The Results are In!

In our post from back in August you can read by clicking here: a2a2, we talked about how we took samples from both of our calves' tail hairs to determine if either was A2A2.  To make things simple A2A2 cows' milk is more easily digestible than A1A2 and is sought out by milk drinkers for that benefit.  People ask for A2A2 milk specifically.

Our cow Clarabelle, is A2A2 while Rosie is A1A2.  So back in our early August post, we had taken tail hair samples, pulling them out with roots attached.  We sent a bundle of 20 hairs from Elsie and a bundle of hairs from LuLu to the American Jersey Association where they do genetic analysis to determine the verdict.

Well, the answer came in the mail.  May we have the envelope, please.  (Drum Roll)

LuLu is A1A2.  Elsie is A2A2!

Should we decide to sell them, they are both registered Jersey cows.  That's desirable, but Elsie being A2A2 is an added benefit.  Rosie and Clarabelle are getting older, so we'll likely at some point need replacement(s), so we likely wouldn't sell both of them.  We've talked about it and think that if we were to sell one, we'd sell LuLu and keep Elsie.  She is gentle, very tame - overall a very loving heifer.  LuLu, on the other hand, is mischievous and wild as a March hare.  I need to do some work to break her.  I'd better get that done with the quickness, too.  It gets to be a harder job the older (and bigger) they get.