Mulberry

Misty Morning Farm Mulberry-PP, DNA Verified 100% Purebred Mini Jersey (BBR100), 41 inches at 6 years old (Vet Verified), A2A2, BB, BB, ~2.5 gallons per day

Mulberry is our family’s primary milk cow since she willingly shares everything she’s got with us, including all of her cream! I love the blissed out look she gets on her face while I’m milking her, and the affectionate way she licks me when I’m finished milking.

Mulberry’s pedigree is predominantly Holterholm and Misty Morning Farm. Both bloodlines of small Jersey cows she comes from have been bred for grazing, A2 milk, polled and smaller stature. Holterholm cows average 6,000 pounds per year (2.42 gallons per day), 5.2% butterfat and 3.8% protein.

We haven’t measured pounds of milk per year, but we keep each of our cows’ milk separate and Mulberry provides us with 2.5 gallons per day of milk at her peak (1 gallon per day during the winter) and she maintains her condition on pasture. We do give her 1-2 pounds per day of alfalfa pellets and black oil sunflower seeds during her peak lactation (0.15% – 0.3% of her body weight).

Mulberry also holds her lactation well, we milked her for almost 18 months on her first lactation, and on her next lactation she stayed in milk for 2 years and 3 months.

Mulberry has wide orifices (teat canals), which translates to faster milking time since more milk comes out with each squeeze. Mulberry’s rear teats are shorter than her front; I milk them with three fingers or hold slightly higher up on her udder to be able to use my whole hand to milk.

Mulberry has a Gold Registration Certificate from the Purebred Mini Jersey Society (PMJS) and is also registered with the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and the International Miniature Cattle Breeder’s Registry (IMCBR).

Mulberry is due with her fourth calf in May 2024.

Misty Morning Farm Mulberry

DOB	July 2, 2017
Sire	Misty Morning Farm Lazarus
Dam	Misty Morning Farm Maribelle
Conception	Natural
Color	Fawn
Height	41 inches at 6 years (Vet Certified) (22 inches at birth)
Polled/Horned	Homozygous Polled (Pf/Pf)
Beta Casein	A2A2 (AA)
Kappa Casein	BB
Beta Lactoglobulin	BB
BBR	100
Stature	-1.7
Calved at	Misty Morning Farm, VA
Registration	PMJS #G05170066, AJCA #JEUSA000175020076, IMCBR #6218