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The Holstein championship line up was quite a spectacle.
Photography by Richard Hodgson
Southern Irish cattle were to the fore at the Royal Ulster Winter Fair with southern bred cattle winning every class and the Holstein breed taking interbreed champion and reserve in the three age sections.
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laiming overall honours under New Zealand judge Selwyn Donald in the Holstein and overall interbreed championship was Liam Murphy’s Evergreen Duplex Ebony. This fourth calved Duplex daughter stood champion at Tullamore and Iverk Shows, as well as honourable mention at the Baileys championship. Fresh in July and giving 48kg, she is projected to produce 11,240kg at 3.91%bf and 3.23%p in her fourth lactation having been classified EX95.
Commenting on his judging Selwyn Donald said: “I have had a fantastic day, the overall champion and reserve are two of the best cows I have seen anywhere, the placing was so close. The overall depth of rib gave the champion cow advantage with a little more style and ring presence. “It is a great credit to the breeders and young show men who brought cows out so professionally. It takes months of preparation to get cows
looking in top form.”
Having battled it out for top spot in the mature class Hallow Advent Twizzle 3 EX95 stood reserve Holstein and reserve interbreed champion for Philip Jones’ Hallow Holsteins. Fresh with her fifth in September she produced 13,500kg in her fourth lactation and was shown giving 38kg a day. Sired by Advent she also stood second at the Royal Ulster Winter Fair 2014, among many other successful results she was exhibitor bred champion at Millstreet 2013 and honourable mention at the Irish Spring Fair 2015 behind her daughter which stood reserve champion. She has two Atwood daughters, one classified Excellent as a second calver and the other sold for €10,600 to Conor McAufield. Standing honourable mention was Patrick Colton’s heifer champion Ardnaelem Fever Sarah. Calved in June and classified VG87 she is giving 27kg a day. She stood heifer champion at the Baileys Championships, second at
Millstreet and first at Tydnavet Show. Coming through as the winner of the senior heifer class she also stood interbreed heifer champion.
“This heifer is a young super
star,” said Mr Donald. “She fitted the same mould as the champion and reserve. This heifer is gorgeous, she has femininity, balance, style and is refined with a tremendous mammary.”
In the heifer championship
Tubbertoby Windbrook Florence from Paul Flanagan stood reserve having won the intermediate heifer class, she then followed on to stand reserve interbreed heifer champion. Classified VG87 having calved in October she was shown giving 40kg a day. This was her first show in milk having stood first at the North Eastern YMA Calf Show. Standing honourable mention in the heifer championship was junior class winner Evergreen Seven Lauren from Liam Murphy. Shown three weeks fresh, classified VG87 and
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