Alan and Janine Carson fromCairnbrae Jerseys at Irrewillipealready knew Cairnbrae ValentinoDaisy 11 was a pretty special cow – afterall, she currently holds the honour of thenumber one BPI cow in the country.
She classified 94 points in spring, andafter International Dairy Week 2019, shecan add Senior and Grand ChampionJersey along with Reserve Champion AllBreeds to her already impressive CV. ‘We think she is one of the elite cows inthe country but not only that, she is lovely tempered cow to work with in the herd andshe produces heifer calves,’ Janine said.
The couple took only three cows toIDW this year: Valentino Daisy 2, whowon the six-year-old class; Valentino 16,
who was third in her class and last year”sintermediate champion; and of course, thesuccessful Valentino Daisy.
The trio also won pen of three owned bythe exhibitor.
Janine said 2019 had been theirmost successful year at IDW to date –something she attributed to their hard work
and determination over the past decade.
‘We won reserve champion in 2005 andonly missed one IDW in-between; it hastaken us fourteen years to get where wedid this year,’ she said. ‘Winning intermediate champion withValentino Daisy 16 last year was a highlight
for us in 2018 but this year has certainlytopped that.’
The Daisy line was introduced to theCairnbrae herd in 1948 and while thereare several branches, Janine said the onecharacteristic they all shared was theirability to breed exceptionally well.
The Carson family are proud they havebeen able to breed such a strong family into their herd, and of course, they areparticularly proud of Daisy 16. They currently have 52 Valentino Daisycows in the herd and they believe Valentinohas been one of the best sires they haveever used.
As a classifier for 38 years, Alan’spassion has always been cows andthroughout it all, Janine has workedalongside and supported him.She was just as excited by the win asAlan.
‘Alan knows what a great cow lookslike and his philosophy has always beento breed a good, strong dairy cow first andthen the show cow will follow down thetrack,’ Janine said.
Janine also added that showing wasan expensive hobby so the cows mostdefinitely needed to pay their way.
‘It has been a lifelong dream for Alan tofinally get what he calls his ‘Black Caviar’rug with our own bloodlines, but he is notready to retire yet,’ she said.
‘I am sure we will be back again nextyear.’
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