The last census of Golden Guernseys was undertaken in January
2005, and that confirmed fears that the current estimates of the
population were overstated. Since then the number of
registrations of Golden Guernseys has gradually declined.
The summer of 2008 saw further losses. Golden Guernseys and British Guernseys (about 40) were lost in an outbreak of Bovine TB. In addition, there were some higher than normal death rates of female Golden Guernseys in certain parts of the country. On top of normal losses these events have reduced the number of breeding females and available males even further.
