Guernseys milking their new-found popularity.(News) From: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) | Date: May 31, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 MGN Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The golden days could be coming back for dairy breeds like the Guernsey.

More and more milk producers are combining minor breeds, like the Guernsey with their creamy golden milk, to the ubiquitous black-and-white commercial cattle to increase butterfat content and earn a premium on the milk price.

Former NFU president Sir Ben Gill, now chairman of Westbury Dairies, played his part in encouraging the trend recently by pointing out that an increase in butterfat...