Devon County Show
Island Breeder to Judge WJCB Pre-Conference
Show
 We
look forward to welcoming Paul Houze to the Devon County Show
on Friday 16th May 2008 along with our guests from across the
world, and the Society anticipates a large entry of cattle
with strong competition in front of such an esteemed audience.
The schedule of classes will be confirmed in the next Breeders’ Brief
and work is progressing to raise sponsorship which will be
used to assist with travelling expenses for exhibitors.
Paul Houze is a third generation moved to specialist dairying
from a typical mixed Island enterprise in the past five years.
The Lodge Farm herd has 200 milking cows, wits100 followers.
Married to Annette, Paul has two children and lives at St
Saviours.
Paul is very interested in breed improvement and has recently
taken on the chairmanship of Jersey Island Genetics Ltd, having
already had thirty year association with the activities of
the RJA&HS.
Having travelled widely to the USA on five occasions, Canada
three times, South Africa, Denmark and throughout the UK in
pursuit of his interest in the Jersey breed, Paul exclaims “the
growth in the breed, worldwide, is fantastic. I am enthused
by the commitment on farms in the USA, in particular, no-one
could be anything other than impressed by their drive and determination.”
Brian Sayles Inter-Breed Judge, Devon County
Show
Brian is a third generation breeder of registered
Jerseys as his grandfather Theodore Sayles began his registered
Jersey breeding herd at Spruce Avenue Farms in 1932. The Spruce
Avenue herd has won Master Breeder awards from Jersey Canada
as R. T. Sayles and Sons and later as Dean and Lynda Sayles.
(R.T. being Brian’s late father and Dean his brother.)
Brian and his wife Donna received the Master Breeder award
with their Bridon herd in 1986, having been farming on their
own since the 1960s.
Brian and Donna farm near Paris, Ontario
with two of their three sons, Jeff and Bruce and their families.
The herd has consistently ranked as one of the top in Canada
for production, type classification average and show ring results
plus breeding ability.
In 2006-latest year available the 67
cow Bridon milking herd averaged 7687 kg milk, 356 kg fat and
281 kg protein.
Bridon has bred and owned champions at National
and other leading shows in both the USA and Canada.
Brian is
Past President of Jersey Canada (1995) and has consistently
served on Jersey Canada committees for over three decades providing
great leadership.
Brian and Donna served Jersey Canada as Co-Chairs
of the organizing committee for the 2005 World Jersey Cattle
Bureau International Conference in Canada, working hard for
over five years to ensure a wonderful event.
Brian has judged
at leading Jersey shows around the globe and is highly respected
for his serious analysis of dairy cattle conformation.
Brian
and Donna have children and grand-children now actively working
with Jerseys extending the family’s involvement
to five generations. Younger members of the family are now
active in leadership roles within the Jersey breed in Canada.
Well
known Jersey sires of today Bridon Remake Comerica and Bridon
Jamaica and Bridon Excitation (all owned by the Semex Alliance).
The
Sayles family have also bred superior Holsteins for over 30
years.
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