LONGEVITY SPECIAL
Three generations of Arabis’ make LP100 at Sandisfarne
W
ith an issue focussing on Longevity, it would have
been remiss not to check in on Andrew and Sue
Sanders’ Sandisfarne herd, which probably contains the
most cows still milking that have reached a minimum of
50 tonnes in the UK.
The Lifetime Achievements of the Sandisfarne cows were
covered in the June 2008 Journal which included details of two
three generation families of 100 tonne cows, the Faith and Ruby
lines, that were all still milking alongside seven other individuals,
all LP100. The Sanders have now achieved another group of
three generations of cows, all LP100 and still milking – the Arabis
family.
Sandisfarne Terracotta Arabis has just been scored EX94-8E
by new classifier Oggie Smith in August of this year. She is the
matriarch of three generations of 100 tonne cows, all highly
ABOVE : Sandisfarne Terracotta Arabis EX94-8E has just scored
scored, living and working on the farm – a fact which came to light
EX again and is the eldest of three generations on the Sanders’
earlier in the year when Sue Sanders was updating information
farm to have given over 100 tonnes milk.
for the Sandisfarne herd brochure. This is yet further evidence
that the claims regarding the lack of longevity in Holsteins have
scored VG87, both still milking. The new LP100 cow, 6
th
calver
no foundation!
Sandisfarne Cherry Arabis EX90-3E is by Lord Lily from Ambrosia
Terracotta Arabis SP LP120 8E 6* is sired by the French bull
Arabis. Her first daughter was by the stock bull and has scored
Boileau Buck, a Hanoverhill Starbuck son. She was bred from
VG87 as a heifer, her daughter by Freelance was sold at Beeston,
a GP82 Russelldale Promise daughter, Nymph Arabis (who was
but they are eagerly awaiting her daughter by Sandy Valley
born prematurely at seven months and was nursed to full health
Bolton to come into the herd.
by hourly feeds in front of the Aga!) who is a descendant of the
Terracotta Arabis has more descendants coming through the
purchased Cemaes Arabis. There are sires such as Athol Famous
ranks. Her eldest was Sandisfarne Whitsun Arabis EX90-2E LP70
Perfect, A Skagvale Classic Citation, Salvin Dewman and Priestcar
by Celsius who is pictured on the Sanders letter heading, and
Resist in the maternal lineage.
in turn is the dam of Patron son Sandisfarne Patriot EX90 who
From the day Terracotta Arabis was born on the 7
th
November
was used as a stock bull at Sandisfarne, leaving 80 daughters
1994 to the 20
th
September 2009 milk recording, she has
of which 4 scored EX and 25 VG. Whitsun Arabis also left a
produced 139,199 kgs to a Daily Lifetime Yield of 25.67kgs.
daughter, Sandisfarne Birch Arabis EX92-2E (PLI 184) by Delta
Arabis has never been “boxed” but lives along with the rest of
Lava who is now LP90.
the Sandisfarne high health status, closed herd on the island.
Sandisfarne Beauty Arabis EX91 sired by Lord Lily was
She has to compete in a large herd environment as there are
Terracotta Arabis’ third calf and has a best record of over
around 400 cows in the herd, and she was one of the original
16,000kg in 305 days. She in turn has bred a fancy EX91-3E
cows shipped along with the then 120 cow herd when the family
Convincer daughter Fragrant Arabis, still at Sandisfarne.
moved to the Isle of Man in 1997. She calved with her 10
th
calf in
Beauty’s other daughter Addison Arabis was flushed at MOET,
December 2008 and is now in calf to Leif and still milking.
where her descendants still remain. Cobalt Arabis VG87 LP70 is
Sandisfarne Terracotta Arabis has bred five daughters naturally.
the fourth daughter of Terracotta Arabis and is again by Celsius
Her second daughter, Ambrosia Arabis EX92-4E sired by Celsius,
and still milking, while her youngest daughter, born in 2007 by
is the current mid three generation LP100. She started her 8
th

Sandisfarne Brilliance, is Krista Arabis who has just calved and is
lactation in early August, having done 107,089kgs to the end
milking exceptionally well.
of her 7
th
lactation when she calved a heifer by Sandisfarne
Sandisfarne longevity… another three generations
Garth, now on test at Genus. She also has an EX91-2E daughter
living and milking, each with over 100 tonnes of milk
by Patron still milking and another by Southland Marker
behind them and counting.
LEFT : Sandisfarne Ambrosia
Arabis EX92-4E is one of six
daughters from Terracotta
Arabis.
RIGHT : Sandisfarne Cherry
Arabis has made LP100 and in
doing so completes the third
generation.
The family descends from the
Salvin herd.
THE JOURNAL DECEMBER 2009 47
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