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Grand champion and reserve interbreed champion Kilwarden Windbrook Vix from Brochan Cocoman.
Ricky Barrett with his championship line up who also went on to win the interbreed group of three.
Kilwarden Goldwyn Vix VG88. Describing his champion Mr Barrett said: “This cow was the most correct on the day, she has dairy strength through her front end, strength of top, a superb udder and had advantage over the reserve for better bone quality and being more balanced in the rear udder. Taking nothing away from the reserve champion who is tremendous after five calves, but lacked the freshness of the champion on the day.” Standing reserve champion was Hallow Holsteins’ Hallow Advent Twizzle 3 EX95-2E. This
The mature cow and 50t production line up with Hallow Advent Twizzle 3, Clandeboye Ricky NM Marie and Edenorginary Jasper Kyle.
fifth calved cow was shown having given 50kg having calved in September and giving 13,718kg at 5.2%bf and 3.54%p in her fourth lactation. Sired by KHW Kite Advent Red she is out of Luck E-JK Linjet Twizzle EX95. She stood champion at Emerald Expo only six days earlier and stood reserve Holstein and reserve interbreed champion at Royal Ulster Winter Fair, among many other successes throughout her career. Her progeny include two daughters by Atwood, one classified Excellent as a second calver and the other sold for
€10,600 to Conor McAufield at the Pride of Protein Sale 2015. Honourable mention stayed in Northern Ireland with the McLean family’s third calver Priestland 5235 PS James Rose being tapped forward. Fresh in December and giving 50kg a day, having produced 10,992kg at 4.03%bf and 3.46%p in her second lactation. She stood first at the Irish National Show and in her last lactation was third in the McLaren’s Cow of the Year. Sired by Shottle she is a granddaughter of the EX97 Thurlane James Rose. Mr Barrett added that the
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