Holt Creek Jerseys

The heritability of fertility is epigenetic.

A2 Jersey cows with polled bull calves youtu.be/j941iQbOvN4?si… via @YouTube

Grassfed A2A2/BB Jersey Heifers Available Now youtube.com/shorts/Q_kGGK6… via @YouTube

Birds. Bison. Beavers. Bees. Battlestar Galactica.

“Hand-milking teats,” once a thing of the past, is now a commonly heard phrase in the grass-fed dairy world, especially among homesteaders and family milk cow owners. holtcreekjerseys.com/hand-milking-t…

Katalina is our oldest cow and just had her 9th calf with a lifetime calving interval of 364 days. Clockwork calving ensures that the herd grazes the best forage when they need it most, setting the stage for optimal performance of replacement heifers 2 years later.

What’s the difference between sexed semen and HeiferPlus-treated semen? holtcreekjerseys.com/heiferplus-sex…

Are Jersey bulls inherently dangerous? Or does the way they are raised and handled make them so? holtcreekjerseys.com/are-jersey-bul…

Holt Creek Corona {5}-PP at 3 years old. A2A2, BB Kappa Casein, BB Beta Lactoglobulin, Homozygous Polled, aAa 513. First crop calves are on the ground now, semen will be available soon. holtcreekjerseys.com

One of the cool things about living and working on a research farm is all of the cool learning projects we get to participate in. Find out more on our Patreon page: patreon.com/posts/spring-2…

Feeding hay on the ground: reseeding, fertilizing and putting carbon in contact with soil.

Jerseys and Aubracs in the snow.

We’ve updated our cattle purchase waiting list form. If you are looking for Polled, A2A2, BB Kappa Casein, Grassfed Organic Jersey cows or bulls, fill out our new form to get on the waiting list: holtcreekjerseys.com/grass-fed-a2a2…

. . . to October so we had no use for cows that gave too much water, couldn’t breed back on the first service, and couldn’t do it on pasture, which as you can see was sometimes droughted native rangeland.

TBT: Holt Creek Blacktop Blister, b. 2000, son of AU Lester Topkick from a Comfort Pal Adonis dam, pictured here with one of his own daughters during summer seasonal pasture breeding for spring calving. This was when our only market was selling grass-fed cream from April . . .

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From a landowner: “It was such a pleasure to walk past the cows this morning. I so appreciate you keeping our path free; I know it takes extra effort. It’s a luxury to have a comfortable walk and enjoy their presence. So gentle and calm with a bit of non-threatening curiosity.”

Jersey breeders will get it.