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There was a quality show forward at the Western Spring Show with some particularly strongly contested classes for judge Gary Hurley to deliberate over.


Photography by Mooandbaa T aking the grand


championship was Robert and Elaine Butterfield’s senior champion Newbirks Jazz 1584. Calved in December with her second she was shown giving 40kg a day. She stood grand champion at Otley Show in May 2015 before being purchased privately from the Lawson family, she then went on to stand first at Great Yorkshire Show.


Following that she stood second junior three year old at UK Dairy Expo 2016. Classified VG89 she is by Comestar Lavanguard and out of a VG89 Bolton then an EX93-4E Shottle granddam.


“This cow is the full package and everything I want in a cow, she is a nice sized cow that combines style, balance and dairy quality with a great udder and legs and feet,” explained judge Gary Hurley from the Clonpaddin herd, Co Mayo. Reserve grand champion was the junior champion Willsbro Atwood Amber VG86 from Riverdane and Willsbro Holsteins. She came through as winner of the junior two year old class on her first outing. This November calved heifer is giving 34kg at 4.6%bf and 3.3%p. Her dam is Willsbro Sid Amber VG87 who is a daughter of the EX90 Riverdane Shottle Amber who was sold privately to Willsbro Holsteins.


“This is a really good heifer with a great rear udder and strong centre ligament, it was these factors and her better locomotion that gave her the advantage over the heifer that stood reserve,” explained Mr Hurley.


Icow Huddlesford Rosann 899 stood reserve senior champion for Icow and Huddlesford Holsteins. She stood a close


Newbirks Jazz 1584 secured the grand and senior championship for Robert and Elaine Butterfield.


second place behind the grand champion in the junior second calver class. This German bred cow was purchased in October and calved her second in November. Sired by Regancrest-GV S Bradnick she stood first junior three year old at UK Dairy Expo. Shown giving 43kg and projected to give 11,500kg she is out of an Alexander sired dam.


Exhibitor bred senior champion was the mature class winner Peak Goldwyn Rhapsody from Yasmin Bradbury. Fresh with her sixth calf in January and giving 56kg a day she stood third mature cow at UK Dairy Expo. Classified EX96-3E she gave 16,337kg at 4.41%bf and 3.16%p in her fifth lactation, her accolade of winnings includes grand champion at UK Dairy Expo and Supercow at AgriScot 2014.


Reserve junior champion was the second place junior two year old Helton Goldsun Lexus VG88


from Joseph Heler Farms. This October calved heifer is giving 38kg a day and is back in-calf to Doorman. This heifer is the sixth generation of VG or EX scored cattle, her dam being the Windy-Knoll-View Rubens Pro daughter Helton RP Lexus. Martin Beeston led Riverdane Adventure Jodie Red from Riverdane Holsteins to win the red and white championship. Having stood fourth in the junior second calver class this young cow is one month fresh and giving 46.8kg at 4.2%bf and 3.2%p. She stood red and white champion at Cheshire Show 2015 and is sired by Riverdane Adventure Red and out of Conncorr Talent Jodie Red VG86, one of nine VG or EX dams.


Riverdane Holsteins also stood reserve red and white champion with the milking yearling Riverdane Barbwire Adventageous Red. Sired by Hylite Barbwire-Red


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