BRITISH FRIESIAN FOCUS GERMAN TOUR PARTY M
id June saw a small group of German Friesian enthusiasts visit the UK to explore
the high standard of British Friesian herds. The group started their intensive two day tour of the UK with a visit to Cogent’s Beachin stud on the outskirts of Chester. Here they were fortunate enough to see some of the stud’s key British Friesian young sires including number one PLI young sire Inch Robert, Irish Friesian Coolmohan Flynn and also Lakemead Sebastian who has sold semen into Germany and the USA. After that the tour party visited Patrick Davies’ Hollinscourt herd. The herd demonstrated fantastic levels of uniformity throughout. Key individuals that caught the discerning eyes of the visitors were third calver Hollinscourt Garella Grouwstra and Blackisle Laura 59. This Glen Albyn daughter is mother to Skyhigh Leonard who has just finished on test at Cogent. Next stop was Rob Perry’s organic Peartree herd. Some of the delegates had been here
ABOVE Rob Perry showing the visitors his Peartree herd. BELOW LEFT One cow that stood out on the tour was Shorne Cynthia.
on a previous tour and were delighted to see Lakemead Rancher daughters still going strong and looking well. Cows of interest here were Peartree Rancher Patty and her daughter by Hylke, a fantastic pair who prove this family is breeding consistently. Last, but not least on the first day was Richard Boyd’s Shorne herd. On the way back to the busses the group came across Shorne Cynthia 53 the dam of Shorne Admiral, another bull that has recently been sold in Germany. Cynthia 53 has now completed four lactations and given just shy of 40,000kgs. Wednesday brought an early start for the group as we headed to Mary Mead’s Holt Farm to the Lakemead Herd. Farm manager Jon Wilson and his team showed the group around the whole herd and also showed them the youngstock farm to see some of the breeding bulls. Jon and the team came under a constant bombardment of questions from the group, who were in awe of the standard of this fine herd, in particular the powerhouse that was Lakemead Aricula 57. Next up were Brian Archer’s Collycroft and Bricroft herds, where among the herd of cows the highlight of the day was Bricroft Grey 83. And finally the delegates visited the Griffin family and their Kirkby Herd, it was great to see the herd and the exceptionally well developed cow families within it.
LEASBECK VISIT The visit to the Howarth family’s Leasbeck herd at Pickering,
Yorkshire, was much enjoyed by more than 40 people. Club chairman Sam Howarth laid on a fine spread with speakers on genetics, grassland and a vet to boot. The Club dinner was held at the Forest and Vale Hotel in Pickering and rounded off with a talk from the local undertaker who raised no dead, but many a laugh.
The following day consisted of a visit to the Genus bull stud at Whenby Lodge where several members were
ABOVE The Howarth family and some visitors enjoying the Leasbeck Open Day.
RIGHT A large turnout enjoyed glorious weather at the Leasbeck Open Day.
delighted to see their own homebred bulls. Our grateful thanks to all those involved for making the trip such a success.
86 THE JOURNAL AUGUST 2015
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116