Meldan Jerseys is owned and operated by Brendan and Melissa Scott, and our two young daughters, Ebony and Chloe.
Meldan Jerseys is located at Foster, a high rainfall area of South Gippsland, Victoria. We have just purchased a farm of our own and will be re-locating in June 2010 to Binginwarri, South Gippsalnd.
The herd has some carefully selected females from some of the worlds best cow families. The herd Jersey numbers have grown significantly recently, with the purchase of 70 Jerseys, and the sale of 74 Holsteins.
Cows families currently at Meldan include females from :
North America :
Flower, Duncan Belle, Babe, Golda, Kelli , Nellie, & Violet (Valerians family)
Australian families
Fernleaf, Linda, Silvermine, Goldie, Melanie, Melaine, Mistletoe, Maquita and Marie.
Melanie, Melaine, Binga, Lassie, Ellous, Rose & Buttercup from Wallacedale
Bulls to be used in 2010 include: Navara (flushes)
Larfalot, Action, BosGannon, BW Legion, & PT
News
The Jersey numbers increased recently with the purchase of 25 cows from the Ramaya dispersal, including 7 daughters x Astound, 6 Flowerpowers, 3 Badgers, 2 Actions, & 1 x Whiskey, Jace, Fusion, Paragon, Brookbi, Berretta, & Megastar. These cows are backed by 50 years of AI breeding and herd testing. We look forward to developing these new families.
Three cows are real standouts,
Ramaya Badger Trix: a 3yo Badger x Biestar x Astound.(below)
Ramaya Astound Pree : 2yo Astound x Flowerpower x Biestar x Astound
Ramaya Astound Jane 2: 3yo x Astound x Finale x Lester x Skyline
We also purchased 48 Grade Jerseys, including a line of 20 autumn calving heifers by Astound (6) Valerian(5) & Badger(9)
Cow Families At Meldan Jerseys..
Flower
Stonyrun Aus REBEL Flower 4 et 87 pts (2yo)
A 2yo x REBEL

PTIC to Navara (due August 2010)
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Her Dam is an 87 point(2yrs) ‘BIESTAR’ 7000 litres, PI 126
next dam 88 point(@2yrs) ‘BERRETTA’ 6400 litres,
then Exc 90 ‘LESTER FANCY’ then ‘BOOMER SOONER' then
TOP BRASS FUSCHIA’ then Fascinator Flower herself, breed legend
Every generations sire back to Fasinator Flower has held the Number 1 position on the USDA bull proofs. Rebel Flower is in calf to another former No.1 sire in Navara.
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Meldan Country Pharos 88pts max(2yo)
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BW Country x Astound x Sooner x Belgonia A-Nine Brass.
4 Embyros x Galaxies Celebrity. ptic to Celebrity due april 2010
1st place senior 2yrs in milk Warragul Fair, Reserve Intermediate 2009
Placed 5th South Gippsland On Farm Challenge 67 head in class.
Placed 5th in Central Gippsland OFC 69 head in Class (4 pionts behind winner)
This exciting young cow is now fully registered through Genetic Recovery.

Golda
Nowell SB Golda 84pt @2yrs
Sandblast (Flowerpower x Admiral Sandra. Dam of Tailboard) x Elite Alf Golda Ex 90 x Lester 91pt x Boomer Sooner x Brass Gulka
She calved with a Blackstone heifer .Meldan Blackstone Golda.
PTIC to ACELIN (GA PT bull)
Her Action Brother is under test at Semex.
G.Dam. Lester Golda Ex 91
This Family has produced great udder bulls such as Goldenboy, Harvest & Galaxies Celebrity

Golden MBSB of Twin Haven Ex 94 pts Maternal Sister to Elite Alf Golda Ex 90 dam of Nowell SB Golda.

Deerview Alf Galaxy Ex 94pts Same Family as SB Golda
Alf x Lester x Brass Gulka
MELANIE
Wallacedale Brookwood Melanie.85pts
A member of the very reliable and successful Melanie family from Wallacedale. A JeBrookbi from an 86pt Khan x Denfield Melanie p36 92pts . (lester)

DENFIELD MELANIE P36 Sup 92 pts (above) G Dam.
Nellie
Burnleigh Rebel Nellie 87pt @ 2yrs
2yrs 6842 litres 337kg fat 251kgs protien 305 days (majority of lactation completed in the Warrain Herd of J & M Cockrell)
Jace T-Bone pregnancies due late January 2010
Pregnancy x Larfalot due July 2010

T-Bone Bull calf. Meldan Tbone Nulla et will be Genomic Tested with the prospect of entering a PT program.
87pt Rebel x Paramount 87pt x Barber 90pt x Berretta 90pt 
Rebob Berretta Nellie Ex .3rd dam
MACQUITA
Kooroo Astound Macquita 91pts (4th gen 90pt)
ASTOUND x 90pt Blackhawk x 90pt Lester Joel x 91pt Hermitage
PTIC to Gannon
Belle
First Choice Belle Aire 6. 87pts @ 2yrs (photo 2yo)
Sold to S.Ried and B. Hill for $4100 at 2008 AGM Sale. Belle Aire 6 completed her third lactaion with 10,000ltrs @ 5.6% fat, for her new owners.
 Belle Aire is sired by NzlHearts from a 87pt (2yo) Armada X 90pt Declo x 90pt Khan x 92 pt Brook x DUNCAN BELLE.
DUNCAN BELLE (above)
Anvale Flora Belle Ex 90pts 
Flowerpower 90pt x Khan 88pt x Brook 92pt x Duncan Belle
OPEN
Anvale Armada Belle 2 Et 91pts
Sold to Kaddy Jerseys.
We have a Valerian Daughter Meldan Valerian Belle et born 11/08
Primrose
Jackiah Megastar Primrose VHC 90pts (3rd gen 90pts)
90pt Megastar x 92pt Astound x 90pt Lester
A young cow decending from the Avonleigh Primrose cow family. Ranked no.18 on the ASI cow list. PI of 130 in the Jackiah Herd, Dam top PI of 147, G Dam top PI 128.
1 Pregnancy due july x Navara or Larfalot
bred to Gannon
Babe
KAARMONA FLOWERPOWER BABE 5 ET.2nd lactation
SOLD to Dalbora Genetics Kaarmona flowerpower babe 5 et (photo above) was purchased at 2005 AGM sale for the top price of $7000. Babe has two full sisters at Kaarmona Jerseys both 87pts @ 2 yrs. Their dam, Kaarmona Taranak Babe has been the highest PI and ASI cow in the Kaarmona herd.
Flowerpower x Taranak 86pt x Berretta 91pt x Lester 91pt x Brigadier 91pt x Silver Saint.
"Babe" calved with a TAILBOARD bull (01/04/07) Meldan Bakari. (GAC TEAM '08/09)
Meldan Brookbi Babe 3 et 88pts (max) Sold at GAC sale October '08 to Aaron Thomas for $7000.(HIGHEST PRICE JERESY) Performing well in the Mumford herd at Won Wron.
GA Elite Genetic merit Sale 2008
Meldan Brookbi Babe et 85pt @ 2yrs.sold to Dalbora Genetics at the 2008 Northern lights Sale (equal top price $6100). Dalbora then privitely purchased Meldan Brookbi Babe 2 et 88pt @2yrs (max), as well as the Impuls and Valerian daughters of Flowerpower Babe 5.
We have retained the Lexington daughter ptic to Larfalot due 04/10

MELDAN BAKARI x Tailboard ex Kaarmona Flowerpower Babe 5 et Semen Avaliable from GAC or local HI centre. Nassis code. Bakari
Loxleigh Shepparton Marie 87pts
(purchased @ Northern Lights 09)

Her dam is an Exc90 ‘ ROYAL BLAINE’ with near 7000 litres, then a ‘J IMPEIAL’, ‘TOP BRASS’ & ‘ENTRANSIT’ , the 3 nearest dams all milked to at least 11 years of age
Silvermine
Kings Vale Silvermine 94 VHC 90 pts

This tremendous dairy cow is sired by Perimeter and decends from a long line of great cows
2 Bulls x Parade
Yearling Daughter x JeBlackstone. Meldan Black Silvermine
perimeter x 88pt (max 2yrs) lester x 90pt opportunity
(the lester unfortunately died before she could be rescored)
FERNLEAF
Bushlea Apache Fernleaf 2 88pts (died)
Apache 88pt x 87pt(2yrs) Brook x 90pt Lester x 93pt Top Brass
on her third lactation 683 days
16,693 ltrs @ 4.9% Fat 816kg / 3.64% prt 607kg.
Averaging 1.2kg fat & .9kg prt day, 2.1kg solids
Blackstone embryos
Bushlea Legion Fernleaf 6
Legion 87pts (2yo) x Bushlea Pyramid Fernleaf 90pt
1st 5yrs in milk IDW (Pyramid Fernleaf)
Bushlea Legion Fernleaf 6. 87pts 2yo (below)

Legion x Pyramid 90pt x QS Royal 90pt x Fernleaf 106 Exc.
PTIC to Gannon
Bushlea Manhatten Fernleaf 87pts @ 2yrs
3 ET pregnancies x navara or larfalot (due april 2010)
Manhatten x Bushlea Jace Fernleaf Sup 92pts (below)
Top PI in the Jersey Herd. pi 120

Bushlea Manhatten Fernleaf (below)

A Manhatten from Bushlea's Top Milk cow, the 10,000ltr Jace Fernleaf Sup 92pts. A young cow with tremendous spring of rib, a hard top and a super soft udder.
Jace Fernleaf was Intermediate & Supreme Champion Melbourne Royal 2006
"a near perfect combination of extreme dairyness and strength "
Fernleaf has a Valerian son (photo 10mths).
Valerian x Manhatten 87pt @ 2yrs x Jace 92pt x Berretta 87pt x Jude 85pt x Royal 90pt x Fernleaf 106 Ex.
Selly
Thalia Selly 1641 84pts 2yo (ptic Larfalot)
A direct great grand daughter of Fleurieu Selly 51 92pts
Thalia Selly 1641 x JEBrookbi x 90pt Furor x Berretta 84pt x F. Selly 51 92pts (dam of AI Bulls: Augustus, Apache & Aramis)
purchased at Colac Classic AGM sale from Thalia Jerseys
Kelli
Nowell American Kelli . VHC 90pts
From Nowell Jerseys an All American from the US Kelli Family. Calved with a Gannon heifer.

90pt All American x Noorat 90pts x Alf x Bold Venture 88pt x Boomer Sooner (full US Pedigree)
2 Jace T-Bone Pregnancies
PTIC to Action
MARIE
Directly from Kaarmona Lemvig Marie Sup 92pts is :
Kaarmona Brookbi Marie et. 86pts 2yo
Marie has a full brother under test at BOS and a half brother at Alta/21st with daughters calving now.
Brookbi x Lemvig 92pt x Brook 92pt
PTIC to Action
Daughter x Blackstone. Meldan Blackstone Marie

Kaarmona Lemvig Marie Sup 92pts (Dam)

GRAND DAM - BRUNETTA BROOK MARIE SUP 92 EX
1st Place 4 year old In Milk IDW 1999 1st Place 5 year old In Milk IDW 2000 Best Udder of Class IDW 2000 Honourable Mention Champion Cow 2000 6th Place 6 year old In Milk IDW 2002 (10 days fresh) 3rd Place 7 year old & over In Milk IDW 2004 ....Champion & Reserve Champion stood 1st & 2nd Place 2nd Place Best Udder of Class IDW 2004 2nd Place 6 year old & over GMJBC OFC 2004 2nd Place 7 year old & over Shepparton National Jersey Show 2005 1st Place 7 year old & over In Milk IDW 2006 1st Place Best Udder of Class IDW 2006 Reserve Champion Cow IDW 2006
VIOLET
Wallacdale Jace Violet 84pts @ 2yrs 
Will be our top Milk 2yo. Open to be flushed
Jace x Astound 90pt x Judds Admiral 84pt x Berretta 88pt x Skyline 86pt x Q.S.Royal Ex 92 pt x Pal Ex 91pt
The Judds Admiral G Dam is a full sister to the Dam of Valerian.
Jace Violet has a REBEL brother under test at BOS.

Wallacedale Astound Violet 3.(Above) Dam of W. Jace Violet
GOLDIE
Yoorami Flowers Alisha 1 et 83pts
Purchased at the GAC Genetic Merit Sale. Alisha is by Testrun from a 91pt Flowerpower x Taranak Goldie 86pt (2yrs) x 91pt Berretta Goldie
The Goldie family has emerged from the Lyndock Park herd.
She has a full brother under test at GAC (Distiller), and the Taranak G.Dam has three sons under test at GAC. Alisha has one ET heifer x Spiritual.
Yoorami Flowers Alisha 1 et
Testrun x Flowerpower 91pt x Taranak 88pt (2yo) x Berretta 91pt x Lester 86pt
SANDY
 
2 Jace T-Bone Pregnancies (due July 2010) x Nowell FP Sandy 92pt (above)
Nowell FP Sandy is the 11th generation 90pts or higher.
2nd Dam : Nowell Taranak Sandy VHC 90
3rd Dam : Rye Valley Admiral Sandra Sup 92pts
4th Dam: Rye Valley Herm Sandra 3, VHC90 (Sire: Rebob Duncan Hermitage)
5th Dam: Rye Valley JS Sandra, VHC (Sire: JS Quicksilver Royal)
6th Dam: Rye Valley Jingo’s Sandra 5, VHC
7th Dam: Ferdon Vins Sandra, VHC Champion Cow Melbourne Royal
8th Dam: Ferdon Harvest Sandra, VHC
9th Dam: Ferdon Glens Samantha, VHC
10th Dam: Tarnhowe Merry Samantha, VHC
11th Dam: Tarnhowe Blue Sylvia, VHC

Rye Valley Admiral Sandra 92pts 3rd dam of FP Sandy.(above)
This family has a tremendous stirke rate for graduating sons into AI. All the bulls tested have returned or have been good enough to return to active service. Bulls include Tailboard, Samboy and Hipflask,the full brother to FP Sandy (died before proof).
More sons have been Genomic tested from this cow and will enter PT programs in 2010, including sons by Valerian, Spiritual and Parade.
email enquiry meldan9@bigpond.com
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Web Page content by Brendan Scott
Updated 16th Febuary 2010
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