Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society Journal - Volume 19, 2023

JOURNAL 2023

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Contents Welcome

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Shows

President’s report

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Great Yorkshire

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Society directors

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Balmoral

136

Committee reports

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Royal Highland

138

Directors in the spotlight

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Royal Welsh

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Members’ development days

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NI National

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National herd competition

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Agri-Expo

154

Beef fit for a King

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Calf Shows

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New members

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Sustainability built in

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Sales

Shorthorns for sustainable farming

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Stirling, February

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Crossing breeds success

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Stirling, May

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Shorthorns fit regenerative systems

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Carlsile

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Carbon footprinting

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Dinmore dispersal

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Classification explained

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Dunsyre dispersal

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EBVs for maternal traits

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Longtown

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Shorthorns for commercial herds

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Melton Mowbray

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Managing heifers in pregnancy

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Stirling, October

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Weatherby’s leading DNA revolution

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Skipton

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Reaping IVP rewards

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Lowering costs with Shorthorns

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Making Shorthorns commercially viable

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Finishing Shorthorn crosses

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Shorthorn; the chef’s choice

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Herd profile; Dunsyre

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Herd profile; Glenisla

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Herd profile; Upsall

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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in articles where the name of the author is published are those of the author and not necessarily those of the Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society.

Herd profile; Glenariff

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Shorthorn World Conference report 118

Regional Clubs Regional Club contacts

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Scottish Club

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Northern Ireland Club

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Northern Club

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Central Club

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Southern Club

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Wales and Borders Club

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Society Bull inspections

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Health test requirements

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Polled testing

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Members directory

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Welcome to the 2023 Journal

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ell, I am now 18 months into my role and would like to thank all of those that have supported me as I have found my feet, by putting up with my questions and letting me know when I am going wrong. A special thanks goes to Ellie, Morna and the staff in the Charolais office, though I am having to accept that you can’t please all of the people all of the time.

The last 12 months have certainly been a year to remember with some great highs and some sad lows. The fact that we were able to get back to some normality post pandemic was particularly timely as we looked to celebrate 200 years of Coates’ Herd Book.

The summer show season saw Beef Shorthorn exhibitors out in force and enjoying considerable success across the country. It was also a delight to welcome our patron HRH The Princess Royal to the Great Yorkshire Show and present her with the commemorative portrait ‘200 Years Strong’.

The subsequent 200 limited edition prints of the portrait proved popular with members and I was pleased that all of those that expressed an interest were able to obtain a copy, with a few spare.

It was also a pleasure to see the World Conference delegates in attendance at GYS which gave numerous members opportunity to renew old acquaintances, including one of my predecessors Frank Milne.

It felt right that the World Conference was hosted in the UK in the Bicentenary year and although the pandemic caused some uncertainty and undoubtedly reduced the number of overseas delegates, a lot of credit should go to Ros Rimmer, from the Dairy Shorthorn Society, for her efforts as the main organiser, although ably supported by many others.

Part of my brief when I joined the Society was to review and improve what we do and although things never move on as quickly as I would like, I feel we are making progress. The office team and board of directors have made a conscious effort to ensure members are well

informed through our internal communications and social media and our attention is now turning to how we can improve the website.

A marketing review confirmed the opportunities that are available to the breed to make the most of the current shift in the cattle sector as farmers place greater emphasis on reducing input costs and farming in a way that is more sympathetic to the environment. Many members will have already noticed a new emphasis on Sustainability on the Society’s new show graphics and promotional literature.

The review also highlighted the opportunity to up the Society’s marketing profile and so the board is currently looking to increase in-house resource in that area. It was good to see the National Herd competition finally get introduced and my thanks go to Pedigree Sales for their sponsorship and my congratulations to Podehole as the inaugural winners As the breed’s popularity continues to increase, the Society is receiving increasing enquiries for stock and there are many new faces around the sale rings.

Although Society sales remain popular, and there have seen some record prices this year, there does appear to be an increase in farm-to-farm trading so that is one area the Society will be looking at to ensure it is servicing members’ needs.

The board continue to play an important role in the direction of the Society and I feel it is important there is a strong connection between them and the membership, so you will see in this publication an increased emphasis on who they are and what they do, with subcommittee reports and mini profiles on some board members.

There are also a few other changes to the publication, but I will let you discover those for yourself.

Happy reading and thank you for your ongoing support.

Clive Brown Operations Manager/Breed Secretary

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President’s Report What an exceptional year 2022 has been, with the emergence from Covid and the Coates’s Herdbook bicentenary.

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he return to a normal level of activities and the extra factors that have been part of the bicentenary have meant an increase in activities for our team led by Clive Brown with Ellie Doak and Rusmi and the staff at the Charolais office. I would like to extend my thanks and appreciation to every one of them for all they do.

It has been good for all of us to get back to normal and meet up again at shows and events throughout the year. Among the benefits to come out of lockdown has been the ability to master the virtual meeting, which has meant that as we have come out of Covid we have continued to use virtual meetings for every alternate board meeting and for most sub-committee meetings.

The advantage of this is its much easier for people to attend and there is, of course, a reduction in costs. However, nothing can match meeting in person, so we still have at least two meetings a year in that format.

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The other event our Patron was due to attend this year was the development day hosted by the Hannington herd. Very sadly, due to the death and funeral arrangement for Her Majesty, The Queen, the visit was cancelled, but by royal command, the day went ahead.

On this occasion we were able to announce the winners of the inaugural national herd competition, the Podehole herd.

Congratulations to them.

The Morrisons premium scheme continues to operate and while numbers are rising, there is scope for more, particularly in England and Wales. The commercial flexibility of our cattle continues to amaze me as they thrive and finish to a high standard on a huge range of systems from intensive to the most extensive imaginable.

A major part of the recognition of The Coates's Herdbook bicentenary was the national championship show at The Great Yorkshire Show. There was a tremendous gathering of 137 entries which was a delight to see and drew many admiring comments from people not involved in our breed.

We are all aware of this, but to be able to prove it to those considering moving into Shorthorns it is essential to record performance and submit this to ABRI, through the Charolais office. The more data we can gather, the more easily we can prove the performance of our cattle. There has been a huge genetic improvement in our breed over the last 30 years and in order to continue this, we need sound information and data.

I would like to thank all the exhibitors for their efforts and commitment over that week. We were honoured on this occasion to be visited by our Patron, The Princess Royal, to whom we presented the ‘200 years strong’ portrait. She also presented two President's Awards, to mark the bicentenary, to Liz Lang and Sally Horrell for outstanding service to the breed and the Society.

Carbon is at the front of many people’s minds at the moment and as a part of Morrisons drive for their food to be carbon neutral by 2030, the Barwood herd is leading the way as a demonstration farm and the Hannington herd is a project farm being monitored for carbon use. This is an opportunity to demonstrate the sustainability of the breed, something we all know, but again need to be able to prove.

There was a chance on this occasion for The Princess to meet the young members who were present as part of The Shorthorn World Conference Tour. This tour was a great success, leading to a conference at Lumley Castle and, while a report will appear in later pages, we must thank the Dairy Shorthorn Society and in particular Ros Rimmer, for organising it. Thanks are due to Mark Severn and Tina Russell for representing the Beef Shorthorn Society on the conference committee.

It has been an honour and a privilege to have been the Society’s president for the last two years and I would like to thank the board, the officials and the members of the Society for their help, support and advice over that time.

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Directors The Society's current board of directors, shown below and opposite,

cover the whole of the UK. They are here to represent members and you’ll find their contact details below.

Patron HRH The Princess Royal

President Charles Horton

Vice-President Tim Riley

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Northern England

Geoff Riby t: 01262 602747 e: geoffriby@btconnect. com

Alistair Gibson t: 07823 334910 e: aj.gibson@live.com

Mark Severn t: 07768 211717 e: marksevern40@aol.com

Fraser Hugill t: 07502 425266 e: fjhugill@yahoo.co.uk

Southern England

Sally Horrell t: 01733 270247 e: sally@horrell-podehole. co.uk

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Tim Coles t: 07811 165104 e: silsonbeefshorthorns @gmail.com

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Tina Russell t: 07711 810354 e: tinashorthorn@gmail. com

James Fanshawe t: 07802 794553 e: jhd.fanshawe@gmail. com

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Wales

Martin Reynolds t: 07966 371558 e: martin.shorthorn @gmail.com

Scotland

Kenny Mair t: 07384 890092 e: kwfmair@gmail.com

Pamela Nicol t: 07852 280795 e: pamela-nicol@hotmail. co.uk

Northern Ireland

Alfie Shaw t: 07775 730000 e: gflivestock@gmail.com

Richard Henning t: 07730 762905 e: richard.henning @lakeland.ie

Shona Calder t: 01887 840462 e: shonamclean@live. co.uk

John Scott t: 07770 863506 e: john.scott@fearnfarm. com

Honorary Life

The Hon. Gerald Turton t: 01845 537932 e: turtongerald@hotmail .com

Major John Gibb t: 01575 582227 e: glenislashorthorns @yahoo.co.uk

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Breed Development Committee, report from committee chair Shona Calder

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his committee is made up of five directors. The committee’s remit as the title suggests, is to look at anything that can be of benefit to the breed. Meeting four times a year, topics discussed include those detailed below and where appropriate the committee provides feedback and recommendations.

Health schemes and testing Recently as members may be aware CHECS wanted to change the rules on Johnnes testing.

This would have led to members in TB1 areas being disadvantaged when trying to achieve Level One status.

Disease issues At the moment the concern is Neospora and the impact on the breeding herd. To that end the committee has helped provide articles to help members understand the disease and how to manage it and hopefully eradicate it.

Performance recording EBVs are a tool to help with selection of profitable cattle, the generation of EBVs requires accurate data and lots of it. The breed needs more members to record as ultimately it is for members’ benefit.

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The committee looks at whether certain traits are more important to the breed and how to help members get the most out of Breedplan.

Breed Classification Some herds will already be classifying and, going forward, these scores will be able to be incorporated with the EBV for that animal, thus helping to give a better picture of that animal.

For those of herds not classifying it is a very worthwhile practise. Classifiers are very adept at explaining their scores and it helps you to see the animal in detail rather than just `a cow’. In turn when you see the score for your herd it will show where you need to make improvements.

DEFRA rules for import and export of cattle semen and embryos.

The committee has also pushed ahead with webinars for pelvic measuring and fitness scoring of cows and breeding condition.

These are just some of the areas the committee has worked on to help promote the health and productivity of Beef Shorthorn cattle.

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Finance Committee, report from committee chair Tim Riley

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he finance committee exists to provide oversight and governance assurance on the Society’s finances and associated risks to the Society and is essential to maintaining sound governance and financial probity.

2021-22 we saw an improvement with an upturn in registrations, resulting in an increase of £9000, and sales commission, which rose by £7000. Total income on the year amounted to £455,160 which was offset by £430,340 expenditure to deliver an operating surplus of £24,820.

In the last year, none of us need reminding what a rapidly changing time world we have experienced.

It has required a careful balance of the needs for innovation and support to members with a responsible and prudent approach. In short, we need to keep a reserve of funds in place to carry us through an uncertain future while developing the breed and our members’ interests.

In respect of reserve funds, invested funds yielded a healthy return up to 2022 due to improved investor confidence in markets and significant ‘bounce back’ growth following the pandemic.

That all changed in February 2022 following the invasion of Ukraine and we saw some of the gains achieved in 2020-21 undone to the point that a net loss occurred of £82,700 against August 2021.

In summary this must be accounted alongside our operating surplus to give a £57,700 loss.

In respect of funds already in hand, these exist as either our operating surplus (income over expenditure) or reserve funds (either between those earmarked for development or those for investment).

Society income mainly derives from membership fees and from transactions covering herd names, cattle registrations/transfers, shows and sales. There is some income from merchandise and individual fund-raising activities (donors, auctions etc.,) plus we have an annual grant from Morrisons in respect of the Morrisons beef scheme.

Expenses are mostly to cover the costs of providing the key services provided by the Society plus additional development activities, such the member development days. The Society currently covers all cow classification costs for one visit.

In 2020-21 we experienced a slowdown in sales fees and transfer registrations due to sales being limited because of Covid-19 restrictions, but in

It is becoming apparent that there is a challenging year ahead. It is important to respond quickly to changes that risk potential loss. The Society will want to take the opportunity to increase revenues, focusing on unrealised charitable contributions and legacy donations from members.

Keeping members’ interests foremost, we will need to benchmark registration and membership fees against comparable Societies to ensure these cover the cost of providing those services as efficiently as possible. The Society will continue to offer and grow member benefits that support our interest in the Beef Shorthorn breed, from the development days to information webinars, and including a whole range of Society social and commercial opportunities. Provision is being made to support better marketing and development plus implementing the updated ILR2 during the coming year.

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Judges, Shows and Sales Committee, report from committee chair Mark Severn

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ade up of seven directors, the judges, show and sales committee looks after, as the name suggests every aspect of Society business concerning judges, shows and sales.

One of the committee’s main tasks is to maintain a shows and sales matrix for the next three years, helping avoid repetition of judges in geographical areas.

A major objective this year has been to establish a youth development fund to enable the Society to hold days specifically for younger and new members where workshops will be held on cattle preparation, including halter training, clipping and ring craft.

Earlier in 2022 the committee organised a judges’ seminar day kindly hosted by Alistair Gibson and run by Tina Russell where prospective judges were given guidance on what is expected of them in the show ring.

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A new direction being taken in helping to ensure fair play within the Society will, in future see the Society sending out a field team to carry out random farm inspections to check animals, this initiative is also being done by other cattle societies.

I have had a busy year representing the breed at many shows and sales, the highlight being the bi-centenary and National Show held at The Great Yorkshire Show attracting 140 Beef Shorthorns an amazing achievement by all the breeders who turned out for this. A wonderful display of cattle for the world to see.

If anybody has any suggestions or matters they would like the committee to look at please do not hesitate to contact myself or any committee member.

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to wish all members success with their cattle and to thank the committee for their help and support this year and looking forward to 2023.

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Marketing and Communications Committee, report from committee chair Alfie Shaw

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ow the Beef Shorthorn breed is perceived is a priority for the Society. In February I was privileged to accept the position of chair of the marketing and communications committee. I picked up the reins at the start of the breed’s bicentenary year, the perfect time to consider whether the marketing for the Society and breed could be improved.

Marketing collateral like this isn’t just about the Society, it’s also about supporting industry partners like the procurement teams at Morrisons and Glenarm. The new literature and photography highlights and promotes these important routes to market, and, hopefully, the new leaflets will help raise awareness of the huge opportunities that Beef Shorthorn presents.

Marketing is something that attracts strong and sometimes conflicting opinions within the membership. One of the first tasks was to oversee the delivery of an objective review.

One of the things the review highlighted was how under-resourced the Society has been in this area.

As a Board we’ve agreed that marketing is an increasingly important priority, and I look forward to introducing more capacity in this area.

It was important to take stock of where the Society was, assess what could be done better and identify where future opportunities might arise. Working with an external contractor to undertake an independent review of marketing activity has given clarity and direction. It has also given the Society refreshed messaging, focusing on the sustainability and longevity of the breed.

The review is - in many ways - just a starting point for future activity. There is so much more still to be done, and what we have planned for the year ahead is exciting.

I would like to thank the marketing committee for their work in informing the review – Tina, Pamela, Fraser, Gerrard and, of course, previous marketing chair, Sally. Their insight, understanding of the breed, and breadth of experience, has been hugely valuable in informing this important piece of work. I’d also like to thank Clive in particular for working alongside the external consultants to facilitate a robust and comprehensive review.

To support the bicentennial celebrations some new literature and display stands were produced for use at shows and events during the summer and autumn.

While this is very much just a starting point, the feedback so far has been positive.

Of course, marketing doesn’t happen in a vacuum.

The review also highlighted the need to be more strategic in our activities and more outward looking.

Society marketing planning will start to dovetail closely with breed development, to open up business opportunities to help deliver the Society’s longterm objectives. This year’s introduction of member development days will be a critical part of this.

A lot has been achieved in the past year, but there’s still lots to do and we need your help.

We are looking for a steady stream of success stories, examples and case studies where Beef Shorthorn has made a difference to farm enterprise performance and profitability. We know the Beef Shorthorn breed is ideally suited for the direction of travel for the industry. The more real-life examples we can gather to demonstrate this, the more we can open up opportunities for the breed and our membership.

Marketing isn’t just about adverts and press coverage for the sake of it. It’s about making the Society future fit by showing why Beef Shorthorn is the right choice for farmers, for finishers, for industry partners and for consumers. We need you to help us amplify our voice. Let’s work together to make sure Beef Shorthorn is the natural choice for a sustainable future in the industry.

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Directorsʼ spotlight Alistair Gibson A former keeper on a grouse beat, Alistair Gibson says, despite his foray into the sporting sector, he always knew he’d end up back in livestock farming.

Perhaps it was the desire to always have homebred beef available in his fridge or simply his passion for stockmanship, with limited reliance on technology, but whatever the driver for his involvement in livestock, a clear focus on commercial production is behind his choice of Shorthorns.

Alistair says his aim with Shorthorns is to add value to commercial suckler production and says if he could go back to his 25th birthday he’d tell himself that it is easy to make a good job out of something you enjoy.

In a similar vein, he suggests if he could turn back time he’d get involved in pedigree breeding earlier in his farming career.

For the Cutthorn herd which Alistair founded in 2008, he says given the chance of using a historic bull again he’d take a blast from the more recent past in the shape of Dakota of Upsall.

And while his livestock form the backbone of his enterprise, the farm is also home to a glamping enterprise, generating some welcome extra funds.

Fraser Hugill While the Hugill family’s Ballard herd may not have had the most conventional of foundations, Fraser is without doubt now firmly committed to Beef Shorthorns.

Starting a herd because the breed looked good value with a view to crossing them with Continental sires to breed replacement heifers, the breed soon showed its true colours and the family were hooked.

With a side business as an environmental consultant and a background in conservation management for the North York Moors National Park, Fraser comes at farming with the aim of managing the land to achieve multiple outcomes.

As a result, some 40% of the farm is in Countryside Stewardship options, with the cattle a key component in helping enhance the farmed environment.

And, while stating he never looks back, only forwards, Fraser does believe there are two bulls from previous times he’d happily have in the herd again now. The first is Glenisla Okotoks, while the second is Chapelton Lilywhite, with both offering different attributes.

If pressed for one piece of advice for his 25 year-old self he simply states that the family should have bought the farm they did 13 years sooner, admitting that such wisdom is likely to be as useful as picking the lottery numbers after the event!

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James Fanshawe Born of New Zealand ancestry and with a passion for native breeds, James Fanshawe bought his first Shorthorns in 1996 when the breed was a rare breed and has since come to appreciate the breed’s temperament and commercial attributes.

Today the Lucombe herd, which is named after a variety of evergreen oak present on the Fanshawes’ farm, runs alongside 400 breeding ewes, with other income coming from renewable energy generation.

James’ accountancy background has, he says, made him view everything as a business, while time spent as a director of EBLEX and a trustee of the Rare Breed Survival Trust, has given him a chance to see other aspects of the industry.

A desire to breed correct females currently drives the Lucombe herd, with cows in the herd currently averaging a classification of 88.9, James says the target of having all cows classified Ex is coming closer.

And, with red meat a staple in the Fanshawe fridge it is clear those animals that don’t match up to James’ ambitions will always be put to good use!

Like other directors James, now a passionate Shorthorn convert, says the only change he’d make in his earlier life would have been to have more Shorthorns sooner.

If he had, perhaps he would have had greater chance to use Fanthill Duke, a bull he says was lost too soon and which, given the opportunity, he’d use again in a heartbeat.

Kenny Mair With youth on his side it is, perhaps, no surprise that Aberdeenshire-based Kenny Mair cites his phone as the most important piece of farming technology in his armoury, claiming ‘it has the answer to everything’.

A recent entrant to the breed, with the Muiresk herd founded in 2016, Kenny works at home alongside his parents, Barclay and Lucy, and his sister, Sally, managing the Shorthorn herd alongside a herd of Stabilisers and a flock of commercial ewes.

Keen to progress the herd he believes the aim at Muiresk over the next few years will be to improve consistency within the females, with the herd’s relative newness meaning there is a broad mix of genetics at its core.

However, a stockman throughout Kenny says the family was drawn to Shorthorns due to their looks, saying it is vital to have an animal you enjoy working with.

And, while clearly dedicated to his stock, Kenny does insist on making time every Saturday to take time away from the farm to play football, giving him a welcome relief from the day to day toil of livestock farming.

It comes as no surprise that at the tender age of 27 Kenny has limited scope for any advice for his 25 year old self, however, he does suggest if could turn the clock back just a couple of years that he would ensure he backed himself and his judgement more.

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Richard Henning A man clearly content with his lot in life, Northern Irishman Richard Henning, says given the chance he wouldn’t change a thing he’s done in his life.

However, like many farmers Richard isn’t so keen on paperwork, having learned this while working in research and development for a vet pharmaceuticals company after graduating. He does, though say this experience taught him to work with people to get things done.

Today, away from his Mullaglass herd and flock of Texels, Richard works for a large milk processing co-op.

Back at home he takes a hard line when it comes to herd management, with any cows not producing good offspring finding themselves heading down the road fairly swiftly, and heifers having to calve in at 24 months old.

Away from farming Richard is a keen chorister and has a passion for classical music, but he admits that with four grown up children all having moved out of home, the fridge is a little bare, with the freezer well stock with homemade ready meals.

He is though not one for the modern marvels, claiming his 1987 Fiat 80-90 as the farming tech he could not survive without.

Tina Russell A 25-year veteran of Shorthorn breeding Tina says it was the Nevada herd of Mrs MacDonald and friendly Society members which fired her initial passion for the breed.

As a passionate advocate for young people in the farming industry Tina has previously worked as a youth officer and today heads up the Youth Development Programme for the Aberdeen-Angus Society, helping youngsters develop their skills and knowledge.

In all her activities, both on-farm and off it, Tina draws on a variety of previous roles, many of which have involved dealing with and managing people and procedures as well as communicating with others at various levels of organisations.

On the cattle front Tina says the Longfield herd is dedicated to breeding Shorthorns of the type required in today’s marketplace.

Looking back on the breed’s past, she suggests Balmyle Zeus would be her choice of bull from the past with which to dabble again, while in her own history she would choose to tell her 25-year-old self to simply ‘Believe in yourself’.

One can only hope that the ready supply of white wine and chocolate to be found in the fridge at home isn’t called upon too often to calm the nerves as a result of Tina’s fear of heights!

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DAYS

Development days engage members During 2022 the Society introduced a new initiative of member development days, with three of these new events taking place and proving highly popular and beneficial to all attending.

These events will be built on during 2023 and beyond to support new and existing members in sharing knowledge and building experience to ensure everyone gets the most they can from the breed and the Society.

Knowledge shared at Hannington development day

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eptember saw the Hannington herd host a development day which was attended by more than 60 Society members, with the event including five workshops focussed on key aspects of breeding and herd management.

From a veterinary perspective, members were able to listen to Bella Maine of Larkmead Vets discuss pelvic measurement in heifers and other essential aspects of herd fertility, while Jim Barber demonstrated ultrasound scanning in relation to performance recording and the benefits it brings.

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Meanwhile, Mike Deakins gave an explanation of cow classification, enabling members to better understand the usefulness it can lend to management and breeding decisions.

Daniel Slade of Thame Market was also on hand to offer members guidance on cattle selection for slaughter and hitting the right specification, while Harbro’s Michael Richardson talked through feeding and nutrition to maximise growth and development in cattle of all ages.

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Society operations manager Clive Brown said the event, one of several organised by the Society this year, had been a huge success with members coming from far and wide to add to their knowledge base.

“These events have been well received and enabled members to come together and both learn and socialise with like-minded people from across the country.

“As ever the camaraderie and shared belief in the breed has shone through and that is sure to stand the breed in good stead going forward.”

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Strong turnout for judges’ day

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he Society’s judges’ day was held in late August and kindly hosted by Alastair Gibson and family at Cut Thorn Farm, Gibside.

Guest judges for the day were Paul Westaway, who farms Angus, Beef Shorthorns and Murray Greys in Gloucestershire and Tommy Staunton of Caramba Beef Shorthorns, Ireland. Both accomplished cattle breeders, but also extremely confident, experienced speakers.

Following a member survey held in 2021, feedback from members expressed a wish for more opportunities for members to meet and develop skills. As a response the Society intends to extend its programme of member events to encourage young, new and existing members with current information and opportunities.

Judges’ days are designed to give members and breeders the opportunity to gather, compare, experience and apprise cattle being put forward in the show ring.

The day started with a parade of four yearling heifers for the assembled breeders and judges, followed by six twoyear-old heifers. With plenty of discussion on breed type and priority of attributes in Beef Shorthorn females.

Paul Westaway was enthusiastic about the unique marketplace for the breed and the opportunities this presents for breeders, in this time of low input, sustainable, sympathetic farming that suits the Beef Shorthorn suckler cow.

A bull of any age class was also organised, as this is often a class presented to judges at shows. This class, again, created good dialogue and input from all in attendance.

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Debate centred around the place of Beef Shorthorn males in the marketplace and it was noted that there are many prospects available to the breed and, therefore, differing types of bulls for a variety of customers, dependant on whether they be commercial or pedigree, lowland or upland. However, everyone attending agreed that structure and correctness must be a priority.

Opportunities for those present to demonstrate and experience professional reason giving in the show ring was engaging and considered extremely important going forward to promote the breed at shows across the country to the public and fellow livestock farmers.

All agreed that a judge that gives clear and concise reasons in the ring, using a microphone, is informative to both spectators and competitors and must be encouraged.

Lunchtime was an excellent chance to share experiences to date of the Beef Cow Classification Scheme, offered

by NBDC and valid points were raised, that would be discussed at the Breed Development Committee, including the new Bull Classification scheme.

The second half of the day was spent looking at breeding cows of differing types. Noticeably, none of Alastair’s cows carry the Myostatin gene, and he explained his reasoning for this, to ensure a good maternal cow, and his bull selection compliments his farming system.

The Society very much appreciates the hard work and preparations for the day by all concerned and would to thank the hosts, judges and organisers.

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Crowds flock to NI development day

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ore than 100 participants travelled to the Glebefarm Beef Shorthorn herd of Alfie and Elaine Shaw and family, Dungannon, Co Tyrone, for the Society’s Northern Irish development day.

In a first of its kind in Northern Ireland, the day was designed to encourage members of all abilities to get involved with an array of highly educational work stations at the event. These included ring craft and show etiquette, animal preparation and products, stock judging, Glenarm Beef Scheme, EBVs and scanning, butchery demonstration and livestock photography tips.

The highlight of the day was the opportunity to walk around the award winning Glebefarm herd of Beef Shorthorns. The Shaws have recently been placed champion herd in NI for the second year in succession.

The Shaw family would like to thank everyone who helped them in any way and also those who attended the event.

Alfie Shaw added; “We were delighted to be able to welcome so many Beef Shorthorn enthusiasts to our farm. The aim was to profile a number of key areas which we felt would be both educational and interesting to those present on the day.

“The level of hands-on participation was excellent right from the youngest visitor to the oldest. The future of Beef Shorthorns looks bright with so much genuine enthusiasm clearly evident.”

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Mineshop Gina R378

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Chris Nye Hollyoaks, The Hythe, Little Downham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2DT Tel: 01353 699413 or Mobile: 07876 543552 Herdsman – Charlie MacLean – Mobile: 07984 327274

Mineshop Polly-Gina (P) VG88 Breed Champion Lincs County Show 2022 First prize GYS 2022

2 year old by Mineshop Rock Legend with calf at foot by Sprys Groves Kookaburra now back in calf to Podehole Financier (P)

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Agri-Expo saw Society directors Alfie Shaw (l) and Mark Severn (r) present Morrisons’ head of livestock and external sales, Jodie Boland, with a copy of ‘200 Years Strong’ the specially commissioned, limited-edition print created to celebrate the breed’s bicentenary, in recognition of the retailer’s support of the breed through its marketing initiative.

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Podehole is champion herd

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he Podehole herd of Charles and Sally Horrell, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, was named as the winner of the Beef Shorthorn Society’s inaugural National Herd Competition which was launched as part of the breed’s 200th anniversary celebrations.

Judged by George Somerville, former farm manager at Glenkiln Farms, Dumfries and Galloway and sponsored by Pedigree Sales Online Livestock Auctions, the competition pitted the winners of the regional herd competitions against each other for the first time.

Regional winners from 2021 competitions were assessed by Mr Somerville over the summer with the judge commenting on the exceptional quality he saw in every herd he visited across the UK.

“However, the Podehole herd stood out as the most complete and balanced herd of all those I visited and I congratulate the Horrell family on such a great herd of cows. In every herd I visited there were great examples of the breed and many, many cattle I’d be happy to have in a herd,” he added.

Other finalists were Major John Gibb and Catriona Gibb’s Glenisla herd, Scotland, Stuart and Gail Currie’s Beautry herd, Northern England, LEP Farms’ Meonhill herd, Southern England, Brian and Eryth Thomas’ Frenni herd, Wales and Alfie and James Shaw’s Glebefarm herd, Northern Ireland.

“It was a great honour and privilege to have been asked to judge the national herd competition. On my visits you could see why they were champions in their respective areas. The herds I visited had some tremendous cows and followers coming on,” he said.

“The depth of breeding evident in all the herds was exceptional and the quality of cows I saw was tremendous and bodes well for the future of the breed in every corner of the country.

Charles and Sally Horrell receiving the Pedigree Sales Online trophy from Tommy Staunton and George Somerville.

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Beef Shorthorn is fit for a King!

King Charles III heard about Morrisons’ Shorthorn beef scheme during visit to the retailer's HQ.

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he King marked the start of a two-day trip to Yorkshire with a visit to Hilmore House, Morrisons’ head office in November.

His Majesty met frontline staff from a wide range of departments and he heard about initiatives Morrisons is supporting in areas such as farming, communities, sustainability and support for The Prince’s Countryside Fund.

He also toured the development kitchen at Morrisons, examining special dishes prepared by chefs Mark Richmond and Richard Jones. This included pan-roasted Shorthorn beef, telling Morrisons’ brand director Gail Paddy, "This smells irresistible!"

Jodie Bolland (pictured), Head of Livestock and Sales for Woodhead Bros was among the members of staff introduced to the King, she commented: “As a sourcing team we spoke about our farming credentials and how we support the British farming industry by making sure they have a future.

Discussing our next generation programme, our best collection of meat ranges including our Beef Shorthorn range, we also showcased our Elite Beef Scheme and our work making a more sustainable supply chain.

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“King Charles was very interested in our working partnership with the Beef Shorthorn Society and asked questions about how we grow availability. He was also pleased to meet Matthew Roberts, one of our Elite Beef Farmers, who has been trialling Shorthorn genetics bred through our integrated dairy scheme, utilising a forage based system to reduce the carbon footprint in our supply chain.”

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The King is no stranger to Beef Shorthorns, having requested the introduction of Shorthorns to Sandringham Estate in 2021, with plans to build up to a 500-strong suckler herd. The breed is an ideal fit with the estate’s commitment to conservation management and while the King’s Shorthorns will be housed for calving and finishing, they’ll be grass fed outside for the remainder of the time.

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Welcome to new members The Society is delighted to have welcomed the following new members to the Beef Shorthorn herd since last autumn.

Electoral Regions

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he Society wishes them well in their endeavours and is sure they will receive a warm welcome from members at Society and Regional Club events.

Useful information for new and existing members can be found on the Society website at https://www.beefshorthorn.org/usefulinfo This listing contains those new members who have consented to their data being shared. All members are reminded to ensure they have completed the relevant GDPR forms with the Society relating to data sharing.

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Member Name

Prefix

Region

Member Name

Prefix

Region

E J Macdonald

BRAEPARK

Scotland

Gordon Caldwell

TURNBERRY

Scotland

Alex Douglas

BROWNSIDE

Scotland

W and J Mair

UPHILLFARM

Scotland

David Coghill

CASTLETAIN

Scotland

L and C Scott

WESTWINDS

Scotland

B and E Dickie

CARCO

Scotland

Dylan Thomas McGarel

ANTYNANUM

Northern Ireland

Commore Farm

COMMORE

Scotland

Richard Johnston

BALLYHUTHERLAND

Northern Ireland

Duncan MacGregor Ltd

CORRIE

Scotland

Dorothy and Jayne Birch

BISHOPMILLS

Northern Ireland

J A Park and Co

DRINKSTONE

Scotland

Jennifer and Alan Crory

CHESTNUT

Northern Ireland

Franzeal Farming

FRANZEAL

Scotland

Tamybuck Shorthorns

TAMYBUCK

Northern Ireland

Future Livestock

FUTURE

Scotland

A J and M Hayton

BAINSBECK

North England

Mark Reid and Mary Paton

GLENNANT

Scotland

L A Leese

BASKERVILLELEESE

North England

John K McIntyre

GREENOAK

Scotland

S I Porter

CARTMEL

North England

Agnes Aitken

HILLBERRY

Scotland

Andy and Jane McDaid

CHAPELHOUSE

North England

Mark Phillips

MINNYDOW

Scotland

Phil Beech

CLAYLANDS

North England

Kris Cruickshank

OAKPARK

Scotland

Patrick William Mews

CROWTREE

North England

Samantha Jo McArthur

PEINESS

Scotland

P E and JH Heathcote

GREENGATE

North England

Pennygown Farm

PENNYGOWN

Scotland

Andrew James Beckett

GOLDLANDS

North England

Ashley Spence

ROBERTHILL

Scotland

Michael Jameson

HADRIAN

North England

T and R Harper and Son

SHEELING

Scotland

Kathryn Millin

HARTSHEAD

North England

Messrs J Watret

TEMIS

Scotland

S E and A N Lloyd

HAWKSWORTH

North England

D and S Smith

TORVAIG

Scotland

D I Rock Farming Co

HETHPOOL

North England

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Member Name

Prefix

Region

Member Name

Prefix

Region

John Vickers

HILLSIDE

North England

Dawn and Lily Madders

INGESTRE

North England

Alastair Willmington and Thomasina Willmington

HIGHERWOODHOUSE

South England

Cornthwaite Moors Ltd

KELLET

North England

Ann and Howard Ford

MILLFORD

South England

J D I and J D Boyd

LOWHOUSE

North England

Alice Newth

PRESTCOMBE

South England

Andrew Fisher

NIDDERDALE

North England

ROUNDFIELD

South England

G W Simpson

ORCHARDFARM

North England

Arthur and Andrew Pannell

Rupert Clemmit

ROSECOTTAGE

North England

W J Gillard and Sons

THORNBURY

South England

J Lancashire

SADDLEWORTH

North England

D G, M D and J Pryce

WALLOP

South England

Helen E Dunning

SCALEBER

North England

Stephen and Marie Hill

WHIDDON

South England

R J and A A Harrison

SOLSTICE

North England

Hayley Clarke

WILLIAMS

South England

Dawn and Daniel Jackson

SUMMERCLOSE

North England

Thomas Vickers

THORNLEYHALL

North England

Lucy Lunn

WILTON

North England

William Fawcett

North England

D J Pope Ltd

South England

Philip and Thomas Parry

BEACONS

Wales

A T and E A Edwards

BANWY

Wales

John Antony Davies

CARNINGLI

Wales

Aled and Cenin Thomas

CLEGIR

Wales

Thomas Lucas

CLYN

Wales

Huw and Wendy Edwards

DDEUNANT

Wales

DYFFRYN

Wales

Richard Hull

BARKERSHALL

South England

Phillip Thomas Warne

BENHALL

South England

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust

BLAKEHILL

South England

Steve Osborne

BROADBRIDGE

South England

Gareth Thomas and Rhodri Thomas

G W and A H Hollow

CHYTODDEN

South England

Gorse Farm Enterprises

HENDYGWYN

Wales

P and D Broad

CINDER

South England

A G Ford

ISCOED

Wales

Luke Wessely

COLLIHOLE

South England

Huw Davies

MAESPOTH

Wales

Frasers of Turnastone

ESCLEYSIDE

South England

R E Roberts and Co

PENFFRIDD

Wales

J and C Stanley

GOLDHILL

South England

G A and H M Francis

PISTYLL

Wales

For up to date information on Society rules and conditions, fees, registrations, DNA testing and policies please visit the website www.beefshorthorn.org

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for sale

Charles, Sally and Harry Horrell Pode Hole Farm, Thorney, Peterborough PE6 0QH m: 07860 541160 | e: podeholefarm@gmail.com | www.facebook.com/podeholefarm Stockman: Roy McDonald | m: 07961 085672

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Beef Shorthorn: the suckler with sustainability in her nature Across the UK and Europe, farmers are coming under increasing pressure to minimise the environmental impacts of production, says Ashley Hassin of Birnie Consultancy.

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resently, the main focus is on the reduction of carbon emissions, but in reality, sustainable production requires attention to areas such as air quality, run-off, water pollution, biodiversity and habitat creation (among others). This pressure is emerging from both commercial sources and government,” he explains.

“Government has committed to longterm environmental targets and future farm support will be focused on the delivery of environmental goods.

“Major retailers are experiencing pressure from shareholders and customers to reduce the impact of their activities, including farming, processing, packaging and transport of the product. Under many analyses, farming activities account for up to 70% of total impact and, as a result, improvements at farm level are highly sought after,” says Mr Hassin.

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It is conceivable that, in the near future, access to key markets will require the demonstration of good environmental performance, with those falling short facing an economic penalty, he adds.

“It is really important to note, however, that truly sustainable production must include economic and social sustainability in addition to the environmental.

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“With a growing world population, there is a moral obligation for UK farmers to continue to produce food, but there is also a moral obligation to reduce the impact of that production.

“On this basis, many farmers are examining their on-farm practices to understand how they can best meet this emerging demand, while reducing their environmental footprint and increasing biodiversity. Although there are significant challenges around achieving this, there are many practices which can be implemented which carry both economic and environmental benefits and it is on these that activity should initially be focused.

“Among the mitigation options to be explored is the use of a breed that makes the most efficient use of the available land without becoming over-reliant on expensive bought-in feeds. The Beef Shorthorn fits the bill perfectly,” believes Mr Hassin.

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The breed’s sustainability credentials are strong, with its ability to produce prime beef from forage, without high concentrate inputs a key consideration for farmers.

Beef Shorthorn is a native breed that breeders have worked hard to modernise, introducing new genetics and carefully selecting within the breed, without losing the beneficial characteristics of the breed. Effective selection strategies are on-going with the help of Breedplan which operates the Beef Shorthorn Society’s performance recording system.

“Shorthorn females have excellent foraging ability, with hardiness not found in many Continental breeds, giving them the ability to winter outdoors, reducing housing costs and the ammonia emissions associated with the housing of cattle. Their quiet, easy-to-handle nature and maternal instincts makes them perfect for suckler producers who are finding a market for the brand in high street butchers and farm shops as well as being eligible for Morrisons’ Shorthorn Beef scheme.

“Increasingly environmentally conscious consumers now want to know that their beef is grown naturally on grass. There is a growing market across the world for grass and forage-fed beef. As a breed, Beef Shorthorns are well suited to this type of production and will, in most circumstances, outperform Continental breeds on high forage diets,” says Mr Hassin.

“It is worth noting that the use of grazed grass is associated with high levels of carbon sequestration which substantially improves the carbon balance of beef production.

Unfortunately, at present, carbon sequestration is not recognised under most carbon models, but this is likely to be rectified in the short to medium term.

“Adding further to the benefits associated with the Beef Shorthorn breed, predictions around beef

production and consumption suggest that demand will outstrip supply, increasing the cost of beef and reducing the amount each individual eats.

“This higher cost of beef will be associated with increasing consumer demand for higher eating quality – otherwise consumers will simply choose to purchase other proteins.

The Beef Shorthorn breed is known to produce high-quality beef with good tenderness, marbling and excellent taste – meeting consumer demand around environmental credibility with a taste that leaves them wanting more!”

The Beef Shorthorn breed is undergoing a massive resurgence, with a 30% increase in pedigree registrations since 2012, and is documented by DEFRA as the fastest-growing native breed.

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Sustainability at the heart of Beef Shorthorn success

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“In my opinion they can outperform any other native breed,” says Charles Horton, president of the Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society. “Of course that’s why I stock them, but it’s their versatility that’s remarkable. Quite honestly, I don’t think any other breed can touch them for efficiency and sustainability.”

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harles Horton’s 100 cow pedigree Hannington herd, stocked on his low-lying former-dairy farm near Cirencester, is a good example of the Beef Shorthorn’s productivity and sustainability. A mixed farm across a split site and one of Morrisons’ carbon zero project farms, the arable operation extends to 3,000 acres, managed agroecologically by Charles’ son, agronomist Ed Horton.

Environmental sustainability is a priority across the operation and is achieved on the livestock side of the business through a tight focus on maximising efficiency and productivity. The Beef Shorthorn cattle are fed surplus homegrown cereals, bruised and treated with Harbro Maxammon to increase productivity. Steers are finished for the Morrisons Shorthorn Beef Scheme at 15-16 months and are kept inside to hasten finishing.

That frees up a huge amount of ground, which is allowing Charles to increase the number of breeding females. Heifers calve indoors earlier, at two years, in the spring before being turned out.

The use of soya has been completely eradicated on the farm, replaced by a home-grown mix of peas and triticale.

“Bringing down the finishing and the calving age, without using unfriendly feed, has been the best thing we could do to reduce our carbon footprint,” said Charles.

“We moved to this system about three years ago and we’re down to once a year calving in spring.

It’s working well for us, but no one way is right or wrong. From a Society point of view, we have lots of members farming extensively on 100% pasture systems and the Beef Shorthorn is a perfect fit for their needs too.”

With core traits that are in strong demand across the industry, it’s that versatility and the ability of the breed to thrive across a range of different farming systems that’s behind a recent rebranding of the Beef Shorthorn as ‘The Sustainable Breed’.

Adopted by the Society to mark the breed’s bicentenary celebrations, the new branding reflects the Beef Shorthorn’s strengths in contributing to sustainable business models, as well as sustainable food production systems. It also acknowledges sustainability through the longevity of the Shorthorn itself - the oldest pedigree cattle breed in the world.

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With intrinsic maternal, docile and easy fleshing traits, the breed has become known as ‘the great improver’, due to more than 40 different breeds of cattle incorporating Shorthorn genetics.

The Society’s partnership with Morrisons since 2010 has been a driving force behind that rising popularity, making it Britain’s fastest growing native cattle breed. Demand for Shorthorn Beef for Morrisons ‘The Best’ range continues to outstrip supply and new finishers are being sought on an ongoing basis. With a premium of up to 35p/kg over base for in-spec cattle, it presents an attractive proposition for finishers.

For Charles, the focus on sustainability by the Beef Shorthorn Society is a natural evolution, and a reflection of the breed’s intrinsic traits. He said: “We can all learn from the past and the story of how the Beef Shorthorn has developed and improved over those 200 years is fascinating, but looking at today’s opportunities is the really exciting thing.

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“Demand for Beef Shorthorn is strong and with an increasing focus on sustainability across the industry, we expect that demand to absolutely soar in the years ahead.”

“As a breed society, our focus is to work with our members and with our commercial partners to support the sustainability, adaptability, resilience and productivity of our breed over the next 200 years.”

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Crossing breeds success Getting future fit by building profitability through efficiency improvements is the driver behind introducing Beef Shorthorn to Duncan Parker’s Continental cross suckler herd.

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hile it’s still early days, Duncan is confident in his decision to invest in Beef Shorthorn by purchasing a bull specifically selected from within the breed’s top 10% for Self-Replacing Index.

“We already manage a low input unit without nitrogen application or field scale spraying and we’ve just entered the entire farm into Mid-Tier Countryside Stewardship,” he explained.

“We had gone down the beefy cow route and needed to inject some extra milk to improve calf growth rate. We recognised we needed to breed a low maintenance suckler; one that thrives on forage while continuing to perform, so the Beef Shorthorn made sense.”

Delivering Efficiency Duncan, who farms 50 spring calving suckler cows in partnership with his partner, Diana Bird, is happy with the results he’s seen so far.

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“We’ve retained two crops of Beef Shorthorn cross heifers from our Continental cross cows. These heifers grew just as well as their Continental counterparts enabling us to continue to calve at 24 months. Our selection criteria includes ease of calving and we pelvic measure, a job Diana manages, which enables us to eliminate any heifers with an abnormally narrow pelvis.

“We’re also scheduling our new breeding strategy to deliver a more efficient cow. Our Continental crosses average 750kg mature weight, but we know that bigger cows don’t necessarily wean bigger calves. Introducing a smaller native breed means we can reset our target to achieve 650kg average mature weight.

“We’ve noted the heifers are good foragers and maintain themselves at body condition score three from a relatively low-quality diet permanent pasture and meadow hay. Long-term, that should give us the option to maintain, or even stock more cows, by improving our cow efficiency from a current 43% to 50% based on 200-day calf weaning.”

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Using a Shorthorn bull across his Continental cross cows is proving successful for Duncan Parker, with calves in demand as stores.

Breed Benefits Temperament was also an important selection criteria, Duncan explained: “While our Continental crosses aren’t wild, our Beef Shorthorn crosses have been different to handle. They’ve proved to be the quietest we’ve ever farmed and that’s important since there’s only the two of us and we’re not getting any younger.

“We also noted that introducing Beef Shorthorn had the added advantage of weaned steers attracting premiums for the Morrisons scheme.

We’ve sold two, seven to eight-month-old crops through Thame market and they price matched our Continental crosses. In the event we have sufficient grass, then we have the option to finish these steers ourselves.”

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“Introducing Beef Shorthorn to enhance our efficiency is helping us become more resilient and profitable” Duncan Parker

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Managing the environment

Focus on food

Chilton Grounds Farm covers 60ha of grassland, including 18ha traditional hay meadows.

Cattle are winter housed for a minimum of 20 weeks, with locally baled straw bought in and a contractor employed to spread the muck. While the nutrient content of the farmyard manure hasn’t been analysed, Duncan is confident that the value of it greatly exceeds the contractor costs.

Duncan is clear that while the environment is important, his focus is efficient use of the land for food production. He added: “I want this unit to continue to be a productive farm, not a nature reserve. I’m concerned about our country’s selfsufficiency level being as low as 60% and I’m massively against the Government’s trade deals with Australia and New Zealand. These countries may be able to outcompete us by producing beef and lamb more cheaply, but shipping beef up to 12,000 miles while we plant trees just isn’t right.

“We place great value on the FYM and use it carefully, both timing and targeting where it will do the most good. Our low-lying flood meadows can only be grazed for part of the year and then provide winter fodder for the cattle and sheep, so muck is needed to keep fertility and organic matter levels high, sustaining both soil biology and grass growth.”

A third-generation farmer at Chilton Grounds, Duncan understands that the entire grassland unit, which remains undrained, is already providing a major carbon sink. “Our permanent pastures feature protected ridge and furrow with a diversity of species and I’m a great believer in big hedges - we trim every two to three years.

The lower input, lower output system we have developed over the last 15 years hasn’t actually changed the bottom line; it’s designed to work with nature and the environment rather than fight against it.”

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“I’ll plant trees on the less productive areas which could amount to up to 5% of the unit.

For example, odd shaped field corners and wet patches prone to poaching, compaction and possible run-off. It’s about putting the right species in the right place,” he says. “Entering the five-year mid- tier Countryside Stewardship is for us a bridge to ELM. Some land will already qualify for introducing GS2 species option, while other areas we will actively encourage to enhance the diversity.”

He added: “Going forward is without doubt going to be a challenge if we are to continue as primary food producers, however, I do believe there are opportunities to help us to become more resilient, and as suckler producers, we’re confident that introducing Beef Shorthorn to the mix to further enhance our efficiency is going to help us achieve that goal.”

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Beef Shorthorns in regenerative farming systems

By Fraser Hugill The term 'Regenerative Farming' is very fashionable at the moment, illustrated by the fact that more than 5000 farmers and regenerative agriculture enthusiasts attended Groundswell the regenerative farming event in June where I helped staff the Beef Shorthorn stand.

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hat is Regenerative Farming? Conduct an internet search and you will get various different definitions. My take on regenerative farming is that it is simply farming that enhances rather than depletes your farm’s natural resources, be that soils, water or biodiversity.

As a Yorkshire man I also see it as a set of principles that will hopefully enhance rather than deplete my financial resources.

When talking about regenerative agriculture it is important to understand the five key principles regenerative farmers follow; • Don’t disturb the soil.

• Keep the soil surface covered.

• Keep living roots in the soil.

• Grow a diverse range of crops.

• Bring grazing animals back to the land.

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Gabe Brown, one of the pioneers of the regenerative farming movement from America, added a sixth important principle and that was ‘Context’.

Regenerative farming is about what works for you on your farm with your unique set of circumstances. This is much the same for Shorthorns, the right animal is the one that fits your system and as a breed we are blessed with 200 years of breeding providing a range of genetics to fit almost any farm system.

Spending time on the Beef Shorthorn stand at Groundswell was a fantastic opportunity to talk to farmers that currently had no cattle, but were recognising the need to get grazing animals back into their farm systems and to talk about how a Beef Shorthorn could be just as useful to repair the soil as a direct drill.

Unsurprisingly conversations led to “Why Beef Shorthorns for a regenerative farming system?” which was fortunately an easy question to answer.

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• Beef Shorthorns are docile – For farms that have not kept cattle in a generation this is a key trait. They want something that is quiet to handle and not going to immediately exit the field into the adjoining arable crops.

• Beef Shorthorns are easy calving – These farmers have often not kept livestock, so there is trepidation around calving, particularly where the objective was to have cattle out most, if not all, of the year.

• Beef Shorthorns are hardy and can live off grass - This was an absolute essential as the cow is delivering an important ecosystem function of regenerating the soil and they don’t want something that is eating the increasingly expensive grain heap.

• Beef Shorthorns produce a great end product with a premium market. The new flyer produced by the Society highlighting the premium available was really valuable to give confidence of an end market. It was, however, also important to highlight the fantastic eating qualities of the Beef Shorthorn. A principle of many farms moving down a regenerative or agroecological route is to get closer to people and the end market and they want a high-quality product the Beef Shorthorn can deliver.

Clover-based leys add fertility to regenerative arable systems and make a great basis for introducing livestock and species diversity to farms.

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An interesting observation was regarding cow size.

Many farmers came onto the stand and indicated they did not want the cattle to be too big.

Greg Judy, a rancher from America was giving demonstrations and his message was that big is not necessarily best, not something you associate with Americans. He believes smaller cattle are more efficient at turning sunlight via forage into meat.

This was a different shop window for the breed than say an agricultural show and highlighted the need to maintain our broad range of genetics to provide the ideal type and scale of Beef Shorthorn for the environment it is living in and the function we want it to deliver.

Its important to highlight that regenerative farming is not just about arable farming and putting Beef Shorthorns back into lowland

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systems. The principles are just as applicable in pastoral lowland or upland systems.

I have mentioned the importance of diversity in Beef Shorthorns and that principle runs through regenerative farming. Moving away from monocrops of say ryegrass to more diverse swards with a mix of grasses, legumes and herbs is equally important and we need a cow that can turn this efficiently into meat.

Rest is also a key component of regen systems.

Resting land to enhance the living root and also to let diversity happen naturally. Turning the Shorthorns into a field where you would normally take a mower is a strange experience, but one the Shorthorn is well suited to as a natural grazier.

Beef Shorthorns are well proven in delivering habitat management through Stewardship Schemes, attracting native breed supplements and fitting into all types of sustainable farm systems. The groundswell of interest in regenerative approaches to farming offers an opportunity to champion the role the Beef Shorthorn can play.

rediscover old tricks, to ensure not only our breed is successful over the next 200 years, but that we have a healthy environment for us and our cows to live within long after we are gone.

Groundswell will take place on 28 and 29th June 2023 and provides a fantastic forum to learn about regenerative agriculture. If viewing my profile picture you can rest assured you don’t need to grow your hair long as demonstrated by our president staffing the stand at this year’s event. What you do need, however, is an open mind to question what you are doing to make decisions that may help you move your business forward.

I consider regenerative farming a gentler form of farming much like our breed’s temperament.

Adopting a more regenerative approach will require us to adapt, learn new, or perhaps

Long rest periods and tall grass grazing are core to regenerative systems, something easy fleshing Shorthorns are well suited to.

The breed’s ability to thrive off grass and quiet temperament make them ideal for farms which have little to no experience of livestock in recent times.

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Measuring the carbon performance of your farm

By Becky Wilson The old adage of you can’t manage what you can’t measure is certainly true of carbon accounting. But when it comes to agriculture, measuring carbon isn’t as simple as it may first seem.

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arbon accounting systems were designed to measure industrial processes; when measuring the emissions associated with a product manufactured in a factory, we are able quite simply to understand how the inputs lead to the outputs and everything tends to all be neatly contained within a building.

This is not the case when we use these metrics to measure farming systems.

On-farm we are trying to measure biological systems, which are impacted by climate, soil type, topography and vegetation, as well as what we as farmers are doing in terms of our management. Which can make the whole thing a little tricky! However, undaunted by this complexity, carbon metrics are an essential tool that farmers can use to not just identify climate solutions, but also to baseline the farm’s emissions and drive technological change.

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Identifying the carbon footprint of a farm business is the first vital step in being able to quantify the contribution that the farm is making to climate change. A carbon footprint calculation in its simplest form identifies the quantity and source of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide emitted from the farm (the emissions) and subtracts from the emissions the carbon that is being sequestered onfarm (sequestration) to provide your carbon balance.

This balance is the starting point which should then highlight areas where improvements or changes can be made to reduce emissions and improve sequestration potential.

Reducing carbon emissions in a farming business makes sense on many levels. High carbon emissions tend to be linked to high use of resources, and / or wastage, so reducing emissions also tends to reduce costs. This makes the farm more efficient and should improve profitability. As well as the

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business opportunities that come from reducing emissions, farmers and landowners are in the unique position to being able to sequester carbon both in trees, hedgerows and margins and within the soil.

Before being able to reduce emissions, you need to know where the emissions are coming from. Are the largest emissions coming from livestock, soils, fuels, or fertilisers? It is vital to get a picture of your business which is made possible by carbon footprinting.

Choosing a tool to use There are various carbon footprinting tools that have been designed for use by individual farmers (or groups of farmers) who are interested in understanding the carbon balance of farms.

Tools include the Cool Farm Tool, AgreCalc and the Farm Carbon Calculator. The golden rule is, once you have decided which tool to use, stick

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Beef Shorthorns’ ability to thrive off grass-based systems can help significantly reduce a farm’s carbon footprint.

with it, as there are differences within the methods used in each calculator, so comparing results between calculators is meaningless.

what is happening within the farm gate or further afield? Making sure this is clear before you start makes the whole process easier.

Although the simple principle of completing a carbon footprint assessment is the same, there remains variation between what scope and boundaries the tools use to calculate the results. It is important to understand this before you undertake a carbon footprint.

Also, it is important to understand the scope of the calculations – which relates to the level of processes which are included in the calculation.

For example, is the tool including emissions associated with electricity production?

Boundaries are an important factor to consider (or understand with the tool that you are using) as it makes a difference on the data that you need to collect and also the results.

Put simply, boundaries refers to where you are drawing the line around what is included in your calculation and what isn’t.

For example, do you want to calculate the emissions associated with one farm enterprise or the whole farm, or just

This is important if you are producing your own renewable energy on-farm or are using a renewable tariff.

It also deals with how the emissions associated with fertiliser production are assigned.

A key part of deciding which tool to use centres around what you want to use the footprint for.

Marketing; If you want to use the results for marketing purposes, it is a good idea to choose one that has a clear method attached to it and which sets out what is included and excluded from the calculations. That way you can be completely transparent about your carbon credentials.

A management tool; If you are planning on using the results and the data as a management tool, perhaps to highlight areas to improve in the future, then you will want to use a tool which allows you to evaluate the impact of changing your management.

These tools tend to need more data added in at the start so that the impact can truly be seen.

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Is sequestration in or out? A key question to look at when footprinting is whether carbon sequestration is included in the calculation. Carbon captured within trees, hedgerows and field margins as well as the carbon held in soil is an important part of the footprint and shouldn’t be overlooked. If the tool doesn’t include sequestration then the footprint will be looking at the negative without the positive.

Ruminant livestock farms Power and fuel use 10% Imported feedstuffs 10%

Methane fermentation 50%

Fertiliser use 10%

Getting started Once you have decided which tool you are going to use, the first step is to gather all the input data. This includes information on fuel use, livestock numbers, fertiliser inputs, use of materials, waste produced etc.

The list can look daunting at first, but if your record keeping is reasonable then this process should be achievable in a couple of hours. One you’ve done it, the next time will be quicker.

Once you have the data, it’s just a case of entering it into the calculator, which shouldn’t take more than an hour, after which you should have a breakdown of carbon emissions by sector, both in amounts (kg or tonnes of CO2) and percentages of the total footprint by category.

Armed with this data you are then ready to think about how to reduce emissions and increase sequestration.

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Next steps So, once you have the results, deciding what to do is the interesting part. The results will be reflected as a carbon dioxide equivalent, but should also show you how that breaks down into the three GHGs. Key areas to focus on are the management of soils, fertilisers, manures, livestock, cropping, energy and fuel. There are numerous opportunities to reduce emissions and costs as well, leading to improved resilience and profitability, as well as opportunities to improve carbon sequestration and soil health, the ultimate resilient business model.

Although there is value in completing a carbon footprint calculation as a oneoff exercise, the really interesting part comes when the process is repeated at regular intervals, usually annually.

When you do this you can start to see what direction the farm is moving in and whether the actions you’re taking are working.

Although each farm will vary in its carbon footprint, the chart which follows shows the average breakdown of emissions across a typical livestock farm.

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Absorbing more carbon than the farm emits is a goal that all farmers could work towards and understanding the farm’s current carbon position by footprinting is the first key step.

The spotlight is being well and truly shone on agriculture’s carbon credentials at the moment. Carbon footprinting offers an opportunity for us to take the first step and understand what is happening on our individual farms and what we can do to improve profits, reduce emissions and build soil health and sequestration. Carbon offers a fresh lens through which to evaluate our busineses and build resilience for the future.

Higher clover content in leys can help reduce carbon emissions, through lowering the need for artificial fertilizer.

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Classify for clarity of purpose The first type classification system was introduced more than 50 years ago in order to identify the strengths and weaknesses in dairy cows, explains Meurig James of the National Bovine Data Centre.

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lthough it was British Friesian that was the first breed to introduce classifying all the other dairy breeds soon followed with more or less an identical system scoring similar traits.

“The classification scheme has been a success story over many decades and has made a tremendous contribution to the improvement of herds both on type and production, not only throughout the UK, but throughout the world,” he explains.

Some seven or eight years ago certain individuals involved in the breeding of both dairy and beef cattle thought that if classification had worked so well in the dairy world then why couldn’t this be the case with beef cattle.

“Beef Shorthorn was the first beef breed we started scoring, closely followed by Simmentals and we now classify a total of 10 beef breeds, which hopefully will soon become 12. Three of all the breeds we now score are dual purpose,” explains Mr James.

When scoring suckler cows scores are allocated to four main areas.

• Body Conformation. This makes up 25% of the final score,

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Meurig James (centre back row) demonstrated classification to the Society’s board of directors.

• Beef Character. This also takes into account Breed Character. This also makes up 25% of the final score.

• Legs and Feet. This important area has a weighting of 30% of the final score.

• Mammary. This has a weighting of 20% of the final score.

“These four composite areas are made up of different Linear Traits which are measured on a 1-9 scale. Without going into too much detail and complicating the whole issue, breeders simply need to remember that the four composite areas are never scored in the high 80s and more than 90 unless the linear traits are close to ideal.

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Classification is a useful tool to assess animal’s and can provide great insight into particular traits when purchasing new stock.

“Whereas so many indices are a prediction, classification is actual and I believe that is why they both work well together as a management tool for breeding more profitable, long living cows,” says Mr James.

“One of the many benefits of classification is when buying a future stock bull at a Society Sale.

An important step for any herd.

“When a herd has been classified the buyer can see the classification of the mother and sometimes three or four generations.

“I personally believe that the cow family needs to be at least in the high VG’s which means the high 80s and into EX which means 90 and above. If you have a problem in your herd for example with legs and feet then you need a bull from a cow family with a high score well over 90 in legs and feet to improve them.

“You should not be looking to buy a bull from a cow that has a high score in the three other boxes, but perhaps VG88 in Legs and Feet, whereas if you have really good legs and feet in your herd and need to improve udders then that particular bull may be ideal,” he adds.

“Some of the other benefits include identifying the best females in your herd to breed replacements and of course cows that are scored the highest points more often than not make the highest prices at sales when you sell them.

“Another strength of the classification system is that we can always change the traits we score and change the weightings of the composite areas if the need arises, so we continue improving the herd when certain new weaknesses creep into the breed.

“The Beef Shorthorn continues to become more popular every day. As a cow they are an exceptionally good suckler cow with great temperament and they always do their calves well because the breed is noted for having plenty of milk which means that whether you breed them pure or cross them with other breeds the story will be a success,” concludes Mr James.

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The precise description of each trait is well defined, and it is essential that the full range of linear scores to identify the intermediate and extremes of each trait be used.

It is important to ensure you view the animal from all angles, considering the suggested reference points, to gain a rounded view of the animal’s traits.

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Stature

Measured from the top of the spine to the ground.

1 Short 5 Intermediate 9 Tall

Breed specific scale.

For example, score 1 represents 96cm for Dexter but 130cm for South Devon, and score 9 represents 120cm for Dexter but 154 for South Devon.

Body Depth

Distance between top of spine and bottom of barrel at last rib – the deepest point, independent of stature.

1-3 Shallow 4-6 Intermediate 7-9 Deep

Optical in relation to the balance of the animal. Always look on the same side, because all cows are deeper on one side than the other.

Chest Width

Measure from the inside surface between the top of the front legs.

1-3 Narrow 4-6 Intermediate 7-9 Wide

Development of Hindquarters

Curve of the rear part of the cow.

1-3 Narrow (Concave) 4-6 Intermediate 7-9 Wide (Convex)

Length from Withers to Pelvis (Hooks)

Distance between top of withers and start of the pelvis (hooks).

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posterior point of pin bones.

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Locomotion

When walking, the use of legs, feet, length and direction of the step.

1-3 Severe Abduction and/or Short Stride 4-6 Slight Abduction and Medium Stride 7-9 No Abduction and Long Stride

Foot Angle

Angle at the front of the rear hoof measured from the floor to the hairline at the right hoof.

1-3 Very low (15°) 4-6 Intermediate (45°) 7-9 Very Steep (65°)

If the Foot Angle is difficult to score, look at the angle of the hairline. In case of a significant difference between the left and the right leg, the worst/extreme side must be scored.

Angle measured at the front of the hock.

1-3 Straight (160°) 4-6 Intermediate (147°) 7-9 Sickled (134°)

In case of a significant difference between the left and the right leg, the worst/extreme side must be scored.

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The distance from the lowest part of the udder floor to the hock.

1 Bellow hock 5 Intermediate 9 Shallow

Score 2 = level with the hock equal 0 cm.

The strength of attachment of the fore udder to the abdominal wall.

1-3 Weak and loose 4-6 Intermediate acceptable 7-9 Extremely strong and tight

In cases of significant difference in the quality of udder attachment of either side, the worst side must be scored.

Only to be scored if the udder is healthy.

The length of the front or the rear teat.

1-3 Short 4-6 Intermediate 7-9 Long

Score 1 = 1 cm & 9 = 9cm.

1 cm per point for front teats.

0.75 cm per point for rear teats.

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New EBVs to improve maternal efficiency and productivity With the farming sector facing ongoing uncertainties including changes to basic payments and increased pressure to reduce carbon emissions, many suckler farmers are investigating ways to improve the efficiency of their cattle enterprises. Could AHDB’s new maternal breed evaluations be the answer? Dr Alex Brown, AHDB’s senior beef breeding and genetics manager, explains more.

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n the past, much of the interest in improving efficiencies has been focused on terminal traits including growth rate and carcass quality. However, with 70% of the cost from suckler beef production, plus emission levels both originating from the suckler cow, farmers are starting to turn their attention to maternal efficiency.

For the past year, AHDB has been working to promote the production of heifers that are efficient, profitable and fit for the future, under the Maternal Matters campaign. Alongside appropriate management and nutrition, choosing the right genetics for breeding heifer replacements is a key long-term investment, as the benefits are cumulative and permanent.

In 2018, AHDB launched the National Beef Evaluations providing estimated breeding values (EBVs) for five commercial carcass traits in beef cattle, using national data from processors, breed societies and the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS). Thanks to further research and analysis in conjunction with Scotland’s Rural College, it has been possible to leverage further value from routinely recorded BCMS data and release three new maternal EBVs through the National Beef Evaluation database. These are: 1.

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Age at first calving Productive lifespan Calf survival

Understanding the new maternal trait EBVs This set of EBVs is derived directly from commercial data and should, therefore, be of high interest to commercial producers as well as the pedigree sector. So, as well as being useful when making your own breeding decisions, these EBVs could also be used as a marketing tool when selling stock bulls.

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Choosing the right genetics for breeding replacement heifers is key to long-term investment and herd development.

Productive lifespan

These new EBVs provide an opportunity to have a cumulative and permanent impact on suckler herd performance by improving your herd genetics and they link tightly to key maternal performance indicators (KPIs).

Age at first calving Definition: An EBV predicting the age at which a heifer has her first calf. Selecting for this EBV will produce animals more likely to hold service at a younger age.

Calculated from: Birth and calving dates from BCMS Unit of measurement: Days Interpretation: Chapelton Equity has an age at first calving EBV of -26.96 days. On average, he will produce progeny which calve 13.5 days earlier than progeny from a bull with an age at first calving EBV of 0.

KPI: Age at first calving.

Definition: An EBV predicting how long females will stay in the breeding herd.

Calculated from: Birth, calving and death dates from BCMS Unit of measurement: Parities (number of calvings) Interpretation: Chapelton Equity has a productive lifespan EBV of 0.87. Based on a herd of 100 cows, a herd sired by Chapelton Equity will have an average of 44 more calvings between them before being replaced, than a herd sired by a bull with a productive lifespan EBV of 0.

KPI: Herd replacement rate Calf survival Definition: An EBV predicting the likelihood of tagged calves surviving to 10 months of age.

Calculated from: Birth and death dates from BCMS Unit of measurement: % Interpretation: Chapelton Equity has a calf survival EBV of 4.71%. On average, he will produce progeny which are 2.36% more likely to survive to 10 months of age than progeny from a bull with a calf survival EBV of 0.

KPI: Calves weaned, as a % of females put to the bull.

Remember: The EBV relates to the bull’s genetic merit. He contributes 50% of his genetics to his progeny, therefore, the average progeny performance is 50% of the EBV value.

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What this means for your business There is a high variation for these three traits in all breeds and as usual the variation within breeds is higher than the variation seen across breeds.

The heritability of these new maternal EBVs ranges from 4% (calf survival), to 11% (age at first calving). Although the genetic influence on these traits is fairly low, there is still good progress to be made using genetic improvement because these traits have such a high economic value.

All the EBVs available on the National Beef Evaluations database are available to compare across breeds, which is not possible via breed society evaluations. However, we recommend looking at our EBVs alongside Breedplan’s pedigree evaluation, as the two sets of information are complementary to each other.

How to access the data The new EBVs are hosted alongside EBVs for carcass traits on the AHDB National Beef Evaluation’s website at www.ahdbbeef.egenes. co.uk and you can search by pedigree name or ear tag number. You can also access them directly from the animal record page on Breedplan.

Developments have also been made to the National Beef Evaluation website, including details of trait definitions, release dates and both across and within-breed benchmarking tables, as well as a handy reference page listing the pedigree evaluation service providers for each beef breed. Further improvements in the pipeline include a comprehensive FAQ page and an EBV search function.

Driving the data forward through sire recording The production of these EBVs relies on sire details being recorded on passports to be able to identify genetic links between bulls and recorded progeny.

In the latest genetic evaluation (August 2022), there were more than 3m records that could not be used in the National Beef Evaluation analysis because the sire was not recorded in BCMS, so genetic links could not be made.

AHDB continues to urge farmers to make sure they record known sires when registering animals with BCMS as this is the best way to improve the range and accuracy of these EBVs. As well as continuing

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to record all known sires for your own herd, please encourage buyers of stock bulls to do the same. Increasing the level of sire recording will allow us to identify genetic links between cattle and improve the accuracy of the results.

AHDB Beef & Lamb has produced a Suckler Breeding Plan to help farmers record sires used on groups of animals if you don’t have computer software. This can be found at https://ahdb.org. uk/knowledge-library/suckler-breeding-plan-forbetter-returns Interested in improving the efficiency of your breeding herd? Find out more about AHDB’s Maternal Matters campaign at https://ahdb.org. uk/knowledge-library/maternal-matters

An update on the carcass trait evaluations The National Beef Evaluation for commercial carcass traits was first published in November 2018. Abattoir data flows into the database on a weekly basis from processors, with evaluations carried out three times a year, in April, August, and December.

Since the first evaluation was released in 2018, the number of pedigree Beef Shorthorn cattle with carcass EBVs has risen by 42%, meaning there are now EBVs published online for more than 70,000 pedigree registered cattle. Once commercial cattle are considered, the number of animals with published EBVs rises to almost 140,000.

Breed benchmark tables are now produced for the National Beef Evaluation, which allow you to assess the genetic merit of your cattle on both a within and an across breed basis. The table below is an extract from the within-breed benchmark and substantial differences can be seen in genetic merit between the bottom 5% and top 5% of cattle for each trait. For example, on average, progeny from a top 5% bull for age at slaughter will finish to a constant carcass weight almost 14 days earlier than progeny from a bottom 5% bull. Because of the level of variation in the population and the high heritability of the carcass traits (~40%), using these EBVs in your breeding decisions should result in good genetic progress for carcass traits.

As always, the top performing bull for a particular trait or index isn’t the best bull for every system.

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Paying attention to maternal efficiency is key, with 70% of costs in suckler production originating from the suckler cow, says Alex Brown.

When using EBVs to assist your breeding decisions, make sure you have identified your target market and what your cattle need to achieve to meet those requirements, so that you can identify which traits you need to improve.

More information on bull selection, breeding and genetics can be found in AHDB’s choosing bulls for better returns manual at https://ahdb.org.uk/ Contents/Item/Display/22686

Beef Shorthorn carcass traits benchmark Trait Days to slaughter Carcass weight Carcass conformation Carcass fat class Average daily carcass gain

Total Beef Shorthorn animals with EBVs Number of phenotypes contributing Pedigree Beef Shorthorn animals with EBVs Number of phenotypes contributing

Bottom 5% 13.81 -10.51 -1.92 -2.12 -0.02

Bottom 25% -0.75 -2.87 -0.98 -0.88 -0.01

Average 0.14 -0.45 -0.32 -0.01 0

Top 25% -5.46 -0.77 0.33 0.86 0.02

Top 5% -13.52 15.42 -0.27 -0.11 0.03

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Future role of the Shorthorn in commercial herds Gavin Hill, Beef Specialist, SAC Consulting

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onversations in the market are often ‘There is no money in the beef cow’. Recently beef farmers have seen their costs dramatically increase in all areas, but it is mainly the feed, fertiliser and fuel cost increases that are weighing heavily on the business.

Previous store and finished cattle increases did move incomes to a level that many felt was sustainable allowing them to move two steps forward, but then the increase in costs simply moved them three steps backwards.

As John F Kennedy said; “The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways.”

Cattle finishers want more return for their product, but with the current economic squeeze the retailers will not want to increase the retail price and face consumer resistance.

Usually, this in turn leads to a rise in imports filling the shelves, but with imports more expensive because of Sterling’s weakness it can mean potential increases in prices.

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing and the worst thing you can do is nothing. We cannot hide from reality. With most livestock farms it will be the sheep that have been the positive sector that continues to drive any form of making profit.

Changes are happening now and many cannot wait for policy to get there. When decisions are made such as tree planting as we see now then it simply cannot be switched back when policy does come along.

Autumn 2022 has seen spring calving cows being scanned early, with empty cows culled after weaning. Breeding sales

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saw in-calf cows with their calves being purchased by other herds which were looking to increase numbers or simply replace older cull cows for a younger herd.

Other sales simply saw the calf weaned and the cow sold to the abattoir. Cull cow values have been the most lucrative of any of the other beef enterprises. These animals are in demand as they supply the low value cuts such as mince which consumers are now more focused on.

Culling cows, however, does not result in same level of overheads also going down the road that day. The result can often be less output, but more costs per livestock unit left on the farm.

A plan has to be in place of what do with existing overheads, such as sheds, buildings and machinery. Also, what is the impact to many with their sheep enterprises? Cattle and sheep work off each other, as do beef and arable enterprises.

Livestock producers who have the scale and scope to winter outside and maximise hill and upland ground with their hardier maternal type cows can often make it work.

They have the cow for the environment, but still put Continental bulls over these cows to produce the right animal for the marketplace. This system really does keep costs down, but not everyone can do it.

There can be no doubt that those who have dedicated considerable time to altering their grass systems have certainly made an impact with lower inputs. In fact, many are now using no artificial fertiliser.

Thought has to go to how the maternal breeds will suit the commercial breeder and how, if focused on, could provide a sustainable sucker cow for the future.

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The Beef Shorthorn suits many of the demands we face in maximising production from forage and the ability to adapt to less productive terrains of the UK uplands.

With 54% of UK suckler cows distributed across just 16% of holdings it is easy to understand that while there are fewer herds, they are larger herds. This means suckler cow owners are looking for simplicity and, therefore, easier managed cattle.

Table one clearly shows the rising popularity of Shorthorn sired animals with an annual increase of more than 2000 (9%) more registrations as many look to improve their breeding systems. It is important to note the considerable increase in Aberdeen-Angus cross and British Blue cross registrations with much of this is due to the increasing use of these breeds in dairy herds.

Table 1: Beef Cross registrations comparing 2021 vs 2022 Head

Year on Year Number Change

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235,124

252,662

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17,538

Limousin x

249,640

239,696

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British Blue x

129,808

134,325

3%

4,517

Charolais x

115,878

111,745

-4%

-4,133

Hereford x

75,092

76,166

1%

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Simmental x

73,509

70,284

-4%

-3,225

Beef Shorthorn x

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24,889

9%

2,089

There can be no denying that the Beef Shorthorn is a maternal breed. Easy calving needs to be a primary asset of the breed, along with easy fleshing, milk and a level of fat cover both for the breeding females and for males being finished.

and muscle may be losing more than you realise, indicating muscle and fertility do not work well together.

The industry still has a lot to do regarding fertility and it is incredibly important that it is focused on. There is a need to provide easy kept, fertile cows to be put to Continental sires to allow earlier finished cattle below 400kg deadweight with the correct level of fat cover.

The need is to meet the demands of the commercial breeders who wanted a cow for the environment which can produce a calf for the marketplace. Shorthorns can do it.

The Shorthorn assets: • Breeding – ability to produce functional females the industry desires • Breeding – can provide heifers that can at two years old • Fertility – coping with reduced bulling periods • Forage – maximise forage based rations • Feed - reduced reliance on expensive concentrates • Housing – ability to outwinter or grazed deferred grazing etc • Grazing – maximising performance at grass • Finishing - finish with required fat cover at grass Farming is currently one of the most scrutinised sectors which continues to face many societal and environmental challenges. There is continued pressure on the viability of livestock, food security concerns and the role they play in the environment, biodiversity and what effect they have on carbon emissions.

Nobody can afford the feedbag to finish them and so the genetics have to do this and lay down the required level of fat – there is a need to maintain easy fleshing attributes.

It is important we produce cattle which suit grass-based systems, which must be the focus in future. Shorthorn breeders must maintain their focus on maternal traits rather than going towards terminal genetics which are also not totally suited to grass finishing. Chasing more growth

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AHDB Maternal Matters campaign focuses on pregnancy management in heifers

By Sarah Pick, senior knowledge exchange manager, AHDB

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t’s been 12 months since the launch of AHDB’s Maternal Matters campaign, an initiative which originated from my Nuffield Farming Scholarship completed in 2019.

The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness and increase the use of good maternal genetics within the English suckler herd, while also informing producers of the management and selection practices required to enable greater cow lifetime reproductive performance and profitability.

Since launching the campaign, it has covered four key topics; suckler profitability and productivity drivers, selecting maternal traits, developing heifers from weaning to breeding and the most recent, pregnancy management phase.

As winter approaches, it is important to consider the winter feed requirements of in-calf heifers, explains Debby Brown, veterinary technical manager at Dugdale Nutrition.

In-calf heifers have many demands as they continue to grow, as well as developing the calf, preparing for lactation and

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being ready to get back in calf for the following year and so ensuring optimum nutrition is key.

Debby says: “In-calf beef heifers ideally want to be of body condition score 2.75-3 at calving, weigh 85% of mature cow bodyweight and do not want to lose or gain more than 0.5 BCS over the winter-feeding period.”

Getting the body condition score right for calving will reduce the risk of calving difficulties, will give the best chance for optimal colostrum quality and milk production and will reduce the time from calving to first oestrus, therefore, improving her ability to get back in calf for an optimal 365day calving interval.

“A 500kg in-calf beef heifer has an energy requirement of approximately 88-90 MJ ME a day. During mid-pregnancy the crude protein requirement of the diet is about 11%, but this ideally wants to be increased to 14% in the last 3-4 weeks pre-calving,” adds Debby She recommends a protein supplement be fed close

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to calving to support colostrum and milk production.

“Reducing the straw and increasing the silage closer to calving will also help increase the energy density of the diet and the overall protein level to support the heifer through the calving process and get her ready for lactation and preparation for service a few weeks later.”

However, housing and management of in-calf beef heifers is as important as the feed itself.

“Feed space should be at least 750mm a head to allow the group to all access feed easily together. These heifers can be housed in cubicles or loose housing ensuring enough space,” says Debby.

point of calving. The loose housing area will be dependent on the weight of the heifers, but should ideally be about 3.54m2 of bedded area a head, with a total area 5-6m2 a head.”

If you’d like to find out more about the campaign and the key messages, there are a range of videos, webinars, podcasts and articles available to watch and listen to on the Maternal Matters webpage https://ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library/ maternal-matters. You can also follow the campaign on social media #Maternalmatters.

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Advances in technology mean testing for a number of key genes can now be undertaken and there are also opportunities to enhance the reliability of estimated breeding values.

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ndustry leading laboratory service provider, Weatherbys Scientific, provides a range of multi-species tests to an international client base and has, in recent years, become a worldwide centre of excellence in animal genotyping, particularly in the ruminant sector and has conducted more than 2.5m cattle DNA tests to-date, says the company’s Romy Morrin O’Donnell.

Based in Ireland, the company’s premier laboratory uses cutting-edge technology to provide solutions and services such as parentage verification, parent allocation, genetic disease, single gene trait testing of economic interest, breed composition and traceability.

“Having begun parentage testing thoroughbred horses using blood typing technology in 1985, in 2000 the company moved across to parentage testing using Microsatellite DNA markers and then started offering parentage testing services for other species – bovine, ovine, canine, porcine and caprine.

“As the level of scientific expertise developed within the business, so too did the suite of DNA based services offered

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and in 2010 we commenced genotyping cattle using SNP technology. The team quickly developed a reputation for service and versatility and genotyped cattle using the Illumina 7K low density SNP chip in 2012,” she explains.

Moving forward, in 2018 Weatherbys Scientific launched its customised bovine 50K SNP array, Weatherbys Scientific Bovine Versa SNP50K chip and in 2019 Weatherbys Scientific collaborated with Illumina to validate and release the new Illumina OvineSNP50 Genotyping Bead Chip v3, says Ms Morrin O’Donnell.

“The company also has a division in the southern hemisphere, launching Weatherbys Scientific Australia in 2018, servicing bovine and ovine customers in Australia, New Zealand and across the Asia-Pacific region.”

Benefits of DNA testing services: Parentage verification through DNA testing underpins the integrity of pedigree herd books, with DNA testing also providing the opportunity to resolve incorrect pedigrees using parent discovery, she explains.

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“With cutting-edge technology now available at Weatherbys Scientific, including; genetic disease testing such as TH and single gene tests for instance, polled/horned and myostatin, DNA testing can provide breeders with decision making tools for handling their breeding decisions to enable efficient, cost effective and animal welfare management practices.”

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“This is due to the uptake of DNA testing using 50,000 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) markers (pronounced snip’s) by using the addition of an individual animal’s SNP DNA profile to enhance the reliability of estimated breeding values (EBVs) which are traditionally calculated from pedigree and parental performance data. This technology also presents the opportunity to breed more climate friendly animals by selecting breeding stock which produce lower levels of green-house gases (GHG).

Through SNP data Weatherbys Scientific can predict a calf’s sire.

“These same SNP markers also offer the ability to scientifically evaluate the breed composition of an animal by comparing its SNP profile to a known reference set of different pedigree breeds.

“This has added value for breeders and producers by providing DNA back-up for quality assurance of the product they supply to retailers and consumers. This technology also offers the option to trace the origin of an animal by product back to the farm it was produced on, offering “paddock to plate” or “farm to fork” traceability,” says Ms Morrin-O’Donnell.

Sire verification provides assurance of accuracy within the breed’s herd book, giving buyers increased confidence in the breed.

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Science in to on-farm practice: reaping the IVP rewards “Genetic improvement is generally a slow and gradual process, a view most Beef Shorthorn breeders could concur with.

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enetic turnover time is around two years and nine months, when calving at two years, so selection decisions made now can take over five years to effect,” says Dr Gerard te Lintelo.

“Breeding to improve cattle requires a clear plan.” he says.

“You need focus and a goal to aim for. Our objective is to breed profitable cattle which have a commercial purpose for both suckler and dairy producers.” His Mayfield herd was established in 2017 with five purchased heifers within the breed’s top 10%.

“My goal is to build the herd to 120 to 140 breeding females to be able to offer different genetics for different purposes. So far, the herd amounts to 40 cows and accelerating genetic progress while increasing the amount of breeding animals are among the immediate priorities. To breed one or two outliers a year would be a bonus, but there lies the challenge,” he says.

“Mayfield Rubens for example has so far made the cut. He combines some of the best UK and Canadian genetics.” His terminal index, self replacing index and maternal index are all within the breed’s top 1%, while both his sire and dam linear classified very high.

“I’ve been selecting from my herd’s top 15% for IVP - the breed’s maternal traits are paramount, along with those which enable Beef Shorthorn cattle to grow and finish really well from low input, forage based systems. I’m widening the herd’s gene pool by importing genetics from Canada and Australia bred for these low-input systems.”

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Initially Gerard used conventional embryo transfer (ET) to step up the herd’s genetic progress. However, over the last two years, AB Europe’s In-Vitro embryo Production (IVP) has come into the frame. IVP is a process which produces embryos from harvested oocytes (unfertilised eggs). These oocytes are directly collected from the ovaries after a short super-ovulation program. The oocytes are fertilized in the lab with selected semen and subsequently cultured for seven days. The embryos can then be transferred fresh or can be frozen for later use.

“In 2022, we used six in-calf cows for IVP which resulted in 98 oocytes collected. They were taken back to the lab and the following day four different straws of semen were used, and 36 embryos were produced,” he explains.

“A week later 14 fresh embryos were implanted in our synchronised recipients, resulting in a good hold rate. The remainder were frozen for future use or might be sold. We achieved similar success in 2021; a flush of 46 oocytes from five cows resulted in 18 embryos; 12 were implanted with seven

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pregnancies. Freshly implanted IVP embryos tend to result in a slightly better hold rate than frozen ones.

“IVP’s big advantage is that it can be performed on in-calf cows and heifers until 12 to 15 weeks of pregnancy.

be used if a lot of oocytes have been collected.”

The process’ overall success can also attributed to the recipients, Gerard explains. “I currently use bought in high health Beef Shorthorn heifers. They’re maintained in BCS 2.5 to 3 on a high-quality grass and silage diet, together with a six monthly mineral bolus. In the future we will be using the bottom 25% to 30% of our females as recipients so we can run a closed herd.”

“Compared with conventional ET, IVP is less invasive to the donor cow and is much easier from a management point of view. This means that our donors will still produce a calf and will still be in sync with the rest of the herd.

He adds: “We’re only breeding from proven genetics – ones which are in the breed’s top 20% with enough offspring analysed. My plan is to achieve 120 breeding females within five years by continuing to annually use the IVP programme to help step up the selection pressure within the herd, and implant embryos in 30 to 40 recipients a year.

“Traditional flushing has to be carried out on empty animals. which can then cause these animals to run out of sync with the rest of the in-calf herd, or sometimes they do not get in calf at all. Another IVP advantage is that different straws of semen can

“At the same time, we will still be introducing overseas genetics to further improve our herd. The strategy is designed to result in being able to offer bulls of varying types to match commercial market demands.”

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or Calum Clark, Farm Manager at Rattray Home Farm, Beef Shorthorn is the one breed that ticks all the boxes.

Rattray Estate is owned by the Comyn family and today the Home Farm is focused on producing high quality healthy food from a low input organic system which is both environmentally and financially sustainable.

Arriving at Rattray Home Farm in 2016 Calum quickly saw the potential Beef Shorthorn genetics could bring. “We inherited a herd of 70 Continental cross cows that were in continuous flight mode. However, we brought with us 16 Beef Shorthorn cross suckler cows and a stock bull, and the rest is history. We heavily culled the Continental crosses and started to rebuild with Beef Shorthorn.”

“Beef Shorthorn genetics have enabled us to strip to the bone both the herd’s fixed and variable costs and since organic conversion, still achieve commendable performance,” he explained.

“For example, last year the entire pedigree herd calved within eight weeks and recorded 96% calves reared, and the Beef Shorthorn cross herd achieved 97% calves reared. The breed is proving to be a healthy sustainable suckler delivering in a very low input organic system.”

An Early Encounter Calum’s first introduction to Beef Shorthorn was over 35 years ago at Turriff Show. “When it came to the final ring parade, us kids got the opportunity to walk ahead carrying the breed placards. Uppermill Beef Shorthorn won the show championship that year, and stockman Robbie Minto happened to hand me the placard to lead the parade. That bull was such a gentle giant and I immediately fell in love with the breed.”

After leaving school he gained varied on farm experience from tractor driver to stockman before an opportunity at Rattray Home Farm saw him achieve his lifetime’s ambition to become farm manager. The Beef Shorthorn breed has been instrumental in enabling him to make some big improvements to the farm.

Improving the Herd “We made our first foray in to purchasing purebred females to establish the herd back in 2016 with a handful of in-calf heifers from Cairnsmore, Galla and Shawhill. They’ve proved to be great breeding cows and we still have them in the herd. We’ve introduced more genetics from Chapelton, Hurtiso and the Hildaland dispersal to reach the stage where we’re about to close the herd.

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“We are expecting our pedigree cows to last for up to 13 calf crops, while some of our commercial cows have already done 10 and are still looking fresh. Our homebred bulls are now working in both our own and one other commercial herd, and we’ve sold a few at Stirling bull sales.”

Calum added, “Virtually all our Beef Shorthorn crosses carry Salers genetics, and we’ve found the combination makes for a great suckler - she’s got milk which makes for good calf growth and calving outdoors in April on to a rising plain of nutrition makes for perfect timing.”

Organic Conversion Rattray began organic conversion in 2019 and gained Scottish Organic Producers Association accreditation two years later. “With uncertainty about future support payments, organic seemed the way forward,” Calum explained. “There was growing demand for organic product, it was positive for the environment, took us in the right direction towards net zero, and overall it just made for good business sense.”

The business benefits of this change of approach continue to accumulate. Calum added, “We are making huge savings in this system. For example, we no longer buy fertiliser and feed very little creep. We are currently rejuvenating very old permanent pasture, direct drilling with a mix of both short-term organic dual mixes including deep rooting clover and longer-term perennial species.”

The docility of the Beef Shorthorn breed is another big bonus in converting to a low input approach.

“Our Beef Shorthorns are docile, so they’re very easy to handle which is really important with just my wife, Ann, and myself managing the livestock.

With farm labour becoming increasingly scarce, farming cattle with an easy, quiet temperament is a priority,” Calum added.

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Calum Clark (c), manages the Rattray herd with help from his wife, Ann, and son, Shaun.

Market Opportunities Marketplace premiums have more than made up for any slight fall in output during the farm’s conversion to organic. All youngstock, apart from heifers retained as replacements, are traded the following spring, and Calum achieved a 15% to 20% premium for 11-month-old steers sold through the ring.

New added-value markets are also emerging for the organically reared stock. “We’re optimistic our pure and cross bred heifers will be sought after this season by suckler producers looking for a modern sustainable suckler. Demand for

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Beef Shorthorn is soaring, and bulls are already in demand from Angus and Continental suckler herds introducing a cross breeding strategy.”

A Low Input Future The breeding females thrive on forage diets rotational grazing, silage and winter stubbles, supplemented with mineral licks – with their grazing action helping to create a biodiversity boost, particularly important for the wildlife at nearby Loch of Strathbeg RSPB reserve.

“They’re great foragers both on the permanent pasture and in sand dunes. They’re able to use poor-quality natural vegetation and they’ve made a huge impact tidying up the old Bent grasses and encouraging fresh growth. This is helping to create a great wildlife habitat for thousands of nesting wading birds.”

The herd outwinters on the estate’s sand dunes from late November until 10 days prior to calving in April when they’re returned to paddocks near the steading.

Docility is an increasing important trait and one the Shorthorns are bringing to bear at Rattray.

“We calve everything outdoors and calving itself has never been an issue, not even in the snow.

Last season, we handled just eight out of 100 cows, including a breach and twins.”

Winter accommodation is reserved solely for the weaned calves requiring minimal purchased inputs, a small amount of purchased straw, mineral licks and organic oat pellets – a byproduct of Rattray’s home grown oats processed for human consumption.

Looking to the future Calum added,

“Going forward we fully intend to continue a simple low input system in which we’ve proven that our Beef Shorthorn genetics can deliver.

High herd health is the ultimate goal. Our cattle are performing, they’re in demand and are able to command a premium. That strategy is going to be the key to Rattray remaining resilient and sustainable.”

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Beef Shorthorn proves to be commercially viable Keeping a commercial mind and ensuring the breed is relevant to today’s market are the key pillars of Alastair Gibson’s pedigree Beef Shorthorn herd. Katie Fallon finds out more.

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fter working on farms in Scotland and gamekeeping on the Burncastle Estate near Lauder, Alastair Gibson came back to takeover Cut Thorn Farm from his father in 2006. Mr Gibson returned to what he says was a ‘liquorice all sorts’ of cattle on the farm, consisting of only a handful of breeding cows and a pedigree Beef Shorthorn bull. But it gave Mr Gibson the opportunity to evaluate which direction he would take the farm in.

Of those few inherited cows, were a handful of Northern Dairy Shorthorns which set the direction for Cut Thorn Farm. The farm compromises 146 hectares (360 acres) of tenanted, National Trust land on the Gibside Estate in County Durham. Mr Gibson says Shorthorn cattle traditionally grazed the parklands surrounding Gibside Hall as far back as the 1700’s. Keen to reinstate Shorthorns on the farm, Mr Gibson sought to develop the breed into a commercial enterprise for the modern-day farmer.

It was in 2008, that Cut Thorn Farm became fully emersed in the breed, when Mr Gibson purchased a pedigree Beef Shorthorn cow, bull calf and

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maiden heifer from the Annanwater dispersal sale to expand his herd.

Today Mr Gibson is on the Society’s board of directors representing Northern England and runs a 55-cow pedigree herd of Beef Shorthorn cattle under the Cutthorn prefix. The National Trust farm includes 57ha (140 acres) of parkland in the grounds of Gibside Estate, all of which is in a Higher Level Stewardship scheme. Participation in these schemes is made possible from grazing native cattle, says Mr Gibson. Cows are grazed from the beginning of May, until the end of November and are wintered on baled silage from the wildflower meadows and permanent grassland.

The farm is also home to 320 Lleyn and Lleyn X Suffolk breeding ewes and a handful of pedigree Border Leister ewes. The commercial breeding ewes are crossed with Texel of Cheviot tups and all lambs are sold as prime lambs through the local auction mart. Lambing starts at the beginning of April, with everything lambed outside.

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annual visitors at Gibside Estate, a glamping diversification including glamping pods, shepherd's huts and Mongolian yurts was established. Mr Gibson says the diversification works well with the farm, complimenting each other nicely. The farm also sells Shorthorn beef direct to glamping site visitors and via an online shop.

Sustainable cows Since establishing the Cutthorn herd, it is the diversity of Beef Shorthorns which remains a passion of Mr Gibson’s, as he believes the breed can provide a cow suitable for most farming systems. Once on the rare breeds survival list, Beef Shorthorns are now a commercially viable option for Cutthorn Farm and Mr Gibson believes this docile, maternal breed is the future for many grass-fed farming systems.

‘Scope, capacity, and correctness’ are what Mr Gibson values in his cows. He adds: “It is not all about tall cows, it is about strength and length.”

Mr Gibson aims to calve his heifers at 24 months of age, using either one of the farms two stock bulls or artificial insemination (AI). With two

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calving cycles, the cows are calved between March and April and July and August, and most calves are weaned at eight months of age.

Generally, if cows are not getting in calf, they will be culled, says Mr Gibson. He adds: “Everything we do on the farm is commercially driven. I will not keep passenger cows for pedigree, they need to be earning their keep.”

Quality surplus heifers are sold annually for breeding, either via Society sales, including Carlisle and Skipton auction marts, or privately on farm. Bullocks are sold as stores through Darlington or Acklington auction marts, with the pick of the bull calves aimed at Society sales such as Stirling and Carlisle. Mr Gibson says private sales are increasing in demand and he is selling more bulls privately on farm with many of his buyers being repeat purchasers.

Currently the Beef Shorthorn Society only allows bulls with one copy of the myostatin gene to be registered, however, Mr Gibson has made the decision to breed his cattle myostatin free. He believes the Society’s decision not to register bulls with more than one copy of the gene is the

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right thing to do. “People come to the Shorthorn breed to get away from the issues associated with double muscling. I am not against it being in the breed, but I am managing well without it.”

Looking to the future, Mr Gibson believes the breed is going to become even more justified in light of the new Environmental Land Management scheme. “Going forward, if you want to keep cattle you will have to find something sustainable and relevant.” Mr Gibson believes from a financial and commercial perspective it could be massive year for the Beef Shorthorns.

“More of our meat is going to come from grass as time goes on, and the Shorthorns are designed for that.”

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Shorthorn crosses suit mixed enterprise’s aims FACT FILE 450 acre beef and arable farm

Beef Shorthorn cross cattle are central to the success of one Gloucestershire farm’s beef enterprise which has grown in size over the last eight years and expanded further since the family ceased milking at the end of 2021.

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s Max Pullin explains rearing and finishing Beef Shorthorn cattle has been a rewarding and exciting venture. “I buy store cattle from eight months old onwards and the youngest are on farm for a maximum of 12 months. I source cattle from local markets, private sales and also through the Morrisons dairy beef scheme.

“The aim is for cattle to kill out at 300-370kg deadweight as I find once they get any heavier than that profit levels start to diminish,” he explains.

Cattle are weighed regularly to monitor liveweight gains of the cattle on growers ration, with an average growth of 1.2-1.5kg/day.

“This is about where I want them to be and cattle on the finishing ration average 1.62kg/day, being on this ration for a maximum of 90 days.”

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The finishing ration at Priory Farm is based on home grown crops including straw, grass, rolled grains and maize.

“I find the Shorthorn crosses easy finishing due to being a native breed. This suits my system and limits the amount of bought in feed required, which under the current climate is a huge benefit to my farming enterprise.

“Another benefit of the Shorthorn cattle is that the cattle bought in Spring can be finished on grass.

The docile temperament makes them easy to handle, meaning when working alone it makes it a much more pleasant job.

“With the financial pressure on farming currently and the environmental challenges we have to overcome I believe these are the right breed for my system,” adds Max.

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Beef Shorthorn is the only choice “I don’t put beef on in the restaurant unless I can get Beef Shorthorn,” says Chef Alex Greene. “I won’t serve anything else – I’d rather change the menu.”

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ith a family background in farming it’s perhaps not surprising that Alex Greene has strong views about what makes a good piece of beef, but his passion for Beef Shorthorn doesn’t come from a background in the breed. For him it’s all about the quality of the beef.

“My grandfather farmed cattle, but it was always Continental breeds, like Charolais or Salers,” said Alex.

“I always liked them because they were nice looking animals, but they took a lot of looking after. I didn’t really get interested in native breeds until I started working with Glenarm Shorthorn beef.”

Alex, one of Northern Ireland’s top chefs, is head chef at Belfast’s Michelin star eatery, Deane’s EIPIC. Originally from Dundrum, in the Mourne country, he grew up on a farm and is passionate about the provenance of his ingredients. His public profile soared after appearing on the BBC’s Great British Menu in 2020 where he scored a double win, cooking both the starter and the dessert at the children’s literature themed final banquet.

100+ Days Aged At EIPIC Alex develops innovative, stylish dishes with a strong focus on flavour, and Beef Shorthorn features prominently.

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through Peter Hannan about 10 years ago and it was the way Shorthorn beef aged that struck me as being special,” Alex explains. “I love the marbling and the layers of fat that’s in Glenarm Shorthorn – there’s nothing that can touch it. The 28 day aged standard product is already very, very good, but I could see that with it being a great piece of meat with a really good fat covering, it could go even further.”

“The beef fillet I serve in the restaurant is aged on the bone to 50 days and the sirloin is aged to 100 days plus. Of course it’s more expensive, but it’s a completely different product. It’s so tender you can nearly take a knife and spread it like butter and that length of aging massively intensifies the flavour.

“We don’t want it too gamey a flavour though. What I’m going for is beef that tastes like beef, but intensified. Super tender with serious flavour, that’s what it’s all about and I think Beef Shorthorn is pretty unique in its ability to deliver that.”

A Signature Dish The flavour created by such a long aging is an essential element of one of Alex’s favourite dishes – a classic steak tartare made from 100+ day aged sirloin that’s become a signature dish of the restaurant.

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Such is Alex’s commitment to quality that he now refuses to serve any other beef in the restaurant. “Customers are aware that I don’t put beef on the menu unless I can get Shorthorn beef,” he explains. “It’s just the way it is. I won’t serve anything else, I’d rather change the menu.”

for a while now and I’m excited to see how the meat turns out.”

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“They’re such a relaxed breed, I can walk out to those four heifers and stroke them and they don’t mind at all. It’s very hard to get Continentals to relax like that. These are the happiest cattle I’ve ever seen.”

Alex’s passion for the breed has meant he’s now bought four heifers of his own to finish. “I used to keep fat lambs myself, but these are the first cattle I’ve had, so it’s something quite new and exciting,” he says.

“I’m planning to finish them on grass, silage and a bit of whole-crop and I’m aiming for an evenly marbled, lightly coloured piece of beef that’s low in acidity and very tender. Bringing some on myself has been a dream I’ve had

So far it’s the temperament of the cattle that has made the biggest impression on Alex and the difference between Beef Shorthorns and his grandfather’s Continentals is clear.

“I’m going to see how these four run on and then, if I’m pleased with the beef, I might look at getting some stock that I can breed. After all, the demand for Shorthorn beef is so strong and growing so quickly, it’s maybe not a bad idea to be rearing my own so I can make sure there’s beef on the menu!”

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Dunsyre; 1500 registered Shorthorns later The bloodlines that established the Loch Awe herd of Beef Shorthorns and then subsequently the Dunsyre herd were varied.

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he Coombs family had started off in Shorthorns while living on a smallholding near Hawick, and Gerorge Dent’s famous Winbrook herd provided them with half a dozen multi-sucklers. These Northern Dairy Shorthorns were moderate-sized sweet-natured dual-purpose cattle that would go on to establish a number of families within the herd.

When they moved to the shores of Loch Awe, Argyll, Carey and Hilary went to Perth and bought

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their first Beef Shorthorn bull. Uppermill Fleet was a Mandalong Super Elephant son and was acquired from Mary Durno for the princely sum of 1000gns.

He joined the Northern Dairy Shorthorns, a few stubborn Galloways and a rather underwhelming red Shorthorn heifer that they had somehow taken a shine to at a commercial calf sale in Longtown.

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This heifer was bought without any knowledge of her pedigree, but subsequently was found out to be Sharplaw Diana Clipper by Newton Timothy of the famous Newton and Woodhead herds. Fleet was busy making himself very much at home in the heather hills and the Coombs thought they would add to his workload.

cattle with them. They then invested in a further 20 Balmyle bred cows, the last females to be added to the herd.

Once again they travelled to Perth and bought four cows from Bill Bruce’s Balmyle reduction sale. These cows were of a different size and substance to those they had previously thought appropriate for the wild lands of Argyll, but their performance left the couple thinking that maybe there was something worth building on. Balmyle Irene 9th gave them our first taste of success, with a reserve championship at Perth with Loch Awe Aztec, a son of Balmyle Scorpio. Meanwhile in 1985 the Sharplaw heifer bred one solitary calf, christened Loch Awe Leila. Over the years 198 heifer calves have been registered which have been directly descended from this single cow.

The breeding objective was simple and that was to breed an efficient, functional, fertile outwintering suckler cow that fed on nothing but grass, mainly because they couldn’t afford anything else!

The family then moved to Lanarkshire in 1989, taking what they describe as their motley band of

The job thereafter was to fuse the best qualities of the various bloodlines that they had gathered together.

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A number of bulls were used during this time, both by natural service and also by AI. Among these was Uppermill Rio who was a magnificent white son of Balmyle Warpath and had perhaps the deepest second thigh of any bull Carey has seen.

Glenisla Jacobite was a soft roan son of Diamond Xerxes with Egmont Exuberant, a Tasmanian import in his pedigree. He was hugely successful and bequeathed the softness and easy fleshing that the Coombs sought.

Following that they bought Banner Instant Royal from Uppermill and although not sweet in outlook, his progeny had great mobility and the functional attributes that the Canadian cattle of the time were known for.

In 1992 after a judging stint in Orkney Balmyle Zephyr was brought down to Lanarkshire.

Despite the poor aged bull being left unattended overnight on the concrete in Biggar Auction Mart he gave a few years valuable service.

Carey then returned home from Australia in 1994 with the vivid image of an outstanding heifer, Marellan Irish Isobel 38th. When he found out later that she had been exported to the USA and served by the well known bull Sutherland Titleist 269 his interest was aroused.

The resulting mating was the homozygous polled bull Sutherland Bundaberg. Carey and Hilary took a chance and imported semen. It was one of the best decisions they have ever made.

Other bulls that played their part, included Uppermill Morse and Groveland Puccini and in 2008 the couple brought back from Wales a Perth Champion, Aylward Luscious 2nd. He was a bull of moderate frame, but tremendous carcass. In 2010 they had to dig a little deeper into their pockets for the October Stirling Champion, Langalbuinoch

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Barney. He was a bull with all the ruggedness and bone you could wish for and probably the biggest bull owned by the couple, believes Carey.

More recent sires have included Redhill Ferny and Glenisla Guardsman 2nd both of whom have contributed to the constant search for the balance between functionality and performance.

From the beginning there has also been a drive to reinforce the most successful bloodlines with homebred bulls. Notable amongst these are Asterix, Wolfstone, Wrangler and the Lovat, Yorkie, Dreadnought and Hamlet lines.

Looking back through the history of the herd, in 1985 the Coombs registered one heifer. In 1986 two made it into Coates's herd book. In 1987 it was six.

Since those beginnings they have registered about 1170 heifer calves and 300 bulls. There are many of whom they have fond memories. Of the bulls, two stand out. Loch Awe Lysander was a son of Belmore Uptown out of Loch Awe Graduate 2nd and was champion at Perth in 1998. Sold to the Bilsdale and Upsall herds he went on to sire 353 progeny.

The other was Dunsyre Northstar. Sold to Chapelton, his legacy was cut short when he was taken out by Foot-and-Mouth in 2001.

Dunsyre Beef Shorthorns Following a busy and enjoyable summer hosting visits from not only the Bicentenery World Conference but also the Scottish Club and the Northern Irish Club, we held the first part of our herd dispersal in September. The turnout was tremendous and we would like to thank everyone, especially our bidders and buyers, for their interest and support in making the event such a success.

The remainder of the herd (50+ head) will be sold at Stirling on 1 May 2023.

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Shorthorns achieve 50 not out for Glenisla Having now clocked up a half century of pedigree Beef Shorthorn breeding the Gibb family’s Glenisla herd is well known throughout the breed.

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owever, this is still young compared to famous herds like Upsall, Uppermill and Chapleton, which are still at the forefront of the Beef Shorthorn breed.

Having used a Beef Shorthorn bull in a crossing capacity before 1972 and having liked his calves, Major Gibb felt the Shorthorn had a lot to offer in Glenisla. At that time, every farm in the locality used Aberdeen-Angus Bulls, because the Angus cross calf, which often carried Shorthorn genetics on the female side, produced, what was recognised as Scotch Beef.

The herd purchased its first heifer at Perth in 1972, Pennan Princess Daisy From the late Bill Anderson, Philorth. This was followed by single heifers from Uppermill and Dungarthill, and then five from the late Ronnie Henderson at Newtonhall.

It all started slowly, using AI bulls from the Milk Marketing Board, Scone. These cattle were small, lacking stature, but fleshy, so Major Gibb looked at Dairy Shorthorns, which were dual purpose cattle, with stature, milk and meat. About six cows were purchased from Stockwood and Maxton and crossed with a beef Shorthorn bull. The first stock bull was Chapelton Leander (H).

Major Gibb says there can be no doubt that at this time the breed was in serious need of modernising, to increase size and stature, reduce the fat content in the carcass, all with a view to make Shorthorns more commercially viable.

A solution was found by introducing Maine Anjou, which both the Baldowrie and Balmyle herds had been using successfully.

Glenisla bought Balmyle Xpress at the Perth bull sales for 8,000gns, a big price at the time, a bull that was about 37% Maine Anjou.

The early 1980s saw Major Gibb attend the World Shorthorn Conference in Calgary, Canada. He recalls there was a huge Show of Shorthorns, probably 200, all big cattle and most impressive for size and style. The North Americans had used Irish dual-purpose Shorthorns, to do the same job for which he had used Dairy Shorthorns and Maine Anjou for.

A feeling was beginning to develop that the influence of Maine Anjou was becoming too large.

‘Were we breeding Shorthorns or Maine Anjou?’

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degree of Shorthorn purity was the best way forward.

To this end, the Glenisla herd started using semen from Australia, Weebollabolla Royal Commission and Mandalong Super Elephant. He bought one son of Super Elephant, Pennan Vulcan, and shared Pennan Wyvis with both Ronnie and Ian Henderson of Woodhead, having first seen Wyvis, when he had been honoured to judge at the Royal Highland Show in 1981 and had placed him breed champion. The following day, he was placed interbreed champion.

From 1986 – 1988, Major Gibb was honoured to be breed president, which in those days was not as onerous as it is today.

He also served as World Shorthorn president for conferences in Australia and Canada at the turn of the century.

All this time, the herd at Glenisla was increasing in numbers, at the expense of the crossbred herd and built up to about 65 purebred Shorthorn cows. Through his World Conference connections, Major Gibb had become friendly with many overseas breeders and sought to import bull calves from Canada and a bull from Tasmania.

Adverts in breed journals steered selection towards the bull Egmont Exuberant from Bill Greenhill in Tasmania. Belmore Fuel Injected from Andy Withers and Broughton Park Thunder from the Trengrove family.

The first bull imported was Egmont Exuberant, collected by Major Gibb and his wife, Anne, from Heathrow airport and trailered home in about 10 hours. He was a red polled bull, frame score seven and left very sound females, although not quite big enough for the bull market of the day.

Downsview Roan Mist bred by Bud Boake, Canada, followed. He was shown at the Royal Highland Show straight out of work and was male champion. Then came Diamond Xerxes from Dan and Jill Stephenson, Canada, followed by Diamond Dakota.

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Broughton Park Thunder, who has top rate EBVs has been a massive influence in today’s herd book as well as siring Glenisla Jackpot, who set a new record price for a Shorthorn bull at Stirling in 2017. This record price has been broken since then.

First stock bull at Glenisla was Chapelton Leander.

And recently the herd has been excited to welcome new semen into the herd from HC Hollywood 6H, a Canadian bull bred by Grant Alexander at Horseshoe Creek and a son of HC Bluebook 228.

Recent stock bulls have included Fearn Wyvis, Chapelton Glen Clova and Millerston Jamboree, it turned out that the latter two were carrying one copy of Myostatin, which has raised a few concerns, resulting in non-Myostatin carriers in Bleaton Protest and Skaillhouse Playboy being purchased. For many years the emphasis has been on polled bulls, with the exception of Jamboree and now the cow herd is 95% polled.

While never setting out to be a show herd, Glenisla does exhibit at the Royal Highland and its local show, Alyth. The herd also showed twice at the Royal at Stoneleigh about 20 years ago, which resulted in one female championship. In the herd’s history it has won the Highland three times, once with an old bull, once with a cow and once with a 16-month-old bull. Meanwhile, Glenisla has only had one Perth or Stirling February champion, but the Gibbs keep trying.

Recently Glenisla has won the Scottish Herd Competition twice and this year Major Gibb had the pleasure and honour to judge the 2022 Herd Competition, which showed the breed to be well worthy of its place in the UK cattle industry.

In helping develop the breed’s appeal Major Gibb was the initial proposer of the sale of Shorthorn heifers in the October Sales. It was an idea he put to the late Roley Fraser, basically for unlead heifers. It has now developed into a major event in the Shorthorn year.

Throughout all of this time, Major Gibb has been backed by the family. His wife, Anne, accompanied him on numerous World Conferences. Alastair, the couple’s eldest son, became a farming partner and took a leading role in the cattle enterprise, until he decided to set up his own farm in New Zealand.

Meanwhile, their daughter, Catriona, who had been teaching Montessori in London, then after

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cooking in country houses, came home to farm and has played a huge part in continuing to maintain and improve the Glenisla herd.

And, their son, Nicholas, is also a partner and although the black faced sheep of the family, strives to do what he can to help and support the family in trying times. He is also the liaison officer and mainly concerned with sporting and forestry.

Major Gibb says without all family members being involved, none of the herd’s success would have been possible.

And it would be remiss not to mention the expertise of Arthur Lawrence who was Glenisla’s stockman for more than 40 years, who also helped get the herd to where it is today.

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Always on the up at Upsall Founded more than 110 years ago in 1909, the Upsall herd is now in the hands of the fourth generation of Turtons, with the Hon Gerald Turton currently at the helm.

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he Upsall herd started with Gerald’s great uncle’s registration of a bull calf. Before the war the herd was selling heifers to Canada through Bertie Marshal of Cruggleton who was a keen supporter and buyer at the York sales.

Gerald became involved in 1959 when the decision was made to introduce the polling factor with an American bull Hilldale Collynie 100th (P) and shortly afterwards Harold of Denend (P), a son of Constructor (P).

Then, in 1963 he flew to Canada and was taken to Shorthorn sales in the mid-west by Wib Donaldson of Louada fame. He had been buying whole herds in Britain and every year had a Louada sale. “It was a tremendous education,” says Gerald.

After moving through herds in the States they did the same in Saskatchewan. Among the animals Gerald saw at Louada was Constructor's dam, a very thick Queen of Hearts cow.

In 1965 Upsall was offered Royal Leader or Constructor (P). They chose Constructor. He had enjoyed an impressive show career. Then, following the tragic death of Gordon Blackstock, Gerald bought three females from the Victoria family at his Bapton herd dispersal sale. When Victoria Muriel calved the bull calf she had been carrying Wib Donaldson arrived to try and buy him. He was turned down as he was homozygous polled and Gerald wanted to use him.

In 1967 Foot-and- Mouth closed the export market until the early 1970s when the herd sold two bulls and a heifer to New Zealand and then shortly

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Strong female lines have been the backbone of the Upsall herd, with the Ury Maid family producing numerous show winners, including Ury Maid X693, champion at the Great Yorkshire in 2016.

after four bulls were sold to the USSR. More recent exports include bulls to the Czech Republic and Germany and embryos to Austria.

The late 1970s saw Ronnie Henderson buy semen from two Australian bulls and the Upsall herd used Mandalong Super Elephant to great effect.

He was a massive bull and suited Upsall cows.

Moving through to more recent times, in the 1990s Gerald bought Glenford Director (P) a son of Sutherland Titerlist (P) and when he had the opportunity, he also bought Glenford Prince from Bob Howard.

One of the most notable purchases was Loch Awe Lysander(P) which had been supreme champion at the Bull Sales when bought in 1998. Following on from him came Uppermill Recto (P) and Gerald had been watching his offspring.

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In 2005 the herd took a team to the bull sales and only bulls with an Upsall prefix received a trophy, including one that had been born at Upsall and sold in a herd sale.

One thing Gerald has been keen to ensure over the years has been a record of the thoughts of previous breeders and, having lost a great many breeders in the 1950s, he set about interviewing key breeders of the time. Interviews included Donald McGillivray, Jimmy Biggar, Roby Minty and Willy McGowan to record their memories and thoughts on the breed.

And to encourage breeders to spread the message about Shorthorns and increase the social aspect of the Society also introduced the idea of regional

clubs around this time too.

Back with the herd and having been using AI successfully for many years Gerald tried to buy the semen rights for Broughton Thunder from Glen Trengove, but he had already Dakota of Upsall was one of the first sons sold agreed to sell to Major from Broughton Park Thunder, selling to the Gibb and he did not wish Scott family at Fearn. to deal with more than one buyer. Happily, the Major and Gerald came to an agreement and Broughton Park Thunder proved a good breeder.

The resulting calves included Dakota, Dingo, Governor, Eurosceptic and a host of other good breeding bulls including Hussar of Upsall (P) and in 2022 Palmerston, a son of Dingo, was the top priced bull at the February Stirling sale.

Females from the herd have also always fared well at shows and sales and in 2016 Ury Maid 963 was supreme champion at the breed’s National Show at Harrogate. And then, this year, another Ury Maid heifer won a first prize at the National Show.

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A focus on quality family lines has helped the Glenariff herd develop a formidable reputation.

Families core to past and future glories at Glenariff Norfolk born and raised, and from humble beginnings, Nick and Annalain Barrett have built their livestock enterprise from scratch.

Sharing a passion for fur and feather, the couple earned a worldwide reputation for the breeding of Gloster Fancy Canaries.

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heir Glosters have been exported to every corner of the world and have helped other breeders achieve immediate results.

Having studied livestock husbandry and management at college, Nick worked with dairy cows, beef cattle, sheep and breeding pigs and then for 25 years was senior animal health inspector for Norfolk County Council.

However, retirement in 2001 allowed him to concentrate on his passion, breeding pedigree livestock, including the Glenariff Beef Shorthorn herd which was founded in 1987 with two maiden heifers from the Fingask herd and two from Major John Gibb’s Glenisla herd sale in Perth.

Following these initial purchases came selected females from Chapelton and Uppermill and numbers built up from a total of eight purchased females with the emphasis on buying families which included Lancaster, Broadhooks, Princess, Flossy, Rothes, Ruby, Katrina and Gina.

As with many families, the couple’s son, Andrew, soon developed the same passion for breeding and showing and he spent time working with George Cormack’s Aberdeen-Angus herd in Scotland. While there, he showed Angus cattle for HM The Queen Mother. Such has been Andrew’s passion for the breed that he quickly gained recognition as a judge, becoming the youngest person to judge the Perth Bull Sales in 2004. He has also judged many shows including Orkney, the Royal Welsh and the Great Yorkshire Show.

On the other side of the coin, and thanks to the hard work of Andrew alongside long-standing family friend, Lee Oakes, the Glenariff herd has enjoyed much success in the showring. With the pair making a formidable team when showing Glenariff cattle.

The current herd now totals about 100 breeding females, all from those original foundation cows, despite the original intention being to run half a dozen cows and a bull!

Heifers calve down at 30 months, in August and September, and are then brought back in line with the rest of the herd which calves from March onwards.

Key to the development of the herd has been a succession of top drawer stock bulls, with many leaving long-lasting legacies on their herd thanks to their offspring.

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Nick Barrett has had a passion for breeding from a young age, earning worldwide acclaim for his Glosters, while also extending his expertise to livestock too.

Showing has helped the Barrett family raise the profile of their herd, with success seen at many of the major shows.

The first bull to grace the herd was Chapelton Eagle, an Uppermill Lang son. In his time with the herd he sired the 2002 Royal Show female and reserve breed champion Glenariff Lancaster Krystal out of Fingask Lancaster Petula.

Following Eagle came Uppermill Lister, a bull bought from Perth as an over age bull and which worked until 2008 at the age of 17. He was reserve champion at the Royal Show and his progeny are an integral part of the herd even today with longevity, great maternal traits, sound feet and a wonderful red colouration.

It was back to Chapleton next, with the purchase of Chapelton Legend, an exceptionally correct bull, although not the largest. This son of Tofts Romany had stood reserve champion at Perth and went on to sire Glenariff Washington.

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Next in line was Uppermill Beggar a bull which brought great stature to the herd and was shown successfully, winning the Royal Welsh Show and being breed champion twice at the Great Yorkshire Show.

Another Chapelton bull to make a mark was Chapelton Tyco. This privately purchased bull was by the USA sire C.F.Varsity and out of Canadian cow Blueridge Cheerleader (Canada). He won his class at the Royal Show, but was sadly later found to carry the Tibial Hemimelia gene.

Another great bull which has left his mark is Glenisla Drambuie II. He was bought privately, with the assistance of George McCulloch, from the HW herd.

Drambuie’s Australian breeding included Broughton Park Thunder and Weebollabolla Theodore. He has bred outstanding, feminine, milky females including Glenariff Jacalin-Gina, Smithfield Festival Champion in 2016.

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He was also champion at both the Royal Norfolk and East of England Shows that same year.

Then came Glenariff Cincinnati, a full brother to Brave Bonnar who won the Uppermill Calrossie Perpetual Challenge Cup in 2011.

Next up was Glenariff Macnair, a roan bull by Glenisla Drambuie and out of Glenariff Rothes Christa who has his father’s traits. This bull was recently sold, but is working locally on the Sandringham Estate.

And in keeping with tradition, the next generation of stockpeople are starting to help develop the herd too, with Andrew and his wife Danielle’s children, Tia, Logan and Lewis all keen to play their part. Tia has already seen Young Handlers success in the show ring and, while still at school, is confident her future lies within the pedigree livestock sector.

Podehole Foreman followed him, with this one being a son of the Royal Highland Show interbreed champion Trojan of Craigeassie.

Perhaps the most impactful of the recent sires has been Glenisla Ghillie. Again purchased with the help of George McCulloch from the HW herd, Ghillie had exceptional statistics and transformed the herd's breeding programme. His first calf, a white bull Glenariff Marcello, is now one of the herd's current stock bulls. He also sired Glenariff Nearctic who sold at the February 2021 Stirling sale.

And the most recent addition is Muiresk Northern Dancer, an Alvie Galaxy son purchased at the February 2021 Stirling sale. He had been junior male champion and reserve overall champion at Stars of the Future in 2019.

Meanwhile, a number of homebred bulls have also bred well for the herd, with the first of these being Glenariff Washington. This white bull was sired by Chapelton Legend and out of Glenisla Katrina who was from WF Tornado in North America. Washington was show champion on numerous occasions and sired Brave Bonnar and Cincinnati.

His son, Glenariff Brave Bonnar was a roan bull which had a temperament like no other, showing no aggression whatsoever. He enjoyed success, particularly at the Royal Norfolk Show in 2010 where he won the Queen’s Prize for the best animal in the beef section bred and shown by a Norfolk exhibitor.

The third generation of the Barrett family, including Andrew’s daughter, Tia, are now playing their part in the herd’s future.

Having started with nothing the Glenariff brand has been built on traditional values of honesty, integrity and capability where the history has bred success long into the future. Without history there would be no future whether it is with the livestock, family or friends.

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Taking place across 14 days, the 17th World Shorthorn Conference and tour saw delegates visit herds across England, Wales and Scotland.

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‘Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.’

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eld to coincide with the bicentennial celebrations of the Coates's Herd Book, the 17th World Shorthorn Conference was held in the UK during July 2022. Having attended previous World conferences in Australia 2019 and Uruguay 2016 I knew that this tour was going to be fantastic.

“On 7th July delegates and invited guests convened at Windsor Castle Hotel where the conference was officially opened by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, who has long been Patron to both societies.

“The next morning, we headed West to the Vale of the White Horse, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, for a spectacular first visit, the home of the Stanford Park and Longfield herds of Beef Shorthorns. On arrival we were greeted by owners Mark and Hayley Stoneham and the Stanford team.

“Estate manager Simon Bradley-Farmer and partner Tina Russell gave us a comprehensive tour of the cattle and purpose-built buildings. Meurig James was also in attendance to give an insight into the classification of beef cattle and the importance of type classification as a management tool for herd improvement.

“It is clear that everything at Stanford Park is done with precision, the aim being profitability without compromising the environment and genetic development is key to this endeavour.

“After a short coach drive we arrived at Beef Society president Charles Horton’s Hannington herd, Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Charles and Jemima are no strangers to the World Conference and they were humbled to host and repay all the kindness afforded to them over the years on other Conference tours.

“After a brief introduction to the herd and system that is run on the 2500-acre farm we had an opportunity to see the

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stock. They all looked in exceptional condition and were a credit to Charles and his stockman Peter Brain.

“The next morning we had an early start for the trek into Pembrokeshire, South West Wales, to the home of the Thomas family, Drisgol Dairy Shorthorns. The view of more than 600 Dairy Shorthorns was amazing and without doubt took away the breath of everyone on the coach when we saw the red, white and roan Drisgol army. Seimon, wife Eleanor, son, Sion, and daughter, Hanna, have the largest herd of Dairy Shorthorns in the UK and what an impressive herd of cattle they are.

“Day three gave the delegates free time for a morning in Chester, a chance to shop or walk the historic Roman city walls.

“The next day delegates were kindly invited to visit Cogent Breeding bull stud and the Grosvenor herd. The day was extremely informative. The Cogent team started by showing us bulls on parade that were currently on stud, before talking us through all the research that the team here and parent company STGenetics in America are undertaking. Most notably the management tools of SexedUltra, Genomics and EcoFeed were hot topics, aimed at helping make businesses more profitable.

“That evening we headed further north to Harrogate for the highly anticipated Great Yorkshire Show. Two centuries celebrated with 200 head of Beef Shorthorns and Dairy Shorthorns.

“Day five and just wow! On an outstanding first day, the Shorthorn friends, members and breeders were bustling with activity as the Beef Shorthorn judging began under the watchful eye of Richard Bartle. The classes were phenomenal in number and quality and Richard certainly had his work cut out deciding placings in strongly contended classes.

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“Three awards were presented by Her Royal Highness for lifetime achievement within the breed. Graham Madeley was the dairy recipient while Liz Lang and Sally Horrell received recognition from the Beef Society. Both societies would like to thank The Princess Royal for her time and service to the Shorthorn breed as our Patron. As a token of this appreciation, the Beef Society had commissioned Angela Davidson to paint a portrait entitled ‘200 Years Strong’ to present to The Princess Royal.

“Back into the Great Yorkshire for Thursday and the highly anticipated Dairy Shorthorn judging day. This year the honour of judging fell to Gwyndaf James, Meanwhile, the youth participants were experiencing the grand parade with the Beef Shorthorns. The sheer number forward was a spectacular sight. Hats off to all the members who wowed the public by representing the breed. Well done to all for another outstanding day at the Great Yorkshire Show. Next stop Lumley Castle.

“Before leaving the showground, youth coordinator Tina Russell had set up a youth challenge of stock judging of the native breeds. Paul Westaway kindly acted as master judge as the youngsters all took part. Well done to Sinead Flanagan who won overall.

“The impressive spectacle that is Lumley Castle dominates the County Durham landscape and it made a fitting venue for the 17th World Shorthorn Conference. An impressive line-up of speakers graced the Garter Suite, putting some pertinent and timely messages to delegates. Thanks must go to the outstanding speakers John Thomson, Sophie Throup, Anton Hofland, Paul Westaway, Richard Miller, David Kendall, Gavin Hill, Sarah Pick and Patrick Holden.

“There was a trip to York on Wednesday for the delegates who chose to visit the city that is steeped in Roman and Viking history. Others returned to the Great Yorkshire Show to explore the cattle shed further, before donning their glad rags for a fantastic celebratory dinner in the Pavilions.

Thanks to the Beef Society for organising this fabulous bicentenary dinner that culminated in the auction of print number one of 200 Years Strong Breed Portrait. After a highly entertaining auction, the winning bid of £3300 will go towards the Youth Development programme supporting young Beef Shorthorn breeders of the future.

“Hot topics continue to be traceability, genomics and data collection. Here’s looking towards a more sustainable, environmentally friendly, more productive and profitable farming future. One in which the Shorthorn breed will easily adapt and perform.

“To end the conference Sinead Flanagan joined the speakers, contributing a youth perspective to the importance of the

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Conference and the sharing of knowledge to stay ahead of the game. The conference wrapped up with a final panel open to further questions from the room. That night delegates gathered in the courtyard of the castle where they were treated to a Northumbrian piper who led them into an Elizabethan five-course banquet. Goblets of mead were flowing and songs a-plenty were sung and the evening was filled with laughter and merriment before the night closed on the dance floor of the dungeon bar.

headed to the Tofts herd of the Playfair-Hannay family, Kelso, to be reunited with the rest of the troops.

“Day nine finalised the meetings at Beamish, the pioneers of the living museum. The meeting allowed all delegates including, for the first time, those on zoom to present a country report on the Shorthorn’s performance throughout the world. Canada was elected the next country to host in 2025 and delegate Grant Smith accepted the role of World president. To conclude the day, we had a fantastic afternoon at Page Farms by kind invitation of Ed and Chloe Page and stockman Martin Grayshon and his wife, Heather.

“Points had been collected throughout the tour and the winning team was sisters Jessica Graves and Brittany Pederson from the USA. Without a doubt this group of young people made this World Conference outstanding.

They have truly become a part of the World Shorthorn family and created lasting friendships. They stepped up when challenged, mucked in when asked and shone at every opportunity. The laughter was contagious and I am confident that the future of the breed is in capable hands.

“For a first-generation farmer, this herd demonstrates the opportunities on which the Shorthorn can capitalise. Ed and Martin’s teamwork has quickly established a modern herd that has prospered from the versatility of the breed without compromising the land, the final product or the profit margin.

“After lunch, we all had a go at the farming implements challenge, before loading onto the trailer and heading up the hill to view the cattle. The property is stunning and the cattle looked well, doing a great job for the Playfair-Hannay family, proving that Shorthorns are fantastic grazers. Thanks go to Patrick, James, Debbie, Robert, Charlotte and the rest of the team for looking after us so well and hosting the youth day.

“Day 10 was a day of two halves. The youth participants, Chris, Sinead, Jessica, Brittany, Charlie and Jack headed off in the morning to Tofts for the inaugural Word Shorthorn Youth Program, while the rest of the group headed to Alnwick Castle. After leaving the breath-taking Castle, we

“The following day the tour headed to the Robinson family, home of Strickley Dairy Shorthorns. The Robinson family is renowned within the farming community for going the extra mile to promote wildlife habitats and farm in a conscientious

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“The youth participants were still in the throes of competition when the remainder of the delegates arrived, having tried their hands at numerous different challenges; cattle preparation, cattle scoring, stock judging, quad bike driving, digger skills, naming different types of grasses and guessing the vintage implements and feed.

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way. James believes the Shorthorn breed is the perfect partner when farming in such an environmentally friendly manner and he has been awarded the highly coveted FWAG 2022 Silver Lapwing Trophy for conservation. Vet Claire Whittle was on hand to talk about the importance of the dung beetle, the mini beast hero that is helping to improve soil, prevent pollution and hinder disease. Thanks to Henry, Kathleen, James, Michelle, Robert and Chris for a wonderful morning.

“Next stop was Paul Coates’ Barwood farm, which has been in partnership with Morrisons for the last 10 years. This farm is a blueprint for net zero emissions. The cattle were certainly in fine form and two impressive bulls stood out in the bull paddock. The farm is well managed, with the family running arable, sheep and dairy bull beef enterprises alongside the Beef Shorthorn herd. That evening we had a barbeque banquet with meat supplied by Morrisons, whose representatives were on hand throughout the afternoon to talk through the partnership and how the retailer works closely with farmers who directly supply the shelves. Our thanks to Paul Coates and family and all involved, for a most enjoyable visit.

“An exceptional day was spent looking around cattle on day 12, the final day of the main tour. We started at John Thomson’s, home of the Shawhill herd. John is no stranger to the value of the World Conference, having attended in the past. His passion for the breed and knowledge of the history is second to none. The herd began in 2009 and by carefully selecting female lines and top-quality bulls John, his son Mathew and stockman John Dick have ensured successful herd development. The family had kindly brought together a sample of each of the herds that fall under the Shawhill umbrella, so we thank the whole team for going to this extraordinary effort.

“That afternoon was spent at the home of the Biggar family.

The Chapelton herd is world-renowned, thanks to the hard work, dedication and passion of the late Donald Biggar.

Perusing the cattle, you can see that these qualities have been instilled in Donald’s sons, Jamie, and Duncan, who have continued to develop the herd through data collection and genetics. The aim is to breed the most profitable animal that will perform each year with minimal input. Thanks to the whole Chapelton team for a super visit.

“The visit was followed by a final farewell dinner at Gretna.

Auctioneer Raymond Kennedy unexpectedly had to address the haggis, which was superbly done. Speeches of thanks from Graham Madeley, James Playfair-Hannay and Lawrie Willett acknowledged those who had made this incredible tour happen, primarily the entire committee for their relentless hard work.

“The next morning a smaller contingent of delegates headed off around Scotland for the extended World Conference.

The first herd was the Dunsyre herd of Carey Coombs and family. Dunsyre is another notable herd that has had a major influence within the breed over the last 40 years.

Looking around the exceptionally uniform herd grazing in the beautiful Scottish hills, it is not hard to see why these bloodlines feature in many pedigrees.

“Strong family lines are key here, while bulls are picked on specific desired traits. Delegates spent an enjoyable morning, with some making extensive shopping lists for the upcoming dispersal. Thanks to the Coombs family for a fabulous morning.

“The next morning we continued north, weaving our way through the breath-taking Scottish hills to the borders between Angus and Perthshire. The first farm visit was to the famous Glenisla herd of Major Gibb and family. We arrived there to find Catriona had pulled out four young, super impressive bulls for our inspection, then we all loaded into a convoy of pick-ups to venture up into the hills to find the rest of the stock.

“This herd was impressive, with great udder confirmation in strong female lines. There were certainly stand-out animals in each group we entered and clearly the breed is performing on this upland terrain with a short growing season and long winters. Thanks go to Major John Gibb, Anne, Catriona, Nicholas and Alastair for hosting us.

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6000 acres and is the perfect farmland for cattle, sheep, deer and grouse. Expertly managed by Alistair Laing and the Glenrinnes team, this is an outstanding set-up and the cattle looked in fine form on lush paddocks.

“The Shorthorn is stepping up its presence at the Speyside Estate and, with data recording, the team hopes to further its performance and increase profitably with a breed that fits the environmental focus to which they adhere. We were fortunate enough to go and view the red deer herd, with nearly 400 of them in all their splendour. A truly extra special treat, as was sampling the gin and vodka that the business also produces, while enjoying a barbeque with our hosts.

“On the final day we spent the morning in Inverness before travelling further north to Fearn Farm, Tain. This 1800-acre enterprise carries 150 sucklers and 3000 sheep and is owned and run by the Scott family.

“Cattle here were clearly thriving in a forage-based system.

Rotationally grazed in summer, cattle are out-wintered on feed pads that were built on a former world war two airfield. These cows are bred to perform, produce and be commercially relevant off a forage-based system.

“We saw that there is certainly strength and quality in numbers as we toured around the fields; they are a credit to the entire Scott family who all play a part in running this successful business. As we said our goodbyes, we were sad to say farewell, but we were taking away lifelong friendships and memories.

“At the start of the conference, we set out to celebrate 200 years since the first pedigree herd book, and what

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an amazing experience we had, with an incredible group of like-minded people all striving towards positivity and championing the Shorthorn breed.

“The world conference is a fantastic opportunity to create worldwide connections, share knowledge and extend the Shorthorn family. Words fail to do this experience justice, nor the thanks that are extended to so many people to whom we are indebted, who have been involved along the way.

“We might be beef breeders, dairy breeders, pure, blended or commercial, but we are all still backing a breed that has stood the test of time and will continue to do so.

Now ‘Our job is obvious, we need to get out of the way, shine a light and empower a new generation to teach and go further.’

So, here’s to the 2025 Shorthorn World Conference in Canada. Let’s Go!

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Quality in quantity at Great Yorkshire

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ithout doubt the highlight of my judging career was being asked to officiate at the British Shorthorn Bicentenary Show at the Great Yorkshire.

JUDGE Richard Bartle Leominster, Herefordshire

This was made even more special by being joined by the Yorkshire vet, Peter Wright, in the first class for a piece on television. I agreed to do this as I felt it was good publicity for the breed and hope it didn’t affect the exhibitors too much.

I must congratulate the exhibitors for the quality and quantity of cattle put

forward on this special occasion, the strength in depth of the cattle was a great credit to you all.

Throughout my judging, I tried to stick to a type of cattle that are relevant in today’s marketplace, but still carry all the attributes of the Shorthorn breed, being stylish and easy fleshing, with great maternal quality in the females and power and functionality in the males.

The first class of nine senior bulls was a sight to behold and helped set the tone for the rest of a busy day. My male champion was Charlesbury Macdonald who was brought out in tremendous form from the partnership of Baird, Edwards and Timbrell, he is a young bull with width throughout and flesh right through his top on four good legs and a great outlook with power throughout.

In reserve was the senior bull, Coldrochie Leif, from Mark and Tracy Severn, a powerful fleshy bull with great locomotion.

The junior male was from Stanford Park and went on to be junior overall champion, a super stylish bull with a nice round and a lovely level top.

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Taking the male and overall championships at Great Yorkshire Show was Charlesbury Macdonald from Messrs Baird, Edwards and Timbrell.

The female section was incredibly strong throughout all the classes. My female champion was the four year old cow with calf at foot, Castlemount Matrix Strawberry 3rd a really modern cow with clean lines and width throughout and making a good job of her calf, in reserve in the females was Podehole Irene Mimosa a lovely young cow with a super bull calf at foot .

The junior female was Meonside Catriona Rosebud Ray a very stylish young heifer well fleshed and great locomotion, she was also res overall junior champion.

Pleasingly, the junior team went on to be interbreed champions and the pair were champion native pair in the Blythewood Pairs, congratulations to all concerned.

I thoroughly enjoyed my judging and would like to thank the exhibitors for the way they brought cattle out, the stewards and particularly Mark Severn for all his help. And lastly, the Society and council for the invitation and to Clive Brown and Ellie Doak for all their hard work making it all happen.

Female champion was 2017-born cow Castlemount Matrix Strawberry 3 from Messrs Evans and Price.

Interbreed success included the breed clinching the junior team of four interbreed championship.

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Results Bull, born on or before 31 December 2019 1st Coldrochie Leif 2nd Podehole Lincoln 3rd Warmington Chalky 285 4th Dunsyre Horatio 5th Farlam Lightning

Mark and Tracy Severn Marshall Graham Bailey A and C Ivinson T Allan Jackson S and G Hunt

Bull, born in 2020 1st Charlesbury Macdonald 2nd Coxhill Panther-p574 3rd Sandwick Prefer-A-Bull 4th Poldark of Longfield 5th Coxhill Patrick

Baird, Edwards and Timbrell T and I Walling A and C Ivinson Tina Russell and Simon Farmer Messrs Evans and Price

Bull, born on or after 1 January 2021 (a) 1st Renaissance Man of Longfield 2nd Sowerbyparks Rastus 3rd Sowerbyparks Reece 4th Headlind Rokaku 5th Langhams Razzmatazz

Tina Russell and Simon Farmer S and G Hunt S and G Hunt T Allan Jackson Andre Vrona

Bull, born on or after 1 January 2021 (b) 1st Stonehills Regent Street 2nd Runleymill Roderick 3rd Regent of Upsall 4th Podehole Reuben 5th Llwynhywel Rolex

G L Riby J H Wilson and J Dunning The Hon G Turton Harry Horrell Messrs Evans and Price

Female, in calf or in milk, born before 31 December 2017 1st Castlemount Matrix Strawberry 3 Messrs Evans and Price 2nd Meonhill Secret Katie L E P Farms 3rd Podehole Gypsy Lulu Harry Horrell 4th Stonehills Lovely Wallie G L Riby 5th Albion Rosebud Kasarna Andre Vrona

Female, in calf or in milk, born on or between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2019.

1st Podehole Irene Mimosa Harry Horrell 2nd Stanfordpark Miss Crocus M453 M Stoneham 3rd Beautry Shuna Myrtle S C Currie 4th Bradhill Princess 3 Steve Swales Dairy 5th Roundhill Millie Emma Trueman Female, in calf or in milk, born on or between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2019 1st Kimrina Nena C J Ward 2nd Charlesbury Peony Duchess Baird, Edwards and Timbrell 3rd Headlind Rosette Nelly T Allan Jackson 4th Longfield SS Waterloo N572 Tina Russell and Simon Farmer 5th Langhams Phantasy Nellie Andre Vrona Female, born on or between 1 January and 31 December 2020 (a) 1st Mineshop Polly-Gina Chris Nye 2nd Kimrina Peggy C J Ward 3rd Stonehills Sally Broadhooks 4th G L Riby 4th Sapphire X1459 of Upsall Hon G Turton 5th Longfield Crocus Pollen Tina Russell and Simon Farmer Female, born in 2020, on or between 1 January and 31 December (b) 1st Charlesbury Highland Duchess Charlesbury Livestock 2nd Llwynhywel Paris Messrs Evans and Price 3rd Elliot Pure Class Baird, Edwards and Timbrell 4th Cairnsmore Patricia Brenda R Wear 5th Sowerbyparks Sapphire P594 Steven and Kay Darnbrook Female, born in 2021, on or after 1 January and before 1 April (a) 1st Highsky Ribeye B Birch and M Hendy 2nd Blackbrook Heathermaid Rosa Andrew Thornber and Daughters 3rd Ribbleview Rita Janet Josh Wilson 4th Podehole Tessa Radiance Harry Horrell 5th Beautry Shuna Rhubarb S C Currie

The breed also took the native championship in the show’s Blythewood Pairs competition.

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Female, born in 2021, on or after 1 January and before 1 April (b) 1st Ury Maid X1580 Of Upsall The Hon G Turton 2nd Meonhill Gemma L E P Farms 3rd Runleymill Roxburgh Lass Rosa J H Wilson and J Dunning 4th Stonehills Sally Broadhooks 6th G L Riby 5th Highlee Rioja Monique Mark and Tracy Severn

Pair of Animals (b) 1st G L Riby 2nd Tina Russell and Simon Farmer 3rd Mark and Tracy Severn 4th Andre Vrona 5th S and G Hunt

Female, born in 2021, on or after 1 April (a) 1st Meonside Catriona Rosebud Ray 2nd Blackbrook Lovely Rita 3rd Meonside Tessa Ruby 4th Longfield Exhibit R859 5th Jodame Cara Rio

D and T Bradley Andrew Thornber and Daughters D and T Bradley Farmer Tina Russell and Simon Farmer Michael and Joanne Souter

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Female, born in 2021, on or after 1 April (b) 1st Meonside Rothes Rebel 2nd Aberdona Rock Candy 3rd Runleymill Roxburgh Lass Ruthie 4th Millerston Madeline Rae

D and T Bradley Farmer R and C Rettie J H Wilson and J Dunning H Barker and J Gibson

Group of Three Animals (a) 1st Harry Horrell 2nd T Allan Jackson 3rd H Barker and J Gibson Group of Three Animals (b) 1st Mark and Tracy Severn 2nd Tina Russell and Simon Farmer 3rd G L Riby 4th R S and G Johnson 5th Andre Vrona Pair of Animals (a) 1st R S and G Johnson 2nd Harry Horrell 3rd T Allan Jackson 4th Baird, Edwards and Timbrell 5th Charlesbury Livestock

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Best Animal from the Junior Heifer Classes 7 and 8 - The Frank Milnes Trophy for the Best Junior Heifer Meonside Catriona Rosebud Ray, D and T Bradley Farmer Best Beef Shorthorn Female- The Nathaniel Catchpole Perpetual Challenge Cup for the Best Beef Shorthorn Female Castlemount Matrix Strawberry 3, Messrs Evans and Price Best animal bred by exhibitor - The Hugh Cornwallis Maud Perpetual Challenge Cup for the Best animal bred by exhibitor Charlesbury Macdonald, Baird, Edwards and Timbrell Best Bull - The John Doughty and Balmyle Crackle Perpetual Challenge cup for the Best Bull Charlesbury Macdonald, Baird, Edwards and Timbrell Best Beef Shorthorn - The Brothers Colling Memorial Challenge Cup for the Best Beef Shorthorn Charlesbury Macdonald, Baird, Edwards and Timbrell Best Pair of one male, one female bred by the exhibitor- The Durno Bullrich Perpetual Challenge Cup for the Best Pair One male, one female bred by the exhibitor R S and G Johnson Best group of three Beef Shorthorns - The Durno McNair Snadden Perpetual Challenge Cup for the Best group of three Beef Shorthorns Harry Horrell

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Philip Halhead (2nd r) of Norbreck Genetics joins judge Richard Bartle (2nd l) in presenting the Brothers Colling Memorial Challenge Cup for the Best Beef Shorthorn to Baird, Edwards and Timbrel.

The Baird, Edwards and Timbrell families with Sophie Throup of Morrisons.

Jodie Bolland presents the Durno McNair Snadden Perpetual Challenge Cup Best group of 3 to Harry Horrell (trading as CH).

Uppermill Calrossie Perpetual Challenge Cup Best Bull won by Baird, Edwards and Timbrell.

Winners of the Nathaniel Catchpole Perpetual Challenge Cup for Best Beef Shorthorn Female were Messrs Evans and Price.

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Winners of Sally Horrell Perpetual Trophy of the Best exhibitor bred cow and calf were Messrs Evans and Price.

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Winner of the Frank Milnes Trophy for the Best Junior Heifer, D and T Bradley Farmer.

Hugh Cornwallis Maud Perpetual Challenge Cup for the Best animal bred by exhibitor collected by Fran Baird.

Winner of The Hon. G. Turton Challenge Trophy presented

by Jess Tomley to Baird, Edwards and Timbrell.

John Doughty and Balmyle Crackle Perpetual Challenge cup for the Best Bull won by Baird, Edwards and Timbrell.

Durno Bullrich Perpetual Challenge Cup Best Pair bred by exhibitor won by RS&&G Johnson.

Sponsor Philip Halhead about to present the Brothers Colling Memorial Challenge Cup for Best Beef Shorthorn to Baird, Edwards and Timbrel.

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Great Yorkshire Show enjoys Royal visit This year’s Great Yorkshire Show played host to not just the breed’s National Championships, but also the bicentenary celebrations of the breed and Coates's Herdbook.

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s the breed originated in the North East the aim was to have 200 Shorthorns present at GYS as a mark of the 200th year. There were 200 cattle entered, 137 of which were Beef Shorthorn.

Record numbers meant strong classes, ably judged by Richard Bartle, with Major John Gibb joining Richard in the ring to tap out the supreme champion and then judging the groups.

Richard had started the day early with an interview with The Yorkshire Vet, Peter Wright in front of the breed’s magnificent trophies and under the gaze of the TV cameras. Peter also joined Richard for the first class of the day to understand more about the skills of being the judge, with again everything being captured on film.

A long session of judging culminated in the Society’s patron, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, entering the ring to present the overall champion with the rosette and bicentenary sash.

The Society extends its thanks to Philip Halhead of Norbreck Genetics for sponsoring the Beef and Dairy championships.

Interbreed judging brought a level of success not enjoyed by Beef Shorthorns previously, with the junior group of four clinching the top ticket and the senior group of four making it to the final six. Further success was enjoyed by a winning entry in the Blythwood Pairs.

Wednesday evening of the show saw a coming together of all things Shorthorn as delegates from the World Conference joined members, friends and sponsors for a celebratory dinner at the Pavilions on the showground. More than 160 attendees enjoyed a sumptuous meal with Shorthorn Beef at the centre, of course.

The parade of Beef Shorthorns in the ring on the Thursday was also something to behold and it was particularly good to see the world conference youth delegates joining members to help parade individual animals.

The visit of HRH The Princess Royal also saw her unveiling a commemorative painting entitled ‘200 years strong’ with the portrait by Angela Davidson then being presented to Her Royal Highness.

The highlight of HRH The Princess Royal’s visit though was the presentation of the President’s Awards for services to the breed and/or Society.

The deserving recipients were Sally Horrell and Liz Lang with the presentation to Liz being a particularly emotional moment.

The day concluded with the usual BBQ kindly hosted by Morrisons where the trophy presentations were made.

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am always thrilled whenever I get a chance to travel across the water and get a chance to see some of the outstanding Beef Shorthorns that Northern Ireland has to offer.

JUDGE Bobby Landers Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire

To be asked to judge the Balmoral Show was a great privilege and the stock on show was exactly as I imagined it would be, tremendous. The cattle put out in front of me were a great credit to the breeders and to the breed itself.

My champion on the day was to a lovely yearling heifer Aghalee Rhona from Graham Duncan. This outstanding heifer never put a foot wrong all day.

She showed herself off from the first step to the last and had everything that I would look for in a Beef Shorthorn female, character, correctness, well grown and stylish.

The champion was at the head of what was a class full of quality and all four of these heifers really do have an exciting future ahead.

The reserve championship was awarded to Westmoor Merlin along with the male championship, he was a tremendously mobile stock bull with tremendous length and full of breed character.

I would like to extend my many thanks to everyone who made it such an enjoyable day, from the exhibitors to the stewards.

It was a fantastic show and I am immensely proud that I was given the honour of being the judge.

Taking the breed championship at Balmoral was Graham Duncan’s yearling heifer Aghalee Rona.

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The Duncan family led the way at Balmoral.

Results Cow or heifer, born in 2019 in calf, or with calf at foot.

1st Caramba Hottie Nottie Noo ET Tom Staunton 2nd Windsorhouse Jamiroquia 1st P and A Hamill

Bull, born on or before 31st December 2020 1st Westmoor Merlin Tom Staunton 2nd Creaga Rolex Cherryvalley Farms

Cow, born on or before 31st December 2018 in calf or with calf at foot.

1st Cherryvalley Kirsten Oasis Graham Duncan 2nd Old Mill Mayflower Cherryvalley Farms 3rd Uppermill Lovely Leanne Leanne Green 4th Cherryvalley Denise Olea Edward Green

Bull, born on or after 1st January 2021 1st Bootown Romeo Maurice Millan

Heifer, born in 2020 1st Caramba OI Edna Tom Staunton 2nd Meonside Broadhooks Paisley Libby and Lucy Clarke 3rd Butcherhill Denise Penelope Edward Green

Overall champion Aghalee Rona

Graham Duncan

Reserve overall champion Westmoor Merlin

Tom Staunton

Junior champion Aghalee Rona

Graham Duncan

Reserve junior champion Bootown Romeo

Maurice Millen

Heifer, born on or after 1st January 2021 1st Aghalee Rona Graham Duncan Annaghanoon Lady 2nd Annaghanoon Beef Shorthorns Barrington 3rd Bootown Rachel Maurice Millen 4th Windsorhouse Dandoline P and A Hamill

Pair of animals from one exhibitor 1st Graham Duncan

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Leading the way at the Royal Highland was Blackbrook Heathermaid Rosa from Andrew Thornber.

Rosa blooms at Royal Highland

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t was an honour and a privilege to be able to accept the appointment as judge of the Beef Shorthorn cattle at the Royal Highland Show, particularly as it was the Bicentenary of both Coates Herd Book and the Royal Highland Show. A very special occasion.

JUDGE James Playfair-Hannay Kelso, Roxburghshire

Following two years of inactivity within showrings for exhibitors it was great to be back in the ring. It was also pleasing to see so many young and new exhibitors out with cattle in the section.

The Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society promotes itself as breeders of functional suckler cows. Calving more than 400 cows in our family business it is imperative that our cows fulfil that mantra.

In keeping with this, I selected my prize winners with a heavy emphasis on their structure and locomotion, mammary and fertility traits along with breed character and style.

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The female classes, particularly the heifer classes, were exceptionally strong and give a tremendous foundation for the future of the breed.

However, I feel that some of the animals paraded in front of me will grow into huge, high maintenance cattle.

The bull classes were not as consistent, demonstrating some of the huge strides and changes the breed has made since the dark days of near extinction. Again, I feel that the breed has a maternal role rather than a terminal one.

One of the most pleasing aspects of the day was that there were options to be taken. My champion and reserve were outstanding animals that ticked every box on my desired list. I look forward to seeing them again and watching how they develop in future.

Congratulations to all the exhibitors for their hard work in making my day so enjoyable. Thank you very much.

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Results Class one - Female born on or after 1st April 2021 1st Meonside Catriona Rosebud Ray D and T Bradley Farmer 2nd Blackbrook Lovely Rita Andrew Thornber 3rd Meonside Rothes Rebel D and T Bradley Farmer 4th Meonside Grace Beauty Regan D and T Bradley Farmer 5th Jodame Cara Rio Joanne Souter 6th Runleymill Roxburgh Lassruthie John Wilson Class two – Female born after 1st January and on or before 31st March 2021 1st Blackbrook Heathermaid Rosa Andrew Thornber 2nd Millerston Irania Rainbow Mary Cormack 3rd Highlee Duchess Ria M and T Severn 4th Runleymill Roxburgh Lass Rosa John Wilson 5th Langhams Phantasy Reeva A and C Farms 6th Beautry Shuna Rhubarb Stuart Currie Class three – Female born in 2020 1st Lowther Lily W10 2nd Redstone Crocus 3rd Charlesbury Highland Duchess 4th Balnabroich Pandora 5th Cairnsmore Patricia 6th Dunsyre Iona 38th

Mary Cormack Charlie Fletcher Charlesbury Livestock Balnabroich Farm Brenda Wear Carey Coombs

Class four - Female in Milk or in Calf, born on or before 31st December 2019 1st Podehole Irene Mimosa Harry Horrell 2nd Beautry Shuna Myrtle Stuart Currie 3rd 3rd Jodame Kiki Dee Joanne Souter 4th Dunsyre Magic 24th Carey Coombs 5th Headlind Rosette Nelly T Allan Jackson 6th Glenisla Foxglove Flake N466 (P) Major J P O Gibb & Miss C Gibb Class five – Bull, born on or after 1st April 2021 1st Duncanziemere Rob Roy R445 Alistair Clark & Sons 2nd Trainview Tam Trainview Livestock 3rd Charlesbury Croaghpatrick Charlesbury Livestock 4th Redstone Romeo Charlie Fletcher 5th Coxhill Rio J and J Green 6th Glenisla Rioja Major J P O Gibb and Miss C Gibb Class six - Bull, born after 1st January and on or before 31st March 2021 1st Headlind Rokaku T Allen Jackson 2nd Trainview Laird Trainview Livestock 3rd Roundhill Real Deal Stuart G Mair and Sons 4th Highlee Rafferty M and T Severn 5th Runleymill Reggie John Wilson 6th Balnabroich Rockefella Balnabroich Farm

Class seven - Bull, born in 2020 1st Coxhill Panther 2nd Dunsyre Perth 3rd Heatherbell Pinocchio

Farmstock Genetics Carey Coombs D and T Ballantyne

Class eight – Bull born on or before 31st December 2019 1st Vale Meadows Flossy’s Cavalier Trainview Livestock 2nd Coldrochie Leif M and T Severn 3rd Grovewood Jackson Robert Taylor 4th Podehall Lincoln Marshall G Bailey Junior female champion Blackbrook Heathermaid Rosa, Andrew Thornber Reserve junior female champion Millerston Irania Rainbow, Mary Cormack Junior male champion Duncanziemere Rob Roy R445, Alistair Clark and Sons Reserve junior male champion Headlind Rokaku, T Allen Jackson Female champion Blackbrook Heathermaid Rosa, Andrew Thornber Reserve female Champion Millerston Irania Rainbow, Mary Cormack Male champion Vale Meadows Flossy’s Cabalier, Trainview Livestock Reserve male champion Duncanziemere Rob Roy R445, Alistair Clark and Sons Overall Champion Blackbrook Heathermaid Rosa, Andrew Thornber Reserve Champion Millerston Irania Rainbow, Mary Cormack Breeder of best bull Vale Meadows Flossy’s Cavalier, bred by Martin Reynolds Best bull bred by exhibitor Duncanziemere Rob Roy R445, Alistair Clark and Sons Best animal bred by exhibitor Blackbrook Heathermaid Rosa, Andrew Thornber

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Valerie Orr receives the trophy for the best bull from judge James Playfair-Hannay.

Winning the B M Durno Perpetual Challenge Trophy for the best group of three were Mark and Tracy Severn.

The Duthie Perpetual Challenge Cup for the champion was won by Andrew Thornber.

Winning the Mains Farm Perpetual Trophy for the best exhibitor bred bull were A Clark and Sons, with Alistair Clark receiving the trophy.

Presented for the first time was the Redhill World Conference Trophy for the best pair, won by Carey Coombs.

The Clark family also won the Emilie R Casares Memorial Trophy for the best junior male.

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Reserve interbreed champion, Highsky Erin’s Enchantment.

Reserve interbreed honours for Shorthorn champion

I JUDGE Andrew Barrett King’s Lynn, Norfolk

was delighted to be asked to judge the Beef Shorthorn classes at the Royal Welsh Show this year and, after two years of disruptions, it was lovely to experience one of the finest agricultural shows in the UK, among fellow enthusiasts. The hospitality was second to none, and the standard of cattle forward was exceptional, both in quality and standard of presentation.

The heatwave certainly tested exhibitors, cattle and everybody involved, including the S4C film crew, and spectators, who could be seen huddled under the few trees around the judging ring.

There were two bulls forward in the senior bull class; the winner on the day was Dunsyre Horatio, brought out by Alan Jackson. A very masculine, correct bull for his years and a worthy winner.

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Four bulls were forward in the junior bull class, which is always an exciting class to judge as it gives us judges a sneaky preview of what young bulls are available for upcoming sales the following spring. My winner on the day was Headlind Rokaku, a very stylish bull, with great balance and super breed characteristics. A young bull with a promising future. Headlind Rokaku went on to be my male champion.

Out of four cows put forward in the senior cow class, my winner was a red cow, Castlemount Matrix Strawberry, exhibited by Messrs Evans and Price. A clean, modern, stylish young cow with a bonny heifer calf at foot, who typifies where the breed is now. A good udder and excellent locomotion. She went on to become my reserve champion overall.

Ro ya l I’d like to mention the second place cow, a three-year-old cow, Charlesbury Peony Duchess exhibited by Baird, Edwards and Timbrell. For a threeyear-old cow she oozed power yet femininity. Tremendous class and had a real aura about her.

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Junior and overall make champion, Headlind Rokaku.

There were seven heifers forward in the two-year-old heifer class, demonstrating different types, which certainly gave me something to think about and provoked discussion. The winner of this class was a two-yearold heifer from Baird Edwards and Timbrell, Elliot Pure Class; a very stylish, roan heifer with good breed characteristics, great locomotion and a very showy animal.

The top three heifers, in my opinion, were the size and stature of what the breed needs, however, the fourth placed heifer wasn in my opinion, too big for the breed. This is particularly apparent as I am writing this judges report in East Anglia where we’ve so far had 12 weeks without rain.

A moderately sized cow is more adapted to these types of challenging conditions.

There were 14 junior heifers forward.

This was very exhilarating because they were all tremendous in breed type and style. This caused me to rub my chin and scratch my head to work out the placings.

And there she was, Highsky Erin’s Enchantment, impeccably presented

by Millie Hendy. Quite honestly, I can’t praise this heifer enough. She had presence, style, balance with femininity and caught my eye from the start. She was a clear winner in this class, who then became female champion, junior champion, breed champion and on the day she was reserve overall interbreed champion.

Native interbreed group of three.

Judge Andrew Barrett presents the breed championship rosette to Millie Hendy with Highsky Erin’s Enchantment.

Huge praise must be given to Millie and Boomer for getting her washed off and prepared again for the interbreed championship, which happened just an hour and a half after the Beef Shorthorn classes were judged.

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On reflection, huge praise, admiration and respect is given to all exhibitors, stock people and stewards who participated on the hottest Welsh day on record.

With the breed celebrating its 200th year I think the Collins Brothers will be immensely proud with where the breed is 200 years on. It gives me tremendous pride and optimism for the future of the breed.

Judge Rachel Wyllie presiding over the interbreed championship.

Results Bull, born on or before 31 December 2020 1st Dunsyre Horatio Headlind Partners 2nd Caramba Poser M R Souter

Group of Three 1st Baird, Edwards and Timbrell 2nd Headlind Partners

Bull, born on or after 1 January 2021 1st Headlind Rokaku 2nd Llwynhywel Rolex 3rd Charlesbury Croaghpatrick

Male champion Headlind Rokaku, Headlind Partners

Headlind Partners Messrs Evans and Price Charlesbury Livestock

Female, in milk or in calf born on or before 31 December 2019 1st Castlemount Matrix Strawberry Messrs Evans and Price 2nd Charlesbury Peony Duchess Charlesbury Livestock 3rd Glebedale Krispy Kreme T and K Bodily Female, born on or between 1 January and 31 December 2020 1st Elliot Pure Class Baird, Edwards and Timbrell 2nd Charlesbury Highland Duchess Charlesbury Livestock 3rd Podehole Gypsy Pansy P A and H M Coles Female, born on or after 1 January 2021 1st Highsky Erin’s Enchantment Millie Hendy 2nd Millerston Irania Rainbow Rougemont 3rd Jodame Cara Rio M R Souter

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Uppermill top NI National Show

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ames Porter’s Uppermill herd of Beef Shorthorn cattle chalked up an array of awards including the supreme championship at the Northern Irish National Show staged at Clogher Show.

Taking the top honours was the much-admired Uppermill Lovely Lissue sired by Glenisla Jackpot. This beautiful roan young cow was accompanied by her smart heifer calf at foot.

Judging the event was Allan Jackson, Headlind, who travelled across from Lanark to place the classes, representing breeders from right across the Province.

Standing in the reserve spot was a flashy yearling heifer from William and George Gott Shankhill Dodsie Roxanna. This May 2021-born heifer is sired by DRS Super Mario.

Northern Ireland breeders turned out in force for this prestigious event which is a feature each year in the calendar.

In addition to regular faces on the show circuit, the Club was delighted to see new entrants this year as well as many younger enthusiasts showing for the first time.

The Uppermill team were back in the colours winning a further two classes on the day as well as the best pair from one exhibitor. The final red rosettes were awarded to Leanne Green and Tommy Jackson.

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Reserve champion Shankhill Dodsie Roxana

William and George Gott

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Leanne Green

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William and George Gott

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Percy Lindsay

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Stickbridge Anna Roxy

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hampionship honours at the Society’s National Calf Show at Borderway Agri-Expo, Carlisle, went to the leader from the female classes, Brenda Wear’s Dunsyre Gigha 42nd.

This April-born heifer calf, bred by Carey Coombs, is by Dunsyre Lord Nelson and out of Dunsyre Gigha 27th, herself by Redhill Ferny, himself bred by Brenda Wear.

Reserve overall champion under judge Pamela Nicol was the male champion, Duncanziemere Saltire from Alistair Clark and Sons.

Sired by Glenisla Excalibur 803, he is out of the Fearn Jumpstart daughter, Knockenjig Margo M1994.

Standing reserve female champion was Runleymill Roxburgh Lass Soopa from John Wilson and Janet Dunning. This is another April-born heifer calf and is by Millerston Milky Bar Kid and out of Runley Mill Roxburgh Lass 18, a Dakota of Upsall daughter.

Brenda Wear’s Dunsyre Gigha 42nd took top honours at the Society’s National Calf Show.

And reserve male champion was Stuart Currie’s bull calf Beautry Sentinel, a Highlee Milo son out of Croxtonpark Shuna Regan, a Chapelton Wildfire daughter.

Standing reserve champion was Duncanziemere Saltire from Alistair Clark and Sons.

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horthorns enjoyed interbreed success at the Stars of the Future Calf Show, Stirling, with the breed clinching the senior native interbreed championship, the reserve junior native interbreed championship as well as the native interbreed pairs title.

Senior champion, Aberdona Rock Candy from Richard and Carol Rettie.

Topping the senior section of the breed and then going on to be senior native interbreed champion was Richard and Carol Rettie’s yearling heifer Aberdona Rock Candy. This July 2021-born heifer is by Tamhorn Glen and out of a dam by Meonhill Charlie Chaplin.

Reserve senior champion in the breed was Crichton River from the Walling family, Farmstock Genetics. He is a Balgay Kinship son out of Chrichton Patsy 743.

Then lifting the junior Shorthorn championship and the reserve junior native championship was Elliot Estelle 695 from Mary Cormack.

Purchased at Stirling in October with her dam as part of a 16,000gns outfit, this heifer is by Fearn Godfather and out of Elliot Estelle 852.

Junior champion, Elliot Estelle 695 from Mark Cormack.

Reserve champion in the junior classes was Westbroad Scotia, a bull calf from Duncan Welsh. This March-born calf is by Shawhill Leroy and out of a dam by Craigfaddock Finn McCool.

And leading the way in the native interbreed pairs championship was a brace of heifers from Richard and Carol Rettie, with native senior champion Aberdona Rock Candy being joined by the second prize winner from the same class Aberdona Rothes Rainbow, another by Tamhorn Glen and this time out of Aberdona Rothes Mynah.

The Retties took the native interbreed pairs championship with their two heifers.

Sage is flavour of the month at Thirsk

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hirsk’s Rising Stars calf show saw a strong entry of 65 Beef Shorthorn calves, with the championship honours under judge Danny Wylie going to the leading heifer Whiterose Sage from Johnny and Hannah Gibson.

This March-born Bushypark Tiger daughter is out of a Millerston Einstein daughter and was prepared and brought out by 11 year old Jesse Gibson.

Judge Danny Wyllie said the show of calves was one of the best he had ever had to judge. “The strength and depth of quality in every class was a credit to all the exhibitors. My overall champion of the day is a calf fit to compete with any breed in the country.”

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Standing reserve in both the heifer and overall championship was Runleymill Roxburgh Lass Soopa from John Wilson and Janet Dunning. She is by Millerston Milkybar Kid and out of a dam by Dakota of Upsall.

In the male classes the championship went to well-travelled A and C Farms with Langham’s Sullivan, a Podehole Lionheart son.

The pairs classes saw a total of 16 pairs come out in front of the judge, with these split in to three classes and the championship fell to the Barker and Gibson duo, while reserve went to Mark and Tracy Severn’s Highlee herd.

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Bushypark Sunshine lights up NI calf show

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illiam Gott’s bull calf Bushypark Sunshine was tapped out as male and overall champion at the Northern Irish Club’s calf show, with this one being a son of Bushypark Jack 2nd out of Bushypark Niamh 7th, a Rowanberry Francis daughter.

Born in February, judge Stuart Currie, Beautry, said he immediately caught the eye in his class for his topline, mobility and length and width.

William and George Gott were awarded the Supreme Championship with Bushypark Sunshine.

Taking the reserve championship honours was the day’s female champion, Adam Armour’s heifer calf Woodvale Tessa S498. Sired by Chapelton Wildfire, this February-born heifer is out of a homebred dam

by Hussar of Upsall.

Reserve male champion was Richard Henning’s Mullaglass Sylvester, a March-born son of the homebred Mullaglass Maximus out of a Craigfaddock dam by Craigfaddock Buccaneer.

And standing reserve overall in the female classes was Rachel Jordan’s January-born heifer Annaghanoon Lady Sarah. She’s by Hussar of Upsall and out of a Croobview dam by Croobview Klass.

The Reserve Supreme Champion at the NI Beef Shorthorn Calf Show was Woodvale Tessa S498 exhibited by Adam Armour.

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arlington was the venue for the Northern Club’s calf show which saw the day's judge, Emma Trueman, place her female champion as overall calf champion.

Show leader was J and H Gibson’s Whiterose Sage, a March-born daughter of Bushypark Tiger out of a Millerston-bred dam by Millerston Einstein.

Female and overall champion was Whiterose Sage from J and H Gibson.

She had earlier been placed female champion ahead of Mark and Tracy Severn’s heifer Highlee Luscious Sapphire, with this one following Sage through to be reserve overall champion.

Luscious Sapphire is a February-born heifer by Coldrochie Leif and out of Sandwick Luscious Hermione, a Glenisla Jack frost daughter.

Judge Emma Trueman said it had been an exceptional show of calves across both the male and female classes. “The male champion was a well put together young bull with an exciting future, but the females dominated the day with both the champion and reserve both being exceptional heifers.”

Taking the male title was Langhams Red Ridge Buffalo from A and C Farms. This one is by the homebred Langhgams Nevada Buffalo and out of Podehole Irene Finch, a daughter of former Royal Highland Show interbreed champion Trojan of Craigeassie.

Reserve female and reserve overall champion was Mark and Tracy Severn’s heifer Highlee Luscious Sapphire.

Reserve male champion was John Wilson and Janet Dunning’s Runleymill Samson, a Millerston Milkybar Kid son out of Clipper X1242 of Upsall, herself a Dingo of Upsall daughter.

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Stirling February trade hits 25,000gns high Bull trade peaked at 25,000gns at the Society’s spring sale at Stirling, with roan bull Palmerston of Upsall leading the way for the Hon Gerald Turton.

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Next at 22,000gns was Perfection of Skaillhouse, a Chapelton Lionheart son out of Millie Floss 11th of Skaillhouse.

Bred by C Macadie and Sons’ Thurso, this one found a new home with James Porter, Lisburn, County Antrim.

Two entries then shared a 13,000gns price tag. First to go was the reserve male champion, Podehole Patriot from the Horrell family, Peterborough. This two-year-old roan is by the homebred Podehole Magician and out of a dam

by the Australian sire Royalla Rockstar.

He sold to W J and J Green, Fochabers, Morayshire, for their Corskie herd.

The second 13,000gns bid was made by Page Farms Partnership, Ripon, North Yorkshire for Meonside Peroni, a bull by the 11,000gns Willingham Kensington from D and T Bradley-Farmer, Parkgate, Dumfriesshire. He’s out of Coldrochie Grace Beauty L7.

Cumbrian breeder, Charles Lowther, Penrith, sold Lowther Picasso 8,500gns to Tina Russell, Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire. A 23-month-old roan, he is

by Lowther Konan and out of a dam by Blelack Rupert.

The same vendor achieved an 8,000gns sale for the male champion from the pre-sale show, Lowther Pegasus. This son of the 8,000gns Castlemount

Palmerston of Upsall, 25,000gns.

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Kubota is out of a dam by Willingham Denebola. He sold to Liam Muir, Orkney.

A second 8,000gns call was made for the 20-month-old Ballylinney Glenn son, Coxhill Patrick from L J Townsend, Moffat, Dumfriesshire. Out of a dam

by Chapelton Alamo, he sold to Messrs Evans and Price, Aberystwyth.

Another from the same home, Coxhill Pegasus, a 23-month-old roan by the 20,000gns Millerston Kasper and out of an Uppermill Rotary 2nd daughter made 7,000gns to J and J Green, Insch, Aberdeenshire.

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by Glenisla Munroe and out of a dam by the homebred Glenisla Artic Storm from Major J P O Gibb, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, commanded a 7,000gns call from Keith Jones, Llandysul, Ceredigion.

Two Mayfield Maximus Primus sons were in the money for Gerard Te Lintelo, Wolsingham, County Durham.

First to go at 6,500gns was Mayfield Phoenix, a 21-month-old bull out of a dam by Chapelton Hardy. He sold to Andrew Thompson, Chorley, Lancashire.

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Two more entries shared a 6,500gns bid, the first being Fordie Panther, a 23-month-old roan by the 5,000gns Coxhill Luke from Fiona Davidson, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, returned to the county with D Hardie, Midmar.

The final 6,500gns call was made by Messrs Evans and Price, Aberystwyth, for the 20-month-oldSpringlane Flash, a Meonhill Charlie Chaplin son from James and Sam Martin, Newtownards, County Down.

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Mr and Mrs J Redpath, Alyth, saw their Knowehead Producer sell at 6,200gns to Leggat Farming Partnership, Logiealmond, Perthshire. This 23-month-old is a sone of Nearhouse Kane out of Knowehead Dishy Floss, a daughter of the homebred Buchanan.

A second 6,200gns call secured Craigeassie Pierce a 22-month-old roan by the 7500gns Podehole Lincoln and out of a dam by LA Zeus. Bred by Marshall Graham Bailey, Forfar, Angus, he sold to A and C Farms, Langham, Rutland.

Willingham Pallas from A Haigh, Brechin, Angus, made 6,000gns to Mark and Tracy Severn, Halifax, West Yorkshire. A 19-month-old son of Willingham Lieutenant Commander, he is out of a dam by Cairnsmore Craig.

And wrapping up the lading prices was Muiresk Peter Pan a 17-month-old light roan Alvie Galaxy son from Stuart G Mair and Sons. He made 5,800gns to D J MacGillivray, Aros, Isle of Mull.

Perfection of Skaillhouse, 22,000gns.

Reserve male champion, Podehole Patriot, 13,000gns.

Meonside Peroni, 13,000gns.

May Eastmill Laird 6,000gns.

Willingham Pallas 6,000gns.

Females Two, 21-month-old Willingham Kensington daughters led the female trade for D and T Bradley-Farmer.

Meonside Broadhooks Paisley, a white heifer out of an Elliot Salute daughter topped at 4,500gns to Libby Clarke, Lurgan, County Armagh.

Following close behind at 4,200gns was the female champion, the roan Meonside Millicent Piper. She’s out of a dam by Podehole Frederick and sold to Laga Farms, Evie, Orkney.

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Next at 3400gns was Cairnsmore Polly, a 22-month-old roan maiden by the 15,000gns Coldrochie Jurassic from Mr and Mrs B Landers, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire.

Meonside Broadhooks Paisley, 4,500gns .

May Strathendrick Powerhouse 5,500gns.

red maiden by Redhill Lord Thunder, a bull himself bred by Ms Wear.

She is out of an Uppermill Michael daughter and was knocked down to to R Coles, Ringmer, East Sussex. The Landers went on to secure 3,000gns from Brenda Wear, Blagdon, Bristol, for Cairnsmore Patricia, a 21-month-old

County Galway breeder, Tommy Staunton, North Kinvara paid 3,200gns for Galla Pixie Floss a 23-month-old roan Tamthorn Highlander daughter out of a dam by Kidston Rambo 1st from J W Frame, Biggar, Lanarkshire.

And making 2,800gns was the reserve female champion, Meonhill Secret Kerry from LEP Farms, Chidden, Hampshire. She’s out of a dam by Elliot Danny Boy and sold to Stephanie Ryder, Penrith, Cumbria.

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Senior bull tops trade at May Stirling fixture Top call at 6,000gns was Eastmill Laird from Thistledown Cowford Farms, selling to J and D Haigh, Angus.

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Next at 5,500gns was the champion from the pre-sale show, Strathendrick Powerhouse from Robert Taylor, Fintry. This one is a two-year-old roan Millerston Ensign son out of a dam by Dakota of Upsall. He went to Armour Ingleton Farm, Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire.

A bid of 5,200gns secured the reserve champion for buyer R Bryce, Dunkeld, Perthshire. This was Cairnsmore Phoenix a two-year-old roan by the

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Second best at 5,500gns was the pre-sale champion, Strathendrick Powerhouse from Robert Taylor.

15,000gns Coldrochie Jurassic from Mr and Mrs B Landers, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire.

A second 5,200gns call was made, this time by Robert Bell and Partners,

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Milnathort, Kinross, for Westbroad Paddy a rising two-year-old roan by the 12,000gns Shawhill Leroy from D Welsh, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.

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This two-year-old roan by King David of Upsall from Hon G Turton, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, is out of a dam by Fortress of Upsall and sold to Lour Farms, Forfar, Angus.

The second 5,000 call was made by the Scottish Government’s bull stud, Inverness, for Meonside Prosper a rising two-year-old roan by Caramba Kinvara from D and T Bradley Farmer, Parkgate, Dumfriesshire.

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Coxhill Puma led trade at 7,500gns for L J Townsend, when joining Messrs Owen, Kirkintilloch.

Bulls to 7,500gns at May Carlisle sale

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The same breeder offered four more same age Millerston Kasper sons including two roan entries each bid to 7,000gns. First to go was Coxhill Pioneer which went to Laga Farms, Evie, Orkney.

Meanwhile, Messrs Davidson, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire took home Coxhill Prince, a bull out of a dam by Glengloy Callum at the same price.

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Mayfield Powerplay a two-year-old roan bull by Hill Haven Fire Storm from Gerard Te Lintelo, Wolsingham, County Durham secured the reserve male championship and made 7,000gns to Messrs Biggar, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, for the Chapelton herd.

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Next to go at 5,500gns was the male and overall reserve champion from the pre-sale champion from L J Townsend, Coxhill Peregrine. He’s another by Kasper and is also out of a Glengloy Callum-sired dam and sold to Sharlotte Amos, Ashbourne, Derbyshire.

The two-year-old red, Hallsford Percival by Hallsford Figaro from A N and H S Tomkins, Carlisle, Cumbria, was secured for 5,500gns by Messrs Bellas and Son, Appleby, Cumbria and is out of a dam by Chapelton Warrior.

Messrs Gray, Alnwick, Northumberland, secured another from L J Townsend, the roan Coxhill Proclaimer, a Ballylinney Glenn son out of a Fearn Duke daughter for 5,200gns.

Leeburn Pocheen, 7,000gns.

Mayfield Powerplay 7,000gns.

Coxhill Peregrine, 5,500gns male champion.

Coxhill Proclaimer, 5,200gns.

Kimrina Princess, 3,000gns.

Kimrina Pearl, 2,500gns.

Females The female section was led at 5,500gns by the female and overall champion, Runleymill Roxburgh Lass Pam, a 20-month-old, white maiden heifer by the 15,000gns Chapelton Dauphin. This one from J H Wilson and J Dunning, Settle, North Yorkshire, sold to A K and J K Smith, Bude, Cornwall.

Next at 3,000gns was Kimrina Princess, a two-year-old roan by the 7,500gns Craigfaddock Khan from C J Ward, Whitby, North Yorkshire. Out of a dam Podehole Falcon, she was taken by Messrs Frame, Biggar, Lanarkshire.

Top price female was Runleymill Roxburgh Lass Pam when selling at 5,500gns for J H Wilson and J Dunning.

Kimrina Pearl another by Khan and out of a Ballyart Legend daughter made 2,500gns to Messrs Knowles, Insch, Aberdeenshire.

Three cow and calf pairs from R and J Byres, Brampton, Cumbria, were also in the money. Glenisla Margo K217, a white Flight Lieutenant of Upsall daughter made 2,600gns to Wester Ulston Beef, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire.

She was sold with her fourth calf at foot, Gradi Margo 348, an eight-monthold white heifer by Loch Awe Lysander.

sold with her third calf, Gradi Sapphire Lapislazuli, a six-month-old roan heifer

by Meonhill Jetstream.

with her sixth calf at foot, Gradi Ritzy 361, a four-month-old roan heifer by Uppermill Roman.

A second 2,600gns call was made

by Messrs Vickers, Tow Law, County Durham, for Juaul Sapphire Lapislazuli, a roan Democrat of Upsall daughter

Lowther Ritzy 469, the third entry from R and J Byres, made 2,500gns to Messrs Richards, Ripon, North Yorkshire. A roan LS Artic daughter, she was offered

Averages: 12 bulls £5,565.00; 19 females £2,453.68. Ballard draft, nine females £1,907.50 (Harrison and Hetherington).

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he on-farm dispersal of Paul Dawes’ Dinmore herd drew a huge, eager crowd which saw breed female records smashed when cow and calf outfit, Dinmore Zoe Katrina (P) and her heifer calf Dinmore Zoe Sabrina, sold at 24,000gns.

Noted show cow Zoe Katrina is by Dunsyre Forester and out of a Grafton dam by Tugby Lucky Fellow. She sold to join Mary Cormack’s newly established herd.

Following close behind and setting a new breed heifer record at 20,000gns was Dinmore Zoe Rosina, a Chapleton Lancer daughter out of the sale topping Zoe Katrina. She also headed away with Mrs Cormack.

Also selling well was dark roan 1st calver, Dinmore Zoe Palina at 15,000gns to Charles Lowther, Penrith.

She’s a full sister to the 20,000gns Zoe Rosina and sold with her heifer calf Dinmore Zoe Sandara at foot.

Setting a new breed female record was Dinmore Zoe Katrina at 24,000gns when joining Mary Cormack’s newly established herd.

A new breed heifer record saw Dinmore Zoe Rosina sell at 20,000gns, again to Mary Cormack.

Then making 12,000gns was Dinmore Macaroni (P), a maternal sister to the sale topper. She’s by Chapelton Winsome and sold to Sarah Holt.

With breeders continuing to look to invest in good genetics for their herds, interest in the frozen embryos was also strong averaging £748 for 12 sold.

Averages; 14 cows/heifers with calves/ in calf £7,200, 10 maiden heifers £4,520, two bulls £4,882, 12 frozen embryos £748 (Harrison and Hetherington).

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ell-bred females from proven cow families were in high demand at the first sale to disperse the Dunsyre herd for Carey Coombs.

Topping the prices at 20,000gns was Dunsyre Magic 20th, a fourth calved Glenisla Guardsman II daughter out of a Dunsyre Asterix daughter and sold with her March-born Fearn No Limitssired bull calf at foot.

After some spirited bidding she was taken by the Landers family for their Cairnsmore herd, Newton Stewart.

Second best at 10,000gns was the August 2021-born yearling heifer Dunsyre Magic 32nd, a Fearn No Limits daughter out of a dam by Sutherland Bundaberg. She found a new home with J H Wilson and J Dunning, Settle for the Runleymill herd.

Following her at 9,000gns was Dunsyre Gigha 28th, a third calved Glenisla Guardsman II daughter out of a Langalbulnoch Barney-sired dam.

She sold with her bull calf, Dunsyre Spartacus, at foot and having run with Fearn No Limits. Buying this outfit was Aucheneck Estates, Killearn.

An 8,500gns call came next for Dunsyre Leila 69th. This daughter of the homebred Dunsyre Lord Nelson is out of a Dunsyre Asterix-sired dam and was knocked down to L Townsend, Moffat, for the Coxhill herd.

Then making 7,800gns was first calved heifer Dunsyre Magic 24th, dam of the 10,000gns Magic 32nd. She’s by Sutherland Bundaberg and out of a dam by Dunsyre Asterix. Taking her home having run with Dunsyre Lord Nelson was Hannah Barker, Appleton Le Moors.

Topping the prices at 20,000gns was fourth calver, Dunsyre Magic 20th with her bull calf at foot.

And taking a 6,000gns call was March-born yearling heifer Dunsyre Iona 41st.

Sired by Fearn No Limits, she’s out of a Tofts Billabong daughter and was bought

by J and J Green, Insch.

Next in line at 5,800gns was Dunsyre Iona 33rd. She’s by Dunsyre Hamlet and out of an Aylward Luscious Another from the Magic family, Dunsyre Magic 32nd sold at 10,000gns to the Runleymill herd of Messrs Wilson and 2nd daughter. This first Dunning. calver sold having run with Glenisla Kilimanjaro and went home having run with Fearn No Limits and with Christopher Walwin, Carluke. was knocked down to previous buyer, Christopher Walwin.

A pair then sold at 5,200gns, with the first being Dunsyre Iona 28, a Dunsyre And then at 5,000gns was second Dreadnought-sired fifth calver. She’s calver Dunsyre Nettle 19th, a Glenisla out of a dam by Dunsyre Wolfstone Kilimanjiro daughter with a Fearn No and sold with a heifer calf at foot by Limits heifer at foot. Buying her was Dunsyre Lord Nelson and having run Inishewin Farms, Luib. with the same sire again. This one was the choice of David and Elizabeth Clark, Averages; 27 cows and calves £4,406.11; 10 in-calf second calvers, Carluke. £3,969.00; nine in-calf heifers, The other at this money was the £3,290.00; 27 maiden heifers, Glenisla Kilimanjiro daughter Dunsyre £3,200.56; four grade register maiden Liela 63rd. This two year old heifer sold heifers, £2,047.50. (United Auctions).

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econd calver Beautry Dewdrop Nightingale from Stuart and Gail Currie topped the Society’s sale at Longtown in August when making 4,200gns.

This Stonehills Jackpot daughter is out of Shawhill Dewdrop Fairlady and sold with her March-born bull calf, Beautry Sherlock, a Jodame Nobleman son, at foot when bought by A Wilson and Son, Skipton.

Then taking a 2,500gns call was Buckenhill Rosewood Peggy, a Stanfordpark Libertine daughter out of a Stonehills X Factor-sired dam. Having stood reserve champion in the pre-sale show she found a new home with H and K Farms, Hoddam, Dumfriesshire.

Following on at 2,400gns was the day’s champion, Shawhill Foxglove Priscilla from Thomson, Roddick and Laurie.

Stuart and Gail Currie’s second calver, Beautry Dewdrop Nightingale, was the highlight of Longtown’s prices at 4,200gns.

This one is by Fearn Godfather and out of a Burnside Elite daughter. Buying her were L and G Guild, New Cumnock.

having run with Millerston Picasso.

Buying her were Messrs Hyslop, Netherton.

Making 2,250gns was Burnfoot Victoria Raina from H and N Sloan, Lauder. This Knockenjig Javelin daughter is out of a Tofts Barometer daughter and sold

Averages; 28 cows and heifers with calves £1,902, 19 senior heifers £1,612, 13 junior heifers £938 (C & D Auction Marts).

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top call of 4,700gns for an in-calf heifer from the highly regarded Ury Maid family was recorded at the Society supported reduction sale of the Upsall herd on behalf of the Hon Gerald Turton.

Ury Maid X1479 of Upsall, a March, 2020-born dark roan daughter of Grenadier of Upsall, was bred from the Dingo of Upsall-sired Ury Maid X963, a Great Yorkshire Show champion. She sold in-calf to Royal Hunter of Upsall and went to Middlesborough’s Mark Day. Next best at 4,600gns was a 17-monthold red and little white bull, Regent of Upsall, by Mandalong of Upsall out of

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A solid offering of 24 maiden heifers peaked at 4,100gns for another 17-month-old roan, Tessa X1578 of Upsall, also by Mandalong, out of the Grenadier daughter, Tessa X1198 of Upsall, with this one going to Calderdale with Andrew Thorner, Barkisland.

Averages; Cows with calves £2,598, in-calf heifers £3,045, maiden heifers £2,401, one bull £4,830 (Craven Cattle Marts).

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‘The Society has recently introduced the option for sales to be ‘Society supported sales’ where vendors wish to engage the Society’s involvement in a sale, but without a pre-sale inspection or are unable to meet the health requirements of a Society sale.’

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eef Shorthorn entries peaked at 5,500gns at Melton Mowbray in March. Sale leader was the day’s champion, Hanley Parker a rising two-year old dark roan bull from Daniel Bown, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire. This Glenisla Zetor son is out of a Chapelton Covenantor daughter and sold to Boulton Bros, Northampton.

The female trade was led at 2,100gns by Meonhill Flossy Viola a 23-month-old old roan by the 11,000gns Coldrochie Kensington and out of another Covenantorsired dam. Bred by LEP Farms, Waterlooville, Hampshire, she went to A J and C H Wright, Nottinghamshire.

Daniel Bown’s Hanley Parker topped trade at Melton Mowbray at 5500gns, selling to Boulton Brox, Northampton.

The same vendors then took 2,000gns for Meonhill Blythsome Jazz, a two-year old red and white heifer

by Trunley Timber. She went home with A S Labram, Lutterworth.

Averages: three bulls £4,165, two heifers £2,152 (Melton Mowbray Market).

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Shorthorns hit 16,000gns at Stirling Females proved the pick of the trade at the Beef Shorthorn Society’s October Stirling sale, with a top call of 16,000gns paid for a cow and calf outfit, with further sales at 12,000gns and 8,000gns.

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opping the prices was one of a draft from John Elliot’s Elliot herd, Kelso, Elliot Estelle 852.

This daughter of the Canadian sire Sull GNCC Salute is ET bred out of a Canadian dam, Bodmin Estelle 20S and sold with her March-born heifer calf, Elliot Estelle 695, herself a Feran Godfather daughter, at foot. Buying this outfit after spirited bidding was Mary Cormack, Leominster, Herefordshire.

Second best of the trade was a 12,000gns call for another from John Elliot. This was Elliot Miss Lea 342. The result of an imported embryo, this July 2020-born heifer is by Hill haven Fire Storm and out of a WHR Sonny daughter and sold in-calf to Fearn Godfather. She was knocked down to Charles Lowther, for the Lowther herd, Penrith.

Following her at 8,000gns was a June 2020-born heifer from L J

Pick of the prices was Elliot Estelle 582, a daughter of the Canadian sire Sull GNCC Salute, sold with her March-born heifer calf at foot, when making 16,000gns to Mary Cormack.

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by Millerston Kasper and out of a Ballylinney Glenn daughter and sold having stood female champion in the pre-sale show. She also caught the eye of Mary Cormack.

Close behind at 7,500gns was yet another from the Elliot herd, April 2020-born heifer Elliot Echo 269. She’s a Meonhill Charlie Chaplin daughter out of a dam by Star P Matrix and sold carrying to Elliot Fandango when bought by Angela Falkingham, Goole.

And then making 7,000gns was Elliot Miss Lea 303, a maternal sister to the 12,000gns heifer. This time by HC Bluebook 22B, she sold in-calf to Fearn Godfather and was taken by A and C Farms, Rutland.

A 5,500gns sale followed that, with this price paid for Westbroad Joyfull Priti Patel from Duncan Welsh. She’s a

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Buying her were Iain Green and family, Fochabers.

Chapelton Remus from the Biggar family, with this one being by Balnabroich Kermit and out of a Fergus of Upsall daughter. Buying him were G and A Milne, Banchory.

Making 5,000gns was Cowford Flossy Robyn from Thistledown Cowford Farms. She’s by Coldrochie Legend and out of Meonhill Flossy Fanfare, a Chapelton Winsome daughter. Selling as part of a draft, she found a new home with Messrs Evans and Price, Llanilar, Aberystwyth.

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Averages; six bulls £3,728, 53 females £2,906 (United Auctions).

Next in line at 4,500gns was Elliot Echo 315 from John Elliot’s draft. Another fully Canadian bred heifer, she is by Shady Lane Rockstar 9X and out of a dam by Waukaru Patent 8161 and sold having been served by Elliot Fandango.

This one was another to head to Rutland with A and C Farms.

Just shy of that at 4,200gns was Westbroad Rusty Payton from Duncan Welsh, with this one being a Shawhill Leroy daughter out of a dam by Mountbenger Barney. She sold in-calf to Millerston Paymaster and was the pick of T and R Harper and Son, Skirling.

And then at 4,000gns was Glenisla Foxglove Flake from Major Gibb. This daughter of the homebred Glenisla Maestro is out of a dam Chapelton Glen Clova-sired dam and sold across to Northern Ireland with Libby Clarke, Armagh.

Selling at 8,000gns was the female champion, a June 2020-born heifer from L J Townsend, Coxhill Desiree P645

Elliot Miss Lea 342 sold at 12,000gns from John Elliot’s draft, the second best female price of the day.

Leading male trade at 4,500gns was Westbroad Rishi from Duncan Welsh when selling to Liam Muir, Orkney.

Bulls A select entry of bulls peaked at 4,500gns for Westbroad Rishi from Duncan Welsh. This son of Shawhill J-A-T is out of Westbroad Delilia 4, a Craigfaddock Finn McCool daughter and sold to Orkney-based Liam Muir.

Next in line here at 4,200gns was Knightland Poundstone from Michelle Petit. This sone of Poynington Himself is out of a Knockenjig dam by Glengloy Geronimo and sold to H D Bailie, Dromara, Northern Ireland.

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op price at the Society’s November sale at Skipton at 7,300gns was junior heifer Clipper X1602 of Upsall, an April 2021-born, roan by Mandalong of Upsall from a Glenisla Zetor-bred cow, Clipper X1043 of Upsall. The leading price performer sold free of the bull to Andre Vrona, of A and C Farms, Rutland.

Leading the trade at 7,300gns was Clipper X1602 of Upsall from the Hon Gerald Turton.

Following her at 4,900gns was the champion from the pre-sale show, Ribbleview Rita Janet from Josh Wilson. This one is a February-born daughter of Crooked Post Tobias, out of the Sprys All Gold-sired Mineshop Janet. She is already well proven in the show arena, having been junior champion at Stars of the Future 2021, standing third in a strong class at the Great Yorkshire Show, along with championships at local shows, including Malham this year.

AI’d in late October to the all-white 2015-born Glenisla Jack Frost, she sold to the Nicholson family, Cannon Hall Farm, Barnsley.

Next best at 4,500gns was Stuart and Gail Currie’s Beautry Rose Peony, a light roan March 2020-born daughter of Stonehills Jackpot, successfully used for two seasons and whose own daughters have stood both champion and reserve at Agri-Expo.

She is out of a homebred Beautry Excalibur daughter, Rose Jacinta.

Scanned four months in-calf to Jodame Nobleman, Peony was a further acquisition by Cannon Hall Farm.

A heifer from the Gordon herd then made 3,600gns, with this one being Gordon Remember, a red April 2020born daughter of the homebred Gordon Big Rig, scanned in-calf to Elliot Fortnite, she joined Andrew Morton, Denny, Stirlingshire.

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Overall champion in the pre-sale show and second top call at 4,900gns was Josh Wilson’s Ribbleview Rita Janet.

Following her at 3,500gns was the reserve female champion from Mark and Tracy Severn’s Highlee herd, Barkisland. Their March 2021-born roan, Highlee Enya Rita, is the first calf of Coldrochie Leif. She’s out of a homebred cow and sold four months in-calf to Millerston Roly, when heading across the Yorkshire-Lancashire border with M J Atkinson, Briercliffe, Burnley.

Males Andrew Vrona’s Langhams herd picked up both male and reserve male honours with the first and second prize bulls, the section champion being Langhams Picton Legend, a March, 2020, roan son of Northern Legend, whose own breeding goes back to the

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great Canadian sire, Diamond Captain Mark. He sold at 4,000gns to the Nicholson family, Cannon Hall Farm The second prize bull, Langhams Razan, a January 2021-born light roan son of Fearn Morangie, out of a Podehole dam, sold at 3,000gns to W and M Hebron, Clayton, Bradford.

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Beef Shorthorn Regional Club Contacts As a Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society member, you are very welcome to join one of the regional clubs.

Each one offers an array of activities focused on learning and sharing information, together with various social activities. Here are the contact details for the various clubs, please feel free to get in touch with the officers.

Scottish Beef Shorthorn Club Chairman: Victor Watson Vice-Chair: Calum Clark Secretary: Rosemary Dickie Treasurer: Kenny Mair

‘Scottish Beef Shorthorn Club Events Page’

t: 07736 887246 e: watsonnethy@gmail.com t: 07480 853187 e: calumclark1975@hotmail.co.uk t: 07887 737040 e: rosemarydickie@farming.co.uk t: 07384 890092 e: kwfmair@gmail.com e: sbsc2012@hotmail.com

Northern Ireland Beef Shorthorn Club Chairman: Vice-Chair: Secretary: Treasurer:

Tom McGuigan Barry Fitzsimons D.L. Eileen Cairns Colm McGuigan

t: 07801 063164 t: 07801 123966 t: 07816 525456 t: 07703 008292

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Northern Beef Shorthorn Club Chairman: Martin Grayshon Secretary: Caroline Ivinson Treasurer: Andrew Ivinson

‘North of England Beef Shorthorn Club’

t: 07599 823105 t: 01768 881343 t: 07570 390226

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Central Beef Shorthorn Club Club representatives: Treasurer:

‘Central England Beef Shorthorn Club’ Various Andrew Wright

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Southern Beef Shorthorn Club Chairman: John Fry Secretary: Steve and Joni Davies Treasurer: Penny Lownds

‘Southern Beef Shorthorn Breeders Club’

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he Scottish Club’s year got off to a great start with another successful social at the Stirling Golf Club on the weekend of the February Stirling Bull sales.

Many members and friends enjoyed a very chatty

evening.

The Club was presented with a trophy for the winner of the herd competition by Charles and Sally Horrell (judges of the competition in 2021), so this was presented to 2021 winners Major John and Catriona Gibb. The winner of the sweepstake, for the average price of the bulls sold was Grant Stephen (Glendual Herd), with more than £400 raised for RHET, the Club’s charity this year.

To commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the Coates’s Herd Book the Club had a special class at the Royal Highland Show where the highest placed Club member in each class competed, and what an impressive sight it created.

The winner were new members Alistair Clark and Sons with Duncanziemere Rob Roy bred from one of their foundation cows. On the Saturday the Club held its show barbeque and while numbers were down, everyone had a most enjoyable night.

The Club’s summer trip was to Jim Frame’s Galla herd and Carey Coombs’ Dunsyre herd. Nearly 70 members met up at Little Galla where Margaret had organised a novel competition, guess the age of a vintage Fordson tractor. Liz Lang and Julie Anderson had the correct answer of 1941.

Visitors then went round to the yard to see two young bulls for sale and a pen of in- calf heifers, which had been brought in for us to view.

On a farm tour in trailers visitors then viewed heifers running with a young bull that would later be for sale, the stock cows running with two young Caramba bulls and last, but not least the two-year old heifers with calves and running with the bull. These young heifers showed how well heifers can do calving so young.

The day then moved on to Weston farm where lunch was on offer which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. As Carey was having the first of his dispersal sales Raymond Kennedy was on hand to give everyone a catalogue.

Once again, visitors toured the farm on trailers and went to see the autumn calving cows that will be for sale next spring.

These cows and heifers were just starting to calve. Moving back to the farm, next to be viewed were two fields of cows with calves and in-calf heifers. These were looking really well and everyone had plenty of time to mark their choices for the sale.

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The heifer stirks had been brought inside for ease of viewing and were split into sire groups, which made it interesting.

Everyone had a good look at the cattle and wished Hilary and Carey all the best for their sale.

The Club’s annual weekend away was to Northern Ireland when the members of the Club had a very busy time. During the four days a total of 12 herds were seen, with a lot of the country covered. This trip was extremely enjoyable with those attending being impressed with cattle that they saw in every herd, while coming home several pounds heavier as the hospitality was tremendous everywhere. The club would like to thank the following people for allowing us to visit their herds. Glenarm Estates, Glenarm, David Alexander and Family, Craigfaddock, William and Jill McAllister, Burnside, Tom and Kate Madden, Ballyvaddy, James Porter, Uppermill, Richard Henning, Mullaglass, Dr Fitzgerald, Cherryvalley, Duncan McDowell with the McKeown Family, Castlemount, Tom McGuigan and Sons, Cooper, Alfie Shaw and Family, Glebefarm, JP and John Paul Mcfadden, Linhill, Sean and Brenda Kerr, Lisnamanny, and James Nelson, Glenbrae.

As usual the Club held its annual prizegiving and social the night before the October Bull Sale. There was a large gathering of members and friends to hear the results. The club also ran a competition to guess the average weight of the bulls for sale. The average was 829kg and the winners were only 1kg out and they were Robert Grierson and Lady Sally Nairn The club presented the awards for the winners of the Longtown Prize which is sponsored by John Thomson of C&D Marts, Longtown. £50 is given to champion animals at selected shows.

Fife: Balnabroich Farms with Balnabroich Pandora Stirling: Mary Cormack with Lowther Lily W10 Turriff: R and K Williams with Dunsyre Iona 31 Dumfries: D and M Wyllie with Burrlie Roxy Rae Orkney County: Laga Farms with Lagas Rupert Grantown: Grant Stephen with Glendual Gorgeous Rose.

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Heifer born in 2020 in calf Champion herd; J W Biggar Chapelton

Champion; Redstones Crocus, C Fletcher and J Kay

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Small herd

Medium herd

Large herd

Redstones

Harrietsfield

Glenrinnes

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Headlind

Allan Jackson

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Strathendrick

Robert Taylor

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Blackjack

R and K Williams

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Muiresk

S G Mair and Sons

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Medium herd

Large herd

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Eastmill

Doldy Farms

Strathendrick

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Fearn

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Harrietsfield

John Anderson

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Chapelton

J W Biggar

Champion; Fearn Rhuairidh, J Scott and Partners

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Strathellie

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Bull born 2021

Cow with calf at foot

Heifer calf born in 2022

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Champion: Muiresk Ruby Shakira, S G Mair and Sons

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Large herd

Small herd

Medium herd

Large herd

Headlind

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Blackthorn

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Stock Bull

Bull calf born in 2022

Champion; Podehole Rock Nebula, C Macadie and Son

Champion: Drumsleed Scallywag, G and M Smith

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Small herd

Medium herd

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he Club held its annual dinner following the judging of the herd competition, with Club chairman Tom McGuigan opening the evening with a warm welcome to all, including special guest Pamela Nicholl who had recently judged the herd competition.

Following a first-class meal, Pamela got to work with a comprehensive list of results right across all of the pedigree and commercial categories.

Coming out on top overall was Alfie Shaw’s Glebefarm prefix which scooped the best herd in NI for the second year running. Richard Henning also chalked up success as his Mullaglass herd was placed runner up.

Herd competition winners with judge Pamela Nicholl.

The Club was delighted to see so many new faces join in this year with a strong entry right across all sections of the herd competition.

Tom McGuigan presented Pamela with a Belleek lamp by way of thanks.

During the year the Club undertook a charity initiative, raising money for Tiny Life. A commercial heifer calf was kindly donated by the Moore Family and committee members got to work selling tickets during the entire show season. The draw took place at the Club’s annual dinner, with Ruth Will being drawn as the winner.

The £4000 raised by the Club will greatly assist Tiny Life with the fantastic work and support they give families. The NI Beef Shorthorn Club would like to thank all those who got behind this fundraiser and purchased tickets, the Moore family for their generosity and David Hammond for keeping the calf until the draw.

Breeders also achieved sales success at NI Club sales at Dungannon Mart where prices topped at 5800gns for Ballyvaddy Tessa R908, the first female offered for sale by the 6500gns Lightning of Skaillhouse, co-owned with W and J McAllister, Burnside herd.

Out of a homebred dam by the 10,000gns Dakota of Upsall. Her lines go back to the outstanding Tessa Nancy of Upsall, one of the Ballyvaddy herd’s first foundation cows.

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Leanne Beattie of Tiny Life receives the £4000 cheque from Tom McGuigan, Club chairman, pictured with calf winner Ruth Will and Club committee member David Hammond.

Herd competition results Large Herd Champion: Alfie Shaw, Glebefarm Reserve: Richard Henning, Mullaglass Stock bull: 1st, Sean Cosgrove, Finn Willow Cow: 1st, Alfie Shaw, Glebefarm Cherry May Cow family: 1st, Richard Henning, Margo Young bull: 1st, Richard Henning, Mullaglass Repentant Bull calf: 1st, Tom McGuigan, Cooper S483 Heifer calf: 1st, Alfie Shaw, Glebefarm Foxglove Flake Rhona Group of heifers: 1st, Alfie Shaw Small Herd Champion: Leanne Green, Derriaghy Reserve: Gregory and Andy Hamill, Windsorhouse Stock Bull: 1st, Leanne Green, Bethlehem Malton Cow: 1st, Ian Duncan, Cherryvalley Kirsten Oasis Cow Family: 1st, Gregory and Andy Hamill, Crocus (Lowther) Young bull: 1st, Gregory and Andy Hamill, Windsorhouse Rockstar Bull calf: 1st, Leanne Green, Derriaghy Samson Heifer calf: 1st, J P McFadden, Linhill Slievenamon Group of heifers: 1st, Percy and Jensen Lindsay

Pedigree Herds Champion heifer calf: Alfie Shaw Reserve champion heifer calf: Rachel Jordan Champion bull calf: Leanne Green Reserve champion bull calf: Gregory and Andy Hamill Champion group of heifers: Alfie Shaw Reserve champion group of heifers: Percy and Jenson Lindsay Commercial herds Champion: Barry and Craig Fitzsimons Reserve: Kenny Hopper Stock Bull: 1st, Kenny Hopper Group of steers: 1st, Barry and Craig Fitzsimons Bull calf: 1st, Rachel Jordan Heifer calf: 1st, Rachel Jordan Group of heifers: 1st, Barry and Craig Fitzsimons Special award for young breeders: 1st, Conor McDonald Champion herd: Alfie Shaw, Glebefarm Reserve: Richard Henning, Mullaglass

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ith things getting back to a more normal routine post-Covid Club members have had a busy and successful year in the show ring.

Nationally Andrew Thornber and daughters turned out the overall champion at the Highland, while Tracy and Mark Severn took reserve male champion at the National Championships at the Great Yorkshire.

Their bull then went on to be part of the winning Blythwood pairs team. The trophy for the best placed 2021 heifer shown by a Club member was won by Andrew Thornber and daughters. Several other members were among the tickets at the National Show.

Many Club members have been out and about supporting their local shows, this is vital in helping to keep them going as well as a great showcase for the breed.

In the sale ring John Wilson and Janet Dunning topped the Carlisle May Sale while Stuart and Gail Currie did the same at Longtown in August, then we saw Coxhill take the female champion at Stirling in October.

On the day judge, Robert Leach, had seven classes plus the young handlers to get through with some very good examples of the breed forward. The champion was named as Sandwick Prefer-a-bull owned and bred by Andrew and Caroline Ivinson; he eventually went on to take the interbreed title.

At the beginning of October 80 members and friends gathered at the Moorcock Inn, Eggleston, for the Club’s AGM, dinner and presentation evening. Some members arrived early and took the opportunity to have a look around Jo and Mick Souter’s Jodame herd, which unbeknown to all was to be crowned Northern Club overall herd champions later that evening. The cattle were deep bodied and looked suited to their environment up in the Pennines.

July saw the Club’s first outing with a visit to Philip and Suzanne Miller’s Gonder herd. The kind weather meant the cattle looked in good order with calves at foot by both a Rockstar and a Jackpot son.

A new stock bull, Glenarif Majestic, has been added to the herd, he comes with a reputation for easy calving and fleshing so watching his influence on the herd going forward will be interesting. Members were then treated to a great spread for afternoon tea prepared by the family.

The Club was lucky to secure the services of John Scott and his son, James, to judge the herd competition this year. A record entry of 38 herds was put forward for their scrutiny.

At the previous AGM the Club decided that it wanted to mark the bicentenary of Coates's herd book since the breed had originated in our area. This was done by giving each member a commemorative glass as well as a commemorative rosette to all entrants in the Club competitions over the year.

Cow with calf at foot

The Club also purchased some special trophies which were presented to winners of the various competitions. It was decided to team up with a local show and stage extra Beef Shorthorn classes to showcase the breed in their traditional homeland.

Senior stock bull ( overall winner)

The Club partnered up with Bowes Agricultural Society in Teesdale which was happy to host the Club at their annual show in September. A pre-show barbeque the night before set the scene with meat donated by the Souter family.

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Catterall Princess M17 and Catterall Samson

Tom Richardson

Intermediate stock bull 1st

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Caramba Poser

Glenisla Jack Frost

Michael and Joanne Souter

Neil Hunter

In-calf cow over three years old, to have previously calved 1st

Rothesay Golden Snowflake

Paul Coates

In -calf heifer under three years old 1st

Augusta X1526 of Upsall

Hannah and Jonny Gibson

Heifer born in 2021 1st

Grinkle Firefox Kooky Rose

Richard and Heather Thompson

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Mayfield Rubens

Gerard Te Lintelo

Birth notified 2022 born bull calf 1st

Grinkle Ronaldo

Richard and Heather Thompson

Judge’s choice group of yearling heifers 1st

Jodame

Michael and Joanne Souter

Judge’s choice group of calves 1st

Cutthorn

Alistair and Donna Gibson

Novice class – first time entrants 1st

Whiterose

H Barker and J Gibson

Overall herd winners Small herd 1st

Marrgrange

Stuart and Sue Hardcastle

2nd

Ribbleview

Josh Wilson

3rd

Stoneyroyd

Tim Riley

Medium herd 1st

Blackbrook

Andrew Thornber and Daughters

2nd

Whiterose

H Barker and J Gibson

3rd

Highlee

Tracy and Mark Severn

Extra-large herd 1st

Mayfield

Gerard Te Lintelo

2nd

Cutthorn

Alastair and Donna Gibson

3rd

Grinlkle

R G and H E Thompson

Champion herd Large herd

Michael and Joanne Souter, Jodame

1st

Jodame

Michael and Joanne Souter

2nd

Pikelowe

Andrew Thompson

Reserve champion herd

3rd

Catterall

Tom Richardson

Andrew Thompson, Pikelowe

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Members, along with some Wales and Borders Club members enjoyed a warm welcome, with a full guided tour of the herd, viewing cow and calf groups as well as several bulls and the youngstock.

A big thank you to our hosts James and Tina, without whose generosity Club events would not happen.

In addition, the Club once again staged its herd competition with the Podehole herd once again taking the overall championship honours. The Club extends its congratulations to the Horrells for their success in the inaugural National Herd Competition too.

The Central Club welcomes new members from the Welsh borders across to the East Coast. If you would like to become involved with the Club please contact us at centralbshclub@gmail.com Herd competition results Cow with calf at foot

Stock Bull

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Hannington Lara

Charles Horton

1st

Jehu of Upsall

Vivien St Joseph

2nd

Greenley Rosette Honey

Graham Towers

2nd

Podehole Majestic

Tim Roberts

3rd

Rosemore

Tim Roberts

3rd

Lawyer of Upsall

Charles Horton

1st

Breakheart Sandstorm

Ian Rickaston

1st

Podehole

2nd

Podehole Sovereign

C and S Horrell

2nd

Hannington

3rd

Rosemore Roma

Tim Roberts

3rd

Longlands/Rosemore

1st

Kislingbury Cara Summerday

Tom Elliott

1st

Winwick

2nd

Podehole Tessa Snowdrop

C and S Horrell

2nd

Silson

3rd

Buckenhill Rosewood Susie

Louise Crowther

3rd

Tollesbury

Bull Calf

Large Herd

Heifer Calf

Medium Herd

Yearling Heifer

Small Herd

1st

Silson Razzle Dazzle

Tim Coles

1st

Wigsthorpe

2nd

Greenley Broad hooks Russet

G Towers

2nd

Greenley

3rd

Briarland

J V Clarke

3rd

Buckenhill

Two-year-old heifer

Champion herd

1st

Winwick Heather Maid Poppy

Tom Cockerill

2nd

Hannington Magic Pippa

Charles Horton

3rd

Meonhill Flossy Vida

Andrew Wright

Podehole Reserve champion herd Hannington

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Hannington Ramases

Charles Horton

3rd

Turncroft Royal Roo

John Hill

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t has been a busy year for the Southern Club. We have seen an increase in members with Beef Shorthorns becoming more popular as a breed in the South.

As for many areas, Club members were delighted to be back out showing again following restrictions. There was a great turnout of animals at Heathfield, South of England, Kent County Show, The Royal Cornwall and Edenbridge and Oxted with great results.

There was also a good representation and results from the Southern Club members that made the trip up to The Great Yorkshire Show to join in with the celebrations of the breed’s bicentenary.

During the summer Club members enjoyed a farm walk at the Hursley herd kindly hosted by Curly, Penny and Finn.

Their cattle looked well considering the summer drought that has challenged many of us in the South.

Many members also attended an informative development day hosted by Society president Charles Horton. We were educated on feed management, classification and mineral supplements as well as seeing a demonstration of ultrasound scanning in relation to performance recording and the benefits it brings.

There was also an interesting butchery demonstration, with some top tips for cooking a steak.

Herd competition results Stock bull Large herd

Medium herd

Small herd

C Horton

S and J Davies

D G Lambrick and Son

Large

Medium

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J and J Fry

S and J Davies

H R Gray

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Medium

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Whitehall Farm

LEP Farms

L Wessely

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Medium

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C Horton

LEP Farms

D G Lambrick and Son

Junior bull

Bull calf born in 2022

Senior cow and calf

Heifer or cow and calf born in 2019 Large

Medium

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Whitehall Farm

Hursley Cattle Partnership

A K and J K Smith

Heifer with calf born in 2020 Large

Medium

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C Horton

No entries

A R Mew

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Medium

Small

Whitehall Farm

M and M Christin

A K and J K Smith

Large

Medium

Small

J and J Fry

Hursley Cattle Partnership

A Newth

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Medium

Small

J and J Fry

LEP Farms

A K and J K Smith

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Medium

Small

C Horton

LEP Farms

A R Mew

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Hannington

C Horton

2nd

Whitehall

Whitehall Farm

3rd

Hansford

J and J Fry

1st

Meonhill

LEP Farms

2nd

Hursley

Hursley Cattle Partnership

3rd

Woolcombe

M and M Christian

1st

Toppenrose

D G Lambrick and Son

2nd

Treventon

A K and J K Smith

3rd

Prestcombe

A Newth

In-calf heifer born in 2020

Heifer born in 2021

Heifer calf born in 2022

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Medium herd overall

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Congratulations to all the winners.

Calf born in 2022, chosen by judge

Cow or heifer with 2022-born calf at foot Ian and Nickie Hollows

1st

2nd Wenmar Rothes Queen Lexi

Emily Jones

2nd Fedwen Serena Rosebud

Ela Roberts

3rd

Camlas Juice

Sarah Albinus

3rd

Danygraig Salvia

Susan Parry

4th

Ballyvaddy Tessa Moss Rose J830

Eric Evans and Sioned Mair

4th

Lamboro Ury Maid Spritz

Alma James

1st

Holkin Lass Princess

Ian and Nickie Hollows

Large herd

Cow or heifer in calf Evans and Price

1st

2nd Cetris Tessa Pippa

Keith and Helen Jones

2nd Liwynhywell

Evans and Price

3rd

Chapelton Duchess 6677

Ela Roberts

3rd

Cleeview

John and Clare Wilks

4th

Mandinam Lottie

Louise Crowther

4th

Lamboro

Alma James

1st

Glenisla Waterloo Naomi

Frenni

Brian and Eryth Thomas

Medium herd

Two-year-old heifer, 2020 born Brian and Eryth Thomas,

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2nd Shawhill Dewdrop Phoenix

Ela Roberts

2nd Fedwen

Ela Roberts

3rd

Lamboro Popery

Alma James

3rd

Cetris

Keith and Helen Jones

4th

Cetris Gem Primrose

Keith and Helen Jones

4th

Montgomery

John and Ann Humphreys

1st

Frenni Anna Pauline

Holkin

Ian and Nickie Hollows

Small herd

Yearling heifer, 2021 born Ian and Nickie Hollows

1st

2nd Danygraig Jacaline Rose

Susan Parry

2nd Garnwen

Emily Jones

3rd

Llwynhywell Rainbow Irainia

Evans and Price

3rd

Gupworthy

Thea Woollatt

4th

Gupworthy Ribbon

Thea Woollatt

4th

Follyfox

Kirsty Leigh

1st

Holkin Daisy Raven

1st

Plynimon Wheat Lewis

Dannygraig

Champion herd;

Senior Bull Hywel Morgan

Holkin, Ian and Nickie Hollows

2nd Largyvale Jack D

Stuart Lane

3rd

Catterall Marshall

Jonathan Williams

Reserve champion herd;

4th

Lamboro Horatio

Alma James

Frenni, Brian and Eryth Thomas

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Llwynhywell Rolex

Evans and Price

2nd Llwynhywell Rockstar

Louise Crowther

3rd

Gupworthy Rover

Thea Woollatt

4th

Vale Meadows Margos Romeo

Huw Davies

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President of the Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society, Charles Horton runs his Shorthorn Hannington pedigree herd at Nell farm in Gloucestershire.

Charles makes the most of what is grown on farm, with Harbro processing and treating his cereals with Maxammon to maximise DLWG and adding Rumitech minerals to improve feed efficiency.

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Johnes and Neospora…. a 21st century solution to loss of herd genetics.

A diagnosis of Johnes or Neospora in a cow or heifer can be devastating, as it often means the end of her breeding career. Tyndale Vets have been boarding these animals and producing disease free embryos by IVF for several years with great success.

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n this article Tynedale Vets explains some practical control measures for these important diseases and suggest an option for infected animals.

unfortunately do not occur at the same time, meaning that in an infected herd you do not necessarily know which animals are shedding and which are not.

Johnes disease

However, removing antibody positive animals significantly reduces the amount of MAP in the environment, reducing the likelihood of new infections.

This is probably the most difficult disease of cattle to control. Animals are infected many years before they test positive and indeed can be infectious to other animals while still themselves testing negative.

The cause is a hardy bacterium called Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis or, thankfully, MAP for short. Most affected animals became infected under six months old. Any test for the disease at this stage will likely be negative.

The bacteria lodge themselves in the small intestine and take up permanent residence within the cells of the calf.

At this stage the animal is clinically well, but at some time, often years later, the bacteria begin to shed themselves in the faeces allowing infection of other young animals. The infected animal will also produce antibodies that will yield a positive Johnes blood test result. Shedding and becoming antibody test positive

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To make matters worse, the stress of calving and lactation make progression of the disease to the shedding stage more likely. Calving also now means there are multiple disease susceptible calves around, making the whole situation worse. Many infected dams will infect their own calf and infection becomes almost a certainty once the dam is antibody positive.

Remember though that this calf will be infected, but will remain antibody negative for several years. Antibody positive dams will likely be shedding much more than antibody negative ones and they become a risk to calves other than their own, particularly when calving indoors.

Practical control measures in a suckler herd are more limited than in dairy herds, as calves will nearly always be

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running with their dams and often a bull as well. Several control schemes are available and a good place to start looking at these is the CHECS website (www.CHECS.co.uk) which is an industry led, not for profit organisation for cattle disease control.

Fundamentally, all schemes work towards the same end goal. They identify the positive animals, enabling them to be removed from the portion of the herd with calves present.

Retaining daughters from a positive animal for breeding purposes simply keeps and indeed magnifies the problem within the herd for future years.

The good news is that infected cows and heifers produce clean embryos from both conventional and IVF embryo production processes.

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While these animals are blood positive, but clinically well success in embryo production is within the normal range.

Sadly, once an animal is clinically unwell results are poor.

Tyndale Vets has a dedicated shed for blood positive Johnes animals.

Bedding is separated for spreading onto arable land and contact with clean stock is avoided. These cows and heifers have been successful in producing disease free embryos for transfer back to the herd of origin, thus maintaining valuable genetic lines that might otherwise be lost.

Neospora disease Neospora is the main infectious cause of loss of pregnancy in cattle, often between five and seven months gestation. Remarkably it was only discovered as recently as the 1980s.

The cause is a protozoan that is closely related to Toxoplasma, a similar disease of sheep.

Both parasites have two hosts in their lifecycles. In the case of Neospora it has to go from cow to dog and back again.

Cows rarely infect other cows, however, dogs can infect other dogs. The only exception to this is via the placenta where an infected dam will almost inevitably infect her unborn calf.

Reproductive losses are from reabsorption, abortion, stillbirth and weak calves depending on the age of the affected foetus.

Many surveys have shown that most herds have at least one positive animal and, in some cases, up to half the animals are affected, although this is a worst case.

There are two main routes of infection.

1. Infection of the unborn calf via its dam. This is the most common route of infection for a calf.

2. Cattle eating feed contaminated with infected dog faeces. This is a

Losing an animal to Johnes or Neospora can have a huge impact on a herd, but collecting embryos prior to culling can help preserve bloodlines.

less common route of infection, but an important mechanism for the introduction of disease into the herd.

Dogs are largely unaffected by the disease, remaining well even when infected. They become infected through eating raw meat or other infected material, maybe raw food waste or cleansings from the calving yard.

The infected dog may or may not be yours. Many farms are crossed by public footpaths used by dog walkers.

The role of foxes is unknown and they may be involved. No one is sure.

The infected dog excretes infectious oocytes for a period of time after infection until it becomes immune. It then stops shedding. It is not known how many times a dog can be infected, but it is probably more than once.

Control of Neospora is easier than Johnes and involves only three main aspects: 1. Identify affected cows and don’t keep their heifer calves for breeding.

Previous heifer calves from affected animals are probably affected and they also should not be used to breed replacements for the herd.

Affected heifers often have some reproductive problem.

2. Avoid dog faeces contaminating cattle feed.

3. Avoid dogs becoming infected by only feeding cooked meat and avoiding scavenging of cleansings.

The good news is that cows rarely infect each other, even at calving, apart from the dam to daughter infection within the womb. A Neospora positive bull is no risk to the herd.

Again, CHECS offers detailed disease control options.

While control of Neospora is much easier and the results seen much more quickly than for Johnes. It still remains the case that it is difficult to justify retaining a positive cow or heifer for breeding purposes if the heifer calves are intended to be kept for breeding themselves.

As with Johnes disease, Neospora infected animals produce clean embryos. Again, Tyndale Vets is able to house these infected animals and produce disease free embryos to return to you to maintain and advance your herd genetics.

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Wenmar Beef Shorthorns Beef Shorthorn bulls, cows and heifers raised naturally for pedigree and commercial breeding

Visitors always welcome to view our cattle and breeding policy at any time, without any obligations other than to enjoy their visit

Blending strong British and worldwide Beef Shorthorn genetics • We attempt to blend the best Beef Shorthorn genetics we can find from around the world, enabling us to offer our customers both sound fertile bulls, and hardy milky cows and heifers

• We recognise the importance of the strength of the female line, any female on our farm is able to be purchased if we are above our minimum number in her cow family

• Our cattle are reared to grow on naturally, when they leave us they are targeted to be ready to successfully breed

• Young bulls usually for sale all year round

For a full listing of all of our cattle, embryos and semen available please visit our website:

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For a friendly chat and further details contact Martyn Moore.

Wenmar Beef Shorthorns, Warren Farm, Lulsley, Knightwick, Worcestershire, WR6 5QT.

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Bull inspection The inspection process is in place to provide purchasers with a level of assurance that all bulls presented for sale in the ring have met a minimum standard in a number of criteria and the bull represents a ‘normal’ breeding risk, explains vet Gareth Boyes.

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t is not a guarantee that the bull is fertile or that he will work, it is more a case of no faults have been detected that may affect function. It is critical that this process is independent and consistent.

“The inspection covers eyes, mouth, conformation, infectious disease and the reproductive tract. Bulls falling below these standards will be rejected with red spray being applied to their sale number. The ticket must remain on the bull while he remains in the market,” says Gareth who outlines the key inspection points below.

Eyes: Cataracts are defects in the lens inside the eye and result in blindness or limited vision. Entropion is where the eyelid is turned in against the surface of the eye resulting in irritation, watery eyes and ultimately an ulcer. Cloudy eyes result from scar tissue on the surface of the eye and are caused by infections and damage. If severe this can affect vision. Bulls with cataracts, entropion or severe scarring to one or both eyes will be rejected. Bulls with minor scar tissue on the surface of the eye can be sold with a declaration at point of sale.

Mouth: When looking at teeth, allowance is given to the stage of dental development with the central incisors, as they are often loose, absent or grossly out of place depending on the age of the bull and stage of dentition.

Inspectors look at the placement of the outermost incisors in relation to the dental pad. An overshot jaw is where there is no contact of any part 206

A bull inspection is not a warranty of its fertility or ability to work, but does provide buyers with assurance there are no physical defects with it.

of the tooth with the dental pad. An undershot jaw is when the teeth sit behind the dental pad. A twisted jaw is where on one side, incisor teeth contact the dental pad but not the other. This can be either a rotation of the jaw or a displacement of the jaw to one side. Bulls falling into any of these three categories will be rejected.

If a vendor declares that there has been an injury to the jaw resulting in it being twisted the bull can be sold with the fault being declared at the point of sale.

Testicles: Scrotal circumference is measured around the widest part with, the testicles held gently in position and minimal tension on the measuring tape and should be no less than 32cm for bulls 12 to 18 months old, 34cm for bulls over 18 months up to 24 months and 35cm for bulls older than 24 months.

Bigger scrotal circumference allows for greater potential sperm production.

Testicles should be of equal size - a

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large or small testicle can be a sign that there is a disease process that could affect subsequent fertility. Testicles should be firm – excessively hard or soft testicles can also be a sign of a disease process affecting fertility.

The cord should be easy to feel in the neck of the scrotum, the head, body and tail of the epydidymis should also be present – the epydidymis is the walnut at the bottom that stores and matures sperm.

There should be no warts on the scrotum or along towards the sheath.

Warts are caused by a viral infection and are contagious. A recent fertility report or evidence that the bull has previously got females in calf will not affect the decision to reject a bull with any of the above defects.

Infections: Evidence of any infectious disease on the skin such as ringworm, mange or warts or other contagious disease such as IBR will result in a bull being rejected.

Health test requirements for Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society sales (2022-23) The Society is leading the way and health cards at Society Sales continue to be an important source of information for buyers. Here is a handy checklist.

Male Animals

Test required

BVD accredited herds

No - Individual test optional Optional - but recommended

Vaccination

Non BVD accredited herds - must be part of the health scheme and be testing for a minimum of 12 months

Yes - Antigen and antibody

IBR accredited herds

No - Individual test optional Optional - but recommended

IBR non-accredited herds

Yes - Antibody

Lepto accredited herds

No - Individual test optional Optional

Lepto non-accredited herds

No - Individual test optional Optional

TB

Date of last test

Optional- but recommended

Optional - but recommended

Health card boxes to be completed The herd accredited box must be completed and if vaccinated the details must be completed The individual test result must be shown and if vaccinated the details must be completed The herd accredited box must be completed and if vaccinated the details must be completed The individual test result must be shown and if vaccinated the details must be completed The herd accredited box must be completed and if vaccinated the details must be completed If tested the animal’s individual test result must be shown and if vaccinated the details must be completed The date of the last test and the TB testing interval must be completed. If a herd is TB exempt this must be shown. The TB information must be completed.

Every animal must have the risk level of the herd shown in the box.

Non-homebred animals have no details in the Johne’s box.

Johne’s - must be a part of the CHeCS health scheme and a minimum Level 4 and be testing for a minimum of 12 months Female Animals

Test required

BVD accredited herds

No - Individual test optional Must be vaccinated to cover period of sale.

The Society strongly recommends that in-calf females are vaccinated prior to service Must be vaccinated to Yes - Antigen and antibody cover period of sale.

The Society strongly recommends that in-calf females are vaccinated prior to service

The herd accredited box must be completed and if vaccinated the details must be completed

IBR accredited herds

No - Individual test optional Optional - but recommended

IBR non-accredited herds

Yes - Antibody

The herd accredited box must be completed and if vaccinated the details must be completed The individual test result must be shown and if vaccinated the details must be completed

Lepto accredited herds

No - Individual test optional Optional

Lepto non-accredited herds

No - Individual test optional Optional

TB

Date of last test

Non BVD accredited herds - must be part of the health scheme and be testing for a minimum of 12 months

Vaccination

Optional - but recommended

Johne’s - must be a part of the CHeCS health scheme and a minimum Level 4 and be testing for a minimum of 12 months

Health card boxes to be completed

The individual test result must be shown and if vaccinated the details must be completed

The herd accredited box must be completed and if vaccinated the details must be completed If tested the animal’s individual test result must be shown and if vaccinated the details must be completed The date of the last test and the TB testing interval must be completed. If a herd is TB exempt this must be shown. The TB information must be completed.

Every animal must have the risk level of the herd shown in the box.

Non-homebred animals have no details in the Johne’s box.

Calves at foot and under six months of age at point of sale no longer require a health card.

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When used as part of a comprehensive approach to BVD including culling of PIs and biosecurity.

References: 1. Yarnall and Thrusfield (2017) Vet Record doi: 10.1136/vr.104370 2. Kynetec (2019) BVD sales data by value. Full year 2018 3. For active immunisation of cattle against BVDV-1 and BVDV-2, to prevent the birth of persistently infected calves caused by transplacental infection.

Bovela lyophilisate and solvent for suspension for injection for cattle contains modified live BVDV-1, non-cytopathic parent strain KE-9: 104.0– 106.0 TCID50, modified live BVDV-2, non-cytopathic parent strain NY-93: 104.0–106.0 TCID50. UK: POM-V. Further information available in the SPC or from Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health UK Ltd, RG12 8YS, UK. Tel: 01344 746957. Email: vetenquiries@boehringer-ingelheim.com. Bovela is a registered trademark of Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH, used under licence. ©2019 Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health UK Ltd. All rights reserved. Date of preparation: Jul 2019. AHD12633. Use Medicines Responsibly.

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Polled testing There is currently an increasing demand for polled bulls, particularly from the commercial sector.

From January 1st 2023 the Beef Shorthorn Society will insist that any bulls claiming to be polled when registered undergo a polled trait analysis test. The Society will cover the cost of the test for the first 12 months, but from January 1st 2024 it will be at the cost of the breeder.

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here are two types of polled gene – polledness from Celtic origin and polledness from Friesian origin and each of these traits are reported separately.

As with myostatin, each animal has up to two copies of each gene and, therefore, they are either non- carriers (have no copies and are not polled), heterozygous polled (have one copy) or homozygous polled (have two copies) of each or either type. This means that a tested animal may be heterozygous polled for each type of polledness, but this does not make them homozygous polled.

The results for poll testing are reported as follows Result

Description

Translation

Pc/Pc

Homozygous polled

two copies of the Celtic origin poll gene

Pf/Pf

Homozygous polled

two copies of the Friesian origin poll gene

N/Pc

Heterozygous polled

one copy of the Celtic origin poll gene

N/Pf

Heterozygous polled

one copy of the Friesian origin poll gene

N/N

Non-Carrier

Horned

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The Society is recognised by the Inland Revenue as having charitable status and so can benefit from the Gift Aid Scheme with regard to Annual Subscriptions paid personally to the Society. Please note that subscriptions paid by or through a business do not qualify under the scheme.

Providing you have paid at least as much in income tax or Capital gains tax as the amount of gift aid claimed on all your donations in a tax year, the Society can reclaim gift aid. All you have to do is complete and return a Gift Aid form which you can request from the Society office or download from www.beefshorthorn.org/usefulinfo.

The Society will make the Gift Aid claim. Please note that the claim the Society makes is on the Inland Revenue and is not an extra charge to you.

Further information can be found on www.gov.uk/claim-gift-aid Your gift aid will help the Society to continue to support the Breed and Members.

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Members Directory

Electoral Regions

This listing contains those members who have consented to their data being shared. All members are reminded to ensure they have completed the relevant GDPR forms with the Society relating to data sharing.

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Member Name

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Region

Thomas Potts M W and N Jordon Messrs E and K Ivinson M Kitching and S Smith William Mark David Twelves A J and M Hayton F J Hugill A W Barker and Son Amy Alice Donkin Lazonby Estate Farms J R and D J Hollingworth P Coates (Cumbria) Ltd L A Leese Ian Teasdale S C Currie Chris and Jan Hoff David Shelby P J and N Townsend Andrew Thornber and Daughters Peter Hunt R Spensley T/A RMS Livestock Ltd S L and N Blockeel G A Lambert Agri Steve Swales Dairy Ltd G and B M Sutton Stephen Pullan Brooksby Melton College T Brogden and L Craig Messrs C W and J Benn C A and S I Blackman R H and E A Close Cannon Hall Farm Ltd S I Porter E and T Richardson J Lomas Andy and Jane McDaid Phil Beech J Wilks and C Wilks Steven and Kay Darnbrook S Cornforth and J Cook P T Stephenson and Son

ALDERLEY ALNWICKMOOR ARDALE ASHBECK ASHFORD BAINSBECK BALLARD BANKFOOT BARBARIAN BARONWOOD BARTLEWOOD BARWOOD BASKERVILLELEESE BEADLAMRIGG BEAUTRY BELLASIZE BENNINGHOLME BERRYSTALL

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BLACKBROOK

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BLEAKLOW

North England

BOLTON

North England

BOWLEY BRACKEN BRADHILL BRIDGEHOUSE BRIMHAM BROOKSBY BROWNBER BROWNRIGG BURFIELD CALFHALLS CANNONHALL CARTMEL CATTERALL CHAPELFRITH CHAPELHOUSE CLAYLANDS CLEEVIEW CLEUGHSIDE COLDKELD COVERDALE

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C T Akrigg D G Brock J E Bellas and Son Mark Robinson Patrick William Mews Aidan W Foord Richard Mudd and Sons A J Gibson Farming J C Bellerby J C D Farming S and J Hodgson T W Denham N and A Hunter Stuart and Lesley Edwards Caitlin Grace Tomlinson J and J Shorrock Trevor Rixon Caroline Ivinson Robert Hawking Mark Saunders, Farm Manager J R and C Elliott Rogam Farms Ltd A and D Whitehead Stephen Cockcroft S and H Beeforth D W and M N Ishmael S A and R F Richards Andrew F Wetters G T and M A Wearmouth R S and G Johnson Andrew James Beckett J and P Miller Gowbarrow Hall Farm R and J Byers P E and J H Heathcote P F Chambers R G and H E Thompson Hannah Leitch and Peter Harris Michael Jameson A N and H S Tomkins Messrs J and M Wood H Hodgkinson and Sons

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HADENHILL

North England

HADRIAN HALLSFORD HARBERWAIN HARLEY

North England North England North England North England

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Prefix

Region

Member Name

Prefix

Region

Jennifer Mary Bulmer J M Daggett P and R Capstick Kathryn Millin S E and A N Lloyd E J and R G Williams D I Rock Farming Co R P Wilson G W Houlston and Sons Carol Ann Thornicroft Mark and Tracy Severn Millie Hendy David Francis John Vickers J E Charlesworth and Son David J Stebbings and E Stebbings Neil Harkness - Hole of Lyne I W and N J Hollows Jane Taylor and Son Mark and Louise Day Dawn and Lily Madders Laura Ingleby Michael and Joanne Souter Juaul Farms Martin W Lacey Cornthwaite Moors Ltd C J Ward Ben Park Andre Vrona T Hrynkow and S Hagon D W Steel T A and J Swinbank Messrs Woodman M E and T D Tailford David Bradshaw Richard A Taylor J D I and J D Boyd C Lowther Gillian Harker Messrs A M and E Clarke P S and S E Hardcastle Southfields Farm Ltd Gerard Te Lintelo D Robson and Sons Ashcourt Farms Ltd J B Longworth Mindrum Farming Company Mark Jeal Messrs C Birtwell D Ingleson Dennis Henry Craig Andrew Fisher V Hainsworth and J Warren T and J Bower Major T R Easby Black Horse Farm Partners Jack Oliver W M Allison and Sons Ltd T/A Onyx Contractor Farms G W Simpson Eleanor Clegg G M T Foljambe Allan and Deirdre Wilkinson James Irving M and V Bowman MHS Countryside Management Ltd Timothy V Robinson

HAROMEHEADS HARTLINGTON HARTON HARTSHEAD HAWKSWORTH HAYLEE HETHPOOL HEWORTH HIGHDRAPER HIGHLANE HIGHLEE HIGHSKY HILLAM HILLSIDE HINSTOCK

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PIELVIEW PIKELOWE PIKESTONE QUARRYDALE QUARRYHOUSE RAINDALE RATHBOURNE REDMIRE REVILO RIBBLEVIEW RICEYPARK RIVERSDALE ROADWAY ROSECOTTAGE ROUNDHILL

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HOARDWEEL

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ROYSTONS

North England

HOLEOFLYNE HOLKIN HOWGILL INCLINEVIEW INGESTRE INGLEBY JODAME JUAUL KASANGA KELLET KIMRINA KIRKLANDS LANGHAMS LECKBARROW LESSONHALL LIMELANE LINJEN LIPWOOD LITTLEONN LONGMOOR LOWHOUSE LOWTHER LYNDALE MALLERSTANG MARRGRANGE MAXSTOKE MAYFIELD MERRYSHIELDS MILLINGTON MILLRIGGS MINDRUM MOONSTRUCK MOORFIELD NENTSBERRY NEWPARK NIDDERDALE NORWORTH OAKSTAR OAKSTILE OAKTREE OFFTHEWALL

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ONYX

North England

ORCHARDFARM ORCHELL OSBERTON OUTRAWCLIFFE OVERWATER PARKHOUSE

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PEELACRES

North England

PICTON

North England

J Slone and J Hayton Andrew Thompson C and J C Stephenson Jessica and Maria Odgers N abd L L Brown and Son The Clough Family Sharlotte Amos F W Horner and Son T J Oliver Josh Wilson J R Wesson A Falkingham and D Hill Messrs P Bailey Rupert Clemmit Emma Trueman J Royston Ford and Rachel Brooker J H Wilson and J Dunning A and S Ryder J Lancashire M and G Harris P J and J B Wilson A and C Ivinson Messrs G R Cope Helen E Dunning David Ward J E Mosley Patrick Booth Sir Tatton Sykes BT Patrick J James R J and A A Harrison S and G Hunt K Goldstraw and J A Nicholls Tim Riley W H and S M Terry Kirstie and Robert Jackson Dawn and Daniel Jackson Thrimby Farms Ltd M D Shields R Watts Thomas Cheetham A C Anderson Michael Rawlinson Vivienne Jackson Thomas Vickers F P and I M Jefferson The Hon. G. Turton J H Whalley Jack Gates Hutson and Son Robert Bartley A and J Loftus T/A Native Beef Partnership R Paisley S W Cook H Barker and J Gibson N and G Robinson Lucy Lunn S T Walker and Sons Andrew Wright Elliot Lofthouse M and A B Wood David Nesbitt S Pennington and Son Damien Cain Helen E Taylor Megan Souter Robin Turton

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Member Name Martin Grayshon William and Janet Jeffrey William Fawcett R and C Rettie James Dodge J Runciman and Sons Gwen Chalmers Alvie Farm Partnership B and J Walker Mark Domney and Heather Wilson Messrs H and H Rennie Robert H Allan J and J Black Firm of S and M Mackenzie Firm of Eric Little D and T Lockhart Balgay Farm S W Towler Patrick and Abby Harrison Balnabroich Farms Cathryn Williamson P Scott Taylor Mrs Emma Paterson Benslie Fauld D and J Hardie Watson and Williams Luke Anthony and Louise Douglas Richard Bain E J Macdonald Lance Summer Howey G Brough T Hope and Son Alex Douglas Robert Kyle D and M Wyllie A and G MacDougall H and N Sloan Neil Shand Messrs B Landers David Baillie B and E Dickie Strathisla Farms David Coghill R M B Brown David Scarth J W Biggar J Y Fleming J N, G N and H Wilkins M D McMillan Commore Farm Duncan MacGregor Ltd W J and J Green Messrs Peto and Burns Thistledown Cowford Farm Ltd L J Townsend Messers Clark Marshall Graham Bailey K W W Brown N A Miller T and I Walling James A Webster J A Park and Co Killochries Fold G and M Smith David Stewart and Co Alistair Clark and Sons

M E M B E RS D I R E CTO R Y

Prefix

Region

Member Name

Prefix

Region

ABERDONA AITH ALLANSHAWS ALLATHAN ALVIE AMULREE

North England North England North England Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland

ARCAIBH

Scotland

ARDOYNE ARNSOW AUCHENFOYLE AUCHMORE AUCHNESS AULDMILLS BALGAY BALGREEN BALLIEFURTH BALNABROICH BALNESPICK BARNAIGH BENMORE BENSLEY BIRSELAWSIE BLACKJACK

Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland

DUNCRAHILL DUNSYRE EASTERHOUSE EASTMAINS EDDIESTON ELLIOT FEARN FERNIELEA FOLDA GLENISLA FORDIE FRANZEAL FURMISTON FUTURE GALL GALLA

Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland

GLENAFTON

Scotland

BLACKTHORN

Scotland

BRABSTER BRAEPARK BROOMWAY BROUGHS BROWNHILL BROWNSIDE BRUNTON BURLLIE BURNBANK BURNFOOT CAIRNORRIE CAIRNSMORE CALLA CARCO CARDEAN CASTLETAIN CAUSEWAYEND CAVANS CHAPELTON CLIFTONPARK CLYDE COLDROCHIE COMMORE CORRIE CORSKIE COWDENKNOWES

Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland

GLENEARN GLENGARNOCK GLENISLA GLENMARKIE GLENNANT GLENRINNES GORDON GRANDTULLYBRAE GREENNESS GREENOAK GREENWALL GUILDIEHOWES HARTWOOD

Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland

HEADLIND

Scotland

HIGHCAIRN HILLBERRY HIX HOUSEBYRES HYNDFORD INVERINATE ISHGA

Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland

ISLAHILL

Scotland

ITTINGTON JILLSJOY KENRAY KILLIMSTER KINCRAIGIE KINGLEDORES

Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland

KIRKTONHILL

Scotland

COWFORD

Scotland

COXHILL CRAFTERS CRAIGEASSIE CRAIGOWMILL CRIBBILAW CRICHTON DIPPOOL DRINKSTONE DRUMCROSS DRUMSLEED DRYFESDALE DUNCANZIEMERE

Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland

Denis Cadzow and Co Carey Coombs D and A Robertson Mark Runciman and Partners James S Dick J Elliot J Scott and Partners A and B Allison C Gibb Fiona Davidson Franzeal Farming D C Gibbon Future Livestock W R Crew J W Frame J and A McClymont and Lorna Wallace Donald and Edward Chambers A and H Kirkpatrick Major J P O Gibb Messrs M and M Hay Mark Reid and Mary Paton Glenrinnes Farms Ltd Gordon Brooke Farming Ltd Messrs D Calder E and I Kemp John K McIntyre S A Ravenshear P M Quigley and Sons Jennifer Calder T Allan Jackson, Headlind Partners Messrs T and T Hamilton Agnes Aitken Maggie Lawrie A and L Hall Ian Tennant Inverinate Estate Dawn Lindsay James Wightman and Emma McAlister Lewis and Christine Scott C P Porteous and Sons Beth Hill Donald and George Spence Kincraigie Farms Messrs R E Wood and Sons Tracy Patterson and Richard McKenzie Michelle Pettit D and C Coghill David and Rosemary Dickie R W Mackay and Co Laga Farms Ltd W Marshall and Son D and E Clark Leys Estate D Bull Michael Adrian Robertson M J Shaw and Partners Laurence and Susan McCarron Andrew Morton Shona Gunn R L Jones and K S Jones Robert Ramsay Anders J Brown R Howatson David Clark and Giselle Brown James M Hay and Son

KNIGHTLAND KNOCKDEE KNOCKENJIG LADYFIELD LAGAS LARGHILL LEEBURN LEYS LINDAN LOAK LOANBANK LOCHCARRA LOCHEND LOCHSIDE LORDENWICK LOUDOUNHILL MACQUESTON MAOLKNOWE MEIKLEISLE MEIKLETULLO

Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland

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Member Name

Prefix

Region

Member Name

D and T Bradley Farmer Hugh Murray Grace Ramsay Mark Phillips J F Irving and Son Stuart G Mair and Sons Martin J Annal Steven Mitchell R J and S J Gibbon J M Lennie and Co. A and M Peter B and S Walker Kenneth Johnston William Andrew Kris Cruickshank Ormsary Farmers Emma Croal Messrs A Grant Samantha Jo McArthur Pennygown Farm E C Robertson B and S Slater Rattray Estates Ltd Charlie Fletcher and Jack Kay A N McInnes Ashley Spence Gayle Smith E M Lang Dumfries House Home Farm Ltd Leggat Farming Partnership Thomson, Roddick and Laurie T and R Harper and Son J and H Croy Messrs C Macadie and Sons Angela Russell Smallburn Farms Ltd Messrs D Atherton J Fyall Chloe Dunlop Jonathan Adamson J and S Anderson Robert Taylor Messrs J Watret Rory K Bell J and L Fraser and Son Playfair Farms D and S Smith Sheila McConnell J Cameron and V Orr Gordon Caldwell W and J Mair John Wood D Welsh Wester Ulston Beef L and C Scott A Haigh J and J Green R Minty BEM I Neish D E MacBain R McWalter R Lang I and A Park George Somerville Nigel Taylor Inga Kemp Cecil J G Pirie

MEONSIDE MIGDALE MILLERSTON MINNYDOW MOUNTBENGER MUIRESK MYRES NANAMIKKI NAVERSDALE NEARHOUSE NETHERLENSHIE NETHERWOOD NEWHOUSE OAKLEA OAKPARK ORMSARY PARKHEAD PATHCONDIE PEINESS PENNYGOWN PENTLAND QUEENAMOAN RATTRAY REDSTONES RINMORE ROBERTHILL ROSEDALE ROSEWELLS

Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland

ROTHESAY

Scotland

SHANNOCH SHAWHILL SHEELING SILVERHALL SKAILLHOUSE SKYLINE SMALLBURN SOUTHHIGHGATE SPARTAN STALLASHAW STEVENSBURN STOUSLIE STRATHENDRICK TEMIS TEVIOT TILBOURIES TOFTS TORVAIG TORWOOD TRAINVIEW TURNBERRY UPHILLFARM WELLS WESTBROAD WESTERULSTON WESTWINDS WILLINGHAM WRANGHAM

Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland

Eleanor Fraser Balmyre Farm Messrs James Biggar Oak House Farm Ltd K O Philippson Joanne Lawrence Messrs B F White Joseph Peter Burgess R M Gregory D R Rutherford Ballaseyr Stud Ltd Richard Hull Abbey MacLean Phillip Thomas Warne Kerry and Richard Smith P R Heming Rose Debenham Wiltshire Wildlife Trust S and J Davies Clare Goodwin and Gareth Jones John Hooper Ian J Parkinson I J Rickatson V Sellick Joanna Clarke Steve Osborne Henry and John Nicholls Louise Crowther Craig Phillips Cadenham Farms Cannett Farms LLP L and K Murphy Trina Lock Scott Horton G W and A H Hollow P and D Broad Luke Wessely Christine Viggers M R and V A Smith Alistair Cooper Croxton Park Partnership Messrs Paul Crawley Richard Howard Brudenell Estate Farming Partnership Paul R Dawes Charlie Stuart Maclean Pauline Locke Ross Withers Mark Pallet Richard Roff W A Uglow Frasers of Turnastone Kirsty Leigh T W T and M R Dawe John Owen K R Kershaw-Dalby N J and A M Barrett Megan Abel J and C Stanley Andrew and Jenna Lain T C Brown G H and Megan Towers E A Dover Chris Mallaber M P and A Stubbs Daniel A Bown

B eef Shorthorn C attl e S oc i ety J o ur n al 2 0 2 3

Prefix

Region

ABBEYOAKS ALDWINKLE ALLENSMORE ALTHORNE ASHCLOUGH ASTONBROOK AYLWARD BALLASEYR BARKERSHALL BATCH BENHALL BENTHAM BERRENDS BLADEN BLAKEHILL BLOOMFIELD

Scotland Scotland Scotland South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England

BLUEBELL

South England

BOXALLAND BRADMOOR BREAKHEART BRENDONHILL BRIARLAND BROADBRIDGE BROWNINGS BUCKENHILL BURYFIELDS CADENHAM CANNETT CASTLEMAST CHEDDERMARSH CHESS VALLEY CHYTODDEN CINDER COLLIHOLE COLLINS COLUMBPARK COOPERDOWN CROXTONPARK DARGAVEL DEANPARK

South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England

DEENEPARK

South England

DINMORE DUART EASTMEAD ELLIEMAY ELPHICKS ELSAGE ENDSLEIGH ESCLEYSIDE FOLLYFOX FOXCOMBE FREEMANTLE GLAISDALE GLENARIFF GODSWORTHY GOLDHILL GOPSALLHALL GRAFTON GREENLEY GREENWAY GROVEWOOD HACKMARSH HANLEY

South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England

Correct as of 11th November 2022

M E M B E RS D I R E CTO R Y

Member Name

Prefix

Region

Member Name

Prefix

Region

Messrs S S Horton and Sons John and Judy Fry Cara Thorner Alastair Willmington and Thomasina Willmington F J and R Tuck+A486 E J Wooldridge James Harmer J R B Wheatland Stuart Tanner The Hursley Cattle Partnership WJ Rawlings and M RawlingsDickin M L Jones A Philip D and S Stanbury Linda Perfect Simon and Cara Kemp R G Elliott and Sons Pauline Greer and Ricky Saunders P and P Howlett and Son Julie Davy R Isted M Britton Tina Russell and Simon Farmer T and N Angell Messrs J D Fanshawe Lynda D Robson Baird, Edwards and Timbrell Isla Gibbon Hannah Rose Gray S Mably LEP Farms Ltd Ann and Howard Ford Chris Nye R J Trevethan David and Michelle Wootton P A Reid A R Mew Lee and Kirsty Oakes D and E Olde S D Hinton and T A Hinton The Old Parlour A D Kinnear R K Mainwaring Richard Pinfield J B W Bennetts and R A Bennetts Karen White Harry Horrell (trading as C Horrell Ltd) Anne Locke Messrs S G F Cave Alice Newth D G Pile and W J Ley John and Katherine Muirhead C T and M A Ruby G Bodily MacGregor Farming Partnership Brenda R Wear Richard A Bown J N Towill and Daughter James Hall Carol Rowse L S and T J Roberts Arthur and Andrew Pannell

HANNINGTON HANSFORD HIDDENVALLEY

South England South England South England

HIGHERWOODHOUSE

South England

HIGHGATE HILLEND HILLHOUSE HOLMESDALE HOMEMEAD HURSLEY

South England South England South England South England South England South England

ROUNDPONDS RUMSDEN SAHAM SAMOHT SANDYLANE SCOTLANDWOOD

South England South England South England South England South England South England

SHARPSBRIDGE

South England

SHEPSHOK SILSON

South England South England

SNOWECOMBE

South England

HYDE

South England

ICENI ILBURYCOPSE KELLOW KINGSEY KINGSWOOD KISLINGBURY

South England South England South England South England South England South England

KITTWHISTLE

South England

LARKHAYS LAURELOAK LEGSHEATH LOMAS

South England South England South England South England

LONGFIELD

South England

LOWERKNUCK LUCOMBE LYNTHORPE MAPLEGEM MARHALL MEADOWVIEW MENWENICKE MEONHILL MILLFORD MINESHOP MINGOOSE MISTY MOREWOOD MUNSLEY OAKES OLDEWOOD OLDGROVE OLDPARLOUR ORCHARDPARK OTELEYPARK PENFOLD

South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England

SOTTERLEY STANFORDPARK STANINGO STOCKGREEN STOCKHAM SUNNYSIDE SWINBROOK SYMPHONY TAMAR THORNBURY THORNEY THREEARCHES TOLLESBURY TONEMOOR TOPPENROSE TREVENTON TRINITY TRUNLEY TURNCROFT TWYFORD

South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England

TWYNERSH

South England

PENHALE

South England

PIXIEWOOD

South England

TYSOEHILL WADDESDON WALLOP WARMINGTON WENMAR WESTLEY WHIDDON WHITEASH WHITEHALL WIGSTHORPE WILLIAMS WINDRUSH WINWICK WIVEY WOOLCOMBE YELWORTHY

PODEHOLE

South England

POLDEN POYNTINGTON PRESTCOMBE PRESTON QUANTOCK QUETHIOCK QUINBURY

South England South England South England South England South England South England South England

REDHAZEL

South England

AGHALEE

South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England South England Northern Ireland

REDHILL RICHAVEN RINGMORE ROGERSHILL ROSEJOYAN ROSEMORE ROUNDFIELD

South England South England South England South England South England South England South England

W D Guley and Sons Sarah Wilkins Bowes Farm Limited Paul Thomas Starling Farms George William Hankins Victoria Henderson and Andrew Pagett Shepshok Holdings P A and H M Coles Owens and Lewis Farm Partnership Edward R A Chantry Messrs M Stoneham R W H and M J Fenemore E S Everitt A and C M A Lampey T J and E A Richardson Richard Alvis J and R Pearce D S and J Cole W J Gillard and Sons Sally Ann Horrell Three Arches Farm A V St Joseph A Whittle Messrs D G Lambrick and Son A K and J K Smith Edward and Chloe Whittle R Howard J D and M E Hill Robert J Felton George Christopher Lloyd Lawrence E C Parker and Son Waddesdon Estate LLP D G, M D and J Pryce R F Leach M Moore Scott Hamer Stephen and Marie Hill J C Hewitt Whitehall Farm Ltd A Burnett Hayley Clarke C J Banszky Thomas E Cockerill K H and G E Turner M and M Christian R and G Stringer P S Ward R C Kerry R McDonald Peter Richard Brain Charles Baines Robert Jakeman Nigel Fortun Phil Loveland Sam Ecroyd D J Pope Ltd Aaron and Graham Duncan David Whittaker and Kyle Hopper W and R J Patton Rachel Jordan E Cairns Dylan Thomas McGarel Sara Isaly Fraser and Helen Tweed

AGHALUN

Northern Ireland

ALDFRECK ANNAGHANOON ANNAHILL ANTYNANUM ARDEAN BALLYCOOSE

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland

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Member Name

Prefix

Region

Member Name

Prefix

Region

Richard Johnston Sean McElroy A and J Farms Ltd Sharon Liggett Lavinia D Heath Dermot Devine T and K Madden Barry Fitzsimons Dorothy and Jayne Birch H D Dorman and Family Maurice Millen B and W Cousins Hugh O’Mullan William and Jill McAllister Edward Stuart Green Ronald John Thompson Kenny Baxter McDowell and McKeown Peter Fitzgerald Jennifer and Alan Crory Frankie Conlon P T and C McGuigan Richard Haire D Alexander James Mallon Denise Bailie and Sons George Shanks Robert J and Martha J Crozier Jim Wright (JMW Farms) David McKelvey Leanne Green John and Marie Byrne Nualin Fitzgerald Adrian Beatty Lauren and Mark Finlay Damian and Emmet McNulty Alfie Shaw J Nelson Denver Reid James Roulston Kenneth Lynd Patrick McGinnis and Sons Andrew Napier Robert Farrell Richard Powell James Alexander Christopher Clarke Libby Clarke Adrian Gallagher Brian E Harkin D and A Geary Adrian Carson and Aoife Ferris Michelle Wright R Henning Diane Rollston Eric and Ruth Parkes T H and F Magill Richard Jordan Jonathan Beggs Michael McDermott Messrs William and George Gott Messrs James and Sam Martin Edward McIlwaine Tommy Jackson J McConaghie Tamybuck Shorthorns Neville Leary

BALLYHUTHERLAND BALLYMACAN BALLYMACASHEN BALLYNAGREAGH BALLYRONEY BALLYSHANE BALLYVADDY BAWNFORTH BISHOPMILLS BOGSIDE BOOTOWN BOTERA BROUGHANORE BURNSIDE BUTCHERHILL CARNDREEN CASTLEFIN CASTLEMOUNT CHERRYVALLEY CHESTNUT COOLMALLISH COOPER CORRALONGFORD CRAIGFADDOCK CROCAIRT CROOBVIEW CUAN DARRAVALE DARTANHALL DERG DERRIAGHY DRUMKEERAN DUNDARAVE ERRINGTON FORTVIEW GILLAROO GLEBEFARM GLENBRAE GORTACAR GORTAVEA GORTLYND GREYSTEEL HAZELDENEFARM HOLLYHILL ISKYMEADOW JALEX MAGHERONE MARALIN MEENAWARGY MONEYGRAN MONTAGNE MOUNTVIEW MULLAGHWEE MULLAGLASS MYNT PARKVIEW REDBRIDGE ROUNDPARK ROWANTREE ROYALOAK

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland

THORNHILL TIRNONEY TULLAGHBANE

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland

TULLYARD

Northern Ireland

TULLYBLEETY TULLYGLUSH TULLYJAC UPPERMILL WATTLEBRIDGE WHITEFALLS WINDSORHOUSE WOODVALE BANWY BEACONS BRYNMAWR CAEMADOG CAMLAS CARNINGLI CARREG CETRIS CHAPEL CLEGIR CLYN CWRTGLAS CYBI CYNNEN DANYGRAIG DDEUNANT DERW DRYSGOLGOCH

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales

DYFFRYN

Wales

FEDWEN FRENNI GARNWEN

Wales Wales Wales

GLEBEDALE

Wales

HENDYGWYN ISCOED LANDIMORE LLWYNHYWEL LLYNYFAN MAESPOTH MAETHLON MALTHOUSE MONTGOMERY MWYNLLAN PELENNA PENFFRIDD PENLAN PENYGWYN PISTYLL PLYNLIMON RIVERDEE SANNAN

Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales

SARDIS

Wales

SHANKHILL

Northern Ireland

SPRINGLANE STARBOG STICKBRIDGE STOLAN TAMYBUCK TANTYBULK

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland

Reuben Taylor Lois A Cann John W Stewart Messrs Ivan and James Walmsley Diane Watters Conor McDonald Andrew J Hanna J Porter Francis Fitzpatrick Claire Young P and A Hamill Alwyn and Adam Armour Nicholas Brown A T and E A Edwards Philip and Thomas Parry Kevin and Ann Jones Messrs T E, M E. and T A Bailey David T Gethin John Antony Davies J Stone David Keith Jones M Price Aled and Cenin Thomas Thomas Lucas R D and K Roberts Gareth Lewis Jones M and J Dickson Susan Parry Huw and Wendy Edwards H and E Evans S V B and E A Thomas Gareth Thomas and Rhodri Thomas E M Roberts B M S and E M Thomas D P, G L and E C W Jones Jill Williams and T and K Bodily Gorse Farm Enterprises A G Ford Sophie Probert Messrs Evans and Price J E R Morgan and Co Huw Davies Ceri and Alice Jones Sarah Albinus J E and C A Humphreys S W Evans and A Eifion Richard John Hopkins R E Roberts and Co A L and S E Jones J T and G E Bowen and Co G A and H M Francis C L V P Evans J and H Bevan T A Williams John and Julie Ann Richardson Gareth and Catrin Price W J G Evans and Son M Reynolds Portia Kennaway John Harrison Thomas Staunton P J and Martin Kelly Messrs S Brigdale Peter Schuhmacher

TALSARN TYDU VALE MEADOWS WORLDS END

Wales Wales Wales Wales Wales Eire Eire Eire Foreign

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Advertisers Index Herd prefix

Herd prefix

Breeder Name

AB Europe

78

Longfield

Simon Farmer and Tina Russell

AHDB

69

Longtown (CD Marts)

Althorne

Breeder Name

Brian and Suzanne White and Family

Angela Davidson Art

Page

134

Page 199 86

Lowther

Charles Lowther

28

Maplegem

Baird, Edwards & Timbrell

Mayfield

Gerard Te Lintelo

55 159

Ballard

Fraser Hugill

50

Barwood

Paul Coates

125

Melton Mowbray Market

Beautry

Stuart Currie

155

Meonhill (LEP Farms)

Mary Chaplin

Blackbrook

Andrew Thornber and Daughters

Meonside

D and T Bradley Farmer

64-65

Mineshop

Chris Nye

26-27

Bovela (Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health)

142-143 208

80-81 172 197

Bradhill

Steve Swales

177

Morrisons Farming (Woodhead Bros)

Breakheart

Ian Rickatson

178

Muiresk

The Mair Family

163

Cairnsmore

Bill, Jane and Bobby Landers

Mullaglass

Richard Henning

178

Caramba

Tommy Staunton

Off the wall

Jack Oliver

CCM Auctions

87 92-93 135

Chapelton

James, Duncan and Emma Biggar

Cooper

Tom and Colm McGuigan

116

Cowford

Charlie and Charley Reed

98-99

Craigeassie

Ian Neish

141

Craigfaddock

David and Tom Alexander

151

Croxtonpark

Tina and Omar Hassouneh

51

Cutthorn

Alistair and Donna Gibson

4

Datamars (Roxan)

21

Back cover

Delphead

Stephen and Judith Hodgson

Derwentwood

Neil and Alison Hunter

Dunsyre

Carey Coombs

211 10 103

Farm Field Tours

124

Farmers Guardian

147

Fearn (Northern Lights sale)

John Scott

Fearn Godfather Semen

186 210

Gilven

Steve and Gilly Johnson

Glebefarm

Alfie and Elaine Shaw

Glenariff

Nick and Andrew Barrett

112

Glenisla

John, Nick and Catriona Gibb

107

Glenrinnes

Glenrinnes Estate

125

Greenley

Graham Towers

124

Hannington

Charles Horton

123

Hansford

John and Judy Fry

Harboro

191 148-149

70 201

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd

59

Hi Health Herdcare (Biobest)

59

95

51

Paragon Veterinary Group

147

Pedigree Sales Elite Auctions

189

Pikelowe

Andrew Thompson and family

Podehole

Charles, Sally and Harry Horrell

Premium Cattle Health Scheme (SRUC)

135 34-35 165

Rattray

Calum, Ann and Shaun Clark

Redhazel (Macgregor Farming Partnership)

Leigh Nobes

Rougemont

Mary Cormack

11

Rougemont

Mary Cormack

179

Roundhill

Emma Trueman

Rowanberry

Shane and Frances Brigdale

Royalla Australia

Neilson, Sue and Nic Job

Royalla Rockstar Semen

Sally Horrell

Runleymill

John Wilson and Janet Dunning

Sandwick

Caroline and Andrew Ivinson

193

Shawhill

Thomson, Roddick And Laurie

185

Skaillhouse

Stuart Macadie

Stanford Park

Simon Farmer and Tina Russell

Stonehills

Geoff and Chris Riby

Stoneyroyd

Tim Riley

The Mill at Fearn Farm

86 111

116 180-181 71 117 31

17 198 75 182 187

Tollesbury

Vivien St Joseph

Trainview

Valerie Orr and James Cameron

Tyndale Advanced Breeding

171 74 204

United Auctions

7

Uppermill

James Porter

152-153

Upsall

The Hon Gerald Turton

110

Highlee

Mark and Tracy Severn

132

Ingleby

Laura Ingleby

192

Kislingbury

Tom Elliott

195

Wenmar

Martyn Moore

205

Langhams

Andre and Caroline Vrona

173

Wenmar

Martyn Moore

Loak

Adrian Robertson

212

Inside front cover

Willingham

The Haigh Family

Weatherbys

74

16

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