The Cleggett stud from Glencoe in South Australia put in a good show at this year’s International Dairy Week and recognised the high quality of this year’s competition.
“We have seen a very strong show of Guernseys so we are very happy to have had the success we had today,” Amy Cleggett said.
“We had a great team getting them ready, so it is great to get the rewards for the whole team.”
Lyndon Cleggett also praised his team which he described as “a cultural mix”.
“You’ve got an American and a New Zealander plus a Victorian and us South Australians,” Lyndon said.
“I’m the only boy and they keep me busy. I have been on the fork all morning.”
Laura Jensen joined the team for IDW and has come from Wisconsin in the United States to study at La Trobe University.
“I have just finished the first year of my PhD,” Laura said.
“My project is aimed at developing new traits from sensor data.
“The cattle wear collars which we use to track their activities and we are able to use that data to determine when a cow is heat stressed.
“There’s more stats involved compared to when I was in grad school — and I am the statistician.”
Earlier in the day Laura led the stud’s Pen of 3 – Breeders Group to success.