Danish Jersey
The Danish Jersey is a modern Danish breed of dairy cattle. It derives from approximately 5200 head of Jersey cattle imported to Denmark from the island of Jersey between about 1896 and 1909. It is the most numerous population of Jersey cattle in Europe and constitutes approximately 13% of the Danish dairy herd.[3]: 166
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| Other names | Dansk Jersey |
| Country of origin | Denmark |
| Use | dairy |
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| Horn status | horned in both sexes |
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Characteristics
Danish Jerseys are smaller in stature than other dairy breeds (115-120 cm tall). They are fawn in colour with white markings not being uncommon. Coat colours will vary from lighter to dark brown, almost black. Darker brown can be found on their extremities (nose, feet, ears, and tail). Cows can weigh around 350-425 kg while bulls can weigh around 500-600 kg. Males have usually a darker coat than females.[4]
Industry
2016 Danish Jersey production statistics are on an average per cow per year basis. Total milk: 7,359 kg. Total fat: 434 kg. Fat percentage: 5.90%. Total protein: 305 kg. Protein percentage: 4.14%.[5]
References
- Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
- Breed data sheet: Dansk Jersey / Denmark (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed January 2022.
- Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.
- "Jersey". www.cattlenetwork.net. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- Nordicbull. "Viking Jersey - Breeding Aims - Danish Jersey Cattle". Danish Jersey Cattle. Archived from the original on 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
Further reading
- I. Tapio, S. Värv, J. Bennewitz, J. Maleviciute, E. Fimland, Z. Grislis, T. H. E. Meuwissen, I. Miceikiene, I. Olsaker, H. Viinalass, J. Vilkki, J. Kantanen (2006). Prioritization for Conservation of Northern European Cattle Breeds Based on Analysis of Microsatellite Data. Conservation Biology. 20 (6): 1768–1779. doi:10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00488.x.