Jamaica Hope
(most common name)
(transboundary/brand name)

(local/other name):
• Montgomery-Jersey
• Jersey-Zebu
local/other name (Spanish):
• El Ganado Jamaica Hope

The Jamaica Hope was developed with the idea of creating a high yield milk cow that could withstand the heat of Jamaica.

The Jamaica Hope, developed between 1920–1952 at Hope Stock Farm (Kingston), is a composite dairy breed consisting of:
• Jersey (80%) × zebu (15%; mainly one black Sahiwal ♂︎)
• Dutch Friesian blood (5%)

The Jamaica Hope has a coat consisting of shades of fawn (usually), solid or broken.

• 1953 - Jamaica Hope herdbook established; breed society formed

This page was last updated on: 2023-05-18

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