We really believe these historic, slower growing animals are the healthiest and produce the best tasting food.
After extensive research in New Zealand, Ireland, England and of course Jersey, it was discovered that the best Jersey herd which fitted in with the Laverstoke philosophy were from Denmark.
We viewed 5,000 of the best quality Jersey cattle in the world in order to purchase top quality heifers to form the basis of what we believe will be one of the best Jersey herds in the UK and at the leading edge of international Jersey pedigrees.
The decision to milk Jersey cows is because they produce milk with a far greater solid content. This milk is much more yellow and is creamier than the average whole milk that you would normally buy. Although Jersey cows produce slightly less milk than, say, Shorthorn cattle, and a lot less than the average commercial black and white cow, pure Jersey milk is of a much higher quality.
The Jerseys, as all our animals, have the freedom to roam and graze as they please in a relaxed and stress free environment, where they are fed only on our grass leys which consist of 30 different herbs, clovers and grasses. This increases the quality of the milk which is rich in both colour and substance and has a better Omega 6 to Omega 3 ratio.
It is intended to produce raw milk and associated unpasteurised products such as butter, cream, yoghurt, ice cream and both fresh blue and hard cheeses when milking starts in June, after the new herd starts calving. |
