The breed of Jersej cows

15.07.2026

The Yersey cattle breed is a small breed, ranging from 390-400 kg and a heel height of about 120 cm, while bulls weigh 540-750 kg with a heifer's height of 1.25 cm. The main factor contributing to the popularity of this breed has been economic due to its high milk production with 5.5% fat and, in many cases, even higher, reaching up to 7%, protein content of 3.95%, and the ability to utilize pastures quite well. Thus, Yersey is the dairy cow breed with the highest fat content in the milk.

The Jersey breed has a brown color with black shades toward the neck. It is also characteristic that this breed has easy calving, but care must be taken with calves because they are born with low birth weight and are very weak and sensitive to cold during winter compared to other dairy breeds. Jerse breed cows are very calm, while their bulls are often aggressive compared to bulls of other dairy breeds.

The history of the breed was jersed

This breed took its name from the island of Yersey, where it was first introduced. It was first registered as a distinct breed around the 1700s. In order to preserve it as a pure breed and prevent mixing with other breeds, the government at that time decided to ban the import of cattle breeds to the island, meaning the breed had been isolated from external influences for more than two hundred years, from 1789 until 2008.

 

Because this breed was small and attracted the characteristics of these cows, small herds were imported to England by aristocratic owners as decoration for their parks.