• Online catalogs for sales managed by Jersey Marketing Service ... Ohio Spring Classic, Sidney, OH, May 27; Prairieland Production Sale, West Union, IA, June 7.  Click here for continuing updates in "From Inside The Sale Ring"

• The World Jersey Cattle Bureau announces release of The Dairy Queen: History of the Jersey Breed Worldwide.  Just 2,500 copies available worldwide!  Add your name to the list to be contacted upon their arrival in the U.S. next month. Click here for early review of this landmark publication.

• Register by June 3 and save money ... AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings, June 26-29, Ambassador Hotel, Amarillo, Texas.

• USJersey News ... Thorbahn to Address AJCA Annual Meeting, TalkJersey contest announced, and more.

• New, lower pricing for LD genotyping. AJCA offers male and female genotyping, plus add-on tests for BVD-PI, polled/horned gene and casein A2. For FAQs and evaluation schedule, click here. For programs in the series, "This Week in Jersey Genomics," click here.

• Applications due July 1 for the 2013-14 national Jersey scholarships.

• Shop USJersey promotional items at the USJersey and All-Jersey / Queen of Quality brand stores.

Jerseys Best for Dairy Sustainability. To produce the same amount of milkfat, protein and
other solids as Holsteins, Jerseys use 32% less water, 11% less land, and
have a 20% lower carbon footprint.  Learn more, report also available in Spanish.

Why Jerseys? Get the facts in Why Jerseys (Spanish edition), CDFA study.

Follow us on www.facebook.com/USJersey    USJersey Videos on Vimeo

Get the best coverage of the Jersey business FAST with the
digital edition of Jersey Journal. Click here for details.

Publications from National All-Jersey Inc.
Weekly Market Update, Equity Newsletter (new 4/30/13) with Milk & Component Outlook
All-Jersey/Queen of Quality website and newsletter

Can't find what you're looking for? Find it with USJersey/Google search!

Internet Services

• Using This Site 
• Search This Site

infoJersey

• GO TO infoJersey.com now to register and transfer animals or run Official Performance Pedigrees and other animal reports.
• User's Manual with instructions for creating a User ID and Password
• Just The Facts about how to set up an infoJersey account
• Quick Help Line

Jersey Directory and JerseySites

• Jersey Directory Online  Locate the Jersey herds near you
• JerseySites   Breeder web sites
• About Jersey Sites and pricing

Jersey Journal

• Journal Online
• Jersey Journal Advertising Information
• About the Journal Shopping Center: Rate sheet, Sample page
• Great Cow Contest
• Subscribe to Jersey Journal

In The Headlines

• Letter from the Executive Secretary
• News Releases
• Semen needed for genomics research ... click here for details.

JerseyMate^TM

• Search, sort and select with BullsEye, then run your matings with JerseyMate.
• All The Tools
• About JerseyMate

Policies on Undesirable Genetic Factors

• Policies on Undesirable Genetic Factors Revised November 2012; includes designation procedures for Limber Legs (LL), Rectovaginal Constriction (RVC), and Jersey Haplotype 1 (JH1)
• Frequently Asked Questions about JH1
• Designated Abnormality Carriers:  for Limber Legs (LL), Rectovaginal Constriction (RVC)
• Abnormality Report Form (PDF document)

Recording Animals with the AJCA

• Lifetime Membership  Join and save money on your registrations

• Junior Membership  Expires December 31 of the year individual reaches 21st birthday Apply online, or use print form.  

• Reserved Prefixes

• Rules for the Registration and Transfer of Jersey Cattle

• AJCA Animal Recording Programs and Determining Registry Status from Pedigree

• ID Made Easy ... helpful guide on how to identify and register Jerseys with the American Jersey Cattle Association

• Helpful Hints For Registering Jerseys

Application Forms

• Registration application  (PDF document)To register online, click here.

• Multiple Registration application (5 or more animals, female only, same ownership PDF document, legal sheet, 2 pages)

• Registration Excel spreadsheets: Tattoo only, ID Tag only, or Tattoo & ID Tag.

• Request replacement TimeSaver form

• Genetic Recovery 

• Jersey Expansion  Contact Herd Services for forms.

• Transfer of Ownership: paper application (PDF document, 2 pages), or Excel spreadsheet. Submit online and receive discounted rate: click here.

• Transfer of Embryo Ownership

Permanent Identification: Tags, Tattoo

• Tattooing 101: Tips on doing the job right
• ID with JerseyTags in a rainbow of colors! Click here for complete price schedule.
• Frequently Asked Questions About JerseyTags 

Genetic Evaluations

For all reports, see Green Book Online.

• Percentile tables for U.S. evaluations (AIPL)
• Genotypic and genetic trend tables: milk, fat, protein, PL, SCS, DPR (AIPL)
• International Evaluations (continous links to AIPL website): Net Merit, Fluid Merit, Cheese Merit

Background Information

• Animal Model Basics
• Daughter Pregnancy Rate (DPR)
• Genetic Evaluations for Type
• History of USDA Dairy Evaluations (AIPL)
• Using Mating Programs for Inbreeding Management
• Lifetime Net Merit (AIPL)
• Search the NAAB website
• Statistics for official Jersey genetic evaluations from USDA-AIPL
• Genetic Evaluation Schedule

Performance Recognitions

• Hall of Fame and Honor Roll Recognition

Young Sire Development

• Join a Regional Young Sire Sampling Group

Association Activities

• Fact Sheet
• Purpose of the American Jersey Cattle Association
• Charter, Constitution and Bylaws
• Calendar Application deadlines, meetings, sales
• AJCA and NAJ Awards
• Locations of AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings, 1966 to present
• Annual Reports of the American Jersey Cattle Association, National All-Jersey Inc., and All-Jersey Sales Corporation: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998
• Assignment Card (AJCA only)

AJCC Research Foundation

• Foundation Home
• About the Foundation
• Research Reports
• Endowment Campaign
• News
• Request for Proposals
• In Memoriam James F. Cavanaugh, past AJCC-NAJ Executive Secretary. Memorials are suggested to his selected cause, The J.F. Cavanaugh Fund of the AJCC Research Foundation.  Links to obituary and profile.

The All American Jersey Show
and Sale

• November 9-11, 2013: The 61st All American Jersey Show, Louisville, Ky. Click here for complete premium list
• 2012 Sponsor Honor Roll
• Rules for Eligibility, Ownership and Participation in The All American Junior Jersey Show
• Contest rules for the Pot O'Gold Sale and Production Contest (2013 sale, 2016 awards)
• National Jersey Queen Contest 2013 rules available July 15 
• Results of The All American Shows and National Jersey Jug Futurity: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005
• History of The All American Jersey Sale

• Click here for averages of the Pot O'Gold and All American sales.

• Show Ring Code of Ethics, Purebred Dairy Cattle Association (adopted April, 2004)

• Exhibition Code of the American Jersey Cattle Association
• National Jersey Jug Futurity: rules, online nomination form. Deadline: December 31.

National Databases

• Cows on DHIA Test
• Semen Sales (NAAB-CSS)
• National Agricultural Library
• Index to NASS Milk Production statistics
• FDA Food Security Program
• USDA National Organic Program
• CSREES-USDA Sustainable Agriculture Network
• Amber Waves (Economic Research Service)

Herd Services

• Fees for Programs and Services Updated April 1, 2013
• Maximizing Profit with Jerseys
• Sample Herd Register and Identification Certificates
• Registration History, annual 1922 to present, with population estimates

Identification Services

• Genetic Recovery 
• Jersey Expansion  The closer a cow is to being a Jersey, the more profitable she is to own.
• Embryo Transfer Rules and DNA Genotyping Requirements
• Artificial Insemination Requirements for Jerseys

Production Records Programs

• Description of basic programs
• Performance Counts brochure (PDF)
• Tables of Data Collection Ratings
• Reading Official Performance Pedigrees

REAP

• REAP Services summarized
• REAP: Run the numbers and discover the advantages
• Expected Cash Returns from REAP: NPV and IRR Analysis
• Marketing Breeding Stock with REAP: Excel worksheet
• Enroll in REAP online or print form (legal size sheet) to complete and return by mail

Type Appraisal

• Uniform Functional Type Traits Appraisal Program  Click here to print from PDF document  Program Standards in Spanish
• Uniform Functional Type Appraisal Rules
• Applications: Sign up online, or print and submit PDF form
• Type Appraisal Schedule  Regional schedules listing herd, date and time of appraisal

Reference

• Research Reports Information you can use to make more money with Jerseys
• Why Jerseys: English, Spanish
• Today's Jersey and Dollars & Sense (2011 update)
• About the USJersey Organizations (2013 update).
• US Jersey News Recent news releases, plus archive
• Characteristics of Jerseys  Summary of relevant research
• Jerseys Compared To Other Breeds  Summary of performance benchmarks
• Historical Review:  The AJCA At 130
• DHI Terms (glossary compiled by DRMS, 2/10)
• NRC Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle (complete text)
• Dairy Farming Today ... fact sheets on key areas of the dairy industry, targeting American consumers

Jersey Youth and Student Projects

• Ideal Jersey Cow picture
• Download USJersey Wallpaper: "The Jersey," "Nosy Heifer," or "Baby Calf"
• AJCA Youth Program   PDF brochure includes application for Junior Membership in the American Jersey Cattle Association ... click here for notes and news
• Winners, National Jersey Youth Contests, 1958-present
• History, National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest
• About the National Jersey Scholarships 2013-14 applications due July 1, 2013
• National Jersey Youth Production Contest, also online entry form
• Awards for Jersey Youth Events available from the AJCA
• PDCA Unified Dairy Score Card (2009)
• PDCA Dairy Showmanship Score Card (2011)
• About Ethics in the Show Ring
• Dairy Products Calculator  Shows yields of consumer products from your cow's production
• Story of Milk and Information Portal from the Dairy Council of California
• Kid's Corner at USDA's Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory

About NAJ

• Introducing National All-Jersey Inc.  (click here for brochure, PDF)
• Check-off for Equity Complete and return this form to NAJ to support equitable milk pricing
• Subscription Rates for NAJ Milk Marketing and Economic Analysis Publications
• About the All-Jersey(R) and Queen of Quality(TM) programs (PDF document, large file)
• Requirements for use of marks owned by National All-Jersey Inc.
• On Equity In Milk Pricing The timeless statement of the philosophy driving National All-Jersey Inc.
• Silver Anniversary of Project Equity: History, Commentary

Market Updates and Forecasts

  All documents in this section

• Current Activities
• Equity Newsletter
• Weekly Market Update  Posted Friday each week
• Information in the Weekly Market Update Explained
• Component Outlook

Risk Management

• Producer Experiences With Managing Milk Price Risk (August, 2001 Jersey Journal)

Protein and Cheese Yield

• Using True Protein In Cheese Yield Formulas
• True Protein vs. Total Protein
• Frequently Asked Questions About True Protein
• Cheese Yield Using True Protein includes cheese yield table

Policy Statements and Hearings Testimony

• Milk Marketing Policy
• Policy on Solids-Not-Fat Standards for Fluid Milk
• Resolution on True Protein Testing and Reporting

USDA Market Information

• Dairy Market News  External website
• Dairy Programs   USDA website
• Federal Milk Marketing Orders  USDA website
• Related Websites

Reference

• Dairy Chemistry (University of Guelph)
• Frequently Asked Questions About Federal Order Reform
• Dairy Farming Today ... fact sheets on key areas of the dairy industry, targeting American consumers

Auction Sales

• Sale Calendar
• OnLine Catalog Index

How They're Selling

• U.S. Public Auction Sales
• Analysis by Categories for JMS Auction Sales

Professional Services

• Private Treaty and Public Auctions
• Brochure (PDF)

Terms and Conditions

• Jersey Marketing Service Private Treaty Sale Terms and Conditions
• Consignment Sales
• Dispersal Sales (Limited Warranty)

• Jersey Marketing Service Embryo Sales Policy