. WJ Wo<strong>ol</strong>ridge<br />

6. EAH Schroder<br />

7. PJ Human<br />

8. Rosafield <strong>Jersey</strong>s<br />

9. JG Uys<br />

10. WD Louw<br />

Die oogmerk van hierdie kompetisie is om mense<br />

te help om beter <strong>Jersey</strong>boere te wees. Kuddes<br />

moet nie hierdie punte wat aan hulle gepos<br />

word as negatiewe kritiek sien nie, dit moet<br />

eerder gebruik word om die kudde te verbeter.<br />

‘n Uitstekende voorbeeld hiervan is die kudde<br />

van Fred Williams. Fred se benadering tot die<br />

kompetisie van die begin af was om sy kudde<br />

te verbeter en ‘n meer effektiewe <strong>Jersey</strong>boer te<br />

raak. Gebruik hierdie inligting. In Engels is daar<br />

‘n goeie se ding “ Do not kill the messenger!!!”<br />

luister eerder na die boodskap.<br />

HISTORIC MOMENT<br />

for the Breed on the Isle of <strong>Jersey</strong>!<br />

Being a part of the <strong>Jersey</strong> fraternity, making history<br />

is part of what we do! The 11th of June 2009<br />

marked a big day in history for the <strong>Jersey</strong> breed.<br />

It was the day the first calf sired by a foreign<br />

bull was born on the Isle of <strong>Jersey</strong>. This f<strong>ol</strong>lows<br />

after the States of <strong>Jersey</strong> allowed semen importation<br />

in July 2008. The first calf, a bull, is sired<br />

by Canadian sire “Bridon Excitation”. Two days<br />

later more excitement was caused when the<br />

first heifer was born on the Lodge farm owned<br />

by Mr Paul Houze and family, she is by ABS sire<br />

“Woodstock Lexington”. Mr Houze, who has<br />

played a big part in the importation debate in<br />

earlier years and who was instrumental in the<br />

RJA&HS’s call for importation had the f<strong>ol</strong>lowing<br />

to say after the big event on his farm: “The<br />

birth of these calves represents a monumental<br />

milestone for the Island breed, finally we have<br />

shaken off the shackles which limited our aspirations.<br />

The future of cattle breeding looks very<br />

bright for us, indeed the confidence of dairy<br />

farmers today is palpable.” The roots of “Bridon<br />

Excitation” are traced back to a cow born<br />

in 1876 named “Gypsy Countess”, bred by Mr<br />

Charles Simon, St John, <strong>Jersey</strong>. She was exported<br />

to Quebec on the Quebec Streamer in 1879<br />

and owned then by the Richardson Brothers,<br />

Davenport, Iowa. This pedigree is traced right<br />

back to the 4th animal ever to be entered into<br />

the pedigree section of the <strong>Jersey</strong> Island Herdbook,<br />

V<strong>ol</strong>ume 1.<br />

Members of the RJA&HS celebrate the birth of<br />

the first calf born by a foreign sire on the Isle of<br />

<strong>Jersey</strong>. Cheers!!!<br />

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Boere Computer Dictionary<br />

from South Africa<br />

Monitor<br />

Keeping an eye on the braai<br />

Download<br />

Get the firewood off the bakkie<br />

Hard drive<br />

Trip back home without any c<strong>ol</strong>d beer<br />

Keyboard<br />

Where you hang the bakkie and bike keys<br />

Window<br />

What you shut when it’s c<strong>ol</strong>d<br />

Screen<br />

What you shut in the mosquito season<br />

Byte<br />

What mosquitoes do<br />

Bit<br />

What mosquitoes did<br />

Mega Byte<br />

What mosquitoes at the lake do<br />

Chip<br />

A bar snack<br />

Micro Chip<br />

What’s left in the bag after you have<br />

eaten the chips<br />

Modem<br />

What you did to the lawns<br />

Dot Matrix<br />

Oom Jan Matrix’s wife (classic!)<br />

Laptop<br />

Where the cat sleeps<br />

Software<br />

Plastic knives and forks you get at KFC<br />

Hardware<br />

Real stainless steel knives and forks from<br />

Checkers<br />

Mouse<br />

What eats the grain in the shed<br />

Mouse Pad<br />

Where the mouse takes the grain it does<br />

not eat<br />

Mainframe<br />

What h<strong>ol</strong>ds the shed up<br />

Web<br />

What spiders make<br />

Web Site<br />

The shed (or under the verandah)<br />

Cursor<br />

The <strong>ol</strong>d bloke what swears a lot<br />

Search Engine<br />

What you do when the bakkie won’t go<br />

Yahoo<br />

What you say when the bakkie does go<br />

Upgrade<br />

A steep hill<br />

Server<br />

The person at the pub what brings out the<br />

lunch<br />

Mail Server<br />

The bloke at the pub what brings out the<br />

lunch<br />

User<br />

The neighbour what keeps borrowing<br />

things<br />

Network<br />

When you have to repair your fishing net<br />

Internet<br />

Complicated fish net repair method<br />

Netscape<br />

When fish manoeuvers out of reach of net<br />

Online<br />

When you get the laundry hung out<br />

Off Line<br />

When the pegs don’t h<strong>ol</strong>d the washing up<br />

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In Maart 1981 het <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>SA</strong> die eerste 100<br />

jaar van <strong>Jersey</strong>s in Suid-Afrika gevier tydens<br />

die Goodwood skou. Dit was dan ook gepas<br />

om hierdie skou hier te hou waar die eerste<br />

<strong>Jersey</strong>s 100 jaar gelede geland het. Hierdie was<br />

die laaste Nasionale Kampioenskap wat in die<br />

Kaap Provinsie aangebeid is. Dit is dan ook nou<br />

gepas om ‘n terugblik te gee op hierdie Kampioenskappe<br />

op die vooraand van die Nasionaleskou<br />

te Bredasdorp.<br />

Die skou is ondersteun deur 19 vertoners en die<br />

organisering het onder leiding van Hugo de Villiers<br />

gestaan. Die vertoners wat aan die Kampioenskappe<br />

deelgeneem het was N Allen, Mev<br />

P Barlow, MJ Bekker, P&H de Villiers, Elsenburg<br />

Landbou K<strong>ol</strong>lege, LJN Elmslie & seun, CL Fick,<br />

RC Fox, D de W Gilliomee, G Hammersley Heenan,<br />

Bruce Maclachlan, GF Malherbe & seuns,<br />

NE Marais, PT Marais, DF Ochse, JF & JC Price,<br />

IPA & JA Smit, GM Strachan, Du T van Eeden en<br />

JHH Willemse.<br />

Die skou is beoordeel deur Mnre PL Barnard &<br />

H Pickering. Hulle het slegs die <strong>Jersey</strong> Jug gesamentlik<br />

beoordeel en die res van die skou is verdeel<br />

tussen die twee beoordelaars. Mnr Pickering<br />

was verantwoordelik vir die beoordeling<br />

van die Senior koeie, Senior Nageslag en die<br />

Junior Bulle terwyl P Barnard verantwoording<br />

aanvaar het vir die Junior Koeie, Verse en die<br />

Junior Nageslag. Die hoofringgids vir die skou<br />

was James Paterson van die Bluebird kudde.<br />

Hy is bygestaan deur H Hanekom, Pieter Marais,<br />

Attie Slabbert en Hugo Visser. Van die ere-gaste<br />

tydens die skou was Mnr & Mev Lea Marsh van<br />

Kanada, Mnr Bill Edelstein van Kanada, Mnr en<br />

Mev Pat Cairns en Mnr Harry Wood (Ere President).<br />

Die skou is gedomineer deur die Fairseat kudde<br />

en die kampioenskappe was soos v<strong>ol</strong>g:<br />

Senior Kampioen Koei:<br />

Fairseat Oxford Springflower – P&H de Villiers<br />

Reserwe Senior Kampioen koei:<br />

Fairseat Pioneer Jest 9th – P&H de Villiers<br />

Junior Kampioen koei (en Groot Kampioen):<br />

Fairseat Generator’s Queenie – P&H de Villiers<br />

Reserwe Junior Kampioen koei:<br />

Fairseat Supreme Efforta – P& H de Villiers<br />

Terugblik op die<br />

1981 NASIONALESKOU<br />

te Goodwood<br />

DEUR: Poena van Niekerk<br />

Kampioen vers:<br />

Malv<strong>ol</strong>io Generator’s Angelo – DF Ochse<br />

Reserwe Kampioen vers:<br />

Fairseat Generatio’s Marchioness 6th - P&H de Villiers<br />

Senior Kampioen bul (en Groot Kampioen):<br />

Malv<strong>ol</strong>io Queen Generation - DF Ochse<br />

Reserwe Senior Kampioen bul:<br />

Fairseat Queenie’ Keystone - NE Marais<br />

Junior Kampioen bul:<br />

Uitspan Rosetta’s Generator - CL Fick<br />

Reserwe Junior Kampioen bul:<br />

Fairseat Advancer’s Marquis - P&H de Villiers<br />

<strong>Jersey</strong> Jug (Koeie):<br />

Fairseat Supreme Efforta - P&H de Villiers<br />

<strong>Jersey</strong> Jug (Bulle):<br />

Huwil Masters Boy - JHH Willemse<br />

Senior Kampioen Koei:<br />

Fairseat Oxford Springfl ower – P&H de Villiers<br />

Junior Kampioen koei (en Groot Kampioen):<br />

Fairseat Generator’s Queenie - P&H de Villiers


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Jug wenner, Reserwe Junior Kampioen en<br />

tweede hoogste prys op die veiling<br />

Fairseat Supreme Efforta<br />

Daar is net twee van die koei en vers klasse<br />

wat nie deur die de Villiers familie gewen is nie.<br />

Hierdie twee klasse is altwee gewen deur DF<br />

Ochse. In die <strong>Jersey</strong> Jug vir koeie het die eerste<br />

vier plasings aan die de Villiers familie gegaan,<br />

hulle het vier inskrywing in die klas gehad!<br />

Een van die hoogtepunte van die skou was die<br />

oorhandiging van ‘n Burgerspond – Medaljon<br />

aan die eienaar van die Groot Kampioenkoei.<br />

Hierdie toekenning is oorhandig deur die eerste<br />

minister van die R<strong>SA</strong>, PW Botha. Die Burgerspond<br />

is die eerste muntstuk wat in <strong>SA</strong> gemunt is. Die<br />

Thomas Francois Burgers “Staatsponden”, algemeen<br />

bekend as die Burgerspond, is in 1874<br />

gemunt. Slegs 837 is gemunt. Van die huidige<br />

Burgerspondmedaljons is 2511.<br />

Na afloop van die skou is daar ‘n veiling aangebied.<br />

Die hoogste prys op die veiling is betaal vir<br />

die vers, Huwil Masters Butter, van mnr JHH Willemse.<br />

Die vers is gekoop deur Mnr Dr Roux van<br />

Ogies. Die tweede hoogste prys op die veiling<br />

is betaal deur Mnr Jan Heyns van Ventersburg<br />

vir die wenner van die <strong>Jersey</strong> Jug klas, Fairseat<br />

Supreme Efforta. Sy is verkoop vir R2 700. Die<br />

gemiddeld van die veiling was R1 541.<br />

KLUBS<br />

Kontakbesonderhede<br />

Indien u nog nie by ‘n klub in u area<br />

aangesluit het nie, hier is nou u kans.<br />

Hieronder gelys is die klubs kontakbesonderhede.<br />

Bel hulle sommer nou! ! !<br />

Hoëveld Klub<br />

Wayne Swart<br />

082 901 5628<br />

Noord-Vrystaat Klub<br />

Cobus Behrens<br />

082 493 8809<br />

Oranje Klub<br />

Jan van Niekerk<br />

082 817 5101<br />

Drie Provinsies Klub<br />

Jaco Lambrecht<br />

082 568 3799<br />

Oos-Vrystaat Klub<br />

Duncan Long<br />

082 3344 591<br />

Wes-Kaap Klub<br />

Wouter Rabie<br />

083 467 6841<br />

Oos-Kaap Klub<br />

Nico van Rensburg<br />

083 635 9907<br />

Natal Club<br />

Edmund Schroder<br />

082 823 7413<br />

Overberg Klub<br />

Pierre Coetzee<br />

083 702 1148<br />

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