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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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“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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