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CONTENTS
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46 GROUP NEWS 6
ANIMAL WELFARE 36
PRESIDENT’S MEDAL NOMINEES 10
BREEDER ACHIEVEMENT 40
TRAINING & STAFFING 16 PROFILES 19 Clandeboye Holsteins Bidlea Holsteins
BREEDING 30 Bull Blog Classification update
BEARD’S EYE VIEW 42
EVENTS 81 Royal Ulster Winter Fair
SALES 87 Auctioneers Q & A
TABLES 98
CLUBS 46 Slatabogie Holsteins Around the Country
FRIESIAN FOCUS 71 Hollinscourt Friesians
HYB 77 Meet A Member President’s Medal Essay
Cover image: From on-farm processing, and vending machine sales to heat recovery and solar power, sustainability is at the core of everything the innovative Brown family do at their Cheshire-based Bidlea Dairy. Read how they do it on Pages 25-29
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FOREWORD
PRESIDENT’S FOREWORD Never before has wishing everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year seemed more important than this year. It has been a pleasure for Helen and I to attend a number of club dinners and the prestigious British Farming Awards. It is so important to keep in touch during these strange times. Credit goes to the clubs who continue to engage with their membership. Following on from the success of the UK Dairy Day and The Dairy Show based in the South, it was great to attend the Royal Ulster Winter Fair and experience the buzz of this popular event. There was a great attendance and the quality of cattle was excellent. The Black & White Sale continues to maintain its title as the elite sale of Holstein genetics in the UK and this year was no exception. Show Societies, event organisers and clubs up and down the country have never experienced such an uncertain period as the
last two years and were hopeful of a positive start in the new year. Sadly 2022 has already seen the Semex Conference, Agriscot and DairyTech become casualties of the new Omicron variant. The Semex Conference is a great meeting place for like-minded people within the dairy industry and is the annual platform to announce the results of the HYB President’s Medal – so it was disappointing to see it cancelled. Semex’s support for our young members over the years, through their sponsorship of HYB and the President’s Medal, has been much appreciated. Being one of the judges for the President’s Medal was a great experience and congratulations and best wishes go to our winner Cari Thomas from the Cornwall Club on her achievement. Our young breeders never cease to impress us with their energy and enthusiasm at all events and competitions – well done to you all. Dairy farming is experiencing great challenges with labour shortages and feed and fertiliser prices escalating. Through continued investment in our units and access to detailed information on breeding, milk recording and health testing, we can progress and comply with many of the demands of our milk buyers.
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A recent publication collated from NBDC data, Breed Your Way to Higher Profit is a great piece of research covering the last 15 years. It highlights the huge financial benefits of classification and the clear correlation between positive functional type traits and profitability throughout the animal’s lifetime. Pedigree breeding and classification complement each other and is a great foundation on which to build a herd and utilise other services. Going forward, hopefully we can look forward to what will be the 10th Anniversary of the Dairy Expo at Carlisle and to the presentations of the All-Britain Awards. There will be a huge Scottish welcome this June to the Holstein Celebration in Dumfries & Galloway, where delegates will enjoy visiting some of the best Holstein herds and places of interest. Please come and sample the very best in Scottish hospitality. John Jamieson President
Chairman Michael Smale Tel: 01556 785 419 glebewin@gmail.com
YOUR HOLSTEIN UK TEAM The Journal Hannah Williams Acting Content Editor Tel: 01923 695 237 hannahwilliams@ukcows.com
Chief Executive Officer Sue Cope Tel: 01923 695 200 suecope@ukcows.com
Laura Watling Marketing & Commercial Advertising laurajanewatling@hotmail.com
Head of Breed Development Meurig James Tel: 01923 695 211 meurigjames@nbdc.uk
Andy Bash Editor Tel: 07850 538 232 andy@ab-edtorial.co.uk
Head of Events & Marketing Hannah Williams Tel: 01923 695 237 hannahwilliams@ukcows.com
Matthew Winter (Corringham) East Midlands Peter Prior (Designer) Eastern and South Eastern John Hartley (Roughwood) Lancashire
Jane Whittaker (Knowlesmere) North Western Andrew Williamson (Ingleden) Northern Wallace Gregg (Frocess) Northern Ireland
Head of Product Development Tim Dunning Tel: 01923 695 228 timdunning@ukcows.com
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Board Members
William Williams (Clwch) North Wales
Head of IT Michael Hirani-Smith Tel: 01923 695 238 mikehs@holstein-uk.org
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John Jamieson (Firth) Dumfries & Galloway
Steve Hill (Hydaways) North Midlands
Chief Finance Officer & Company Secretary Melanie Harmitt Tel: 01923 695 315 melanieharmitt@ukcows.com
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President
David Yates (Meiklefirth) Scotland Sandy Pirie (Killearn) Scotland
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Richard Thomas (Churchvale) South Wales Ben Yates (Wowcow) Southern David Jones (Wiltor) West Midlands David Lawson (Newbirks) Yorkshire
GROUP NEWS
Premier Herd Open Day The 2021 Premier Pedigree Herd winners, Davlea, will open their farm gates on 28th July 2022, to enable visitors to view the farm and get up close and personal with the famed herd. For further details see the advert on Page 35.
Cost of embryo certificates Embryos being sold outside of the UK now require a Zootechnical Certificate as part of Defra’s adoption of EU regulations.
Bill lifts Lifetime Achievement Award The 2021 Holstein UK Lifetime Achievement Award, has been awarded to Bill Nadin of Sterndale Holsteins, Derbyshire. The prestigious award is presented by the Holstein UK Board of Trustees to recognise at least 20 years of dedication and service to the Holstein and/or British Friesian breeds, providing a remarkable contribution to the Society. Bill purchased his first pedigree cow for 39gns in 1969 before grading his herd up to pedigree. Over many years he has developed the Sterndale herd, sourcing genetics from Canada and the US, as well as heavily investing in the UK marketplace. The Sterndale herd has had a number of reduction sales over the years, with 2003’s the most notable, when Field of Dreams Formation
Erle sold for 76,000gns – the highest price ever paid at auction for a cow in milk. One of the most notable animals to emerge from Bill’s partnership with Yasmin Bradbury was Peak Goldwyn Rhapsody EX97 who produced a lifetime 133,000kgs of milk and won eight national titles. In 2013, Sterndale won the Premier Herd Competition. They went on to be nominated as a Holstein UK Master Breeder in 2018, when Bill and Yasmin were also presented with the Howard Sneesby Award, for making a significant difference to the experience of others, through constant support and encouragement. Bill will be presented with the award at the Holstein UK AGM in June 2022.
These certificates can be obtained by speaking to our Membership Services team on 01923 695 200 or emailing info@ holstein-UK.org at a cost of £27+ VAT.
Up-coming dates Borderway UK Dairy Expo & All Britain Awards Dinner – Saturday 13th March, Carlisle Dairy-Tech - Thursday 7th April, Stoneleigh Balmoral Show – 11th to 14th May, Sprucefield, Northern Ireland Holstein UK Celebration & AGM - 28th & 29th June, Dumfries, Scotland
Bill Nadin and his partner Yasmin Bradbury being presented with the Master Breeder Award in 2018, by then Holstein UK President Peter Waring 6 the journal holstein uk
GROUP NEWS
Trustee Elections At the AGM in June 2022, three of our current Holstein UK trustee positions will be up for election.
Please note that the duties of a Trustee, as outlined by the Charity Commission, include:
be useful for any potential candidate/s to read prior to agreeing to become a trustee.
The trustee areas up for election are as follows;
•B eing responsible for the governance of the Society
West Midlands
• Setting strategy and policy
To submit a nomination please download and complete the Trustee Nomination Form and return to the address below along with all supporting documents no later than 5pm, Friday 25th February 2022. Please note nominations received after this deadline will not be accepted. Please make sure your nominated candidate fits within the guidance rules stated at the bottom of the application form. Please also be aware that the candidate, together with the Proposer and Seconder MUST be resident in the Region for which they are nominated, regardless of any club they may be a member of.
Our current board member, David Jones, will be stepping down after his second term as a Holstein UK trustee. We now invite nominations for a new trustee for a first term of four years (2022-2026).
North Midlands
Our current board member, Steve Hill, is coming to the end of his first term as a Holstein UK trustee. Steve Hill is eligible to be re-elected, or a new trustee can be nominated. We now invite nominations for the four-year term (2022-2026).
Scotland
Our current board member, David Yates, will be stepping down after his first term as a Holstein UK trustee. We now invite nominations for a new trustee for a first term of four years (2022-2026).
• Setting values and standards •R eviewing the performance of management •E xercising financial control, setting budgets and ensuring proper records and accounts are kept •A ppointing and removing executive officers •B eing a member of at least one subcommittee •R epresenting the membership in their designated area •A ttending the Holstein UK AGM & Celebration, in addition to four two-day meetings at the Holstein UK Head Office as scheduled throughout the year. Also available to view is a copy of The Charity Commission Guidance document for trustees which may
Please send all nominations to: Hannah Williams, Holstein UK, Speir House, Stafford Park 1, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 3BD Or by email to: hannahwilliams@ukcows.com
Apologies to Winkleigh and Carldanton herds – we managed to mix up captions and pictures from the All Breeds All Britain Calf Show on Page 76 of the December edition of The Journal. This is how they should have been identified – Red and White Holstein Calf born between 1st November 2020 and 31st May 2021 – Winkleigh Jordy Sally Red: R M, C E & I R Harris (Devon) 7 the journal holstein uk
Red and White Holstein Calf born between 1st April and 31st October 2020 – Carldanton Integral Dilly: B & G Donald (Border & Lakeland)
GROUP NEWS
The Journal Frequency Change Following feedback gained from the Holstein UK Membership Survey which was carried out in the Summer of 2021, the Board of Trustees have consulted, and the decision has been made to reduce the frequency of The Journal publication from bi-monthly (six per year), to quarterly (four per year). Within the feedback survey, the majority of respondents answered that they would like to receive the Journal on a quarterly basis, rather than bi-monthly. This decision also allows us to absorb on-going cost rises, without having to pass on an increase in membership fees. Whilst this
decision will reduce the number of issues of the Journal per year, all currently covered show and event reports will continue to be included. Issue
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President’s Medal 2021 finalists the future of the industry, share your vision of what a sustainable dairy operation should look like.”
Mclean and Rachel Williamson, are excellent examples of the calibre of the people put forward this year.
The winner of the Award, which is usually presented at the Semex International Conference, was announced virtually on Monday 10th January due to the Conference being cancelled because of the current Covid-19 restrictions.
Six young breeders were shortlisted for online interviews with the panel of judges consisting of Holstein UK President John Jamieson, Semex representative Rodger Mather and 2017 President’s Medal winner Helen Eastham. Following the interviews, the final three young members were announced.
“All three are enthusiastic individuals with a great knowledge of pedigree breeding and they are all heavily involved with HYB. All three have progressed to be a great support for their respective clubs and they are a credit to themselves, their families and Holstein UK.”
The entry process includes Clubs nominating one young breeder aged between 18 and 26 years of age. Entrants were asked to submit an essay on the theme “The Time is Now to address climate change. As
Holstein UK President, John Jamieson, commented: “Myself and the other Judges were very impressed with all the young breeders who were nominated. Our three finalists, Cari Thomas, John
The Holstein UK President’s Medal, sponsored by Semex, recognises and rewards young talent and highlights individuals who are the dairy farmers of the future.
Cari Thomas (Cornwall) Having been raised on a family dairy farm in West Wales, Cari has always been involved in the dairy industry. Her interest in pedigree breeding was further developed whilst working at BJP Marts and Gwilym Richards Auctioneers. During her final year at Harper Adams University, she met her fiancé Steven Harris and subsequently joined Cornwall HYB after graduating. She now works for a leading AI company, and has started a small nucleus herd. Whilst only being an HYB member for a short time, Cari has packed a lot into her time and rarely misses an
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Announcing Cari Thomas as a very deserving winner, Mr Jamieson congratulated her, Rachel and John. “I would also like to thank Semex for their ongoing support of Holstein Young Breeders and the President’s Medal,” he added.
opportunity to compete, excelling across a great deal of competitions. In 2019 Cari was selected to represent Holstein UK at the European Young Breeders School. The Club was extremely proud she achieved a creditable seventh place in the Showmanship competition, being the second-highest placing achieved by a UK representative. In 2019 Cari was presented with the Steve Hoskins Medal, an award given to the Cornish HYB member gaining the most points across all competitions and events for the year. Cari has been instrumental in turning out the Cornwall Team at the All-Britain Calf Show for a number of years. She has helped to train, lead, wash and clip all of the
GROUP NEWS
John Mclean (Northern Ireland)
Showing is a very important part of marketing the breed and this is something John aims to keep doing. In his spare time, John is the NI rep for Blondin Sires and offers breeding advice to customers around the country – as well as breeding his own cows at home. As a result of his sound breeding decisions, John is able to offer stock bulls for sale throughout the year and females of all ages that go away and do a good job for their new owners.
John hails from the Priestland herd where he farms alongside his parents and plays a pivotal role in the daily running of the farm and business. Before returning home to farm, John completed an agricultural degree at Greenmount College and he has enjoyed travelling to many corners of the globe to fit cattle for shows.
numerous top 10 calves the Club has entered over the last five years. Cari became Cornish Holstein Club Secretary in 2018 and since she started, the membership has increased greatly and the herd competition entries are significantly up. She is always looking for new members and encourages them, as well as existing members, to participate in all club events. She is a personable face for the Club and puts everyone at ease in the events. Cari has also played a significant supporting role to both the present and past HYB Coordinators, and she has been instrumental in gathering together teams for HYB events by encouraging new members to give it a go! Prior to the past two rallies she has organised training events for the Club’s young members for
What the Northern Ireland Club said:
Having now been on the home farm for seven years, John has expanded the herd to 150 head and introduced new genetics and bloodlines, helping the herd to achieve the Northern Ireland Premier Herd title in 2019. In Northern Ireland, John ensures he always brings out a team of cows to shows, in a bid to keep the shows going.
stock-judging and linear as well as Field-2-Foto practice. The ABAB Calf Show is one of Cari’s favourite events, and she always puts a huge amount of hard work into the event beforehand to ensure the information displayed on the stand promotes the Club in the right way.
What the Cornwall Club said: Cari has been an active member since joining the Club and is a true team player. One of Cari’s most notable events as Secretary is the On Farm Challenge which is a club competition to replace the Annual Evening Show, abolishing the need to take animals off the farm as the judge goes round each farm. This regularly attracts over 100 entries from numerous exhibitors and was
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John plays an important part in the day-to-day running of the Northern Ireland HYB Club and has been a Committee Member for almost 10 years. When it comes to the Club’s calendar of events, John is always a great supporter, attending every single event, offering help wherever needed. We believe that John is a prime example of what a Holstein Young Breeder member should be and it won’t be long until John is taking on more roles within our committee.
the largest event run by the Cornish Holstein Club. Cari is a vital part of the organisation team and she works tirelessly to make sure it is a success. As a team member she’s not afraid to pitch in regardless of the task and she’s mindful of the younger members and always ensures that they’re happy and tries to give everyone a chance. In 2018, Cornwall HYB held a fundraiser in which Cari not only helped on the night but pulled in some fantastic raffle prizes; we raised £2,000 which we split between two local charities and HYB. Cari’s essay is on page 78 and all three essays are available to read online (www.holstein-uk.org/awards)
Rachel Williamson (Border & Lakeland) Rachel has been actively involved with HYB since 1997 and she has always had a keen interest in the dairy industry, having grown up in Penrith on the family farm – Inglewood Holsteins. After attending university in Newcastle, Rachel now works as an Individual Banking Manager in Newcastle but frequently returns to the family farm to assist where she can. As a long-standing member of HYB, Rachel has accumulated a long list of accomplishments at both Club and national level with highlights including first place in the Senior Team Linear Assessment competition in 2017 and 2018 and an individual first place in 2018.
Rachel is a long-standing and dedicated member of the Border & Lakeland Club and she has always endeavoured to encourage and support the younger members by sharing her own knowledge and experiences. Having frequently given up her time to help train the younger members by schooling individuals on a one-to-one basis, Rachel also helps to organise training days.
At the 2019 ABAB Calf Show, Rachel achieved both the Champion Holstein Showman and Champion Holstein Calf titles. During her HYB career, Rachel has attended 17 weekend rallies and has been part of the winning Field-2-Foto A Team on two occasions.
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What the Border & Lakeland Club said: Rachel has shown great commitment to the Club and breed throughout her membership of HYB and she has excelled at all activities on both a Club and national level. Rachel loves to help the younger generation coming through and she is always willing to lend a hand to help them improve their skills and knowledge. We feel that Rachel’s achievements speak for themselves and we feel privileged to have her as a Border & Lakeland HYB member.
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T R A I N I N G A N D S TA F F I N G
The AHDB tiered pathway approach to becoming a better business leader Izak van Heerden, Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager at the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) explains how its expanded AgriLeader programme can inspire and challenge farmers and managers at all levels to become employers of choice As a dairy business there will be areas in which you excel that makes your business successful – whether that is in genetics, milk quality, feeding or grassland management. Success demands a task-orientated approach with attention to detail. But how much time do you spend on managing and developing the people in your business? What effort do you invest in ensuring your staff, family or wider team are motivated and efficiently trained in their job? If the honest answer is “Not much” then take heart…. you’re not alone. Those areas of business management are not often at the forefront of farmers’ minds. The AgriLeader 2030 “Bridging the Gap” report shows that only around 0.37% of businesses include people investing in formal Leadership and Management Development (LMD) training each year. The report further shows that to ensure successful progression in farming
businesses, LMD should be aimed at various levels and be approached as a “pipeline” of training to secure a steady supply of competent managers and owners in the industry, who are ready to take on responsibility at each stage. The AHDB AgriLeader team has always believed that for the UK’s agricultural sector to keep progressing, farmers need to be challenged and stimulated in order to maintain development and ensure their sustained brilliance. The programme was initially aimed only at the very top-level business owners and managers, but we now realise the need to broaden the reach with a tiered approach to the LMD offering. So we have now rectified that omission with a broader training platform. Whether you run a large dairy enterprise, own a small family farm with mainly family 14 the journal holstein uk
labour or if you are just starting on your management journey, we aim to have something to support you in the challenges you face at your level. The new tiered offering will build on AgriLeader’s three original areas of leadership; Leading Myself, Leading People and Leading Business. However, the new programme will go further by focusing on the behavioural traits that farmers and managers need to succeed at every level, and that have the best likelihood of impacting on your farm’s bottom line.
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Here is what others have said about past AgriLeader events:
“ Totally inspired by this session, one of the best motivational moments of my career pre- and post-farming” Karen Halton, Halton Farms, Cheshire “ An excellent debate with knowledgeable panellists and covering future trends.…Changes in consumer buying habits over last 12 months are fascinating. Thanks” Nick Bumford, Guiting Manor Farms Ltd, Gloucestershire. “ Industry-respected speakers willing to offer insight and opinion, and give answers in the live Q&A. Brilliant!” Martin Hoddinott, Foremore Ltd, Somerset. The AgriLeader programme aims to inspire and challenge your thinking on business, leadership and management-related topics. We do this by providing networking opportunities for peers at different levels and collaborating with individuals who are inspirational in the way they work and lead by identifying and sharing the traits that make them so successful. This will help you become the best leader you can be, irrespective of your role in your business or the industry. To see how AgriLeader can help you and your business, go to our website at ahdb.org.uk/agrileader where you can also sign up to “Talking Leaders”, our monthly offering of inspirational talks with leaders from outside and within the industry and our news bundle “The Leader”. For further information or for a copy of the full AgriLeader 2030 “Bridging the Gap” report, please get in touch with Izak van Heerden on 07854 5072790 – izak.vanheerden@ahdb.org.uk
Shape the future Levy payers are at the heart of everything we do, so it’s only right that we give you a greater voice in how we spend your levy. In April 2022, you’ll get to have your say on the challenges you want AHDB to focus on and the services we will deliver for you in the future.If you haven’t already done so, register now to take part.
The AHDB AgriLeader offer will supports farmers in tackling the major challenges or megatrends identified in the report as: • Increased use and • The environment importance of technology • The changing and digitisation marketplace & future • Population growth and support payments increased demand for • Social change and rise of food the concerned consumer
T R A I N I N G A N D S TA F F I N G
Go back to basics to find and keep quality farm staff Farming enterprises need staff who can genuinely do the job and are a good fit with the team. Recruitment agencies need a detailed overview of the business they are seeking support so that when they are interviewing candidates, they can select only those who are right for the role, writes Hugh Pocock Talent shortage Every industry is currently experiencing a shortage of available talent. This has been seen in the dairy industry for the last few years, stemming from a past reliance on foreign workers, especially from Eastern Europe, who have either gone back to their home countries due to Brexit implications or who have found jobs with more favourable working conditions. The small pool of experienced dairy staff remaining is in high demand and workers are, understandably, becoming very selective on the jobs they take. This problem is not going to go away and dairy farmers need to think carefully about their recruitment and management policies so that they can attract and retain good people.
Perspectives It’s very easy to think to yourself: “Why don’t people want to work for me? There must be loads of people wanting to earn money!” But think carefully about how the job looks through the eyes of someone who
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T R A I N I N G A N D S TA F F I N G doesn’t know you or your business. Dairying farming has a reputation for being a mucky all-weathers job, with long hours and weekend working, offering average pay, limited holidays – and sometimes less-than-desirable living conditions. In some cases you also need to factor in poor people-management and limited career progression! Now I know that this is not true of every dairy farm and, in this rapidly professionalising industry, there are many exceptional dairy employers. But when compared with the working conditions in other industries, you can see why people are not so keen to choose dairy farming. You need to ask yourself: “What can I offer employees to make working on my farm an attractive option?” So how do you attract the people to your business? There is no magic button for this, but from experience the following areas make a difference. Create a profile for your business. It could be something as simple as a Facebook page where you regularly post images and stories of what is happening on your farm. Why not create a website to tell the story about your business, your values and the people that work for you? Entering competitions and events can give decent exposure locally and allow dairy enthusiasts to pursue their passion and their career at the same time. Such efforts might sound like a lot of additional work – but good people have lots of choice so standing out from the crowd and being ‘seen’ will make people more inclined to want to work for you. Create the right culture – it’s your reputation! Dairy farming is a very small industry and people talk. Creating and maintaining a good working culture is essential. Consider these few things: •H old regular communication sessions with your team and talk about how the business is going. Don’t be afraid to tell them if things are going well or when there are problems. Hold regular one-toone sessions to get feedback. Put these meetings in the diary and stick to them. You should do this every month – and even more regularly when new staff members first join your team.
•M ake sure you nurture new staff members. Finding new people costs time and money – so look after your investment. Show them the ropes; don’t expect them to know everything on day one. •G ive each member of staff some degree of autonomy/responsibility to make them feel valued and wanted. This can be as small as keeping the silage clamp clean – but make sure you support and give praise where it is due.
Most farms offer housing for their staff, and this can often be the deciding factor when someone considers whether to take the job or not. Provide clean, tidy, and safe accommodation that you would be happy to stay in yourself. There is no easy answer for finding and retaining good employees but remembering to do the basics and treat them how you’d like to be treated is a good starting point.
•C reate a happy place to work. This is essential. Even when the chips are down you need to have a happy environment. No-one enjoys a negative atmosphere. Have a laugh – remember people are at work for over 75% of their day on most farms compared to only 50% with most other industries. •B e progressive. All dairy farms are progressing in some areas. Show your team where you are going; involve them in the journey and celebrate reaching mini-goals along the way. • F lexibility is the buzz-word for people management at moment. The dairy industry has to offer a degree of this too. Allowing staff to finish early to watch their children in a school play or to watch them in a football match are some of the simple things that money can’t buy! Pay the right amount for the position. Do your homework on what people are getting paid elsewhere to do the vacancy that you are recruiting for. It is very competitive out there and unless you pay the going rate you are unlikely to attract the right people. Even if you find someone for less than the going rate, the likelihood of them being tempted by more money for the same role elsewhere is high. I would even go as far to say that if you find the right person pay them more than the going rate – this is proven to help retain staff. After all, without key staff your business won’t work. Working and living conditions. Dairy farms can be perceived as dirty working environments, but having good protocols in place can make it the opposite. Maintaining a tidy unit will create a sense of pride and cleanliness for all. Having somewhere to have a break for breakfast and lunch that is clean, tidy and hygienic is essential if people are to feel valued.
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Hugh Pocock is a Director at Cultura Connect a recruitment business founded from, 20 years’ experience in the dairy and livestock industry, 16 of those years with Cogent Breeding Ltd. Cultura Connect was established to match agri businesses with candidates who have the right skills and experience and, more importantly, who fit well from a cultural perspective. Hugh’s family also runs a small farming business comprising New Zealand Romney sheep, Australian Lowline Angus and Wagyu cattle.
Holstein UK Celebration & AGM Dumfries, Scotland 28th & 29th June 2022
Accommodation and dinner: The Holiday Inn and Easterbrook Hall within the picturesque grounds of the Crichton Estate (DG1 4UQ).
Tuesday 28th June
Wednesday 29th June
Morning
Morning
Alternative visit: The Galloway Hoard, Kirkcudbright
Alternative visit: The Gretna Green Blacksmiths Shop and Museum
Herd visit to the Logan Herd by kind permission of the Yates family
Lunch at Ernespie Farm Centre
Lunch at Firth Holsteins
Afternoon
Herd visit to the Ernespie Herd by kind permission of the McMiken family Alternative visit: Threave Gardens, Castle Douglas Visit to the SRUC Langhill Research Project at the Crichton Royal Farm
Evening
Herd visit to the Errolston Herd by kind permission of the Davidson family
Afternoon
Herd visit to the Firth Herd by kind permission of the Jamieson family Alternative visit: Chocolate demonstration at the Hotel
Evening
Dinner and entertainment at Easterbook Hall
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Two-month-old calves get a helping of meal from Mark Logan
Amazing oils immortalise Northern Ireland herd’s decades of upgrade passion Mark Logan has been pursuing his passion for pedigree breeding for the past 30 years, working with the Clandeboye herd, based at the Clandeboye Estate near Bangor in County Down. And, he tells Rachael Porter, he has the late Lady Dufferin to thank for that
Lady Dufferin appointed Mark Logan as Herd Manager back in 1991 and gave him free rein to upgrade the existing dairy herd to pedigree. That not only allowed him to indulge his interest in Holstein breeding, but also meant the pair enjoyed many dairy show excursions – and successes. “Lady Dufferin was keen to upgrade the herd – and just as passionate about pedigree breeding and showing as I am. She came to many shows with us, often with her sketchbook in hand. She was a prolific professional artist, as well as looking after the estate; cows feature in many of her paintings,” says Mark. Thanks to many generations of breeding, under Mark’s watchful eye and skilled hand in selecting the best sires to use on top cow families, there have been – and still are – many cows worth immortalising
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on canvas. A quick Google of Lindy Guinness (Lady Dufferin’s maiden name and the professional name she painted under) reveals some amazing oils. Mark’s passion for farming began at primary school, where he had friends whose family kept pedigree British Friesians. “I’d spend weekends and school holidays with them on their farm, and when I finished school I decided to study agriculture for three years at Greenmount.” He then worked on the farm of the friends he’d grown up with, as well as gaining some dairying experience in New Zealand in the 1980s. When milk quotas were introduced in 1984, Mark was share farming in Northern Ireland. But by 1990, quota restrictions made the business unviable so, in 1991, he applied for and was offered the position with the dairy herd at Clandeboye.
PROFILE In 2007, 16 years after gradingup, the Clandeboye herd won the prestigious Holstein UK Premier Herd award. In the same year the herd achieved its first Master Breeder Award, scooping a second in 2019. Today’s 100-cow herd now also includes 30 pedigree Jerseys. “We purchased the Jerseys in 2000, which was also when a new parlour and cattle housing were added. We’d reached a crossroads with the business at that time and the estate was looking at a couple of options.” We needed to renovate the cubicle house and install a new milking parlour. On the table was continuing with 130 cows, increasing to 200 or 300 head, or getting out of dairying. “Lady Dufferin and I were keen to continue with the herd, but she asked: ‘Do you really want to milk all those cows?’. I was honest and said I preferred managing a maximum herd size of 100 head. So we renovated the buildings, with capacity for 100 milkers, which meant we could manage the cows as individuals.” Grading up was done using existing cow families in the herd and by buying in some bloodlines. “And back in the 1990s, grading-up was relatively quick – we were able to register some cows and heifers as pedigree straightaway because the breeding and paperwork was already there,” says Mark. Existing cow families included Oonagh and Marie. And they’ve continued to make their mark – both still have descendants in the herd today. Bought-in cow families include the Rosina from Templedale (via
The herd is fed a TMR during the winter, comprising grass silage, maize and forage rye
Clandeboye calves
The Journal camera piques the curiosity of a two-month-old Holstein calf
a Prelude daughter), a Marq I from Hanoverhill, and two Fawns from Calbrett. “All were Canadian because I like these North American cow families, and all were either maiden or in-calf heifers,” says Mark. He liked their conformation, “I was looking for show cows but also well-known names.”
All-Britain Junior Cow title in the same year.
Mark had to be patient regarding Rosina. “I took a couple of trips to Canada in 1993 and 1994 and wasn’t able to buy a Prelude daughter. Everyone wanted Preludes and they were in short supply, but I finally got lucky in 1996.” All the purchased heifers calved successfully and produced plenty of heifers between them. The Rosina certainly didn’t disappoint. Templedale Molly Prelude completed nine lactations and produced 120 tonnes of milk during her lifetime. She classified EX94-6E and also produced eight EX daughters and is a 27-star brood cow. “It was an exciting time and I knew I was lucky to be able to go and do what I wanted to do. I didn’t have a blank chequebook, but Lady Dufferin trusted my judgement.” Mark also purchased a Willow cow, from Canada, but she was purchased via someone else in Northern Ireland who’d imported her. “There aren’t so many Willows left in the herd now. But one of our most successful show cows descended from that first purchase. Clandeboye Champion Willow EX94 won the Irish National Holstein Show in 2007 and 2008. She was also crowned Inter-Breed Champion at Balmoral in 2008 and took the 20 the journal holstein uk
“She was also a productive cow – a good functional animal and not just a dazzler in the show-ring,” says Mark, adding that she produced 90 tonnes of milk in seven lactations. “And she produced a few daughters too. Four were classified EX, but we sold three of them when we had a big sale in 2011.” The most recent cow-family purchase was a Shannon from the Hawksmoor dispersal sale. “I judged the Shropshire Herds Competition in the late 2000s and was really impressed by the quality of the Hawksmoor herd. Rob Clare’s breeding had kept his herd in front in Herds Competitions for many years. “When I saw he was dispersing I had several animals earmarked in the catalogue and ended up with the Mogul daughter Shannon 26, who produced a heifer calf shortly after the sale and scored 88 points as a second calver a few days off the boat. She produced 11,944kg of milk at 4.75% butterfat and 3.23% protein in her second lactation.” Mark, accompanied by Lady Dufferin, began showing cattle in 1997: “Mainly shows in Northern Ireland – Balmoral in spring and the Royal Ulster Winter Fair in December. Those were, and still are, the two big ones for us. “Initially it was very much a shop window for the herd and a way to promote our herd and show what we were doing,” says Mark. “Now I’m not convinced that’s the main reason to show cattle – or indeed why we
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Clandeboye’s Madagascan Vanilla Greek Style Yoghurt was named Product of the Year 2021 in the prestigious UK Quality Food Awards
do it. We do it because we enjoy it. I think I’m hooked on it. There’s a huge social side to it. The people who show are a community – and not just locally but across the entire world – and I like being part of that.” Mark recently showed three Jerseys at Balmoral Show, which was postponed in May but held in September. And he took six Jerseys to the Royal Ulster Winter Fair in December. “I just didn’t have any Holsteins that were ‘show ready’, but it’ll be a different story in 2022, I hope.” He says he’s really relished getting back to showing after a twoyear hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s really good to be back, but it wasn’t easy after lockdown to find the enthusiasm to put in the extra work it takes to take part. That said, once we were there, I was so glad we did. I was a little apprehensive and I think I also forgot what I was missing.” Lady Dufferin passed away 12 months ago, so the 2021 shows were the first he’d been to without her. “She used to come too and she’d spend a lot of time sketching. Wherever she went, she’d always have her sketchbook. That was her number one passion and the cows were a close second.” Milk from the all-year-round calving herd is processed to produce Clandeboye yoghurt. “Processing started in 2007. When we downsized
Mark Logan shows off some of the original paintings by the late Lady Dufferin, depicting the Londonderry Hall at the RUAS Balmoral Show
in 2000, the business ticked along nicely for a few years. But then milk prices dropped significantly and the dairy just couldn’t make a profit.” “At that point we were probably dairying because Lady Dufferin didn’t want to sell the herd. But then she spoke to a dairying friend in England who was processing their milk into yoghurt. No one was doing that in Northern Ireland so it seemed like a perfect opportunity and a relatively risk-free way to add some value to the herd’s milk.” Now, all 850,000 litres of milk produced by the herd each year is processed into what is still the only yoghurt made in Northern Ireland. Eight different flavours of Clandeboye Estate Yoghurt are sold through all the major supermarkets in Northern Ireland, including Tesco, Sainsburys, Lidl, and Asda. It is also available in Southern Ireland in Aldi, Lidl and several local retailers.
maize and forage rye. This provides maintenance plus 30 litres for Holsteins and plus 22 litres for Jerseys. All cows are topped up to yield through the 16:16 herringbone parlour with a 19% protein concentrate. Holsteins average 10,365 litres at 4.31% butterfat and 3.36% protein with the Jersey average 6,526 litres at 5.33% butterfat and 4.09% protein. The herd’s annual rolling average somatic cell count is 203,000 cells/ml. “The Jerseys’ milk constituents are key to what makes the yoghurt creamy and extra tasty,” says Mark. “And the Holsteins are vital to produce the volume of milk that we need to make the dairy business and the diversification not only viable but successful.” So what does Mark look for to not only ensure the cows produce plenty of consistently top-quality milk, for several lactations, but also enjoy show-ring success?
The Greek Style Vanilla flavour won the UK-wide Q Food Awards Product of the Year in 2021, making it the only Northern Irish product to achieve this accolade in the competition’s 40-year history.
“When selecting sires I’m looking for longevity and fertility – you really can’t have one without the other. But, if I’m honest, I think we’ve been moving, unbeknown to us, in slightly the wrong direction.”
The cows are managed on a conventional spring and summer grazing system. Milkers are typically turned out in mid-April and re-housed in September. The herd is fed a TMR during the winter, comprising grass silage,
“In 2007 we had five 100-tonne cows in the 70-cow Holstein herd. Today we don’t have any. Longevity, to me, is more lactations and total lifetime yield. And I’ve been selecting sires that supposedly offer more longevity, but the index is more a measure
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The newly-built yoghurt production facility. Clandeboye is the only yoghurt produced commercially in Northern Ireland and can be found in several major supermarkets both sides of the border
of how many more days a bull’s daughters are productive rather than the idea that I have of longevity.” “So we’re going to reassess here. But we will continue to focus on feet and legs and udders. And we’ll also continue to use proven sires where possible and move away from using young genomic bulls. I need the reassurance of a solid daughterproven proof.” He’s not swayed by PLIs either. “I don’t look at the headline figures. I’m more interested in the linear proof and production figures. I often fail to understand how those underlying traits and figures translate into the headline figure. I am still an oldfashioned believer in the strength of cow families.” “In my opinion, too many modern sires, with high PLIs, have straight legs and short teats. But it’s so important that our cows can walk – and we have to be able to milk them cleanly and easily too.” Mark says that particular sires tend to do well in Northern Irish herds, including Champion, Rudolph and Duplex. “They’ve certainly done well for us.” More recently Dewars has been making his mark. “We’ve some nice daughters – first and second calvers – milking in the herd.” Clandeboye Dewars Katrina SP VG86-2yr, for example, gave 10,850kgs 4.55% fat 3.37% protein in her first lactation.
By his own admission, Mark says he has too many different sires in his flask. “We have six at the moment, but it’s not too much of a problem as they’re all similar in type. We are trying to produce a uniform herd and to build back some of that allimportant longevity.” “The herd, in my view, isn’t as good as it was in the late 2000s. The diversification into yoghurt has probably been a distraction, but it was vital to the long-term success of the herd. Going forward, we also need to focus more on management and health traits.” “We will pull it back with a few tweaks and more careful sire selection. So that’s our future focus.” Despite his concerns about the lack of 100-tonners, classifications are still going well. The herd has been classified three times a year since registering pedigree. “We feel it’s important to help add value to the cows, but it’s also an opportunity to ensure breeding and genetic progress are on track. It’s certainly a day we look forward to. There’s always good news.” There are currently 21 EX and 44 VG cows in the herd. The highest classified EX cow in the herd is a Jersey – Clandeboye Tequila Cookie EX95-4 – who has won many show championships and All Britain Awards. Mark’s favourite Holstein cow at the moment is Clandeboye MG 23 the journal holstein uk
Rosina EX91-2. “Sired by Mardi Gras, she lacks the style to be a show winner but is the perfect herd cow, with a superb shallow udder, and gets back in calf easily. So far, she has produced 45,510kg of milk, at 4.63% butterfat and 3.41% protein, in four lactations.” Herd size will remain the same, but Mark says that the unit could carry more young stock. “And we could sell the surplus. But, again, we have to be careful we don’t flood the market with heifers.” He has been using sexed semen, since 2016, and the amount has steadily increased to 100% today. “It’s more reliable now and our confidence in the technology has improved.” And, of course, Mark would like to see more of those elusive 100-tonners populating the herd. “Our cows are quite big, but they suit our system and our facilities. Like any breeders, we’re also always looking to add a little more style and dairy quality. “But balance is key and we have to breed cows that also produce top-quality milk to allow us to continue to produce tasty yoghurt.” Like dairy herds across GB and Northern Ireland, Mark says the estate, which is now held in trust, is also looking to improve the efficiency and sustainability of the dairy business – and reduce its carbon footprint. An anaerobic digester (AD) was built in 2016, to generate electricity to power and heat water for the dairy and yoghurt processing plant. Surplus electricity is fed into the National Grid, while the waste from the yoghurt processing plant goes back to the AD plant. “We’re looking to reduce the dairy’s environmental impact as much as possible – particularly its carbon footprint. Breeding cows with good longevity – able to complete seven, eight or nine lactations – is key to that.”
PROFILE “And milking long-life, fertile, trouble-free and attractive showwinning cows is also key to satisfying my unerring passion for breeding top-quality dairy cattle.”
Clandeboye Dewars Katrina
Farm facts
• 1 20 hectares of the 800-hectare Clandeboye Estate used for dairying (grassland and forage crops) • On-farm yoghurt processing • Anaerobic digestion plant • Altitude: 70 metres above sea level • Annual rainfall: 950mm • Soil type: light clay
Clandeboye MG Rosina
Herd facts
• 7 0 Holsteins, plus 30 pedigree Jerseys, plus 120 followers • Holstein average yield: 10,365 litres at 4.31% butterfat and 3.36% protein • Jersey average yield: 6,526 litres at 5.33% butterfat and 4.09% protein • Average somatic cell count: 203,000 cells/ml • All-year-round calving • Conventional grazing system with buffer feeding, plus winter TMR
Influential sires Champion Dewars Duplex Glauco Mogul Rudolph
Hawksmoor Shannon 26
Cow families Fawn Marie Marq I Oonagh Rosina Shannon Willow
Clandeboye Holstein classifications VG 21 EX 44
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Cheshire business takes control of its own sustainable destiny ‘Nothing ventured, nothing gained,’ could be a fitting adage for the business model of one of the breed’s well-known farming families in Cheshire. Howard Walsh explores further with Ray Brown 25 the journal holstein uk
The Bidlea prefix needs no introduction for the majority of Holstein Friesian breeders, having been around for more than 100 years since its foundation in Biddulph, Staffordshire. Nowadays, having been based in Cheshire at The Orchards Farm, Twemlow, for the past 60 years, the diverse business also needs no introduction for residents of surrounding villages and beyond, with its ongoing innovation and ideas, all developed in response to changing economics and with a view to securing the future viability of this family farm, owned by Ray Brown and family.
Ryan, Becky and Emmie, who look after the farm, with one of their oldest cows – Bidlea Sensation Tory EX 94
A more recently completed development was the farm’s own processing dairy, Bidlea Dairy, but that in itself generated more ideas for increasing the income stream and some of those are now bearing fruit with others being a work in progress. However, back-pedal a decade or so and one of the family’s major plans was for an off-site, commercial scale anaerobic digestion plant which, despite an eye-watering capital outlay, would have seen pay-back in just a few years. Unfortunately, several years of work had to be mothballed due to local action group pressure, although the project is not dead in the water. Says Ray: “Had that gone ahead, then we probably wouldn’t have gone on to build the dairy which is on the opposite side of the lane to the main farm buildings.” “During the early years of the AD project I was NFU County Chairman
and had been NFU North West Dairy Board Chairman for six years and was also on the national NFU Dairy Board.” “I wasn’t happy with the returns from liquid milk sold through a broker but, as I was representing all dairy farmers, I would have been uncomfortable taking on a supermarket-aligned milk contract – although I had the opportunity with Wiseman as it was then. As things have turned out, I’m glad I didn’t.” He recalls the milk price crash of six or seven years ago when, for a while, there was a 10p per litre difference between what some neighbours on an aligned contract were being paid and the price his family was receiving. “The sustainability of our business has always been something we have discussed and I remember being at an NFU meeting when the word volatility came up. That means peaks and troughs but, in my mind, 26 the journal holstein uk
we were always in the trough. For a while I had been toying with the idea of processing our own milk, although the investment involved did seem a bit daunting.” “However, there were plenty of locals asking why they couldn’t buy their milk direct from us, although obviously nowhere near enough of them to account for all our production,” says Ray. At that time, the Bidlea herd was averaging around 12,500 litres on three-times-daily milking, something Ray had done for almost a quarter of a century since coming into the family business at 18. Cow numbers had increased over the years from the 24 head back in 1961 to either side of 300. What had initially been acquired as a fruit farm, but not considered sustainable long-term, had gradually been turned over to grass and all dairy. “Cow numbers and yields increased as the route to sustainability for
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One of the young bulls being used currently at Bidlea is Bidlea Chapter, who has been chosen for his conformation, with special attention to his legs and feet, top line, thurl width, and strength. Milk quality has become a top criterium since the demand for cream has developed. He is backed by an outstanding pedigree with Excellent 94 points on both side of his family tree
That is basically how the notion of on-farm processing at The Orchards started to become a reality. Says Ray: “We had begun to do some promotion locally to generate awareness and interest in what we were planning and were fairly confident we could secure a market.”
Adam, Becky and Harriet look after the dairy and processing detail
some people was, and still is, to produce more milk. However, later on, we got to thinking that for us, taking the foot off the pedal a little and farming more extensively with more production from home-grown forage made sense,” says Ray. “And if we weren’t producing as much milk there would be less need to rely on brokerage prices.”
Now, milking cow numbers have scaled back to about 280 on twicedaily milking on even intervals, with the morning milking beginning about 3am. It is usually Ray who is first in the parlour. “We are getting relatively more milk now because the cows are less stressed and it has made life more enjoyable for all of us,” he says. Interestingly, while for some milk producers, the availability of labour is an increasing concern for the sustainability of their businesses, at Bidlea they are fortunate to have plenty of reliable local labour with 27 the journal holstein uk
regular phone-calls from people looking to work at The Orchards. Ray and Jill have two sons, Ryan and Adam and a daughter Mel. All are involved in the business, along with Ryan and Adam’s wives, both called Becky. Says Ray: “Ryan and his wife look after the farm side, with the help of Mel. Adam and his wife are in charge of the dairy. Together with the staff we employ, all the work on the new dairy, after the shell had been erected, was done in-house, and the construction skills of the team also extended to new houses for our family. The major cost for out-sourced specialist work was for stainless steel welding; that was very expensive but necessary.” The design of the lofty, timber-clad processing building that is Bidlea Dairy, and much of its internal layout, was down to Ray. An original budget of around £750,000 has
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Becky and her mother Angela churn out the ice cream
Becky oversees the pasteurising of thousands of litres of milk every day
farm’s green credentials. Surplus pasteurised milk is fed to the calves which, says Ray, is beneficial in helping reduce any challenge from disease-causing pathogens. After pasteurisation, milk goes into either glass bottles (75%) or cartons (25%) and as well as supplying two milk rounds, Bidlea Dairy now sells to more than 100 different customers, including shops and other retail outlets. Says Ray: “At the start we got into some farm shops with branded product and then put out some cream samples and once people had tasted it they wanted more. That gave us the confidence to push on. We are currently selling milk and dairy products from at least 85% of our daily production with County Milk still taking the balance.”
more than doubled, but that includes the linked development of café, shop, visitors’ facilities and milk vending facility. Cows are milked though a 20:20 herringbone and milk from the tank is transferred by 0.5hp pump a comparatively short distance via an overhead pipeline to the processing dairy, which of course compares favourably with the miles involved in most raw milk collections. Heat recovery from cooling, and solar panels on some of the farm building roofs add to the
“We now have milk, cream, butter and yoghurt on offer in the shop, along with a wide range of ice creams. The latter has been the big winner in more ways than one. At the 2021 International Cheese and Dairy Awards we won four gold medals and two silvers out of 78 entrants.”
and it is clear from that, how much the community is involved and supports the venture. The family also takes time to try and educate the public about farming matters, hosting school visits from time to time. Ray and Jill were recently named winners of a lifetime achievement award for promoting agriculture in Cheshire. They have a no-nonsense approach to even the more controversial topics. Says Ray: “That includes the sensitive issue of badgers – but we try and tell it how it is, how devastating TB could be for farms like ours and why farmers take the steps they do.” With the core dairy operation now running successfully, other on-going projects aimed at increasing footfall include a small ‘zoo’, an outdoor bakery, pizza production and a café lounge in addition to the facilities already in the coffee shop.
There are four staff in the dairy on a daily basis with pasteurising taking place on three days, and the range of products made on other days. The business has four delivery vehicles.
Milk vending machines are also proving popular, with customers initially buying a bottle or carton and then retaining it for refills. With the milk coming straight off the processing line into refrigerated tanks and then through the machines, the waste reduction and the carbon footprint are second to none. One of the milk vending machines also dispenses milk shakes, which is proving to be very popular
Adam makes extensive use of Facebook and other social media for continuing promotion of the business
“Weekends are our busiest days, with up to 400 people in the summer months,” says Ray.
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Farm facts • • • •
203ha (500 acres) Grass, wholecrop wheat, maize Medium loam soil G razing herd producing 4,800 litres off home grown forage • Cubicle housed in winter • TMR + in-parlour concentrates • 1 0,200 litre average 4.80% butterfat, 3.45 % protein
Also, one of the traditional buildings on the farm which was not really suitable for livestock, has been converted into a venue for weddings and some Young Farmers functions, Ray being a strong supporter of the movement. He also has more ideas including a safe path for schoolchildren to get to the ice cream shop from school, plus extended parking and a play area. And on the education theme, rather than have large numbers of people round the farm buildings, a large plasma screen is going to be erected to show milking, calving and other routine farm work. He points out that all the developments apart from some of the dairy equipment, have taken place without grant aid and it is the farming that has supported the investment. Says Ray: “The fact that we are pedigree and have a good demand for young bulls and heifers has, of course, been valuable and we still enjoy the breeding side of the business. Because we have demand for bulls, we are not using much sexed semen The herd has long been successful in herd competitions, shows and sales and was, for example, this year’s Western Holstein Club’s champion in the Top Ten Herds competition, also winning the overall Champion cow with Bidlea Pitcher Brianne, a 2015-born EX90 daughter of a home-bred sire.
The breeding policy has always been on producing milk with high constituent values and that, in itself, has proved invaluable for the dairy products now being made in-house. Some of the cow families include Tagasling, Peach, Pride, and Miriam that started in 1919 all tracing back to the British Friesians. Ray’s parents Clifford and Madeline were also among those breeders buying from the first importations from Canada. In 1946, in particular, Biddulph imported Casapple Fayne – the foundation of the herd’s current Saladin, Fayne and Casapple families. Says Ray: “In the early 1990s, in conjunction with Andrew Whittaker (Knowlesmere) a Papoose also came in from Canada, and some years later the daughter of the great miracle cow Gillette Blackstar Christianne, that was called Prelude Angel, to establish another important family at Bidlea.” Ray and Ryan are also keen on developing a small nucleus of Lineback Holsteins, which he says compare well on performance with the black and white counterparts in the herd and they hope to generate some interest in the sale of bulls and heifers from these also. As for the future, with the fertile brains of the Browns at work, who knows what could be next on the agenda? As already stated however, the AD project is not dead in the water and, given greater acceptance by the public of what it actually 29 the journal holstein uk
Refreshing milkshakes are proving to be very popular
Ray demonstrates one of the dairy’s user-friendly vending machines
could mean – efficient disposal of the local authority’s food waste, and the production of sufficient electricity for 5,000 homes – it could be resurrected. Says Ray: “We bought a redundant petroleum depot on an ex-MOD site about half a mile away which had been used for the storage of aviation fuel and we still own it and all the equipment we had fabricated. If feedin-tariffs become more attractive again, who knows what may happen?”
BREEDING
bullblog The December proof run saw new leaders in young genomic PLI and Type Merit ranks. Dr Darren Todd looks at these youngsters as well as a recent graduate to the proven ranks
HOLSTEIN UK GENETICIST, DR DARREN TODD
Jimtown Nashville (Tropic x King Doc)
Nashville, marketed by Semex, is the new number one young genomic sire on Type Merit at +3.21 with 54% reliability. He boasts especially high predictions for Mammary (+3.65%) and Angularity (+3.51) as well as +2.23 for Legs & Feet. A note of caution for -0.99 for Rump Angle, suggests he is best avoided on females with higher pins. His dam is a VG88 daughter of the popular King Doc, with an EX93 Doorman behind her. A milk kg improver at +722 with better fat (0.06%), he is breed average profile for health traits, contributing to £467 PLI and as a bonus he is A2A2.
Peak Breaking News (Altazazzle x Altalawson)
This aptly-named bull finally dethroned the long-time PLI leader (Genosource Captain) to take the top spot in the breed in December. As you would expect of a high PLI bull, he is predicted to sire big Component kg (+45.7 Fat and +31.8 Protein) alongside very strong improvements in the major health traits. Also, as expected, he will reduce body size and volume a little. Otherwise, he has no major type deviations. Interestingly, he scores well for Gestation Length at -3 (equating to three days shorter). He does carry HH6, so for ET work in particular make sure the dam is genomic tested as a non-carrier. Breaking News is marketed by UK Sires.
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SBG Mecca P
Boghill Glamour Hurricane Carlin D, pictured here, scored VG89 as a first calver, was Champion Heifer In Milk at the RUAS Winter Fair in 2019 and is now one of the highest-ranking PLI cows in the breed. Lots of reasons then for interest in her son Mecca, sired by Bomaz Monument and bred in Northern Ireland by Slatabogie Holsteins in conjunction with Boghill Glamour. Not surprisingly, he comes with a big PLI (£806), driven by higher Components (notably +54 kg fat) and good predictions for Lifespan and Fertility. A nice Type Linear, without any weaknesses, gives him a useful +1.69 TM overall. Add in that he is heterozygous polled, so half his calves will be hornless and there are reasons aplenty to consider Mecca, marketed by Genus.
Bomaz Rimrock
Rubels Red (pictured right) has been a popular sire for Genus since his introduction to the UK market in 2019. Now his son Rimrock, also from Genus, promises to take on the mantle as the number two ranked young genomic sire for Type Merit (+2.99), that will also sire lots of milk (+903 kg). Many breeders will be attracted by a Linear profile that combines Wide Rumps (+3.07), good Chest Width and breed average Stature. Health traits are also good and contribute to a useful £666 PLI. So overall a promising all-rounder, with a pedigree full of well-known bloodlines and therefore he’s best used via a mating programme to mitigate any in-breeding risk.
Bomaz Skywalker (Jedi x Cabriolet)
A former high-ranking young genomic sire, Skywalker has graduated nicely to UK daughter-proven status with +2.15 for Type Merit (85% Rlb) and £626 PLI (86% Rlb). His UK progeny include the VG88 first calver Boghill Glamour Skywalker H C Carlin. In general, his daughters are milky (+713 kg), albeit with -0.09% Fat and they have good type (+2.19) with an open-ribbed profile. Daughter Fertility is good at 8.3, but he does carry HH5 so best not to use him on daughters (unless their genomic HH status is known) of other carrier sires. Skywalker is marketed by Genus.
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Jess pictured receiving her award for Agricultural Student of the Year at the British Farming Awards
Jessica Langton, a BSc Animal Science student at the University of Nottingham, also works part-time for Genus ABS – and helps look after the family’s herd of Locklan Holsteins. She has had a memorable 12 months, being named Agricultural Student of the Year by both Farmers Weekly and the British Farming Awards. The Journal invited Jess to share her thoughts on this issue’s theme of Social Sustainability With the removal of Basic Payment Scheme support and the lack of clarity regarding replacement schemes, many farms are diversifying to maintain their sustainability. We are seeing an increase in supplementary business ventures such as milk vending machines, farm shops and anaerobic digesters. The general public are becoming increasingly conscious of their need to reduce their carbon footprint and to maintain a healthy diet. Milk vending machines, for example, offer consumers 24/7 access to
Jess’ jottings
locally-produced fresh, nutritious milk at an affordable price. Farmers benefit as they can sell their milk for a higher price compared to that of a standard processor contract, increasing their gross margins and allowing opportunity to further invest. However, milk vending machines are a large investment and unless milk is sold raw, pasteurising equipment also has to be purchased.
The power of social media
Utilising social media in farming encourages the general public to have a greater connection with the countryside; however, I believe there are a few farmers with a large voice and many farmers with no voice at all. As an industry, we are constantly adapting to changes be that political or environmental. Connecting dairy farmers with consumers is a key focus of mine as it strengthens their trust in our produce and encourages them to continue supporting us. I recently became a Bayer Youth Ag Summit delegate which focusses on Sustainable Development Goals. This year’s focus is ‘Feeding a Hungry Planet’, with emphasis placed on the local community. I want to create a series of videos, blogs and podcasts, with multiple UK farmers, focussing on the health and sustainability benefits bought about through purchasing fresh, nutritious British farm produce.
Workforce and labour shortages
Labour shortages, particularly drivers and farm staff, have had a huge impact across the entire agricultural industry. The NFU estimates that there are currently 500,000 job vacancies across the food and drinks sector. With few EU visas being made available and 32 the journal holstein uk
the ongoing pandemic remaining prominent, it is unlikely we will see much improvement in the future. Farming is commonly perceived as being a low-skilled, ‘dirty’ industry, requiring long hours; however, as ever, our industry remains resilient and strides have been made to attract new entrants and change perceptions through investing in the next generation.
Involving the next generation
Attracting new talent has always been a challenge. However, a new qualification known as the Agriculture, Land Management and Production T Level, is being launched in 2023. This two-year course will give young people an insight into agriculture, providing them with technical knowledge and a three-month on-farm placement. With the placements requiring hosts, dairy farmers across the UK have the opportunity to share their knowledge and skills with the students. Not only would this alleviate some labour pressures, but farmers will also have the opportunity to receive up to £1,000 for each student they assist with training and development. Students can be given a specific project brief to investigate on behalf of the farm – such as the pros and cons of using sexed semen, or whether to invest in new technology. This proves beneficial to both parties; it’s a real-life scenario that the farm may be considering, while the student gains the opportunity to have an impact on the business’s future as well as gaining day-to-day farm experience. Jess joined the HYB Mentorship Scheme in 2020 and is mentored by NBDC’s Dr Darren Todd. As a Holstein Young Breeder, you can take advantage of the Mentoring Scheme which enables you to access valuable skills and knowledge from those experienced across all aspects of the industry. Find out more: www. holstein-uk.org/hyb/hyb-resources
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BREEDING
VG heifer classification has been recalibrated
The goal of classification is to bring about breed improvement in cow conformation, especially in the important functional areas of Mammary and Legs & Feet. Recent years have seen an impressive rise in the number of Holstein heifers achieving VG scores. For example, 2020 saw 60% more first-calf heifers achieving VG than in 2010 (17.8% of heifers scored were VG in 2020 versus 11.1% in 2010), confirming the tremendous breed improvement that has taken place.
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However, as a result, there is a risk of VG becoming a commonplace designation, rather than identifying only the very best in the heifer ranks. Therefore, the Holstein UK Science Committee, in consultation with the Classification Team, developed a proposal to recalibrate VG scoring for first-calf Holstein and Friesian heifers. The following changes were then agreed at the December Board meeting, to take effect in March 2022. For first-calf heifers to achieve VG85 overall score, they must score a minimum of VG85 in both Mammary and Legs & Feet and in at least one of the other boxes (Rump, Dairy Capacity or Dairy Character) and then be at least GP83 in the remaining two boxes. Heifers that exceed the minimum criteria for VG85 can be scored VG86 or VG87 at the Classifier’s discretion. For first calf heifers to achieve VG88 overall score, they will need to score a minimum of VG88 in all five boxes. These will initially be scored VG87 overall and will then require a second visit from a senior/other Classifier to be elevated to VG88. First-calf heifers will no longer be scored VG89. In addition to the changes for heifers, minimum criteria are also being introduced for VG89 second-calf and EX93 thirdcalf cows.
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To achieve VG89, second calvers will need to score a minimum of 89 in all five boxes. To achieve EX93, third-calf cows will need to be 93 in all five boxes. Commenting on the changes, Meurig James, Head of Breed Development, stated: “Classification has always been prepared to adapt to the prevailing needs of the breed and these changes should ensure that VG heifer status continues to identify the outstanding animals in the breed.”
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A N I M A L W E L FA R E
Modern technology opens the door to a new generation of calf milk Improved knowledge and advanced research on calf nutrition and the role of ingredients in milk formulations has led to a new generation of calf follow-on milks with benefits for sustainability. Global food corporation Cargill has been in the vanguard of development. Here, the company’s youngstock specialist, Bianca Theeruth, explains the science behind these latest developments Today’s improvements in milk formulations bring together two decades of work, resulting in a more precise line-up of ingredients that bring greater efficiencies in calf rearing. “Amino acid technology and improved gut health packages are at the core of improvements,” says Ms Theeruth. “We’ve learned more about the role of ingredients and matched these to our detailed knowledge of a calf’s requirements and the target growth rates required on modern-day dairy units. “These new diets are far more precise than has been possible in the past. And alongside this, comes more efficient diets with ingredients that the calf needs. “There are fewer unnecessary ingredients, so there’s less waste, which has a positive environmental impact. And the calf doesn’t need to spend energy getting rid of them – so this energy can be used for growth.” Gut health packages have also been enhanced to support the calf’s immune system, particular in the early stages. “Healthy calves will grow better with less setbacks from disease, and there will also be less reliance on antibiotic treatments, so this is a definite step forwards,” she adds. Better building blocks Young animal researchers have looked carefully at the role of specific amino acids and identified a balance that meets a calf’s needs. The requirement for these essential
amino acids, which can be limited as the calf is unable to synthesise them, can be met by synthetic amino acids, which are now more easily available and are cost-effective to include in calf follow-on milks.
amino acids – or building blocks – it’s formed from. These vary from protein to protein. And crude protein levels provided in some calf milks do not provide amino acids in the quantities calves require.”
“This has led to formulations with lower crude protein levels, but with a more precise balance of amino acids that gives the same performance,” adds Ms Theeruth.
Farmers can now use calf milks with an ideal balance of amino acids and an optimal crude protein to energy ratio. These milks can improve the diet’s efficiency and avoid an over-supply of nutrients. “They also offer sustainability and environmental benefits, which is ticking boxes on farm and across the whole industry.”
She points out that the crude protein content of a milk does not give any indication of the nutritional value of the protein. “The nutritional value of each protein depends on the composition of 36 the journal holstein uk
A N I M A L W E L FA R E “But if higher growth rates are required, say 900g to 1kg a day, or where there’s a greater disease challenge, for example if heifers are bought in, a higher specification milk may be beneficial.” An example is NeoMilk Beyond that includes a postbiotic that offers extra support for the immune system and growth. Ms Theeruth suggests that for rearing dairy calves for the herd, a quality skim- or wheybased milk will do the job. “Farmers can interchange between the two, depending on cost – they’ll both work well,” she adds.” However, for beef-cross calves, where daily weight gain is the priority, a quality wheybased milk is often ideal.
The diet ‘package’ Calf milk will not achieve growth targets single-handed, and a combination of followon milk, starter feed and ad lib fresh water should all be part of the daily ration. “Calves are born, essentially, monogastric and rumen development happens in the first three or four months,” adds Ms Theeruth. “Calves, regardless of age, must learn to eat starter feed to promote rumen development, so that when they are weaned, and the diet moves on to 100% solid feed, they are well prepared and less likely to face setbacks. Calves thrive on new, more precisely formulated follow-on milks, designed around their specific needs
Another development in milk replacers is an improved fatty acid content provided in new gut health packages. “Each fatty acid has a specific role to play, and a combination of them will promote gut health and immunity, bone growth, metabolism and organ development. We want a fatty acid profile in each milk that is as close to mother’s milk as possible,” says Ms Theeruth. “By using natural products within a gut health package, to complement what’s already in the diet, we can achieve this and in doing so promote health and development.” In trials using this fatty-acid technology in the milk, Cargill saw that average daily weight gain in calves improved by 10%, digestive upset decreased by 20%, and feed efficiency increased by 10% compared with the control group.
“Gut-health packages, which can include postbiotics with metabolites and bioactive compounds, are also now a staple in our new NeoMilk calf milks. These can improve rumen and intestinal development, as well as on the immune response that helps calves cope with disease challenges during the first few weeks of life,” says Ms Theeruth.
“This, along with high management standards and new and more precise calf milks, that match the system’s requirements, will get calves off to a good start in an efficient way,” concludes Miss Theeruth.
Best milk for the job High-performance Holstein herds are increasingly using sexed semen and genomics to breed an elite pool of heifer replacements and these calves are destined for the milking herd from day one. Many farmers will look to breed these heifers at around 15 months. “Daily lean growth rates and frame development are key in these calves,” adds Ms Theeruth. “A good follow-on milk and quality starter feed should achieve growth rates of 750g to 850g a day in Holstein calves. 37 the journal holstein uk
Bianca Theeruth, ruminant youngstock specialist at Cargill UK and Ireland
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Hi-tech advances boost on-farm welfare standards With animal welfare steadily climbing the onfarm agenda across all livestock sectors in the UK, there is increasing pressure on labour, costs and efficiency. Cogent Breeding explains to The Journal how its suite of solutions is capable of improving the welfare of dairy cows.
The production of dairy bull calves on-farm is an issue which is being wholeheartedly addressed by farmers and industry stakeholders alike. And the advent of sexed semen means producing a minimal number of bull calves has never been easier. According to AHDB, 30% of calves born on dairy farms are females destined to be herd replacements, while up to 95% of the remaining calves are reared for beef or rose veal. Working in collaboration with the whole supply chain and its stakeholders, AHDB has proposed a target to ensure all calves are reared with care and the practice of euthanasia is eliminated by 2023. Across the industry sexed semen has historically delivered between 85 and 90% heifer calves, but SexedULTRA 4M High Purity from Cogent provides the possibility of producing 96-97% female calves without
the need to compromise on conception rates as it delivers comparable conception rates to conventional semen. By targeting sexed semen on the highest genetic merit animals in the herd, this leaves the opportunity to implement Cogent’s sexed and beef strategy with beef semen being used on the remaining animals to produce a higher value beef-sired calf which also fulfils the requirements of the processors. While most bull calves are already utilised in the food chain, the welfare aspect of sexed semen is particularly beneficial for block calving and Jersey herds where the value of a bull calf is often significantly lower and routes to market are limited. To ensure calves get off to the very best start and thrive throughout their life, the timely feeding of high-quality colostrum is vital within the first six hours after birth. The repercussions of poor colostrum management will influence the health, growth and performance of the calf for the rest of its life. Cogent’s National Business Development Manager, Ben Hogg says: “If maternal colostrum is of poor quality or compromised by health status, it is vital to select a replacer with high levels of Immunoglobulin G, and the highest level of accredited health status to guarantee no disease transfer.” Cogent recommends following the three Qs of colostrum management – quality, quantity and quickly According to AHDB a good quality colostrum contains at least 50g/litre of antibodies known as immunoglobulins (IgG), as a market leader Cogent’s Primestart Colostrum contains this very same level to give calves the best possible start in life.
PrecisionCOW collars monitor the health of cows as well as aiding heat detection within dairy herds
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Cogent’s powdered colostrum product is harvested from high health status farms and offers a guarantee of freedom from diseases such as TB, Enzootic Bovine Leukosis, IBR and Johne’s disease.
A N I M A L W E L FA R E Using technology to aid heat detection within dairy herds has become commonplace, but Cogent’s PrecisionCOW collars are able to monitor the health of cows too, helping to increase cow efficiency and welfare on-farm. The system analyses a cow’s behaviour against standards for optimum condition, and compares those behaviours with that of other cows in her group. This allows the system to establish any unusual activity that could be cause for concern.’ By monitoring the time a cow spends eating, ruminating and being active, any abnormalities in her behaviour can be identified, the farmer is alerted and much of the time potential health issues can be highlighted before clinical signs become apparent. This can be particularly useful during stressful periods such as transition where cows are more susceptible to diseases including ketosis, mastitis, displaced abomasum and metritis as a result of changes in feed, environment and energy balance. All these conditions can be indicated by drops in feed intake and rumination as well as activity. They are also good indicators of post-treatment recovery too.
With an increase in the selection intensity of polled genetics in recent years, the discovery of so-called curve-bender bulls, which offer the best genetics, as well as carrying the desired polled characteristic means there is no longer a need to compromise on genetic merit when choosing to breed naturally polled cattle. Mr Hogg says: “We now have a wide range of polled genetics to offer our customers, allowing them to reduce a labour-intensive job and continue to drive genetic gain”. Despite its widespread frequency within the Holstein breed, the horned gene is recessive, which means even by using a bull with just one polled allele (heterozygous), 50% of the resultant progeny will be carriers of one of the dominant polled alleles and will themselves be polled. If a homozygous polled bull is used, usually represented in bull names as PP, meaning he carries two copies of the polled gene, 100% of his progeny will be carriers of one copy of the gene and therefore polled themselves. As well as using Holstein bulls carrying polled genes, some beef breeds including Aberdeen-Angus are naturally homozygous polled carriers too.
A healthy Holstein calf – welfare standards have never been higher
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Increasing pressure from staff shortages onfarm means any labour-intensive task which can be avoided, is valuable in both time and resource. Stressors, including changes in a calf’s routine, can cause growth checks, reduction of feed intake and suppression of their immune system – and therefore heightened susceptibility to disease. Alongside changes to feed and feeding patterns, weaning and switching of social groups, disbudding is one of these stressors. By reducing the need to carry out routine disbudding it also reduces the frequency of these stressful handling situations. Ben Hogg
BREEDING
BREEDER ACHIEVEMENTS Fruitful Blackberry joins 170-tonne heavyweights The rarest group of cows in the breed are those surpassing the 170-tonne mark, there being but 15 in total. The most recent member of this elite band is Hellwath Janner Blackberry, now in her 19th year, bred and owned by Steve Britton & family at Whitcliffe Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire. The family milks 250 cows and amongst them is Blackberry, Brand 530, born out of a heifer by Fustead Grand Sight that gave 6,914kg 301 days 4% butterfat 3.1% protein (80 production index) in her only lactation.
Some of the credit belongs to Blackberry’s maternal grand-dam, H Rusty Blackberry, a first cross Holstein that completed 10 lactations averaging 8,685kg 302 days 3.6% and left three daughters. Eldest of these was the dam of H Diehard Blackberry, who achieved these yields in the Broathill herd – seven lactations averaging 10,120kg 304 days 4.4% 3.3% (109 pi), up to 12,490kg 305 days 4.3% (128pi). So there’s the backstory of Janner Blackberry, whose extraordinary
With virtually the same pi (79), Blackberry ‘s yield was 7,228kg 302 days 3.6% butterfat 3.2% protein. Despite this modest performance, Colin Lucas, the herd’s Genus advisor, thought that she should be pictured to help launch her newlyproven sire, Genus Janner, an early Bellwood son in 2006.
output has quietly put her at the peak of the breed’s highest producers. Only Castledon Emperor Donfloss EX is ahead of her in the 15 lactations category and her 200 tonnes was in the last century and on mainly 3x milking. Congratulations to the Britton family of Hellwath who have certainly proved that there’s some juice in those Blackberries. Richard Beard
Hellwath Janner Blackberry, pictured as a heifer (by Sheila Metcalfe)
Fifteen years on, matched by 15 lactations, Blackberry‘s average, all on 2x milking, is a remarkable 10,939kg 297 days 3.4% to a top of 13,738kg 305 days as a seventh calver (110 pi) Her lifetime total is 176,217kg 3.4% and she has also contributed seven registered daughters, three being in the current herd and two followers. Her last is one of over 30 ABS Outback daughters, a total eclipsing even the 27 Shottles which previously dominated the herd.
and again after completing 140 tonnes in her 12th lactation (by Philip Dobson).
Not surprisingly, Blackberry’s best daughter is her only Shottle, Brand 142, with five lactations averaging 10,722gk 300 days 3.6% and she, in turn, has a promising Monument Impression that’s just completed a heifer yield of 9,057kg 305 day 4%. 40 the journal holstein uk
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Buttercup will calve for the ninth time in the spring Kilby Ocean Buttercup 34 EX92-5 was born on her home farm on the 30th April 2008 as a twin heifer. She has completed eight lactations and with three heifers in the herd she is back in calf to Stantons Chief sexed, with her ninth calf due in the spring. J E Parsons Kilby Holsteins
Jane makes her owners sit up and take notice Adlington Strongbow Jane EX90 LP120, calved on Christmas Eve 2021 with her 14th calf, was born in 2004 at Booth Green Farm, Adlington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, which was a commercial herd at the time. She was then reared at Harrop Green Farm, Adlington the family’s second unit, before returning to Booth Green as a milker and milked through the ancient eightstalled abreast parlour and fed on a simple grazing and cake diet in the parlour’s low-yielding system.
herringbone, Jane took all this in her stride and remained pretty well unnoticed – which we believe are the best cows to have as they are looking after themselves and you. It was only when she appeared on the 100-tonne list that we realised we had something special and we hope the legacy she has left will do the same. J Wainwright & Sons Adlington Holsteins
Then, in 2008, she and her herdmates moved home with us to The Sycamores, Tetchill Moor, Ellesmere, Shropshire, where they were all graded up to pedigree and the Adlington herd was established. Moving into the existing 6:12 herringbone and high-input diet system, then into the 16:32
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Sallys bring so much joy When we purchased Grantchester Prelude Special at a transatlantic sale 25 years ago, I had no idea of the joy and pleasure that the Sally family, of which she is matriarch, would bring us.
When Loader Sally was born in 2010, I didn’t envisage her being one of the best Sallys to date. She was a sweet dairy black calf sired by Cogent Loader. She always looked short of body out of a VG Best x EX Talent x 94-point Jolt – a great-great granddaughter of the Prelude. She calved in a real immature heifer but with a good udder and scored 87 points as a two-year-old – two points more than I had expected – but Murray Cochrane insisted she would go on to make a 95-point sixth
calver. How right he was – she has all the attributes of all 100-tonne cows. She is never far from the trough, has her favourite place in the shed and will do anything to avoid having a halter on or submit to any other inconvenient human interaction that will disrupt her daily routine!
passes, she gifts us another beautiful heifer calf – and has delivered over 14,000 litres with no fuss whatsoever. She seems determined to prove him right. Ed & Kelly Seaton Styche Holsteins
In 2016 she was unfortunately injured by a bulling cow in the cubicles and spent two weeks in the paddock with us lifting her daily. She managed to finish her third lactation with over 13,000 litres and get back in calf. My Uncle John, who sadly passed away at the same time as she was injured, always insisted she was the best Sally yet and as each lactation 41 the journal holstein uk
Styche Loader Sally, pictured (by Hannah Crawford) in September, just prior to the safe arrival of her ninth calf
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We’ll keep a Welcome By Richard Beard
In January 1949, Farmer & Stockbreeder magazine, a major livestock weekly since 1840, published an excellent book “Britain Can Breed It” which aimed to ignite the UK’s reputation as ‘the stockyard of the world’. Its 165 pages were filled with prime examples of the major breeds, beginning with beef & dual-purpose cattle, with pride of place given to the Shorthorn. Every Breed Society provided an A4-sized endorsement of its breed, having chosen a single photograph on the opposite page. The first section comprised of 15 bulls, several up to eight-years-old, while the six dairy breeds chose females…. but only the Friesian Society decided to go into bat with a nine-year-old. This was Lavenham Welcome 54, the first post-World War 2, Royal Champion in 1947, when she was unveiled at the Lincoln event. Frank Loftus of Salwick fame was Judge, placing 74 head before a keen crowd – including a delegation from Holland who were particularly interested to see the results of the last Dutch importation 11 years earlier. Welcome 54, born 1938, was by one of those 1936 imported bulls, Lavenham Janrol, whose 83 Register of Merit (RM) daughters had 160 RM yields averaging 5,980kg 352 days 3.75%. Such figures seem quite modest by today’s standards, but 80 years ago they marked Janrol as one
Lavenham Welcome 166, hailed in a full page of the October 1960 BFCS Journal, as the breed’s first cow to be classified EX
of the two most successful sires in that hugely influential importation. Janrol’s biggest rival was the Scottish-owned Royal Hiltkees, sire of a record 36 RM sons and 67 RM daughters, almost entirely in John Houston’s Royal herd near Paisley. Returning to Welcome 54, a month before the Royal her 18-monthold son, Welcomer, headlined a record draft sale at 2,800gns, when 87 Lavenham bulls and heifers averaged £854...a staggering £35,000 in today’s values! 42 the journal holstein uk
Unlike many of the famous Terling and Lavenham families, which were graded up – including the two most prolific ones, the Breezes and the Greys – the Welcomes originate from an imported Dutch female. The first Lavenham Welcome was by Terling (imported 1914) Verwatching and out of Terling Welcome 3. Yet the family only took root at Lavenham and, by the time of the herd’s final dispersal in 2007, over 1,000 Welcomes had been registered. Welcome 54 marked the start of a remarkable decade in which four Lavenham cows won the Royal Championship, a feat matched only by Terling in the 1920/30s. Next was Seabreeze 52, the 1949 Champion
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This 1949 BFCS advert hails a Lavenham cow as a typical British Friesian of her day
who quickly became the appointed head on every BFCS herd sign – some of which still hang on today. The fourth Lavenham was Lilac 54, who helped bring home the Burke Trophy at the 1957 Royal. However, this followed in the wake of another Welcome, that was to become a byword of the breed, Welcome 166, under the Craigends banner, having been purchased in the 1951 T & L sale by Bob McKendrick of Windygates, Fife. As a springing dry cow, she became the first Royal Highland Champion to go on and win the Royal, finally defeating her 1954 rival, Weeton Cutie 11, a twice Royal Champion
who was first 2,000-gallon class and Reserve Champion on their 1956 meeting. A most distinguished honour awaited Welcome 166, this being announced on a full page in the October 1960 BFCS journal, hailing her as the breed’s first cow to be classified EX, a week before her 12th birthday. Living over 16 years, her first nine lactations averaged 4,959kg 305 days 3.7%, including a best of 6,465kg 305 days 3.7% as a heifer. Her one notable offspring, Craigends Welcome 4, had eight lactations, averaging 6,062kg 305 days 3.6% 43 the journal holstein uk
and became the breed’s first EX daughter from an EX dam – but made more extraordinary by the fact that she was both a daughter and a grand-daughter of Welcome 166. Her sire, Craigends Welcomer, was by a 1950 imported Dutch bull, and he happened to be on duty when his dam needed to calve back for the next year’s Royal! Welcome 4 in turn was then bred to the noted herd sire, Craigends Dewman, son of the legendary Salwick Dewman and out of Terling Breeze 261, who left a most successful family at Craigends. The resulting Welcome 8 seemed to combine the best of everything and
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Lavenham Welcome 56, born a week later than Welcome 54 in 1938 and also a daughter of the great sire, Lavenham Janrol (imported 1936)
popularity, resulting eventually in 7,109 milk-recorded daughters, sadly diminished by a minus 76 days lifespan. Nevertheless, the publicity earned by Galore, ensured that the Craigends Welcomes were nationally famous. One of Cheshire’s leading breeders, Don Armstrong, who lost his Armsdale herd in the 1967 Foot & Mouth Disease epidemic, set his heart on one and Bob McKendrick agreed to this. Don’s choice was Welcome 13, whose dam was the first daughter of our heroine, Welcome 166. Far from unlucky, Welcome 13 (by Hunday Falcon 6) completed 13 lactations averaging 5,269kg 286 days 3.8%, with a best of 6,497kg 299 days 4.1%. Her first daughter, Armsdale Welcome, exceeded her with 16 lactations averaging 6,067kg 296 days 4% to a top of 8,253kg 305 days 4.3% and left several generations where 10 lactations were the norm. One of these ‘got away’ and produced Timberlane Welcome EX 94 with nine lactations averaging 8,619kg 305 days 4.4%, so the family is likely still expanding.
Nine-year-old Welcome 54 was remarkable for her age, said Frank Loftus, the 1947 Royal Show judge
regained the family’s show-winning streak on top of seven lactations averaging 7,317kg 305 days 4.2% (best 8,389kg 305 days 4.2%). Predictably, she became the first third-generation EX and her son, Craigends Galore, was entered for the 1968 BFCS Bull Show & Sale at Reading. The fairytale continued as he became champion and sold for
the then record price of 5,200gns which converts to £100,000 today. The buyers, Selective Friesian Services, had to outbid the previous 5,000gns topper from 1954 and it was 1971 before the first five-figure price was seen, the 10,000gns Ridgwardine Jericho. Craigends Galore made more than 10 times the average of £518 on 96 bulls but this launched him into instant 44 the journal holstein uk
The last word, however, belongs to Welcome 54 who caused a conundrum for this writer when working on the Centenary Scrapbook. She rightly appears in the Forties section by virtue of her 1947 Royal victory, but this same photo appears again on top of page 32 in ‘the Fifties’ with the claim that she was the 1950 Royal Champion! This precise honour was bestowed upon Doreward Irina but there was no question of being able to alter the text after publication. So it remains true, that, in the words of the song, “We’ll keep a Welcome”.
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Grit, determination and patience pay off as family shoots for EX stars Rachael Porter catches up with the current owners of a Northern Ireland herd which has gone through a major transformation since it was founded by the Paul family 70 years and three generations ago 46 the journal holstein uk
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herd, plus 300 followers, almost 15 years ago. “Heifers were being reared under contract, off farm, and that’s how the disease got into the herd,” says Alan, adding that the disease also wiped out two herds either side of their unit. “It was a terrible time and we were obviously absolutely gutted.”
Slatabogie Holsteins has quite a history, dating back to a commercial hand-milked herd founded in 1951 by Robert Paul. Today’s herd, based at Maghera in County Londonderry, is a far cry from that one – and from the herd that was being milked by Robert’s grandsons Alan and Bryan, with help from their father, William, back in 2007. And not just due to its size or the management system. The pair also had to start with a clean slate in term of bloodlines when Brucellosis forced the family to cull what had grown into a 230-cow pedigree
Being a pedigree herd certainly helped when it came to compensation. “Milk price was low at the time – just 16.5ppl – so commercial cow and heifer prices weren’t so good. We saw slightly more financial compensation, but it was still a huge blow. We were really ‘sick’ about it and didn’t have the heart to go back into dairy for 10 years.” “We did flush some of our best cows prior to the cull,” explains Alan. “But our efforts didn’t produce any heifer calves as we used conventional semen. We were particularly keen to continue the successful cow families. But everything’s gone.” The Paul family’s 60-hectare unit had to remain stock-free for six 47 the journal holstein uk
months after the cull. Alan and Bryan did seriously consider buying an entire 150-cow (11,500kg herd) in England, which was up for sale in 2008. “And we were about to book a flight to go and view the herd when the producer called to say the herd had gone down with TB. So that was a non-starter. I guess it just wasn’t meant to be.” On a positive note, rebuilding the herd from scratch gave Alan and his new wife Leanne, who likes red cows, the opportunity to do things completely differently. “The previous pedigree herd was graded up from cow families that go back 30 years, including Ballycairn Patricia. There were a handful of really special cows in the herd, but our aim now is to have a herd full of elite cattle.” In the interim, Alan set up a pregnancy scanning business – something he still does on a parttime basis today. And Bryan started a steel fabrication business – but he still has a few select cows and a keen interest in the herd. The family bought in some beef cattle and began contract-rearing heifers,
Part of the milking herd at Slatabogie
to make use of the farm’s grassland and buildings and generate an income stream.
Moree Holsteins. “These have done extremely well. We’ve classified 11 EX cows, all bought from that sale.”
“My father, Bryan and I also invested in an anaerobic digester and, more recently, a drying plant for shavings and timber. This uses excess heat generated by the AD plant,” explains Alan.
The Pauls also bought four heifer calves from the ALH Homesale in The Netherlands. These have all scored VG88 and VG 89 as second calvers and descend from cow families including KHW Regiment Apple Red, Roxy, Kamps Hallow Altitude, and Stookey Fagin.
Alan also had a plan to get back into dairying and to take the opportunity to do it differently. “I knew I wanted to milk fewer but higher-genetic merit cows. I wanted lots of milk – some 100-tonners – but I also wanted cows that perform well in the showring.” In early 2008, a Holstein sale in Ireland caught his eye – there were a few catalogue entries that interested him. One in particular, a red calf, really captivated him and he bought her for 10,000 euro. From the August cow family, Cannontown Kite August Red, was by Markwell Kite. “And we thought we’d flush her and see what we got,” says Alan. Flushing wasn’t a success, unfortunately, but she did produce two heifers and certainly helped to build strong cow-family foundations in the herd. She classified EX93 and completed nine lactations. Two daughters classified EX90 and EX94 and are still milking, as are some of her other daughters and granddaughters. Other cow families were bought in, a mixture of milking cows and heifers, from a dispersal sale at
Other top cow families bought in include Ashlyn, Baler Twine, Chipper Rosie, Cosmopolitan, Fools Gold, Gem, Jodie, Pietje and Twizzle. The Pauls began milking today’s all-year-round calving, 90-cow herd in mid-2019. “So we’ve not really begun to see the real potential of the bloodlines in the herd – the cows and heifers are still very young. But we’re excited about the performance we’re going to see in the next two or three years.” He’s also purchased embryos from the US and the Netherlands. “And these heifers – Kandie and Swetie Pie – have just calved for the first time. So again, we’re eager to see how they perform. I’d had my eye on those high-type cow families for a while and I hope they don’t disappoint.” The Pauls are partial to red-andwhite Holsteins and are using many red-carrier sires on the herd. “The herd is currently split 50:50 in terms of red-and-white and black-andwhite cattle. We are happy with that. There’s no performance difference 48 the journal holstein uk
between them. I just like the look of the red-and-whites – as does my wife Leanne. They are perhaps a little more ‘feisty’ too, but that’s no bad thing.” The herd, which is currently averaging 11,673kg of milk at 4.10% butterfat and 3.35% protein, is housed 24/7 and milked through two Lely robots. There’s capacity to push numbers up to 120 head and that’s certainly the plan – using home-bred replacements. “We also took the time out of dairying to reappraise our system,” explains Alan. “We’ve always pushed for high yields and, prior to losing the herd in 2007, we were milking three times a day. But there were always issues with staffing and it was a tough job. Robots mean the cows are now being milked, on average, 3.1 times a day. “Some cows visit the robot to be milked four or five times a day. Sourcing labour is no longer an issue and automating milking has also freed up time to focus on breeding and other areas of dairy management,” says Alan. When it comes to breeding, Alan and Leanne select sires with balanced type, as well as good butterfat and protein. “We’re looking for good udders, feet and legs. And we also began considering PLI about 18 months ago. I think it helps to keep our options open and may help when it comes to selling surplus heifers, which we will be doing at some point in the future.”
Carlin D has been flushed many times and, despite her young age, one of her sons – SBG Mecca – is about to be launched to market as a genomic sire. “She’s an extremely exciting cow to have a half-share in and it’s a pleasure to have her in our milking herd,” says Alan. Alan makes adjustments to the anaerobic digester
The pairs AI flask typically contains many different sires at any one time, a mixture of black-and-white and red-and-white bulls. “And all are sexed – we only want to breed heifers to maximise the rate of genetic gain and produce as many replacements are possible.” The Pauls are currently serving red and white cows and heifers with mainly red and red-carrier bulls. Black and white cows and heifers are then bred to black and white sires. Red-and-white sires include Absolute, Jordy, Ranger, Rubels and Willows. Black-and-white sires include Barolo, Chief, Lambda and Unix. There are heifers on the ground by Axel Red, Crimson, Doral Red,
Hurricane, Manana Red, Rubicon Shield Red and Skywalker. Followers currently number 200 head and the Pauls are still gradually expanding the milking herd. “But once we get up to 120 cows we will start to sell surplus heifers, probably through pedigree markets.” Alan’s also invested in a top Hurricane heifer, in partnership with David Macfee and Morell McCollum. Boghir Glamour Hurricane Carlin D classified VG89 as a two-year-old and has just produced 20,000kg of milk in her second 305-day lactation. She won best in show as a heifer at the Royal Ulster Winter Fair in 2019 and was also the number two TPI heifer in the world, as well as being the top Hurricane daughter.
Her full sister, Carlin C, is also milking in the herd, is part of the SBG Partnership and is about to calve for the second time. “We’ve also flushed her and she’s a tremendous cow. But she is overshadowed by Carlin D.” Alan says there are Carlin daughters and grand-daughters milking in quite a few herds already, due to ET work and genomic technology. “Both are leaving a lasting and impressive mark on the herds.” And he’s hoping they’ll also make an impression in the show-ring. Showing is something the family did back in the 2000s, prior to losing the original pedigree herd. “We once won a class with a heifer at the Royal Ulster Winter Fair, but nothing huge. We enjoyed it. It was a social experience and also a shop window for a herd that we were trying to put on the Holstein breeding map.”
Sawdust drying is an off-shoot enterprise that makes use of excess heat from the anaerobic digester
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Manana August Red was crowned Senior Heifer Champion. “So we had a good show. The icing on the cake was that our boys took fourth, fifth and sixth place in the under-13s Showmanship class. They like showing calves – the whole family is keen,” says Alan, adding that 16-month-old daughter Arianna is destined to join in once she’s a little older. Alan and Leanne have enjoyed ring success at both the Royal Winter Fair and the Balmoral Show
Showing is now firmly on his dairying calendar – particularly the two major shows in Northern Ireland. “It’s part of our plan to ‘get back out there’ and show our quality stock. It’s our shop window,” says Alan.
They also took 13-month-old senior heifer Slatabogie Upstopabull Rosie to the show and she also won her class. And 28-month-old Slatabogie
Classification is also important to Alan. It’s something he did with the original pedigree herd and began again recently. “The Classifier visited in November 2021 and again in January. They’re scheduled to come two or three times a year and it’s certainly something we look forward to.”
The Paul family started showing at the Royal Ulster Winter Fair and Balmoral Show in 2019. “We can’t go further afar due to travel restrictions, but would be keen to go across the water in future if we had the chance.” The family had success at Balmoral in September 2021 with an Ayrshire heifer. Eight-month-old heifer Slatabogie Hector Alice was crowned Ayrshire Heifer Champion. Leanne, Alan and their three young sons – Cody, Jamie and Dylan – took 14 cattle to the Royal Ulster Winter Fair in December and, again, the same heifer won her class and was crowned Champion. Good-scoring calves are vital to Alan’s plans
Red-and-whites make up half the herd numbers. ‘I just like the look of them,’ says Alan
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Farm facts He says it’s also important to keep pedigrees up to date – and complete. “It allows us to see the progress we’re making and also offers a more complete picture to any potential buyers.” There are currently 27 EX, 40 VG and 10 GP cows in the herd. Classification also helps to fuel Alan and Bryan’s passion for pedigree breeding. The brothers pushed to upgrade the herd back in the late 1980s. “Dad enjoyed dairying, but ran a commercial herd. We have always been more interested in breeding and top-quality cattle. We wanted to work towards increasing milk yields, and breeding bigger, better and higher-value cows. I don’t know
where it comes from – it’s just in me,” he says. And these are goals that still ring true today. “I’m looking forward to seeing how the herd matures – it’s still so young and many cows and heifers are yet to realise their potential. I think they’ll last for many lactations and give a lot of milk. And many are expected to be classified EX. I’m also hoping that many will become 100-tonners – we are breeding for high yields and longevity. “There are certainly 15-16 cows and heifers currently producing between 15,000 litres and 16,000 litres per 305-day lactation. They’re on track to hit the 100-tonne lifetime production milestone. So, our patience is paying off and we have plenty to look forward to.”
• 60-hectare dairy unit • 500kW anaerobic digestion plant • A ltitude: 200 metres above sea level • Annual rainfall: 150mm • Soil type: heavy clay
Herd facts
• 90 Holsteins, plus 200 followers • H olstein average yield: 11,673 litres at 4.10% butterfat and 3.35% protein. • All-year-round calving • R obotic milking, all-year-round housed and fed a TMR
Influential sires Absolute Red Avatar Red Cheerful Red Ranger Red Rubels Red Unstopabull Red Solito Red Willows Red Army RC Barolo Chief Hurricane Lambda Pepper Unix Renegade
Cow families Ashlyn August Baler Twine Kandie Chipper Rosie Cosmopolitan Fool’s Gold Gem Jodie Kamps Hallow Altitude KHW Regiment Apple Red Pietje Rosie Roxy Stookey Fagin Swetiepie Twizzle
Eager calves jostle for space at the feeder
Slatabogie Holstein classifications 27 EX 40 VG 10 GP
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The South East Club took a full team of qualified calves and handlers to Peterborough for the All-Britain Calf Show. As the smallest club competing, it was a great achievement to gain Reserve Champion in the tidy lines competition.
West Sussex, where Neil lived all his life, was a fitting tribute to a life well lived - not only a very talented stockman, but also as sportsman and chorister. Indeed the choir that Neil sang in finished the service off in fine style followed by Benny Hill singing Ernie.
In the showmanship all our leaders did an amazing job with a high of 12th place for Alfie Dyer. Calves were presented in great form with Holben Racy from Holben Holsteins gaining fifth prize in the AugustSeptember class and Designer Unstoppable Elegance coming sixth for Designer Holsteins in the AprilMay class.
The Club sends its deepest condolences to Neil’s wife Sheila, and children Chris, John and Becky, who gave a beautiful tribute to Neil.
Sadly, in early September, members and friends had to say goodbye to Neil Francis taken early from us at 63. Neil and his family developed the Broadford herd over many years enjoying much success at local shows and our Club Herd Competitions. The funeral, held at Woodbarn Farm, Broadford Bridge,
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The club will return to competitions with our Winter herd competitions in March 22. Our Winter meeting will be on Wednesday 16th February, when we will welcome Joe Ives of the Gladwake herd, RABDF Gold Cup finalists, to talk to us. This will be a very informative evening to be held at the South of England Showground at Ardingly, West Sussex.
CLUBS Frances will be stepping down from her role as Yorkshire Co-Ordinator, following her marriage and move to Derbyshire. The new co-ordinators will be Richard Green and Ben Coates.
The Yorkshire Club recently held its annual dinner. With the herd competition results announced earlier in the year, it left more of the evening to socialise. However two trophies were presented at what is considered the end-of-term get-together.
Yorkshire
The Thornton Trophy, presented to the herd with most points for competing at the Club Calf Show and the Great Yorkshire Show returned to the 2019 winners Crystalclear. Also presented was the Robin Cowgill Award, presented to a HYB member who has represented the club to high standard in both ability and attitude. This year’s winner was Stella Chapman from the Huntholme herd. Stella has had a brilliant year in HYB taking part in many events and always doing her best. Frances Mellor presented the award on behalf of Jenny Cowgill.
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Mature (aged 21-27) – R C Kermeen Cup 1st Kayleigh Masson
Handler Classes Beginners (Eight years and under) – Mannanan Cup 1st George Hampton
Champion – Isle of Man Friesian Breeders Trophy: Alec Masson Reserve Champion – Corrin Cup: Kayleigh Masson
Juniors (12 years & under) – Ronague Cup 1st Cal Oates
Honourable Mention – Rhian Masson
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3rd Lauren Collister 4th Andrew Cooil Intermediate (aged 13-15) – Mrs J F Ussher Shield 1st Alec Masson 2nd Isobel Qualtrough 3rd Caitlyn McKeown Senior (aged 16-20) – W & J Pye Ltd Shield 1st Rhian Masson
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IOM Champion Calf, Cairbre Sidekick Lily
IOM Champion Handler, Alec Masson
Two young handlers, Andrew Cooil and George Hampton
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CLUBS The HYB had a very successful ABAB weekend with a full team at the event. Well done to all the handlers and congratulations to Junior Handler Joe Kirkham who finished in sixth position and Senior Handler Peter Cotton who was seventh.
Staffordshire Planning is underway for a stockjudging competition early summer, a linear evening and the June 2022 Summer Herd Competition. The Dinner and Dance will move to the Staffordshire Showground on Friday 25th February – contact Isobelle for tickets. The Club plans to hold its qualifying calf show at Staffordshire County Showground on Sunday 18th September, after the success of 2019. In 2020 it was held at the County Show as a one-off event.
The calves from Staffordshire were outstanding and the results very impressive Calf Born between 1st April & 31st May 2021 – Stowey Monopoly Danielle Red ET, Mackellar & Creeper, 7th. Calf Born between 1st February & 31st March 2021 – Astonpool Stroke of Art, Astonpool Holsteins, 8th. Calf Born between 1st October & 30th November 2020 –Astonpool B Denver Lynn, Astonpool Holsteins, 8th. Calf Born between 1st June & 31st July 2020 – Barmick CR Amy 3, M P & B J Hollins & Son, 5th.
George and Bronte, Staffordshire’s youngest members, keeping the stand in order
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Calf Born between 1st April & 31st May 2020 – Barmick Crushtime Dacis 24, M P & B J Hollins & Son, 10th. Red & White Calf Born between 1st November 2020 & 31st May 2021 – Stowey Monopoly Danielle Red ET, Mackellar & Creeper, 9th. Red & White Calf Born between 1st April & 31st October 2020 – Nonstop Warrior Shelby Red, 10th. Isobelle Robinson
Joe got his first taste of show handling at ABAB 2021
North Wales Holstein Club Celebrates 25th Anniversary Before the formation of the North Wales British Friesian Breeders Club in spring 1996, any members of the then BFCS, were affiliated to the North Western Club with leading individuals Emrys Owen (Eryri), W J Evans (Coron) along with RV Jones & Son (Rhydydelyn) and Wyn Pritchard (Henlli) representing the area. Mr Emrys Owen initiated the forming of a North Wales club whilst member of the North Western Committee; the fruition of which came about through Philip Davies (Gornal) and Harri Evans (Ceinwen) both of whom served as Board Members for North Wales. On 7th March at Carreg Y Bran Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, the North Wales British Friesian Breeders Club was created with Melfyn Williams from Betws yn Rhos appointed Club Secretary. Mr A A Fernihough and Mr J Barnett of the North Western Club presented the new club with a Chairman`s gavel.
• The Judge at the first Calf Show was John Pickford, owner of Condon Sharon, dam of Picston Shottle.
Club Highlights
• Aled Jones (Hendy) is part of the Regional Judges Panel
• Inaugural open day on 28th August 1996, held by Mrs Menna Owen & Sons, Llwydfaen Farm. A demonstration was given by the then YMA Co-ordinator and now Holstein UK CEO, Sue Cope.
• Mr W J Williams (Clwch) achieved the 2020 Master Breeder Award
• In 1999, we held our first Herd Competition. • Became one of the first clubs to adopt “Holstein” in its name following the merger of BFCS and BHS. • Philip Davies and family won the 2001 Premier Breeder Herd Award. • Ceinwen Bonze from Harri and Margaret Evans herd in Rhosbadrig, became the first cow to achieve 10 generations of EX. • HYB Members Osian Rhys (Hendy) and Alun Jones (Rhydydelyn) competed at the 2002 Royal Show and won the Junior Linear Competition. • The club has held numerous calf shows, initially at Ruthin Auction Centre before moving to Groudd Hall Cerrigydrudion, Aberogwen Llandegai and over several years at Cae Morfa Clynnog.
President: Ifan Evans, Erw Fawr
Chairperson: Sonia Davies, Cefn Coch
• The mating to produce Shottle was a Breeders Choice included Michael George (Brynhyfryd), Ian Montgomery and Philip Davies (Gornal).
• Hosted the Centenary HYB Rally 2009. • Philip Davies, Melfyn Williams, Harri Evans, Bill Lloyd and Peter Lewis MBE have also seen their contributions acknowledged by being awarded Life Membership of the club. • Numerous trips to Ireland, Scotland and Norfolk. The Club continues to provide a platform for youngsters to learn skills and develop their talents which is a fitting tribute to the vision of the individuals who were involved in creating the club 25 years ago. HYB members have obtained much through their involvement going on to careers both within Agriculture and outside: • Larissa Jones, who entered her calf in the first show at Ruthin, is now a Regional Manager with Genus ABS. • Gwen Jones (Mon) is a special constable studying for a degree in Policing. • Dafydd Jones (Meinel and Goldstar) is training to be an opera singer at The Royal College of Music.
Treasurer: A Jones, Hendy
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Northern Ireland There was an excellent turn-out of members, friends and guests at Holstein Northern Ireland’s 22nd annual dinner and presentation of awards, held in Ballymena. Club Chairman Iain McLean extended a warm welcome. “We didn’t have a dinner last year due to the pandemic, but I am very pleased that we were able to host the event this year. I’d like to welcome our guests, and thank everyone who has made the effort to support the dinner,” he said Guests included Holstein UK President John Jamieson, and his wife Helen, from Dumfries; Irish Holstein Friesian Association President P J Kelly, and his wife Anne, from County Westmeath; and Holstein NI President James Walker, and his wife Margaret. During his address Iain McLean said the club was going from strength to strength. “It is encouraging to note that a dozen new members have joined Holstein NI since September.” He went on to give a résumé of the club’s activities throughout the year. Amy Reynolds from Friends of the Cancer Centre and Brian Madden from Teen Challenge Belfast, attended the dinner and were
delighted to receive cheques for £14,250 each. Both spoke briefly about the charities they represent, and expressed their gratitude for Holstein NI’s generous donation. The money was raised at the club’s inaugural online charity auction, held in conjunction with a BBQ to present the awards for the annual Herds Inspection Competition. Guest speaker for the evening was David Radcliffe from North Antrim, who talked about his life and battle with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a very rare type of cancerous tumour affecting bones and surrounding soft tissue. He is a fundraiser for the Boom Foundation, a charity founded in 2013 which supports patients diagnosed with the disease, and their families. The Matthews family from the Lisnasure herd donated an artisan food hamper. Proceeds from a guessthe-value-of-the-hamper competition, and raffle, raised £1,560 for the Boom Foundation. The winner of the hamper was John Barkley from Ballymena. Iain McLean concluded by thanking the Matthews family, and everyone who donated prizes for the raffle.
Guest speaker David Radcliffe receives a cheque for £1,560 on behalf of the Boom Foundation, from Holstein NI Chairman Iain McLean and Secretary/ Treasurer John Martin.
The McLean family from the Priestland herd, Bushmills – Iain, Joyce, John, Matthew, Ellie, April and Arthur – collected an array of silverware
Holstein NI Chairman Iain McLean, and his wife Joyce, welcome Irish Holstein Friesian Association President P J Kelly, and his wife Anne, to the club’s 22nd annal dinner
Holstein NI President James Walker, and his wife Margaret, welcome Holstein UK President John Jamieson, and his wife Helen, to the club’s 22nd annual dinner in Ballymena
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£28,500 charity donation Holstein NI’s charity BBQ and Auction in July raised £28,500 for Friends of the Cancer Centre and Teen Challenge Belfast. The money was divided equally between the nominated charities, and the cheques were presented at the club’s annual dinner, held in Ballymena. Pictured, front row, from left: Holstein NI Chairman Iain
McLean; with Brian Madden, Teen Challenge Belfast; and Amy Reynolds, Friends of the Cancer Centre. Looking on, from left: Holstein UK President John Jamieson; Holstein NI President James Walker and John Martin, Secretary and Treasurer of Holstein NI. Holstein NI would like to thank everyone who contributed to the
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success of the charity auction, especially the Annaghmore, Priestland and Relough herds who donated pedigree calves, and the numerous local businesses and agricultural companies who pledged items for the auction. Thanks also to Livestock Live and auctioneer Trevor Wylie, and Dungannon Rugby Club for the use of its excellent facilities.
CLUBS Class 2b (9 forward). Senior Heifer (Sponsored by Holstein UK) – 1st Apricot Flame Una, M Mitchell & H Downing 2nd Panda Fish and Chips Foolsgold, Will Neale (Best Udder) 3rd Cloudbreak Cardinals Cora, D & L Rawsthorn
Cornwall Recent months have been busy, with the young members as always doing the whole membership proud by working hard and representing Cornwall in a positive light at the ABAB calf show. All calves exhibited finished in the top 12. It was the first time since 2006 that a whole team of handlers attended the National Calf Show. The On Farm Challenge attracted over 116 entries. A huge thank you to Judge Denis O’Neil, Chief Steward Lynden Bustard and Dawn Coryn for their organisation. The Club is extremely grateful to principal sponsors Mole Valley Feed Solutions as well as all other backers. Class 1 (9 forward). Calf exhibited by HYB Member (Sponsored by Folk2Folk) – 1st Racewood Royalcush Zandra, Steven Harris 2nd Elmford Plover Red 261, Harry Neale 3rd Racewood Doorman Dellia, Cari Thomas Class 2a (12 forward). Junior Heifer (Sponsored by Holstein UK) – 1st Whitsand 884 Pepper Myra, P D & S K Blake 2nd Glebewin Jazz May, M F & C A Smale 3rd Castlezens Dreamer Gertie 2, D G & J C Berridge Best Heifer in Show (Lorna Cross Tankard) – Winner: Whitsand 884 Pepper Myra; Reserve: Glebewin Rambler. Genetic Award: Laram Bloomfield Hanna, Mitchell Family
Class 3a (12 forward). Junior Second Calf (Sponsored by Semex UK) – 1st Sterndale Lambda Mae, The Mitchell Family 2nd Racewood Hurricane Lofty, Racewood Holsteins (Best Udder) 3rd Howsham Mozarella Rumba, Greenfield Farms Class 3b (12 forward). Senior Second Calf (Sponsored by World Wide Sires UK) – 1st Cloudbreak Mozarella Violet, D & L Rawsthorn (Best Udder) 2nd Kitcham Jangle 80, C & C Budge 3rd Kitcham Miranda 49, C & C Budge Class 4 (16 forward). Cow having three calves (Sponsored by Cogent Breeding Ltd) – 1st Racewood Windbrook Ambrosia, Racewood Holsteins 2nd Mabec MVP Jubilee, James Warren (Best Udder) 3rd Penberlan Moss, B M & A M Bennett Racewood Windbrook Ambrosia went on to win the Ella Laity Perpetual Cup for Champion animal, with a prize sponsored by CIS, the best Exhibitor-Bred Animal sponsored by Cornish Mutual as well as Racewood Holsteins winning the Smale Family Shield for Premier Exhibitor and a prize sponsored by MDS. Mabec MVP Jubilee won the Pam Coryn Rose Bowl for the Best Udder in Show; this special prize was sponsored by Kernow Farm Vets. Class 5 (13 forward). Cow having had four calves (Sponsored by Genus ABS) – 1st Whitsand Goodwhone Cleo 3, P D & S K Blake (Best Udder) 2nd Penberlan Shottle Loralyn 2, B M & A M Bennett 3rd Kitcham Daisey 36, C & C Budge 60 the journal holstein uk
Class 6 (10 forward). Cow having had five calves (Sponsored by UK Sires Direct) – 1st Castlezens Goodwhone Aniseed, D C & J C Berridge (Best Udder) 2nd Glebegray Stanleycup Sieglinde 18, G G Smale & Son 3rd Trewirgie Ravine Q Rebecca, W R, C M & S R Davey Castlezens Goodwhone Aniseed went on to be Honourable Mention animal of the show, as well as Honourable Mention Exhibitor-Bred animal. Class 7 (11 forward). Cow having had six calves or more (Sponsored by Alta Genetics UK) – 1st Glebegray Duplex Skybird 147, G G Smale & Son (Best Udder) 2nd Paydon Artes Faye – M F & C A Smale 3rd Landulph Matson Ella – Best Farm Partnership Glebegray Duplex Skybird 147 went on to be Reserve Champion animal, Reserve Best Exhibitor-Bred animal sponsored by Cornish Mutual as well as the Smale family winning Reserve Premier Exhibitor sponsored by MDS. Red and white in-milk heifer or cow (9 forward). Sponsored by Mastergen Ltd – 1st Elmford Shirley Red 270, Will Neale 2nd Racewood RedHot Roxy, Racewood Holsteins 3rd Trewirgie Berlin Lulu Red, W R, C M & S R Davey (Best Udder) Our members have also been successful outside the show-ring with Willsbro Holsteins winning Dairy Farm of the Year at the South West Farmer Awards and Gemma SmaleRowland winning the Outstanding Achievement Award.
THE STARDALE HERD
St Applicable Vaakje 2 VG86 1.10658 4.24% 3.36%
St Applejax Vaakje EX90 12 Gens EX 2.9703 4.44% 3.61%
St Doorman Adeen EX93 4E x EX 95 5E x EX91 2E x Chief Adeen
St Attwood Roxy VG87 x Mogul x EX96 LP140 x Leader Roxy EX95
St Alta 1st Class Stella EX91 2E x VG88 x EX94 100t x VG88 x EX96 x EX 94
St Crackshot Vaakje VG89 x EX94 3E x EX90 3E x EX93 7E 100t x 11 more Gen EX
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CLUBS At the other end of the age scale, members wished long-standing Holstein UK member Tom White a happy 100th birthday, a milestone he reached on Christmas Day.
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Tom was born at Bayton Hill Farm, Tinhead, the son of a farmworker. The family moved to Corsham, Wiltshire, after obtaining the tenancy of Thingley Court Farm, Corsham around 1922. In 1954 the family purchased the neighbouring Thingley Farm. Tom, along with his wife Betty, kept two herds until 1975 when the cows
Over the autumn months we saw our HYB members return to the showring with our National Qualifier. We then saw a small but amazing team made up off George, Peyton and Katie go to the All Breeds All Britain Calf Show. Then the HYB members again took to the ring at The Dairy Show in the South.
Tom is a cherished member of the South and Wiltshire Holstein Club. Last spring, members were delighted to make a surprise presentation to Tom of a Holstein UK Club award. Tom continues to be a very active member of the club – Congratulations Tom, a very welldeserved award!
In November we welcomed Abi Reader to entertain our members with her talk ‘Telling the Farming Story’. We now look forward to a fuller events calendar for 2022, with our Club Winter Herd Competition in early February and AGM on Monday 2nd March. The Club is delighted to announce the safe arrival of George Clarke on the 25th November, a son for Sam Clarke (Westleaze Holsteins) and his partner Jade, and a baby brother to big sister Aubrey.
at Thingley Farm were dispersed. Together, they continued breeding their Thingley herd until 1994 when they decided that the time was right to let go of their beloved herd. Tom now lives in Corsham near family and friends.
George Clarke
Tom White, South & Wiltshire Club’s centenarian, receives a well-deserved Club award
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Despite a much-reduced programme in 2021, the Norfolk Club did hold two qualifying competitions for national events. The Herd Competition was held in June with Andrew Stafford kindly acting as Judge. Seven herds entered. The Airfield herd was the Senior Herd winner and the Mowles herd, a first-time entrant won the Junior section. Star Cow was Airfield History Starlight while the RML Cow winner was Easthaugh Roxy. The home-
bred heifer prize was taken by Airfield Impression Exquisite, while Airfield also won the female family competition with the Angie Family. The Progeny Group was won by K L Humphreys & Son and the Red and White Cow by W Case’s Binham Messiah Lily Red. The Norfolk All-Breed Calf Show was held in October as part of the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association’s Harfest Celebrations. This was the qualifier for the East Anglian Team for the National, 17 handlers and 35 calves took part. James Strachan, Rapid Bay, judged. James had won the Handling Trophy several times in the past and was pleased to see his name and also his sister, Katherine’s, on the trophy as past winners. His judging was much appreciated by everyone, especially as he took time to speak to all the handlers and offer advice and encouragement. The Junior class had competitors aged three to 12 and was won by
Arlo Atkins representing Wigboro herd. Intermediate handler winner was Charlie Bolderston whilst Robyn Mood was Senior handler and Claire Cletheroe took the Mature prize. Champion handler was Claire Cletheroe, with Georgina Moody taking Reserve and Robyn Moody Honourable Mention. The Designer team took the Champion, Reserve and Honourable Mention calves with Designer Crushabull Adrienne, Panda Unique Cheerleader Red and Designer Unstopabull Elegance, in respective order. Any Other Breed Champion was a Jersey Kinder Engineer Gypsy and an Ayrshire Boldstar Napier Bean 2 Reserve. Many thanks to all those who have supported these events with sponsorship and help in any way. We are hoping to have an expanded programme in 2022.
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Derbyshire There was a night of celebration at the Annual Dinner and Presentation night in October at The Bentley Brook Hotel. Summer Competition – Judge Mr John Hollingworth (Derbyshire) Best Summer Bull Progeny Group (Honeycroft Cup) – H Dutton Ltd (Royan), Val Bisson Doorman Best Heifer on Index (J Bibby Cup) – Easom & Sons (Broomhouse), B Jaguar Treat 6541, PLI 486 Summer Home-Bred Heifer, Inspection only (Fleetford Cup) – W Bunting & Co (Alsopledale), Alsopledale Silver Jeanette Highest Yielding Cow, Summer (Andrew & Edith Dutton Cup) – W Bunting & Co (Alsopledale), Alsopledale Samuelo Contented, 1,119kg Summer Home-Bred Cow, Inspection only (Pauls Agriculture Cup) – E R Herridge & Son (Ilam), Ilam Tyro Kathleen 3
Best Small Herd on Inspection & Production (National Westminster Bank Cup) – D J Metcalf & Co (Leascarr) Best Intermediate Herd, Inspection only (BOCM Pauls Cup) – W Bunting & Co (Alsopledale) Best Intermediate Herd on Inspection & Production (ForFarmers Cup) – W Bunting & Co (Alsopledale) Best Large Herd, Inspection only (Herdwise Trophy) – T H Flower & Sons (Havendale) Best Large Herd on Inspection & Production (Solney Cup) – T H Flower & Sons (Havendale) Best All-Round Herd of the Year – (Lambwell Trophy) – W Bunting & Co (Alsopledale), 24 points (five classes won) Best Herd on Inspection & Production (Eaton & Hollis Cup) – W Bunting & Co (Alsopledale) Best Herd on Inspection Only (Wolverley Salver) – W Bunting & Co (Alsopledale)
throughout the year as well as The Best Presented Large Stand, Reserve Champion Overall Stand, and Second Club’s Choice Stand, all won at the ABAB Calf Show. The Winter Herd Competition takes place in mid-February – contact Richard Ford (email Richard.Ford@ masseyfeeds.co.uk or telephone 07968 529332) – new entrants welcome. Huge congratulations go to member Bill Nadin for winning the Holstein UK Lifetime Achievement Award. Bill started farming back in 1960 with his uncle and grandmother when he left school at Fernydale Farm, Earl Sterndale, Buxton and in 1971 he took over the 40-acre tenancy where 300 acres are now farmed. After the sale at Sterndale in the summer, Bill is now hoping to take things easier and hand over to his grandson Ben Mycock who is keen to see the Sterndale prefix flourish. Bill is well known for his breeding in the Holstein world and also the success in the show-ring along with the help of partner Yasmin Bradbury. Along the way, Bill and Yasmin have been a great support to the club, especially its HYB section and the young members, hosting events and allowing members to help to show their calves.
All HYB members were presented with their certificates from competitions they had entered
Derbyshire’s 2021 trophy winners
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John Poynter John Poynter of the Fleetford herd passed suddenly on 5th September this year. John and Anne Poynter met at Broomfield College in Derbyshire in the early 1960s. Though neither of them came from farming backgrounds, working on local farms had left them both with a keen desire to become dairy farmers. The young Anne Needham first started milking her own cows at The Boat, a pub kept by her parents and frequented by John Poynter. In 1964 they were married and bought Callow Carr Farm, near Wirksworth. It is difficult to imagine a less typical dairy farm – Callow Carr was a tangle of steep gradients, woodland and the occasional bog. The house was a virtual wreck and the farm had few buildings to speak of; the neighbours all thought they were mad, but when did that ever stop the enthusiastic? Over the next 40 years John and Anne built up a herd that was incredibly well respected both locally and further afield. They earned a remarkable reputation with the commercial and pedigree buyers at Uttoxeter Market where they sold surplus heifers and also enjoyed great success in the show-ring. From the early 1970s onwards they exhibited cattle at local, regional and national shows, gaining breed and supreme championships too numerous to mention. John was always a gracious showman wherever he finished in the line-up.
Eclipse daughter who would go on to be scored Excellent six times, reaching 95 points with a 97-point mammary that won her the Best Udder in Show award at the 1994 National Holstein Show. She bred three EX and two VG daughters, one of which, Stardust Solitude, won the Junior Calf class at the National Holstein Show in 1997. Remarkably, the same class was then won by a grand-daughter of Walker Solitude, Fleetford Maverick Solitude, a year later in 1998. Throughout his career in farming, John was incredibly generous with his time in serving the wider farming community. He was a longstanding steward of Derbyshire County, Moorgreen and Ashbourne Shows and served for decades on the Derbyshire Holstein Club committee and the Derbyshire Dairy Herds Competition committee. He also helped where he could with Anne’s role as Derbyshire YMA and then HYB Co-Ordinator. John always gave time and advice freely to those who were getting involved in showing for the first time. By making calves available for showing, he and Anne helped the next generation of dairy farmers and Holstein breeders.
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The cows always came first at Callow Carr Farm and long before animal welfare was a hot topic, John and Anne were passing this ethos on to anyone who worked for them or helped them. Winners of the Champion Herd in the Derbyshire Herds Competition in 1998, John and Anne took the difficult decision to sell the herd in 2002. They travelled up the M6 to the Wilsons to help restart the Highoaks herd after the foot-andmouth epidemic. In retirement John found more time to follow his beloved Derby County, both home and away and with a couple of big days out to Wembley too. He was also a keen fly-fisherman, a pastime which allowed him to make friends from all over the country. John was a true gentleman with a natural warmth that made him approachable and easy to befriend. He is survived by his remarkable wife Anne and will be sorely missed and fondly remembered as a wonderful friend. A man who loved a good cow, a big catch and a last-minute winner.
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Scotland The Scottish Holstein Club held its Annual Herds Competition Dinner and Awards Night at The Radstone Hotel, Larkhall to celebrate all the club has achieved this year. West of Scotland, Lanarkshire, Kintyre and South West made the best of a difficult year, holding events where possible and within the guidelines. In July the club held its Scottish Herds Competition, judged by Wayne Inman, of Witherslack. Eight herds took part and the winner on inspection was the Weatherup Family from Parkend and Lesmay herds, of Crossgates, who went forward to the UK Premier Herd Competition. Other class winners were announced with Brian and Michael Yates of the Logan herd, from Castle Douglas picking up the top spot for Overall Production and Inspection. Overall winner of the competition, based on points accumulated from various classes was won by Colin Laird of BylthBridge Holsteins.
The Herds Competition is kindly sponsored by CIS, and special thanks are due to Bruce Fairlie, who travelled the length and breadth of the country chauffeuring our judge. The organisers of the Awards dinner are indebted to sponsors Quest Farm Services and Trioliet who are great supporters of the club and make these events possible. If you have any queries relating to the Scottish Holstein Club, please contact Chairman David Yates (07860 845315) or Secretary Linda Brown (07929 335102). Further information on upcoming events and news can be found on the “Holstein Scotland South” Facebook page. Milk Records and Inspection (Errol Trophy & Bengalhill Trophy ) 1st Brian Yates, 4,440 2nd Colin Laird, 4,302 3rd Brian Weatherup, 4,240
Herds Inspection Whole Herd (Pauls Trophy) 1st Brian Weatherup, 2,000 2nd Steven Roan, 1,980 3rd Colin Laird, 1,960 Group of 10 (Boclair Trophy) 1st Kevin Lawrie 2nd David Yates Milk Records Only (CBS Trophy) 1st Brian Yates 2,640 2nd Colin Laird 2,342 3rd Brian Weatherup 2,240 Progeny Group (Aries Trophy) 1st Colin Laird, Solomons 2nd Brian Weatherup, Atwood 3rd Andrew Wilson, Kingdoc Heifer Group (Forrester Trophy) 1st Brian Weatherup 2nd Colin Laird 3rd Steven Roan Best Animal Exhibitor Bred (Riddets Trophy) 1st Brian Yates, Eastford Diamondback Tabitha 2 ET 2nd Colin Laird, Blythbridge Atwood Primrose 3rd Alan Kennedy, Ettrick Ambassador Mercury
Also presented on the night was special awards to our Holstein Young Breeders. Firstly were long overdue awards to senior member, Alison Hunter and junior member Rory Scott who won back in 2019 but were never presented with their awards. These awards are presented to HYB members who have not only had personal successes in the showring but have also been a great asset to the club in the course of the year. The winner of the HYB Senior Member of the Year for 2021 was Neil Sloan and Junior Member of the Year was Mark Bryson. Their
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CLUBS Best Heifer Exhibitor Bred (Hamish Logan Trophy) 1st Colin Laird, Blythbridge Fitz Georgina 2nd Brian Weatherup, Parkend Gold Chip Rubine 3rd Steven Roan, Colvend Doorman Sara Best Animal Bought In (Russell Trophy) 1st Andrew Wilson, Inspired Fitz Molly 2nd Colin Laird, Cramar Cheerful A Cutes ET 3rd Kevin Lawrie, Hydaway Dice Raquel Red Cow Family (Bobbity Trophy) 1st Brian Weatherup – Parkend Atwood Betsy & Parkend Kingboy Betsy 2nd Andrew Wilson – Witherslack Mincio Joanne2 & Northshields Pharo Joanne 3rd Brian Yates – Logan Doorman Ambrosia 4 & Logan Grazie Ambrosia
Eastford Diamondback Tabitha 2 ET - Winner of the Exhibitor-Bred Cow Class
Winner of Overall Production and Inspection Award Michael Yates, East Logan
Lowest Cell Count (Animax Cup) 1st Steven Roan, 105 2nd Brian Yates, 131 3rd David Yates, 171 Best Newcomer (Auchencloigh Trophy) Winner: Alan Kennedy, Ettrick. Isle of Bute
Winner of the Glasgow Cup for most competition points gained is Colin Laird, of Blythbridge
Best Young Stock Person (SFBC Tray) Winner: Andrew Roan, Boreland of Colvend Most Points Gained in Competition (Glasgow Dairy Show Cup) 1st Colin Laird, 88 points 2nd Brian Weatherup, 76 points 3rd Andrew Wilson, 58 points HYB Junior Member of the Year (Strathay Trophy) Winner: Mark Bryson HYB Senior Member of the Year (Tom Gray Ardenlea Trophy Winner: Neil Sloan
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Western The ABAB handling classes resulted in a first place for Intermediate Handler Lilie Jones while Larissa Jones took fifth place in the Mature Handler class. Riverdane Holsteins took a third place and a sixth place in the class for calves born between 1st October and 30th November 2020, with Riverdane BBB Ghost and Riverdane Darlingo Rowena respectively. Big congratulations to Western HYB member Jodie Nutsford who won the Louise Hartley Award which is for a HYB member aged between 18 and 22, for making an outstanding contribution to the breed, HYB and their own Club.
Wimboldsley Mayday Admiration 2
The club nomination stated that Jodie is a quiet, determined, and valued member, who started showing at the very early age of four. Jodie has a huge range of achievements behind her, including taking first place for Junior handler at the age of 10; winning the Littlestar Award; taking first place for reason giving at the National Rally and travelling to Cremona to compete for Holstein UK. Jodie is always on hand to help by holding workshops for the HYB in showing, clipping and handling. For the club calf show in 2021, Jodie organised everything herself from choosing the calves and encouraging members. Jodie’s career is also all about cows as she is a third-year veterinary student at Liverpool University, hoping to go into large animal practice and helping out at home – even though she has a demanding course, you still find her in the milking parlour most weekends. Norton & Brooksbank reported that trade was fast and furious throughout the Wimboldsley Dispersal Sale on 18th November, with almost 450 milkers sold in just over six hours. Cattle were sold through the ring at one every 50 seconds.
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Buyers were keen to fill lorries and kept the trade high from start to finish. By the end of the day over 170 head had crossed the 2,000gns barrier with a top price of 2,850gns paid twice for a pair of fresh second calvers by ABS Mayday selling to J W Thomas from Carmarthen and M Evans, Oswestry, respectively. The fresh second and third calvers really were a superb bunch with almost all fetching over 2,000gns. Trade continued through to the finish with many fresh heifers in the range of 2,000-2,400gns. Most pleasing was the demand for laying off cows due back next year with many in the teens of hundreds with the better ones easily crossing 2,000gns. By the close of play almost 450 milkers sold to average £1,917. It should be noted that this average includes all animals including threequartered and cows with faults. Top prices – Wimboldsley Mayday Fiona to M Evans, Oswestry, £2,990; Wimboldsley Mayday Admiration, to J W Thomas, Carmarthenshire, £2,990; Wimboldsley Chamber Ruth, to J W Thomas, £2,940; Wimboldsley Trophy Luce, to J W Thomas, £2,940; Wimboldsley Bromley Rene, to G Thomasson,
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Western Holstein Club Young Breeders pose for a team photo at ABAB. A great weekend was had by all.
Cheshire, £2,835; Wimboldsley Bestman Beauty, to L Neville, Derbyshire, £2,835; Wimboldsley Hartley Damson, to J W Thomas, £2,835; Wimboldsley Jaguar Pansy, to R Watkins, Pembrokeshire, £2,780; Wimboldsley Jonas Sandra, to T H Peacock, Cheshire, £2,780; Wimboldsley Daredevil Ada, to T H Peacock, £2,780 A huge congratulations goes to Ray & Jill Brown who received the Ambassador Award at the prestigious Cheshire Farms Competition Awards Dinner, for their contribution to, and promotion of, agriculture in Cheshire. Everyone who knows them will agree they are very well-deserved winners; the Cheshire Farming community and Western Holstein Club will be forever grateful to them for all their effort and input.
Ray and Jill Brown, well deserved winners of a prestigious county farming award
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Shropshire Shropshire’s HYB section returned from a very successful weekend at the ABAB with all handlers doing a great job, especially bearing in mind that several members of a small and very young team were making their show debuts. All featured in top-half placings, while Izzy Smith led the way by being placed second to the overall Champion Handler. Day two saw all club calves being placed very highly – in fact five of the six all placed in the top 10 in each class. The team finished in a very good third place overall. Also of note was Sinead Morris’s runner-up award in the Littlestar Award. Pippa Tudor was nominated for the Louise Hartley Award. A young and enthusiastic team of young breeders performed well above expectations, thanks to the leadership and training of CoOrdinator Philip Arrell.
being Richard and Helen Apperley assisted by nephew Rob. Ten teams of five (and one with a few more!) demonstrated very high levels of knowledge along with some very creative ideas when the correct answers were harder to find. A great evening was made even more enjoyable by refreshments provided by Sue Cope and team. Our very own barman, Dave Gadd kept us well watered. At the AGM held at Halls Auction Mart, there were presentations from Chairman Philip Jackson, HYB CoOrdinator Phil Arrell, President Tim Preston, Treasurer Susan Cope and HUK Area Delegate Jane Whittaker. Following the elections, the new Chairman is Ed Seaton from Styche Holsteins. Tim Preston has been succeeded by Chris and Grace Brown who take on the role of Joint Presidents. Frank Dixon and Sue Cope were re-elected as Secretary and Treasurer respectively, with Brent Crothers elected as HYB Coordinator after Phil Arrell stepped down. The new Committee was completed with seven new members elected.
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Chairman Ed Seaton’s first task was to present Phil Jackson and Phil Arrell with well-deserved framed HUK Club certificates for their work throughout the last two years. The meeting was followed by mulled wine and mince pies and an entertaining presentation by Jonny Dymond, senior auctioneer and Mart Manager at Halls Auction Marts. Jonny recalled his life experiences, thoughts and experiences within the dairy industry – which was very interesting and very entertaining. The Dispersal Sale of the famous Woodmarsh Holsteins attracted a huge crowd both in person and also many keen buyers bidding via the Marteye platform. What a herd this is with outstanding cows, pedigrees a mile long, type that most people can only aspire to and production second to none. Frank Dixon
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Friesian leader glad he sharpened his pedigree teeth in pig and sheep industries British Friesian Breeders Club Vice-Chairman Patrick Davies says he is fortunate that sheep and, particularly, pigs came before dairying in his farming career. He tells Howard Walsh how past livestock experience helped shape some of his business decisions
Patrick Davies and his step-daughter, Zoe Lemarechal
It is almost 40 years since Patrick Davies had his first experience of dairy cows – when his father Ivor, an agronomist and feed representative, agreed to take on a retiring client’s small dairy herd in Gloucestershire. “We had pedigree Landrace pigs at that time and were quite well known in the breed, showing all over the country. Having been thrust into dairy cows, we moved from the smallholding we had in Gloucestershire and moved down to Pembrokeshire where cow numbers increased to about 70. We were, of course, in the era of milk quotas at that time and we had to buy all our quota,” says Patrick. “However, the interest in ‘pedigree’ which we had with the Landrace persisted, and being aware of how
the data on individual animals can be of value, we decided to go pedigree with the cows. British Friesians were our choice. My father was an early member of the BFBC and a past president. “We expanded with judicious purchases from herd dispersals and some of those animals were the foundation of my current families in what is now the Hollinscourt herd, named after the Gloucestershire holding. “I had also bred pedigree Texels in the early 1980s and I knew that 71 the journal holstein uk
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Eight- to nine-month-old calves
good animals with a pedigree could command a greater value than good animals without. You have more information in front of you to help in the breeding decisions you make,” he says. But it was the pigs which Patrick says helped bring the focus on cost management and on greater precision in general, in relation to the whole business. “It is all about regularly analysing what you are doing and making sure there is a margin at the end of it. That is why I think it would be good if everyone going into dairying could spend at least some time on a pig unit beforehand – although of course, most people can’t or wouldn’t want to,” says Patrick. However, he says regularly crunching the numbers and considering the options, has helped see a regular profit from what is at present a comparatively small herd. It is also helping him to get
The Mount farmland is situated in one of the most scenic parts of Cheshire
the business on a firm footing for stepdaughter Zoe to eventually take hold of the reins. “She is a real worker and very keen and I want to eventually formulate a plan for succession and have a clear strategy for the future.” Patrick moved up to Cheshire in 2004. He, his wife Liz and their family are tenants of the Grosvenor Estate on an FBT at The Mount Farm, Saighton. Says Patrick: “Milking cow numbers are currently around 140 but I would like to secure more land and buildings and if that can be achieved, it will mean we will calve another 30 heifers into the milking herd as soon as possible and then, perhaps, another 50 the year after.” “We are controlling costs quite significantly at the moment but if we can secure more acres and buildings within reasonable distance of here, then we will put the pedal down and I am already planning the re72 the journal holstein uk
seeding programme for increased cow numbers.” “We were averaging about 7,500 litres, cows and heifers combined, but recently we have taken the foot off the pedal a little and culled harder, not least on account of concentrate costs. Margin is what is important to me rather than yield per se. Having said that, we have a good number of 50-tonne cows coming through, but that is largely a result of the fact they are lasting seven or eight lactations and more.” He also says the business will be in a better position for the future on a new milk contract. “Now, in mid-December, I am selling to a cheese manufacturer who I have been selling to for the past two years. The milk price is better than some but with our aim of maximising combined solids, if I was already on the new contract with a dryer, our milk price would have been significantly enhanced,” says Patrick.
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Zoe moves the electric fence to open up a fresh section of stubble turnips Patrick Davies
The Mount Farm, Saighton, Cheshire, home to the Hollinscourt British Friesians
Hollinscourt Solo Nicola BFV86
However, it is not only the milk price and concentrate costs which have seen Patrick working his calculator and weighing up cropping options. “I see us not spending any more money on fertiliser but using more slurry, more effectively. The slurry will be analysed and we will do more soil sampling. We will grow more arable silages including barley, peas, vetches and other legumes and we will have a better rotation, also including red clover,” he says. Patrick acknowledges that there is one restriction on re-seeding plans, and that is the fact that there are 140 acres of ridge-and-furrow permanent grass, but says even that is now in a better and more productive state. “All in all, the focus will be on more re-seeding, better quality grass and other forages and increased milk production from those crops. This is what the British Friesian can do well and why I have stuck with the breed. I believe that in farming – what goes
around comes around….. and, right now, that is what is happening.” Hollinscourt is very much a grazing herd, often turned out in late February and then grazed with round-bale silage, buffer feeding until late autumn/early winter. This winter it was November 30th. Young heifers are reared in straw yards on a home-mixed 16% protein ration, having been weaned at 10 weeks, before which they are fed wholemilk in groups of six to 10. In-calf heifers are, in fact, outside until the New Year on grass and stubble turnips with some baled silage. Says Patrick: “British Friesian heifers are fine on this regime and, if anything, it is not about ensuring they maintain condition, it’s about watching just how much condition they do put on. But I have to say, it is not a problem as one thing they can do, is milk off their backs.” “The milkers, all in one group, are fed quality silages via a mixer wagon with a kg of milled barley, 73 the journal holstein uk
and then fed to yield in the parlour. With the price of diesel this season, and the tractor power requirement to chop bales, it would simply not be cost effective at present so they remain un-chopped. “I am looking for milk quality and efficiency and these come from other breeding goals rather than yield. These are the cows that produce the goods and I am adamant that the ‘British’ in British Friesian should be just that. While it might not be the direction some breeding companies would have us take, and I accept it might be somewhat controversial, I think they need to go along with what we, the breeders, can provide them with.” He points out that the club is now actively trying to keep available bloodlines as open as possible and limit the chances of in-breeding, and ensure that the British Friesian is fit for purpose in a milk marketplace which could well become more commodity-reliant.
The Hollinscourt herd at the feed barrier
“As a club we are trying to breed back to older bulls which were good in their time, in order to get an outcross. Personally, I have no qualms about going back several generations to bulls which were not over-used in the past. There is a school of thought that type could even have been better than now, but it is a matter of balancing that against some traits which admittedly, might not be quite as good. And that might be because some bulls are not being selected from Excellent cows.” Deangate Prince 2 is one of the older bulls that I am using for the first time just now and he has the likes of Hunday Falstaff, Huddlesford Doraman and Grove Brandy further back in his pedigree. Petterill Magnet and Lakemead Rancher have also had some impact in the Hollinscourt herd and Patrick also points to a maiden heifer he has by the Crosswell sire, Carden 2. “We genomically tested her and her half-brother and they both scored very highly on type,” he says.
Other, more recent, preferred sires include Gornal Commader, Petham Caesar, and the home-bred Hollinscourt Penstorm out of the Blackisle Laura family. Also homebred was Carrad, a high PLI bull used quite extensively in the mid2000s and beyond. Two Langley bulls, Brandy 2 and Berkley are also featuring in the herd’s more recent pedigrees. “Here I only register perhaps six or seven bulls a year out of the best cows, and notably those with multiple EX and multiple lactations. Most of them I sell privately. “There are definitely commercial milk producers who are looking at British Friesian again and this is where growth in semen sales is coming from and I believe the Friesian influence could usefully take the place of some other breeds, like Montbeliarde which some commercial men have seen the need to incorporate in their herds,” says Patrick. “I sell some bulls to some commercial milk producers who are not necessarily interested in them 74 the journal holstein uk
being registered, but they want the improvement in milk constituents. They just want to see what the dam did and what the bull itself looks like.” “It is important that our breed does not become just a smaller version of the Holstein and that means we must ensure we maintain ‘true type’, retain body capacity and depth and keep a square back end. We need to watch they do not have a too much propensity to lay down condition although, as I have already said, they do have the ability to milk off their backs without detriment.” “In a nutshell, the British Friesian is an effective outcross but it needs correspondingly effective marketing. There are big opportunities there for us,” he maintains. At The Mount Farm, calving is pretty much year round apart from about six weeks in July/August when time is made for some days away from the farm and relaxation. “I believe it is necessary to ensure a routine and a good work-life balance,” says Patrick.
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And this is being achieved despite not having the luxury of a large labour force. In fact, labour availability is not seen as a limiting factor on the sustainability of this business. Says Patrick: “There is normally just Zoe, myself and for two days each week, we have local man Gareth Cadwaladr who is flexible and reliable and can come in when needed. There is also Zoe’s partner who works elsewhere but can lend a hand.” “I believe in paying people well and I firmly believe there are plenty of 300-400 cow dairy units that will survive because they do have this good work-life balance. They might be just a father-and-son operation and maybe one or two employees, but there is a good place in this country for a moderate-sized dairy unit and sustainability is not necessarily about cows, and more cows,” says Patrick. Of course, The Mount Farm is tenanted and that, Patrick points out, does mean that in contrast to an owner-occupier with only minimal borrowings, there is always the rent to pay. “And when there are big decisions to be made about investment and the future, we might have more protracted discussions with the landlord. Having said that, our landlord is pretty good and I have been happy to invest myself in items such as fences, drainage, 1,500m of cow tracks etc.”
• 3 40 acres including 60 acres cereals, 140 permanent pasture, remainder temporary leys • M ainly medium silty loam with some heavier arable ground • U sing own machinery apart from umbilical slurry spreading, ploughing and cultivations • 16:16 herringbone Second calver Hollinscourt Rancher Robin with her Langley Berkley calf
• C ubicles for 160, mats topped with chopped straw and sawdust • Y oung heifers on straw yards • 9 0 Welsh half-bred ewes crossed to terminal sire
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would prefer not to have to even buy in a bull now and again.
• M id December average 7,379 litres at 4.44% fat, 3.38% protein
“We will never open up from being a closed herd and we are double-fenced against any neighbouring cattle,” says Patrick. And for the same reason, you will never see a Hollinscourt Friesian in the show-ring.
• P rojected at 7,669 litres (305day lactations) • A t present 8 EX, 38VG in the milking herd • M ain cow families include – Bee, Grouwstra, Julie and Robin
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Maiden heifers and in-calf heifers graze on stubble turnips at The Mount Farm
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Meet Your Member Name: Lauren Henry Club: Northern Ireland Age: 23 Prefix: Mostragee Holsteins Occupation: Ruminant Feed Advisor How long have you been in HYB? I became a member when I was 14 What made you decide to become a member? My brother Mark was a member who enjoyed taking part in the different activities involved with HYB, so I wanted to get involved too. What have been your highlights within HYB? My highlights have to be winning Champion Handler at the NI Calf Show for five years, qualifying for ABAB and being
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placed third a few times now (I’m yet to get myself a red rosette!) What is your favourite event in the HYB calendar? The Weekend Rally has to be my favourite event. It’s great to catch up with friends again and get competitive in the different activities – and I do love a good fancy dress party! What do you think you have gained from being part of HYB? I have gained many great friendships from HYB and seen some fantastic farms and cows. My confidence and public speaking have come on in leaps and bounds through showmanship and stockjudging.
What other hobbies do you have? I’m a keen hockey player. When I’m not farming at the weekends, you’ll often find me getting stuck in at a hockey match. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? I hope to be a successful ruminant nutritionist. What would you say to someone to encourage them in take part in HYB? HYB is great fun, it is filled with likeminded people and you will learn so much whether it be showmanship, clipping or stock-judging.
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The Semex UK President’s Medal – Winning Essay
The Time is Now to address climate change. As the future of the industry, share your vision of what a sustainable dairy operation should look like By CARI THOMAS Introduction
We can’t deny it. The climate in the UK is already changing. According to ‘The UK Climate 2020 Report’, last year was the UK’s third-warmest, fifth wettest and eighth-sunniest year since records began.
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And whilst it’s easy to mistake climate change as a problem for the future, it would be naïve to pretend that it’s not happening now. Whilst many feel the media exaggerates the dairy industry’s contribution to this crisis, we still have a responsibility to aim for a sustainable dairy operation.
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Therefore, the time is now for British dairy farmers to address this and minimise their impact on this evergrowing problem. To tackle this multi-faceted issue, a multi-faceted approach must be taken.
Soil management
Soil is one of the world’s most valuable assets, and healthy soil is essential for a sustainable dairy enterprise. At least a quarter of the farm should be soil tested annually, in order to write a Nutrient Management Plan which will detail crop nutrient requirements based on the soil health and fertility. Low emission slurry spreading equipment should also be used, which will maximise the efficiency of slurry use on farm. Both these aspects will increase the environmental and economical sustainability of a farm. In order to reduce nitrogen fertiliser requirements on farm, nitrogen fixing legumes including clover should be used. This will improve grass utilisation without increasing fertiliser inputs. There are more than 700 different types of soil within the UK. The more a farmer knows about the soil they have on the farm, the more efficiently they can manage this resource. With this variation within the industry, farmers will have to take an individual approach to the farm. Widespread approaches would be ensuring adequate farm tracks and multiple gateways to fields to decrease poaching when grazing cattle and avoiding out-wintering as well. As well as this, cover crops should be utilised to ensure minimum exposure for bare soil. Whilst grazing is not common practice for all dairy farms in the United Kingdom, grazing livestock is a great way of increasing organic matter levels within soil, therefore grazing stock when possible is a great way of improving soil health.
Genetics
The role of genetics in the sustainability of a dairy farm should not be underestimated. There are several industry-led and genetic company indexes now being incorporated, highlighting environmental benefits. AHDB, for example, has launched one of the first environmental led breeding indexes in the world, Enviro-cow. Expressed on a scale of about - 3 to +3, the highest positive figures are achieved by bulls which transmit the best environmentallyfriendly traits to their daughters. The index is based on a combination of lifespan, milk production, fertility and the new Feed Advantage index. Cows bred from these indexes are predicted to create the least greenhouse gas emissions in their lifetimes for each kilogram of solidscorrected milk they produce. Feed Advantage, another new AHDB index, allows dairy farmers to choose bulls with the greatest tendency to transmit efficient conversion of feed on to their daughters. Based on over 30 years of research and data, the index is expressed as a PTA in kilograms of dry matter intake saved during each lactation. On the pilot farm, the most efficient cows on the index consume as much as 400kg less in one lactation compared with the least efficient cows; this is a potential huge saving on feed making businesses more sustainable economically and environmentally. ST Genetics’ newly-released EcoFeed is an index that measures feed conversion, permitting genetic gains for the next generation. It’s been shown that high ecofeed progeny consume up to 4.7kg of feed a day (24% less). However, with genetic indexes such as Envirocow and Eco-Feed paving the way for genetic sustainability, it would still be prudent for farmers to consider their current breeding goals alongside these traits.
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Whilst these indexes will become more and more relevant in the future, healthy, fertile cows with a desirable type profile is still vital in producing milk sustainably and should not be ignored in pursuit of these new traits. Therefore, indexes such as Semex’s Immunity Plus, general health and fertility indexes and a correct balanced linear should also be considered within a mating decision. The use of a specialised mating programme and genomic testing should also be used on farm, to ensure that sexed semen is being used on the most suitable cows to produce the most profitable and efficient replacements, with the remainder of the herd being put to beef semen and being utilised in an integrated supply chain initiative.
Feeding
The World demand for soya beans is growing annually due to the increasing human demand for soya oil to meet population growth. Approximately 80% of soya oil is used for human food, and 20% for industry, pharmaceuticals and biodiesel. Soya has proved to be an invaluable source in feeding dairy cows across the world. Whilst zero deforestation soya does tackle to some degree of sustainability problems, it’s apparent that it’s easy to mix zero deforestation soya with conventional soya. Therefore, to ensure sustainable feeding of cows it would be prudent to avoid feeding soya at all. A suggested alternative would be rapeseed meal. Nutritionally it is a superior source of protein for dairy cows and is also a non-GM crop. Having lower protein levels in the diet, down towards around 16.0% of overall diet dry matter, would reduce emissions including ammonia, nitrous oxide and manure nitrogen emissions off
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released, therefore benefitting animal health and farm biosecurity.
In Great Britain, many dairy areas have the benefit of being able to grow high-quality silage. UK farmers, in a bid for increased sustainability, need to utilise the protein in grass silage more. Whilst it would be foolish to deny that there are challenges with lower protein diets, Reading University already has conducted a trial showing that this is possible. Alongside this, Kite Consultants have numerous highyielding herds who have already made the change.
Another benefit is processing slurry by AD and spreading the digestate, giving an increase in the nitrogen level taken up by plants, decreasing the amount lost to the environment. AD plants also could play a big part in cutting emissions on UK dairy farms, by capturing methane from slurry and using it to generate energy reduces emission from farm.
Renewable Energy
Nearly 40% of farmers and growers in the United Kingdom are already hosting some sort of renewable energy initiative on their holding. This equates to at least 10% of UK electricity needs, which is equivalent to roughly the electricity use of 10 million households. Some initiatives that could be adapted by UK dairy farmers are solar panels – either on land or agricultural buildings – wind turbines and anaerobic digestors. Slurry-only anaerobic digestors are becoming more popular on UK farms. These use only the manure and slurry available on the farm. Each tonne of organic dry matter in slurry can produce 300-400 cubic metres of biogas, meaning a 300cow unit can collect enough slurry to support a 50kW plant, whilst avoiding the input cost of energy crops and better matching the electricity requirement of the farm. Whilst it would not suit every dairy farmer, it can offer operational, economic and environmental benefits to many. It would offer lower electricity bills, payments from excess energy from the RHI tariff. As well as this, passing slurry through a fermenter suppresses bacteria such as E Coli, resulting in a reduction of farm-based pathogens
Water
On farms, the necessity of water for animal welfare and dairy hygiene cannot be overplayed. Over the past 10 years, farmers have taken positive steps and there has been a phenomenal rise in the number of dairy farmers monitoring water use. Simple and effective steps used widely on farms include rainwater collection, reusing water from plate coolers, and diversifying water supplies e.g. through using a borehole or pumping water from a local water source. There are now talks for dairy producers to be able to benchmark water use in the future to judge not only the effectiveness of water conserving practices against their own past performance, but their performance against other dairy farms. The industry-led Dairy Roadmap noted slurry as a valuable resource through effective management, returning vital nutrients and organic matter back to the soil. This should be done through a nutrient management plan. Effective nutrient management reduces water pollution. Tried & Tested, is an industry initiative set up with support from Catchment Sensitive Farming, which helps farmers improve nutrient management planning using a toolkit. This toolkit enables farmers to practically plan and record nutrient use and offers advice to
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enable farmers to meet regulatory requirements.
Waste and recycling
Since the 2006 Waste Management Regulations meant that agricultural and horticultural wastes are now classified as ‘controlled wastes,’ there has been an increase in the number of recycling companies operating on farms to remove and recycle waste materials. Plastic wastage is a hot topic not only in our industry, but globally, and on dairy operations, single-use plastic is widely used. There are several schemes across the country, to help combat this problem. Getting started simply requires farmers to separate and bag up farm waste according to the type of plastic. Farmers can then deliver to a local Environmental Agency (EA) regulated collector site or arrange for collection. As well as recycling, steps can be taken to reduce plastic use to start, such as buying in bulk – especially feed and fertiliser – and switching to big square bales. Currently net wrap cannot be recycled, so switching to big square bales lessens this problem.
Conclusion
As well as producing the nation’s food, farmers have a vital role in protecting the environment, safeguarding watercourses and reducing greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions. British dairy farmers are already working hard to reduce their environmental footprint and, as a result, greenhouse gas emissions from UK dairy farms have declined sharply over the last 20 years. Lowering greenhouse gas emissions is a responsibility that lies with us all, and I believe that the suggestions outlined in this essay would allow British dairy farmers to operate in an environmentally sustainable way, whilst still being profitable and progressive.
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First place and Best Udder Intermediate Cow and Grand Champion Holstein – Hallow Atwood Carmen, exhibited by Hallow Holsteins
Three class wins for Hallow as Carmen takes the title at Royal Ulster Words and pictures by Claire Swale
Following a one-year hiatus, the Royal Ulster Winter Fair made a successful return to the Eikon Exhibition Centre, to conclude the Holstein showing calendar for 2021. Packed with festive cheer, the Winter Fair enabled farmers, dairy enthusiasts and 81 the journal holstein uk
industry specialists to network and do business, as exhibitors from both sides of the border competed for the top honours. Overseeing the judging was Mr. Edward Griffiths of the Coachgate herd. Running the eye over every breed, the crowd
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Junior Champion – Jones Crushtime Patricia, exhibited by Jones & Knowlesmere Holsteins
Intermediate heifer in milk (L to R) – First place and Best Udder LB Anna, exhibited by D Simpson, R Timlin & M Henry; 2nd Evergrange Solomon Fame, Melvin Masterson; 3rd Annaghmore Fitz Atlee, Joel Richardson
appreciated his concise and clear reasons, and consistency of his placings throughout the day. The day began with a class of 15 Junior heifers. Commenting that there was a big variation in the ages and sizes of heifers forward, Judge Griffiths selected Jones Crushtime Patricia, exhibited by Jones and Knowlesmere Holsteins as his winner. Patricia’s grand-dam is T-Triple-T Durham Poppi EX95 a third-generation All-American nominee from the Paige family. “A terrific heifer with tremendous dairy strength through the front end and fantastic
First place and Best Udder Junior Heifer in Milk & Overall Heifer in Milk Champion – Damm Tatoo Sallie exhibited by G & D Simpson
Judge Edward Griffiths pictured with his Champion & Reserve Heifers in Milk. L to R Damm Tatoo Sallie exhibited by G & D Simpson & LB Anna exhibited by D Simpson, R Timlin, M Henry
depth and openness through the midsection,” remarked Judge Griffiths, giving her the advantage for being more stylish and more refined than the extremely powerful heifer in second. Placing second was an entry from Wilson and Andrew Patton, Monamore Miss Elly’s Doorman, a December born Doorman from the Whittier Farms Lead Mae family that they purchased earlier in the year from Irish breeder Tom Kelly. Recognising her near perfect rump structure, Judge Griffiths preferred her leg set and locomotion over Mostragee Denver Ambrosia, who finished third. 82 the journal holstein uk
Slatabogie Unstopabull Chipper Red triumphed in the Intermediate Heifer class, securing the red ribbon for Alan and William Paul. Previously Honourable Mention at the Northern Ireland Holstein Young Breeders Calf Show, she is a daughter of Wiltor Chipper Rosie Polled Red, EX94, a 12-star brood cow and a two-time All-Britain winner. Admiring her extreme length, Judge Griffiths preferred the quality of her rump, particularly whilst on parade, over Dalevalley Sidek Aiko, exhibited by Roy Cromie. Judge Griffiths preferred Aiko’s refinement and bone quality – particularly in the rear legs – over Hilltara Diamondback Maude 9 in third.
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First place and Best Udder Junior Cow in Milk having had two calves (Section 2) & Honourable Mention Champion Mostragee Bomber Louise 3, exhibited by the Henry family
Judge Edward Griffiths became the first Englishman to officiate in the shows 35 year history
Easing her way to a comfortable victory in the Senior Heifers was Hallow Diamondback Twizzle 3, exhibited by Phillip Jones. The Twizzles have been one of Hallow’s most successful families since embryos purchased from Luck-E hit the ground, with females and embryos sold throughout Europe. From six generations of Excellent dams, the Judge really admired Twizzle’s tremendous breed character, and immense frame, commenting on her exceptional length and openness and her outstanding udder promise. Standing second was Whinchat Goldchip Beauty 3, from Wallace and Joan Gregg. Purchased in the Whinchat sale, Beauty traces back to Rainyridge Tony Beauty EX94, the oldest cow to ever win Supreme at World Dairy Expo. Judge Griffiths preferred her femininity, particularly through the front end, and her depth and openness of her rear rib over the powerful Hydaways Jordy Raquel Red in third. Six heifers returned to compete for Holstein Junior Champion. Describing all his contenders as great examples of the breed, Judge Griffiths had no hesitation in selecting Jones Crushtime Patricia as Junior Champion. He had admired her since the moment she set foot in the ring; she just had so much style, with more quality in her rear legs and better locomotion than Hallow Diamondback Twizzle 3 who stood Reserve Junior Champion. The milking classes commenced with six Junior Heifers in Milk. Judge Griffiths headed straight to Damm Tatoo Sallie to lead
the class, exhibited by George and David Simpson. “A lovely heifer to win the class, by far the most correct frame and the best udder in class,” he enthused. Standing second, Kilvergan Fuel Dawn, from the Haffeys’ calved at 1-11. The Judge preferred her extension through the neck and extra strength through the front end over the snug-uddered Hallow Sidekick Embrace 2, in third. Eleven heifers entered the ring for the Intermediate in Milk class. Claiming the coveted red ribbon was a direct daughter of KHW Regiment Apple Red EX96. Purchased at the last European Championship show in Libramont as a first choice, LB Anna is sired by Stone-Front Artist. Owned by a syndicate consisting of David Simpson, Mark Henry and Rory Timlin, she scored VG-2yr just five days fresh and will be rescored imminently. “Exactly what a heifer in milk should look like,” said Judge Griffiths. “She has so much style and balance throughout, so much width to the rump and so much depth to her frame.” Awarding her Best Udder in class, the judge preferred her locomotion to Evergrange Solomon Fame, who secured second. Exhibited by Melvin Masterson, this big black heifer was admired by Judge Griffiths, who said she was a heifer any breeder would love to milk, citing the teat size and positioning as key factors in her placing over Annaghmore Fitz Atlee from Joel Richardson in third. 83 the journal holstein uk
Heading the Senior Heifer in Milk class was another entry from the Paul Brothers. Slatabogie Manana Secure August Red VG87-2yr is bred from eight generations of Excellent dams, and traces back to the legendary white cow D-R-A August EX96. Winning the class comfortably, Judge Griffiths admired her dairy strength, commenting on her hard top-line, fantastic rump structure and her superior udder. Long-time supporters of the show, Gaston and John Wallace secured second place with Printshop Uno Edith 8. Over a year calved, she had more length, and dairy character, and an advantage throughout the mammary system over Ernevale Sidekick Vito from Seamus Gunn in third. A quality line-up of first and second placed animals stood nose-to-tail in the centre of the ring for the Heifer in Milk Championship. Describing the contenders as having everything he wanted, Judge Griffiths selected Damm Tatoo Sallie as his Champion over LB Anna in Reserve. He remarked: “When you get behind my champion there’s so much strength and width throughout and she carries her milk a little higher and wider than the beautiful heifer in Reserve who is just going to get better and better.” Six Junior Cows in Milk, having had two calves, were next up after lunch. Another comfortable win for Hallow Holsteins saw Hallow Sol Twizzle VG89 at the top of the class, admiring her balance, dairy feminine frame
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Junior Cow in Milk having had two calves (L to R) – First place and Best Udder Hallow Sol Twizzle, Hallow Holsteins, 2nd Kilvergan Adorable Emms S Haffey & Sons; 3rd Damm Victor Anneke, G & D Simpson
There was great quality and depth in the classes. Pictured are the top-ofthe-class Junior Cow in Milk having had two calves (Section 2)
Intermediate Cows in milk having had three calvings (L to R) – First place and Best Udder, Hallow Atwood Carmen, Hallow Holsteins; second Glasson Silver Su Gail, S & P Haffey; third Glasson Merrick G Rosebud, S & P Haffey
Senior Cow in Milk having had four or more calves – 1st Baldonnel FM Sunshine, John Dowling; 2nd Ballyboy Sid Carmen Ballyboy Holsteins; 3rd (Best Udder) Wiltor Mesdoor Jasmine, A & W Paul
and beautiful clean bone. “Today she shows me more refinement, and it’s the advantage in her height and width of rear udder that takes her over my second-placed cow.” That was Kilvergan Adorable Emms VG87-2yr, fresh a little over a month. Judge Griffiths cited her symmetry through the mammary system and superior rear udder as his reasons for placing her ahead of Damm Victor Anneke, again from George and David Simpson. Winning the older section of the Junior Cows in Milk was Mostragee Bomber Louise 3 from
the Henry family. Judge Griffiths remarked on how this was “his type of cow”, admiring her balance, dairy strength and style throughout. “Today she just has the advantage for that extra depth of rib and quality of teat placement, particularly through the foreudder over my beautiful long, clean cow in second.” That cow in second was Peak Chief Fran, exhibited by Martin Millar and purchased in the Sterndale and Peak dispersal sale. Well balanced and full of breed character, Fran 84 the journal holstein uk
gained advantage over third-placed Peak Solo Rhapsody for “her overall dairyness, openness of rib and her extra width through the rear udder”. The next class into the ring was the Intermediate Cow in Milk class, for cows having had three calvings. Six cows paraded, with the Judge commenting on how much depth and quality there was to the class. Hallow Holsteins secured another win, this time with Hallow Atwood Carmen VG89, who was fresh five months. Admiring her fabulous
SHOW REPORTS frame, Judge Griffiths enthused about what a phenomenal milk cow Carmen was, citing her height and width of rear udder and superior veination as reasons for placing over the extremely powerful cow in second, Glasson Silver Su Gail VG89. Bred from six generations of EX dams, a fantastic young cow with so much power throughout, Judge Griffiths gave Gail the advantage for having more bloom through the mammary system than Glasson Merrick G Rosebud who placed third. The Senior Cow in Milk class was extremely close, Judge Griffiths commented on the exceptional quality of his top three cows. After careful deliberation, Baldonnel FM Sunshine EX92 from John Dowling secured the red ribbon edging Ballyboy Sid Carmen 1039 EX94 into second. “We have two superb Senior cows at the top of the line today,” remarked the Judge. “Both have outstanding frames, but my winning cow just has the advantage for being smoother through the rump and cleaner through the tail head than this beautiful cow in second.”. Winning Best Udder in this class was thirdplaced Wiltor Mesdoor Jasmine EX94 (96
Results
Judge: Mr Edward Griffiths, Coachgate Heifer, born 1st December 2020 – 1st June 2021 1st Jones Crushtime Patricia (Crushtime), Jones & Knowlesmere Holsteins (Exhibitor Bred) 2nd Monamore Miss Elly 95 (Doorman), Patton Wilson & Andrew 3rd Mostragee Denver Ambrosia IMP (Denver), Mr R Cromie Heifer, born 1st June – 1st December 2020 1st Slatabogie Unstopabull Chipper Red (Unstopabull), Alan & William Paul (Exhibitor Bred) 2nd Dalevalley Sidek Aiko ET (Sidekick), Mr R Cromie 3rd Hilltara Diamondback Maude 9 (Diamondback), G & D Simpson Heifer, born 1st December 2019 – 1st June 2020 1st Hallow Diamondback Twizzle 3 (Diamondback), Hallow Holsteins (Exhibitor Bred) 2nd Whinchat Goldchip Beauty 3 (Goldchip), Wallace & Joan Gregg 3rd Hydaways Jordy Raquel Red (Jordy), Stephen Watterson Junior Heifer, in milk, born after 1st August 2019 1st Damm Tatoo Sallie (Tatoo), G & D Simpson (Best Exhibitor Bred & Best Udder) 2nd Kilvergan Fuel Dawn (Fuel), Stephen & Sons Haffey 3rd Hallow Sidekick Embrace 2 (Sidekick), Hallow Holsteins
First Senior Cow in Milk & Reserve Champion Baldonnel FM Sunshine, exhibited by John Dowling
Mamm) from the Paul Brothers. Sealing a win in the Production class for Cows having produced a minimum of 50,000kgs of milk was Seamus Gunn’s Ernevale Destry Triuna EX93, milking in her sixth lactation having had six natural heifer calves! With all the Holstein classes complete, the ringside was packed for the Holstein Championship decision. Judge Griffiths commended all the exhibitors, commenting on what a tremendous show it had been, with depth and quality in every class. After analysing his six contenders one final time, Hallow Atwood Carmen, the winning Intermediate Cow was tapped out
Intermediate Heifer, in milk, born 1st February – 31st July 2019 1st LB Anna RC (Artist), R Timlin, D Simpson & M Henry (Best Udder) 2nd Evergrange Solomon Fame P (Solomon), Mr Melvin Masterson 3rd Annaghmore Fitz Atlee (Fitz), Mr Joel Richardson (Best Exhibitor Bred) Senior Heifer, in milk, calved by three years of age, born before 1st February 2019 1st Slatabogie Manana Secure August Red (Manana), Alan & Paul William (Best Exhibitor Bred & Best Udder) 2nd Printshop Uno Edith 8 (Uno), G & J Wallace 3rd Ernevale Sidekick Vito (Sidekick), Seamus J Gunn Junior Cow, in milk, having had two calvings 1st Hallow Sol Twizzle VG87 (Solomon), Hallow Holsteins (Best Exhibitor Bred & Best Udder) 2nd Kilvergan Adorable Emms (Adorable), Stephen & Sons Haffey 3rd Damm Victor Anneke (Victor), G & D Simpson Junior Cow, in milk (Snr), having had two calvings 1st Mostragee Bomber Louise 3 (Bomber), Henry Family (Best Exhibitor Bred & Best Udder) 2nd Peak Chief Fran (Chief), Mr Martin TC Millar 3rd Peak Solo Rhapsody ET (Solomon), Y Bradbury & S McLoughlin Intermediate Cow, in milk, having had three calvings 1st Hallow Atwood Carmen VG89 (Atwood), Hallow Holsteins (Best Exhibitor Bred & Best Udder) 2nd Glasson Silver Su Gail (Silver), S & P Haffey 3rd Glasson Merrick G Rosebud (Merrick), S & P Haffey
Holstein Cow Championship top three (L to R). Champion: Hallow Atwood Carmen VG89; Reserve: Baldonnel FM Sunshine EX92; Honourable Mention: Mostragee Bomber Louise 3 VG88
as Champion, with Senior Cow Baldonnel FM Sunshine, in Reserve and Mostragee Bomber Louise 3 securing the Honourable Mention award. Mr Griffiths commented on what a privilege it was to judge such a great show and to have three outstanding individuals in front of him that any breeder would love to milk. “My Champion today has a phenomenal side profile, with great depth and openness to her rib,” he remarked. “Ladies and gentlemen – what a great show!”
Senior Cow, in milk, having had four or more calvings 1st Baldonnel F M Sunshine (Flashmatic), John Dowling (Best Exhibitor Bred) 2nd Ballyboy Sid Carmen 1039 (Sid), Ballyboy Holsteins 3rd Wiltor Mesdoor Jasmine (Mesdoor), Alan & William Paul (Best Udder) Production Class, cow having produced a minimum of 50,000kgs in her lifetime 1st Ernevale Destry Triuna (Destry), Seamus J Gunn (Best Exhibitor Bred & Best Udder) Heifer Championship Champion: Damm Tatoo Sallie (Tatoo), G & D Simpson Reserve Champion: LB Anna RC (Artist), R Timlin, D Simpson & M Henry Junior Championship Champion: Jones Crushtime Patricia (Crushtime), Jones & Knowlesmere Holsteins Reserve Champion: Hallow Diamondback Twizzle 3 (Diamondback), Hallow Holsteins Breed Championship Champion: Hallow Atwood Carmen VG89 (Atwood), Hallow Holsteins Reserve Champion: Baldonnel F M Sunshine (Flashmatic), John Dowling Best Exhibitor Bred Holstein Hallow Atwood Carmen VG89 (Atwood), Hallow Holsteins Premier Exhibitor Alan & William Paul (Slatabogie)
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Facts and figures behind a year of buoyant sales Three leading UK dairy auctioneers reflect on a year of buoyant pedigree Holstein sales in 2021. Mark Davis of Kivells, Glyn Lucas from Harrison & Hetherington and Mark Lee from Norton and Brooksbank give us their views
ML: Rather than a shift as such, we just see a continued demand for better quality cattle both in terms of the high-end elite animals and, more noticeably nowadays, many of our commercial, large herd producers who come to purchase cattle from pedigree herd sales. More and more of these large-scale producers, many of which run flying herds, appreciate the benefit of buying better quality cattle and they associate this with pedigree status.
We saw some great sale averages achieved in 2021; what was your highlight? MD: There have been some fantastic sales throughout the year, and we have seen some old established commercial pedigree herds sold with excellent overall averages. Dispersal sales of the Wilsey and Cransworth herds saw exceptional trade. And, of course, one of the highlights was the Willsbro sale on 7th June in Exeter with an average of £4,082 on 43 milkers and an overall average on 124 head of £3,298. GL: There were several memorable events such as Sterndale, Warnelview and Willsbro. However, Berryholme was the highlight for me as it was much more than a sale – it was a celebration of the Holstein cow. ML: We have been lucky enough to conduct so many great sales this past year, but the highlight would
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have to be the recent Woodmarsh Dispersal. It will go down as one of the all-time great herd sales with over 500 head being sold to achieve the highest grossing one-day sale ever – £1.3m. Has 2021 seen a shift in demand for pedigree Holstein animals and, if so, why? MD: There seems to have been a lot more pedigree herds sold this year. TB, of course, still plays a big part of the demand for pedigree cows with a stronger valuation. There is strong interest from breeders in pedigree which is encouraging.
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GL: Pedigree cattle always demand a premium. The last 20 years have been about herd expansion, and we now see a lot of these businesses wanting to focus on improving what they have rather than continuing to expand. This shift in focus will only gain momentum as issues with labour, environment and carbon become more challenging; the pedigree Holstein cow has many of the answers to these hurdles. 86 the journal holstein uk
Are buyers seeing the value of pedigree Holstein animals? MD: Certainly, the farmers buying top-end pedigrees are seeing the value of pedigree. The commercial pedigrees generally give you an indication of the quality of the cow and family with the history of milk records and classifications. GL: One of the most repeated statements from our customers is: “The top end of the price list are always the best value for money”. Milk producers and breeders want value for money, and they consistently get this when purchasing quality pedigree Holsteins. Higher production, more kilograms of butterfat and protein, more lactations…the list could go on. ML: Buying pedigree cattle is not just about whether or not you see an instant benefit from that animal being registered. The real advantage comes from building longer-term value in your herd through improving overall quality. I have always argued that very few investments can accumulate value better than the purchase of a high-end animal. Through embryo transfer or even just sexed semen, you soon see rapid capital growth
SALES REPORTS watching and it has made a huge difference to our sales through the pandemic. GL: We did use the online bidding platform prior to the Covid-19 lockdown but it didn’t get much use with people preferring to bid over the phone if they couldn’t attend in person. This quickly changed and online is now a vital part of the sale service we offer both at the sale centre and on farm. In 2021, 32% of all purchases were made online through our dairy sales, 26% of our buyers were new in 2021 and I feel the online platform played an important role in this.
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in the stock you’re breeding. For smaller farms or new entrants, it is a relatively easy way to build capital. How has Marteye/online bidding platforms changed sales? MD: Without doubt Marteye has been a game-changer for our dairy sales and we have seen an increased audience of buyers at all our sales. We have attracted buyers from all over the UK from the comfort of their own home. For some buyers they may not have the time to travel. Whether you have an entry of 20 cows or 200 there is always a buyer
ML: The introduction of online bidding has transformed the dairy cattle sales industry over the last two years. We were the first firm to introduce Marteye to mainland UK and we continue to see more and more farmers taking advantage of its benefits. We regularly see over 40% of sales sold online and more importantly 70-80% of lots in a sale receive bids via the internet. We currently have almost 2,000 registered buyers online. I would not entertain an auction nowadays without it. How do you feel genomics are affecting sale prices? MD: We sell very few cattle at the moment that have been genomically tested. Yes, for sure, if something has got exceptional figures it does
help – but the interest really is still in the cow family. GL: I feel genomics are not having the effect in sale prices I thought they would have had when they were introduced just over 10 years ago. I had predicted that every pedigree animal would get tested back in 2009 but this hasn’t happened in the UK, and I feel breeders are missing out by not testing their animals. The top price animal this year was a Zazzle daughter from the Boghill Glamour sale selling for 40,000gns; her GTPI was over 3,000 and her GPLI was almost £900. Breeding for the top end of the genomic market is becoming more challenging as genetic providers try and corner the market. The genomic type market is consistently giving breeders a strong return on investment. Many UK cow families will be high on genomic type and I would encourage more breeders to start testing. ML: Genomics may well be a tool used in on-farm management but, other than a few elite level animals, I see no demand or uplift in prices due to genomic value. Ironically, I would say that misguided use of high genomic sires has resulted in a lot of very poor cattle and many disgruntled farmers. Have you seen an increase in private sales in recent years? MD: I wouldn’t say there has been much of an increase in our private sales and they would be fairly similar to the year before. When trade is strong, you can’t beat the sale-ring and it has been like that all year. GL: Private sales is an important part of the service we provide our farmers and tends to grow year on year. The backbone to private sales is, of course, the live auction ring which establishes values. ML: Farm-to-farm sales have always been the mainstay of our business and that continues to be the case. The majority of our work is supplying fresh heifers to largescale farms across the country, most of which operate flying herds.
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SALES REPORTS What are your predictions going into 2022? MD: I think we will continue to see the trade very strong throughout the year and we could actually see heifers in short supply if the milk price remains strong. That said, I think we will continue to see a steady run of dispersals, with a number of farms not meeting the high standards and measures to produce milk. Also the nationwide shortage of staff will likely continue to have an effect.
Have you found a growing international demand for UK genetics? If so, why? GL: Interest in UK genetics in all sectors is remarkable for dairy, beef and sheep. Brexit has left it more challenging to export to our closest neighbours – we don’t seem to have an effective voice to resolve these issues which is disappointing. I hope 2022 sees a resolution to these issues with a return to workable livestock movements for all of the UK and admission for livestock to all European ports from the UK. ML: Last year we sold animals to Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Holland and two large shipments to the Middle East. We see interest in elite pedigree animals and, recently there has been huge demand for fresh cows in general due to a Europe-wide shortage. Unfortunately, since Brexit, it has become almost impossible to export large numbers from the UK. We are currently working with the relevant authorities, both here and in the EU, to re-open export channels.
Boghill Glamour Zazzle C Carlin who sold for 40,000 guineas to Genus Breeding Ltd
GL: Our top price animal in 2021 was Berryholme Silvio Flo, who sold for 27,000gns. Nine members of that family sold on the day to average almost £8,500. Berryholme Silvio Flo was a super attractive individual that flirted with perfection; her dams’ classifications were EX93, EX94, EX94, EX92 & EX96 and featured two National Champions in her direct lineage. ML: Both of our top prices last year were achieved at the Boghill Glamour sale in Northern Ireland – 40,000gns and 31,000gns for two of the highest indexing animals ever to sell at auction. Both were bought by international AI companies Berryholme Silvio Flo made a top price of 27,000 guineas
What was the top price Holstein animal you sold in 2021, and why were they so sought after? MD: I was honoured to have been a guest auctioneer at the Woodmarsh Dispersal and I sold Woodmarsh Impression Melody 17 VG88 for 12,500gns. She was a potential sixth generation Excellent secondcalver, giving over 64kg and looked absolutely phenomenal! 88 the journal holstein uk
GL: Demand for pedigree Holstein cattle will continue to be strong throughout 2022 as milk price continues to increase. Information is key to the success of any dairy enterprise and pedigree Holstein cattle have the information that can affect your bottom line. Production, butterfat, protein, health traits, cell counts, fertility, longevity and much more information is available when selecting pedigree cattle and these all affect your profits each year. So embrace the information and use it to your benefit. ML: There is currently a shortage of cattle, particularly fresh heifers, as well as a demand for dairy products that outstrips supply – a situation not seen in the last 20 years and one that bodes well with regard to demand and prices for cattle. Questions remain whether milk prices stay ahead of unprecedented cost inflation, but it finally looks as though milk buyers have woken up to the fact that farm gate prices must rise – and fast.
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Gisburn pedigree dairies to £2,600 Auctioneers: Gisburn Auction Marts Averages: Pedigree Newly-Calved Heifers £2,099; Pedigree NewlyCalved Cows £1,914 The pre-sale Champion, a fresh heifer from G D Donkin, Copster Green, Blackburn, topped the Pedigree and Commercial Dairy Sale at £2,600. Copdon Klutch Marcia, a Redrock-View Klutch daughter out of a Seagull-Bay MVP dam, and with high fats and proteins behind her, was sold giving 26kg to F Wrathall, Gisburn, on behalf of a client. In what auctioneer Tom Greenow described as “an absolute bonanza of a trade reflecting
the quality on offer,” some 24 of the 49 milkers topped £2,000 with many others only marginally below. A consignment from Killinghall, Harrogate, vendors R C and S W Beecroft’s Hollinshall herd, peaked at £2,390 for a 35kg Westcoast Yamaska heifer from their Emma family and with a 12,978kg, EX90 grand-dam behind it. The buyers were T and M Green, Wigan who also paid £2,280 for another Yamaska heifer, from the same home. Messrs Beecroft also sold at £2,320 when J G and J Williams of Wrenbury, Cheshire, bought a third Yamaska-sired, 30kg heifer, this one having an EX91, twice-12,700kg grand-dam. T and M Green were buying again at £2,300 when they secured the heifer Corfield Major Marqi 39 from Chipping, Preston, vendors W
J and I France. Two more £2,280 bids came when Blackburn breeders R M and B Lucas’s Meinspride Goodwhone Marabella sold to B F Blezard, Ribchester, and D E Richardson’s Matcrest Chamber heifer from his Lovelyhall herd was knocked down to Gisburn buyers F A and T C R Wrathall. The sale’s Reserve Champion under Judge Mike Robinson sold at £2,180. It was one of two from M and J Bristol’s Claremont herd at Newton-in-Bowland, both selling to Halifax buyer W Wheelwright. Just three newly-calved cows were forward with a Riverdane Azar third-calver from Messrs France the dearest. From the Marqi family and with an EX90 dam and EX91-2 grand-dam, it sold at £2,380 to Gisburn buyer W Oldfield.
Fast trade, fast pace at Wimboldsley dispersal Auctioneers: Norton & Brooksbank, Guest auctioneer Mark Davis, Kivells Average: 440 Cows In Milk £1,917.00 One of the largest one-day milking herd sales to take place so far this year was the high-yielding Wimboldsley herd was dispersed on behalf of the Edge family, on farm just outside Middlewich. This 11,000kg herd displayed all the traits sought after by the modern day, largeherd dairyman and the records showed management levels of an equally high standard.
Large herd, volume buyers travelled from far and wide and together with online bidders via Marteye, cattle travelled to new homes in Cornwall, Northumberland, Suffolk, South Wales, Devon, Somerset, Lancashire and all parts of the Midlands. Trade was fast and furious throughout, with almost 450 milkers sold in just over six hours. Once again cattle sold through the ring at one every 50 seconds through the whole day. Buyers were keen to fill lorries and kept the trade high from start to finish. By the end of the day, over 170 head had crossed the 2,000gns barrier with a top price of 2,850gns, paid twice, for a pair of fresh second-calvers by ABS Mayday
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selling to J W Thomas from Carmarthen and M Evans, Oswestry, respectively. The fresh second and third calvers really were a superb bunch with almost all fetching over 2,000gns. Trade continued through to the finish with many fresh heifers in the range of 2,0002,400gns. Most pleasing was the demand for laying-off cows, due back next year with many in the teens of hundreds with the better ones easily crossing 2,000gns. By the close of play, almost 450 milkers sold to average £1,917.00. It should be noted that this average includes all animals including three-quartered and cows with faults.
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Holstein bulls to 2,200gns at Kilrea Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons A small entry of pedigree bulls attracted a ready market at Holstein NI’s autumn sale. Two bulls shared a joint top bid of 2,200gns, with auctioneer Mark Stewart confirming that four lots sold to average £2,231. First to sell at 2,200gns was the April 2020 born Ballylagan Hotspot P, bred by William, Lillian and David Campbell, Coleraine. Sired by Wilder Hotspot P ET, he was bred from Ballylagan Mardi Gras Supra ET EX922 SP LP50 who averaged 11,009kgs at 3.34% butterfat and 3.17% protein in four lactations. This bull hails from the famous Blondin Supra family and is backed by four generations of EX dams. Buyers were R Turtle and Co, Ahoghill. The Inch Genetics partnership of Jim Morrison and James Cleland, Downpatrick, realised 2,200gns for Inch Kudos. Born in June 2020, he was sired by Beaufort Karactacus, and is bred from the noted Daphne family. His dam Inch Pinnacle Daphne 10 ET BF V88 is bred from five generations of VG and EX cows, and averaged 8,108kg at 5.56% butterfat and 3.66% protein in three lactations. This bull is closely related to a number of bulls in UK AI studs, and was snapped up by Malcolm Robinson, Ballygawley. Next best at 2,050gns was the October 2019 Westenrade Altaspring son Inch Sparkle. He was bred from the Picston Shottle daughter Inch Persistent Daphne 2 SP VG87 who averaged 9,148kg at 5.20% butterfat and 3.34% protein in two 305-day lactations. Highest bidder was Alan McNair from Ballyclare. Also selling at 2,050gns was the Campbell family’s June 2020 Ballylagan Hotshot. Sired by Wilder Hotspot P, he is out of the homebred Ballylagan Mogul Stone 2 VG85 who averaged 7,898kg at 4.04%. butterfat and 3.47% protein in two lactations. Buyers were Messrs W and T Henry, Cookstown.
Brisk trade for dairy stock at Dungannon Auctioneers: Taaffe Auctions There was a brisk trade at Dungannon, with fresh-calved heifers and young cows selling from 1,350gns to a top of 2,750gns. Auctioneer Michael Taaffe reported that the October sale’s overall average was up £200 per head on the previous month. The sale leader at 2,750gns was Modelfarm Hartley Charm, bred and exhibited by Agnew Bros, Caledon. This two-year-old heifer was sired by De Su 13494 Hartley and is bred from a Cogent Supershot dam. She was two-weekscalved and sold to a County Fermanagh farmer. Two lots went under the hammer at 2,650gns. First to sell was the September 2019 Kilvergan Lampard Holly, a potential seventh generation VG and EX heifer from Stephen Haffey and Sons, Lurgan. Sired by Ards Lampard, her dam, Kilvergan Boastful Holly VG86, gave 13,878kg at 4.29% butterfat and 3.26% protein in her second 305-day lactation. Also selling at 2,650gns was the twoyear-old fresh-calved heifer Drumgoon Spring Kirsty from William Graham, Maguiresbridge. Sired by Westenrade Altaspring, she was bred from Drumgoon Cruise Kirsty. Three heifers attracted a bid of 2,600gns, and included the day’s Supreme Champion Killane Recoil Roberta 69 from brothers Austin and David Perry, Ahoghill. Born in September 2019, she is a daughter of Peak Altarecoil, and is bred from Killane Rubicon Roberta GP84-2yr
– sold for a top price of 3,150gns at the Dungannon Dairy Sale in October 2019. The pre-sale show was judged by Holstein NI President James Walker from the Caddy herd based in Randalstown. He praised the quality of heifers and cows catalogued for the monthly sale. Claiming the reserve championship title was the July 2019 Burnhill Mixer Mavis bred by Charlie Weir, Waringstown. An ABS Mixer daughter, her dam was the home-bred Burnhill Diehard Mavis GP83, who produced almost 12,000kg at 4.99% butterfat in her fifth lactation. This one sold for 2,450gns. Fresh-calved cows topped at 2,500gns, paid to Stuart Graham, Maguiresbridge, for the August 2018 Drumard Demon Sophie. Sired by Wintersell Demon, she is bred from Drumard Drummer Sophie. This cow was the winner of the Honourable Mention award. Calved in early September, she gave 7,350kg at 4.58% butterfat and 3.46% protein in her first 305-day lactation. Results from the judging ring: Heifer in-milk – Champion: Austin and David Perry, Killane Recoil Roberta 69 by Peak Altarecoil; 2; Reserve Champion: J and C Weir, Burnhilol Mixer Mavis by ABS Mixer; 3, R McLean and Sons, Relough Pepper Danna 6 by Delaberge Pepper. Cow in-milk – 1, William Graham, Drumard Demon Sophie by Wintersell Demon; 2, R McLean and Sons, Relough Casper Roxy by Claynook Casper; 3, William Graham, Drumgoon Dreamer Layla by Wiltor Dreamer.
Supreme Champion at Dungannon Dairy Sale in October was Killane Rubicon Roberta
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Woodmarsh Dispersal grosses over £1.3m Auctioneers: Norton & Brooksbank Averages: 229 Cows £3,347.16; 46 Served Heifers £3,633.91; 113 Maiden Heifers £2,106.97; 125 Calves £1,496.04; 2 bulls £2,625.00. 515 head £ 2,648.54 One of the largest and most successful Holstein sales of recent years took place on farm at Bomere Heath, near Shrewsbury, when the Gould family sold virtually their entire highly-respected Woodmarsh herd. The quality of the cattle in all age brackets was quite superb, and much admired by the large company in attendance, with many more following the sale on Marteye. Over 500 cattle went under the hammer at the rate of one a minute, averaging over £2,600 per head – a remarkable average considering 160 animals were under a year old. Buyers attended from throughout the UK – from Scotland to Norfolk, West Wales, Cornwall, Northern Ireland and all points in between, with over 40 animals sold to the Republic of Ireland. In a frenetic day’s trading, five animals broke the five-figure barrier and 165 made 3,000 guineas or more. The Woodmarsh herd has a history of over 50 years and moved from its original home in Lancashire to Shropshire 26 years ago, since when it has established a reputation as one of the country’s leading herds, breeding several bulls to become successful proven sires in the Cogent and Genus studs. The herd has attained the highest standards in conformation (over 160 EX & VG cows went through the ring), depth of pedigree, and production, with the current herd average being over 13,000kg at 4.5% fat and 3.24% protein. More than 40 animals were giving over 50kg on sale day. Its success has been based on three cow families in particular, the Lymes, Melodys and Zandras, and there was no shortage of breeders wanting to secure one or more of these for their own herds.
The top price was 19,000gs, for the outstanding milking heifer Woodmarsh Sidekick Zandra 6 (VG87-2yr), bred from six generations of Excellent cows and giving 46kg in her first lactation. The winning bid was made by Michael George, buying for his family’s noted Brynhyfryd herd in Pembrokeshire. Under-bidder was John O’Connor who had earlier purchased another of the star lots, Woodmarsh Impression Melody 17 (VG88), a potential sixth generation Excellent second-calver giving over 64kg, for his and his brother Brian’s Bawnmore herd in Kanturk, Co Cork, at 12,500gns. James McNeil from the Cairnpat herd, near Stranraer, is always difficult to beat when a top-quality animal enters the ring and he had to go to 16,000gns to secure the 88-pointed heifer Woodmarsh Unix Ola 5 ET, that has given over 11,000kg at 4.9% in her first lactation and is due again in January to Woodcrest King Doc. The first animal to break the five-figure barrier was another 88-pointed Zandra, in calf for her third in the spring to Wilder Dalliance, bought by Henry Sanderson for
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his family’s Lancashire-based Sandley herd for 10,000gns. Messrs Rees of the Anvil herd, near Aberystwyth, gave the same sum for another 46kg heifer from the Melody family. Probably the trade of the day was for the incalf heifers, which sold up to 5,200gns for a Delaberge Pepper daughter from the Barbie family, bought by Alan Porter, Lisburn, Co Antrim, while Khalfan Agri purchased 27 served and maiden heifers for export to the Middle East, including two at 5,000gns. Heifer calves at foot made a tremendous trade, with most making four figures, up to 7,000gns for a daughter of the top-priced animal by King Doc, bought by Hannah Edwards, Ford Heath, Shrewsbury. Despite the wet and windy weather, there was a great turn-out, testament to the popularity of the Gould family, and the sale demonstrated the continuing interest in top-quality Holstein pedigrees. Wendy Young and her superb Clippaholics team ensured that everything ran smoothly, with every animal coming through in order and without delay – essential with such a large sale.
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Thirty-six dairy beasts top £2,000 at Gisburn Auctioneers: Gisburn Auction Marts Averages: Newly-Calved Heifers £2,085; Pedigree Newly-Calved Cows £2,055; In-Calf Heifers to £1,700 Some 36 head from a large entry of newlycalved heifers and cows sold for £2,000 or more at the Christmas Show and Sale, with the Champion making £2,600. Topping the trade and selling to Judge David Wannop, from Heaton-with-Oxcliffe, was the August 2019 heifer Manunited Singstar Dawn 2 from M and J Bristol, Newton in Bowland. A daughter of Ekkel Singstar, with an EX90 Asterix grand-dam, the heifer was sold giving 29kg. Close behind on price at £2,520 was the Reserve Champion, a 35kg Doorman daughter from Feizor breeders W A and A Booth’s Melody family. With a long string of high-scoring EX dams behind it, the heifer also went home with the Judge. Three fresh heifers sold at £2,450, two of them going to N W and J M Coulthurst and Son, Goosnargh, Preston, who took a 33kg Meinspride heifer from R M and B R Lucas, Blackburn, and a Friedmar Altatoohot daughter from G and M A Smith, Samlesbury, Preston. Meinspride Control Rhapsody is out of a 50-tonne EX90 Windbrook-sired dam, which in turn was out of a 60-tonne Lee, while the Lucas entry is out of a Dalliance dam that gave 10,237kg with its second calf at 4.46% fat and 3.81% protein.
The third at £2,450 came from G D Donkin, Copster Green, Blackburn. Copdon Recoil Pretzel, out of a Jango dam, sold giving 29kg to R S Howard and Sons, Guide, Blackburn. A 35kg heifer from J and A H Rogerson’s Avenham herd at Singleton, Preston, sold at £2,420 to W Oldfield, Gisburn. By Hartford Rubi-Taz, the two-year-old heifer is from the herd’s Mica family and has a 16,000kg EX91 grand-dam. From the same home, Avenham Pepper Companion 2 has an 11,127kg dam and a 50-tonne, seventh generation VG/ EX grand-dam and was knocked down at £2,400 to Ribchester, Preston, buyer B F Blezard.
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Making the same price to the same buyer was a Broeks Hyperion daughter from P Knowles, New Hutton, Kendal. Another Friedmar heifer from Messrs Smith with plenty of milk behind it, sold at £2,320 to Messrs Coulthurst. There was also a strong demand for pedigree cows with a second lactation Monument Impression daughter entry from J and M Sanderson, Kirkham, topping the trade. Out of an EX93, 60 tonne dam it went at £2,400 to W Oldfield. Judge David Wannop took the Gisburn Christmas Show Champion Manunited Singstar Dawn 2 home with him
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Fantastic show at Dungannon’s November Dairy Sale Auctioneers: Taaffe Auctions A good show of cattle with some fantastic cows and heifers was how judge John McLean described this sale. Prices reached a ceiling of 3,200gns, and 22 lots sold at 2,500gns and over, with plainer types selling from 1,000gns upwards. Topping the day’s trade was the December 2019 heifer Drumard Skywalker Holly PLI £483 bred by William Graham, Maguiresbridge. Sired by Bomaz Skywalker, she is out of the home-bred Drumard Comet Holly, who averaged 12,814kg at 4.34% butterfat and 3.06% protein in two 305-day lactations. Mr Graham also secured the second-highest bid of the day, 3,160gns, for the December 2019 ABS Sassafras daughter, Drumard Sassafras Blossom 2 PLI £387. The same price was realised by Drumard Skywalker Fashion 2 PLI £307, another December 2019 Bomaz Skywalker daughter. Wilson and Andrew Patton, Newtownards, sold the November 2019 Ards FYI Barbie PLI £534 for 3,000gns. A potential 12th generation VG/EX female, she is a daughter of Melarry Frazzled FYI and is bred from Ards Peresus Barbie VG-2yr. Cows topped at 2,850gns, paid to Nelson Trimble and Partners, Kircubbin, for the September 2018 Sharkey All Time Sunshine PLI £403. Sired by SSI Headway Alltime, she is bred from Sharkey Glauco Sunshine VG86. Next best at 2,740gns was the December 2018 Drumard Glow Gem PLI £349 from William Graham. Sired by Relough Glow, her dam is the home-bred Drumard Drummer Gem 3. This young cow calved her second at the end of October, and produced 10,200kgs at 3.65% butterfat and 3.23% protein in her first 305-day lactation. Catching the Judge’s eye to claim the Supreme Champion ribbons was the thirdcalver Sharkey Masterplan Sheena GP82 PLI £47 from N Trimble and Partners. Sired
by Stantons Masterplan, her dam was the Cogent Altantic daughter, Sharkey Atlantic Sheena VG. She sold for 2,360gns. Judge John McLean from the noted Priestland Herd, Bushmills, commented: “The champion is a fantastic third calver, everything you’d want in a young cow. She has tremendous strength, and superb udder quality, with a high and wide rear udder.” Reserve Champion, making 2,400gns, was the September 2019 heifer Burnhill Mayday Monica PLI £301 from J and C Weir, Waringstown. Sired by ABS Mayday, she was bred from Burnhill Billion Monica GP who averaged 8,269kgs at 5.09% butterfat and 3.4% protein in four 305-day lactations. John McLean added: “Today’s reserve champion is a smaller, stronger heifer, with lovely spring of rib and a fantastic udder.” William and James Crawford, Brookeborough, won the Honourable
Mention award with Ardmore Secretariat Vixan PLI £56. Born in July 2019, she is by Allnure Secretariat, and out of the homebred Comestar Lauthority daughter, Ardmore Lauthority Vixan 2 VG87. A potential 10th generation VG/EX female, she sold for 2,180gns. Commenting, John McLean said: “Rounding off today’s line-up is this lovely dairy heifer. She has tremendous udder quality, and great veination.” Two springing heifers from Austin and David Perry’s herd at Ahoghill sold for 2,200gns each. First to sell was Killane Hotspot Cactus 66 PLI £420, a polled heifer by Wilder Hotspot P. She is due in the New Year to sexed Winstar Riverbend PP. Herdmate Killane Topnotch Pretty Pat 251 PLI £498 was sired by Progenesis Top Notch and bred from Killane Alltime Pretty Pat 247. This one is in-calf to sexed Nacash.
Richard Trimble of Kircubbin exhibited the Supreme Champion, Sharkey Masterplan Sheena, at Dungannon
Reserve Champion, making 2,400 was Burnhill Mayday Monica exhibited by Charlie Weir, Waringstown
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Gwili Dispersal draws excellent crowd Auctioneers: Huw Evans Carmarthen and J J Morris Whitland Averages: Cows £1,858.00; Heifers In Milk £2,262.50; Heifers In Calf £1,654.00; Maiden Heifers £1,055.77 Whitland Mart attracted an excellent crowd of milk producers keen to acquire highyielding well-classified Holsteins at Meirion and Margaret Williams’ dispersal.
All age groups readily found buyers, led by £2,800 for Gwili Abro Beauty, a fresh second calver being 10th generation in the top two grades. She, along with other quality lots, went to join the Llanllwni herd of Dyfrig, Eileen and Owain Davies. Her heifer calf by Davinci led that section at £1,100, heading for the Paxtonview herd of Meurig Anwen and Aled Davies. Sion and Audrey Davies bid £2,700 for another Abro daughter, this time
from the Ciffig family to join their Prairie herd. Top of the in-calf heifers, Gwili Pepper Marq I, fell to a £2,000 bid by Chris Parkes for the Gaer herd, whilst the strongly-contested maiden heifers reached £1,600 for twins sired by Davinci out of the Lena family going to neighbours Elfyn and Lynne Thomas’ Saintclear herd.
Hoops Sale tops at 3,100gns Auctioneers: Kivells with Norton & Brooksbank Averages: 110 In Milk Cows and Heifers £1,492; 10 Dry Cows £1,292; 38 In Calf Heifers £1,210; 32 Bulling Heifers £1,210; 16 Yearling Heifers £637; 39 Heifer Calves £397 The Hoops Retirement sale on behalf of Messrs J G & F M Ley of Sutcombe, Holsworthy, was staged at Holsworthy Livestock Market on Monday 25th October 2021. We thank the Ley family for presenting their cattle so well. The sale of pedigree, classified and CIS Recorded dairy cattle, attracted interest from far and wide with 35 successful buyers and cattle selling to Wales, Shropshire, Cheshire and all regions of the South West. The sale comprised a selection of all families from the Hoops herd and comprised the full spectrum of the all-year-round calving pattern. The Ley family have been breeding pedigree Holsteins since 1948. A good trade throughout the sale saw the 110 in-milk cows and heifers sell to a top price of 3,100gns (£3,255) achieved for an outstanding second-calving cow, Hoops Bill Anna VG87, who had calved in July, yielding 48kgs and had seven generations of VG/ EX She sold to Messrs G R Griffiths & Son, Wales. Hoops Eclipse Quirky VG88 was an April-calved second calver, bred from two generations of EX dams. She drew much
attention and sold at 2,250gns (£2,363), selling to Messrs S & A Davies, Wales, with her ‘A’ lot heifer calf at foot, selling at 850gns (£893). Another superb second-calving cow, Hoops Abel Daffodil VG85, freshly calved in September and yielding an impressive 50kg sold for 2,100gns (£2,205). Three lots sold at 2,000gns (£2,100) including Hoops Evolve Bloom VG87, an August-calved second-calver, Hoops Flower 593 VG85, a second-calving cow who had calved fresh in September and Hoops Flower 618, a freshlycalved heifer. Nine animals broke the £2,000 barrier with fresh milk in strong demand. The sale average of all the milking cows, including cows with faults, was an impressive £1,492. The sale included a significant number of Spring calvers and it was very pleasing
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to see the Spring calving trade lift, with buyers recognising the depth and quality of breeding. In-calf heifers saw a strong trade. In particular, the Spring calving heifers sold extremely well, topping 1,450gns (£1,523) for Hoops Flower 629, due December to Norton Hill. Youngstock has a solid trade with bulling heifers topping at 1,020gns (£,071) for Hoops Cam Bloom 4 for a 15-month-old bulling heifer. Yearlings topped at 750gns (£788) for Hoops Twister Ghostly. Against a background of an easing dairy trade the sale produced an excellent overall average of £1,102 per life which included all cows, heifers and calves and reflected the depth and quality of breeding. The following excellent averages were achieved:
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Auchensala Hips Don’t Lie tops at £20k at the Black & White Sale Auctioneer: Harrison & Hetherington Averages: 4 Heifers In Milk £4,340.00; 5 Holstein In-Calf Heifers £4,662.00; 20 Holstein Yearling Heifers £3,116.84; 41 Holstein Heifer Calves £4,905.38; 2 Holstein First Choice Lots £5,985.00; 13 Embryos £647.50 The 35th edition of the Black & White Sale, sponsored by Holstein UK and held at the Borderway Sale Centre, attracted a global audience with buyers recorded from seven countries and 24 UK counties. Trade topped at 20,000gns with 23 animals selling for or above £5,000 with the overall average coming to £4,905. For the second consecutive year KHW Regiment Apple Red was responsible for breeding the leading prices. It was her grand-daughter, Auchensala Hips Don’t Lie that sold for 20,000gns to the Forsyth family from near Newton Stewart. She was consigned by Ali Cook from Annan and was sired by Sidekick from her highest classified daughter, Miss Apple Snapple. Maternal sister to the top seller is Erbacres Snapple Shakira, the current World Dairy Expo and Canadian National Champion. She had two grand-daughters consigned to the sale by Wiltor Holsteins, both sired by Comestar Lautrust. The first sold for 11,000gns to Samuel McMurray, owner of the Matfield herd in Northern Ireland and the second choice sold for 6,000gns to Matt Norman in Devon. One of the most popular World Dairy Expo Champions was the 2017 winner Rosiers Blexy Goldwyn. Her Arrow grand-daughter sold for 14,000gns to the Willsbro herd in Cornwall. TLC Arrow Bitcoin was consigned by Tom Lomas from Derbyshire; she had a super high Type index of +3.56 with impressive udder figures.
Two heifers sold for 8,500gns. The first was Leagh Doorman Jellybean, consigned by Tim and Lauren Fitzmaurice from Ireland. She was a daughter of the Excellent 96 classified Knonaudale Jasmine who is a three-times Grand Champion in Canada and a successful brood cow. This super September-born calf was bought for the Berryholme herd. Her full sister, consigned by Phil Potts from Carlisle, sold for 4,500gns to M L Farming in Yorkshire. A first-choice lot from Jasmine’s VG89-3yr grand-daughter by Lambda sold for 6,200gns to Willsbro and was consigned by Tom Hull from Lancashire. Luck-E Holstein from Illinois in the USA consigned Luck-E Altitude Atlantic Red herd who sold for 8,500gns to the near Glasgow. She was the first daughter of Luck-E Advent Asia to sell in the UK and is
Auchensala Hips Don’t Lie topped at 20K
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a maternal sister to the popular sire, Luck-E Awesome Red. Topping the trade for in-calf heifers was Skyfall Hillhead GC Erica, consigned by Katie Davidson and Willie Fleming. She was sired by Gold Chip with an amazing All-Canada winner full sister in Canada that is maximum points on classification. Her fifth dam was the Excellent 96 prolific brood cow Krull Broker Elegance. An impressive group of milking heifers topped at 5,600gns for Denmire Silvio Marq I, consigned by the Dennison family from Ulverston. She was bred from 16 generations of Excellent or Very Good classified dams and was purchased by the Hastwell family from Kirby Stephen.
SALES REPORTS
South Wales Christmas Cracker at Whitland Auctioneers: J J Morris Whitland Average: Show Heifers £2,175.00 In the midst of Storm Barra, an excellent entry of top-quality fresh calvers attracted a strong contingent of dairymen keen to secure milk for the coming winter and take advantage of the extra pennies now being offered by the dairies.
Judge Gwyndaf James easily found candidates in the pens for the final in the show-ring. Leading the day was Bancycapel Tilly 54, presented by Richard Lewis, Fronun. This daughter of Numero Uno also took the market Christmas Championship and secured by the Championship Judge Islwyn Gibbon, Kidwelly, at £2,400.
In reserve spot was Cowindale Tambuck Cassie 2 by Quality Tambuck out of a Shottle dam that sold for £2,300 to Rees and Harries, Solva. At the same figure the second-in-class Emmington Magic Penny shown by Geoff Williams, Hay-on-Wye, joined the Richdel herd of M/s Thomas Croes y Ceiliog.
Espland named Champion for fourth month in row Auctioneers: Harrison & Hetherington Averages: Seven Cows In Milk £1,927.50; 63 Heifers In Milk £2,022.15 Buyers from across the UK travelled to Borderway for the November Border & Lakeland Show and Sale. They had a wonderful group of well-bred Holstein cattle to choose from, all producing large volumes of milk from many of the top breeders in the North of England and Scotland. Trade topped at 2,700gns with the milking heifers averaging £2,022 with 47 animals selling for or more than £2,000. Trade continues to firm as farm gate milk prices rise. The sale included the Orton Grange Autumn Opportunity sale that included a super group of milking animals with a few select yearling heifers. Dugdale Nutrition sponsored the show and Colin Mair from Townhead Farm, Dumfries, judged the classes. The Overall Champion title went to Espland Zelgadis Rhapsody, part of the Espland dispersal sale of the Cannon family from near Appleby. The fourth month in a row an Espland has been named Champion, she sold for 2,400gns to Stu Forshaw near Preston. Twelve cows and heifers sold from the Espland herd to average almost £1,952, including Espland Lighthouse Amy, who also sold for 2,400gns to the same buyer. The Reserve Champion went to the secondplace senior heifer, Stowbeck Fitz Dewdrop, who sold for 2,400gns to Messrs Bulmers, near Stranraer. She was sired by Toc-Farm
Fitz and bred from an impressive line of cows going back to a 100-tonne Chief Mark. The following lot, Stowbeck Lucas Ester, fetched joint top price, selling for 2,600gns to Mr Forsyth from the Isle of Whithorn. The heifers from Skirwith Hall Farms averaged over £2,500. The Gillespie family from Ploughlands Farm, near Wigton, consigned an outstanding group of heifers to average £2,100 and topped at 2,550gns for Ploughlands Victor Jill who was purchased by Mr Graham from near Stirling. Sired by Legend-Maker Victor, her dam was an Excellent Ste Odile Pure daughter that produced over 12,000kgs on several occasions. The Berryholme herd, owned by the Wright family from Kendal, sold Berryholme Goodwhone Yvonne for 2,500gns to Messrs Bulmers near Stranraer. Her grand-dam was the Excellent 94 Pine-Tree Sid daughter that was Grand Champion at the Northern Expo Show in 2016. Topping the cow trade at 2,600gns was Lomond Solomon RL Ashlyn who was purchased by the Kinloch family who farm near Dumbarton. She had classified Very Good 87 as a two-year-old with an Excellent 92 Atwood for her dam going back to the All-American and All-Canadian winner TriDay Ashlyn EX96. The Orton Grange herd sold a super group of animals in their Autumn Opportunity Sale and topped the overall trade at 2,700gns for Orton Grange Brennan Ghost who was purchased by Mr Graham from near Stirling. She was bred from 10 generations of Excellent or VGs; her fourth dam was Ridgefield Storm Ghost who was Grand
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Champion at the Royal Show. Ortongrange Code Flirt Red 2 topped the cow trade for Richard Martin, selling for 2,350gns to Mr Sewell from near Cockermouth. She was sired by Ortongrange Code Red and had placed second earlier in the morning in the show. The yearling heifers topped at 2,000gns for Ortongrange Denver Allie who was purchased by Stuart Leitch from Ayrshire. She was a big-time heifer from the AllIreland winner Ortongrange Doorman Arangatang VG89, who sold for 5,000gns as a young calf in the Black & White Sale in 2016.
Espland claim Border & Lakeland Club Sale Championship for fourth consecutive month
Border & Lakeland Reserve Champion Stowbeck Fitz Dewdrop
TOP 20
Top 20 genomic tested heifers ranked on PLI Name
PLI £
PLI Rlb%
Type Merit
TM Rlb%
Milk Kg
Fat %
Prot %
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN SS CARLIN C
986
55
0.84
53
922
0.24
0.07
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN C CARLIN Z
980
55
0.14
53
898
0.21
0.09
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN SS CARLIN F
964
55
1.35
53
1205
0.06
0.02
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN CR CARLIN M
955
55
1.06
53
1065
0.10
0.06
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN C CARLIN K
951
55
0.66
53
1000
0.23
0.05
BOGHILL GLAMOUR ZAZZLE C CARLIN K
934
55
0.82
53
940
0.20
0.08
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN CR CARLIN A
934
55
0.63
53
1075
0.08
0.05
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN C CARLIN D
933
55
0.85
53
1140
0.11
0.05
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN SS CARLIN O
931
55
1.33
53
899
0.29
0.07
BELLEMONT CAPTAIN CRIMCARLI
930
55
0.76
53
758
0.27
0.12
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN SS CARLIN H
926
55
1.27
53
1083
0.11
0.01
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN C CARLIN P
917
55
0.78
53
980
0.19
0.09
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN SK CAROL B
912
56
1.42
53
863
0.09
0.08
BOGHILL GLAMOUR RAPTOR SS CARLIN C
908
55
1.06
53
422
0.33
0.14
GROSVENOR CAPTAIN GRAPHITE 3
904
56
0.79
54
963
0.08
0.04
AGHAVILLY ZAZZLE CLASSY
903
55
0.91
53
898
0.14
0.08
PREHEN PLINKO ZIG ZAG 3
899
55
1.05
53
913
0.12
0.09
BOGHILL GLAMOUR ZAZZLE CS CARLIN A
899
55
0.97
53
741
0.27
0.08
BOGHILL GLAMOUR ZAZZLE SS CARLIN A
898
55
1.81
53
871
0.23
0.06
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN E CARLIN C
896
55
1.21
53
932
0.15
0.03
The table shows UK genetic evaluation results calculated in December 2021, for genomic tested pedigree females born in the UK, aged under 36 months in August 2020 and with no lactation data available. Please check the Animal Data section at WWW.Holstein-UK.org for comprehensive up to date results.
Top 20 genomic tested cows ranked on PLI Name
PLI £
PLI Rlb%
Type Merit
TM Rlb%
Milk Kg
Fat %
Prot %
BOGHILL GLAMOUR GUARANTEE HD CARLIN C GP81
793
62
0.91
66
878
0.14
0.04
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CRIMSON D CARLIN A
772
61
1.70
56
954
0.22
0.01
BOGHILL GLAMOUR PERSEUS S CARLIN C GP81
765
64
0.53
66
808
0.00
0.06
WILLSBRO LAMBDA PAMMY 248 VG88
757
64
2.21
66
709
0.17
0.06
BOGHILL GLAMOUR GUARANTEE H D CARLIN A VG87
748
62
0.85
57
706
0.08
0.07
BOGHILL GLAMOUR HURRICANE CARLIN D VG89
742
67
2.24
66
1093
0.11
0.00
WILLSBRO YAMASKA ROZELLE 49 VG86
724
64
1.14
66
856
0.16
0.07
BOGHILL GLAMOUR SASSA V CARLIN C G75
722
61
0.82
66
531
0.22
0.07
DUNBANARD CRIMSON HOPE VG85
714
63
1.24
66
798
0.10
0.01
GLAMOUR BOGHILL VERONA CARLIN C VG85
712
66
0.29
66
700
0.06
0.04
BOGHILL GLAMOUR OUTBACK HC CARLIN VG86
712
63
1.39
66
638
0.24
0.05
WILLSBRO LAMBDA PAMMY 247 VG87
711
64
2.12
66
836
0.02
0.03
BOGHILL GLAMOUR SKYWALKER CAROL C GP83
707
62
1.58
66
664
0.06
0.11
BOGHILL GLAMOUR SASS D CARLIN B VG85
706
61
1.77
66
546
0.33
0.07
BOGHILL GLAMOUR KENOBI HC CARLIN A GP84
703
61
0.08
66
717
0.10
0.08
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CRIMSON D CARLIN D VG86
699
62
1.20
66
835
0.21
0.02
BOGHILL GLAMOUR GUARANTEE H CARLIN A GP84
698
63
0.42
66
553
0.13
0.08
BOGHILL GLAMOUR SKYWALKER D CARLIN C VG87
697
63
1.56
66
753
0.07
0.11
BOGHILL GLAMOUR GUARANTEE H D CARLIN B VG87
696
63
0.65
66
681
0.19
0.09
RELOUGH OUTBACK CRIMSON VG85
696
63
0.97
66
660
0.11
0.07
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TOP 20 UK DAUGHTER PROVEN* BULLS RANKED ON TYPE MERIT Name
Type Merit
TM Rlb %
Mam
L&F
PLI
PLI Rlb
AIco GB
GEN-I-BEQ ATTICO RED HH3C
3.52
92
2.21
2.91
348
95
SMX / SMX
FARNEAR DELTA-LAMBDA
2.86
95
3.45
1.48
624
96
CBL / CBL
RI-VAL-RE RAGER-RED EX90
2.86
91
1.75
3.03
559
94
WWS / WWS
DELABERGE PEPPER VG85
2.85
96
2.06
2.84
505
96
WWS / WWS
STANTONS APPLICABLE
2.73
96
2.80
3.08
453
96
SMX / SMX
WILT EMILIO
2.65
88
3.51
1.79
-82
90
CBL / CBL
BACON-HILL HURRICANE
2.58
96
2.80
0.83
598
97
WWS / WWS
PEAK HOTLINE
2.54
88
2.68
2.59
428
91
CRV
DOUBLE W RANGER
2.50
87
1.23
3.05
328
90
CRV / AIS
CYCLE MCGUCCI JORDY RED CVC
2.49
87
3.12
3.65
-140
89
CBL / CBL
PRIDE MOGUL TAMPA CRI
2.44
92
1.67
3.21
274
95
UKD / UKD
EDG RUBICON
2.43
96
1.86
2.16
562
97
CBL / CBL
SANDY-VALLEY CRACKSHOT
2.38
91
1.73
1.98
457
94
SMX / SMX
CLAYNOOK FRANSISCO HH5C
2.32
95
2.15
2.18
335
96
GEN / GEN
RELOUGH CARLOS
2.32
90
1.97
1.77
142
92
GEN / GEN
R DG ALADDIN-RED
2.29
93
2.03
2.20
524
93
CBL / CBL
WOODCREST KING DOC EX90
2.28
94
2.07
1.96
370
92
WWS / WWS
DG CALANDO
2.25
92
1.76
1.68
313
95
SMX / SMX
APPLES ABSOLUTE-RED EX94
2.24
94
2.25
1.62
-218
96
CBL / CBL
SILVERSTAR
2.23
87
1.54
3.07
467
90
MGN / WFE
The table shows UK genetic evaluation results provided by AHDB in December 2021, for bulls notified to NBDC as having semen available in GB. Please check the Animal Data section at WWW.Holstein-UK.org for comprehensive up to date results. * Minimum 80% Type merit Rlb
TOP 20 UK DAUGHTER PROVEN* BULLS RANKED ON PLI Name
PLI
PLI Rlb
Milk
Fat Pc
Prot Pc
Type Merit
TM Rlb
AIco GB
WESTCOAST YAMASKA
748
93
685
0.20
0.16
1.51
93
SMX / SMX
LEANINGHOUSE HELIX 22137
732
93
795
0.04
0.04
2.14
91
WWS / WWS
ABS CRIMSON A2A2
722
82
872
0.16
0.01
0.23
80
GEN / GEN
BOMAZ ALTATOPSHOT
702
96
942
0.07
0.02
0.00
94
ALT / AIS
AURORA ALTAANTONIO
690
88
922
0.02
0.02
1.66
87
ALT / AIS, ALT
SANDY-VALLEY AFTERBURNER
677
96
510
0.10
0.12
1.06
96
SMX / SMX
WESTCOAST GUARANTEE VG86 A2A2
675
89
353
0.11
0.14
-0.82
84
SMX / SMX
VIEW-HOME LITTLEROCK HCD1
671
94
734
-0.01
0.04
0.25
89
SMX / SMX
PINE-TREE VERONA
658
96
654
0.12
0.06
0.02
94
GEN / GEN
IHG MONTANA
657
95
717
0.01
-0.06
1.06
93
CBL / CBL
WESTCOAST NEPTUNE
651
93
558
0.07
0.05
1.89
89
SMX / SMX
COOKIECUTTER HARPER
651
95
375
0.24
0.20
1.03
89
GEN / GEN
DE-SU 13050 SPECTRE
650
97
906
0.21
-0.01
1.23
96
GEN / GEN
PROGENESIS UNICORN A2A2
650
89
377
0.00
0.08
-0.78
86
SMX / SMX
AOT SILVER HELIX VG86
649
96
1247
0.07
-0.02
0.79
95
WWS / WWS
SANDY-VALLEY COPYCAT-TW
642
90
961
-0.01
-0.03
1.09
89
WWS / WWS
DE-SU MILLINGTON 12074 VG87
640
93
1118
0.04
-0.04
1.31
86
WWS / WWS
BOMAZ SKYWALKER HH5C
626
86
713
-0.09
0.10
2.15
85
GEN / GEN
FARNEAR DELTA-LAMBDA
624
96
1004
-0.06
-0.04
2.86
95
CBL / CBL
WESTCOAST PERSEUS A2A2
624
97
570
0.06
0.09
0.54
97
SMX / SMX
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Top 20 young genomic bulls ranked on type merit Name
TM
TM Rlb %
Mam
L&F
PLI
PLI Rlb %
AI Co
JIMTOWN NASHVILLE A2A2
3.21
54
3.65
2.23
467
64
SMX / SMX
BOMAZ RIMROCK RDC
2.99
53
2.83
2.15
666
63
GEN / GEN
NOSBISCH HOLSTEINS SOLITO-RED
2.87
56
2.91
2.67
456
65
MGN / MGN
CLAYNOOK DAILY
2.79
58
3.23
2.1
436
66
SMX / SMX
SIEMERS FITTERS CHOICE
2.75
55
3.63
2.22
265
64
GEN / GEN
APRILDAY MCDONALD P RED POC
2.68
53
3.49
2.04
593
63
WWS / WWS
KOEPON SHIELD-RED A2A2
2.67
56
2.72
1.43
469
65
CBL / CBL
KINGMASTER KCBB
2.65
58
2.88
1.98
403
65
MGN
PEAK HOT TOPIC
2.64
53
2.77
1.66
656
63
UKD / UKD
SCHREUR SHIMMER RDC
2.62
56
2.13
2.33
598
65
GEN / GEN
PINE-TREE RAGER MALT-RED
2.60
57
2.20
2.26
505
65
WWS / WWS
ECLIPSE PERENNIAL
2.60
55
4.02
1.73
279
64
CBL / CBL
HOTBOB A2A2
2.59
53
2.83
1.74
634
63
MGN / MGN
ROMAN RF
2.57
53
2.79
1.43
590
62
MGN / MGN
SIEMERS LAMBDA HANIKO
2.56
58
3.79
1.54
382
66
CBL / CBL
SIEMERS AVZ HANLEY 3144
2.56
54
2.92
2.26
375
64
WWS / WWS
VOGUE SOLARPOWER
2.52
55
3.17
1.77
378
64
SMX / SMX
SIEMERS HANLEY
2.51
55
3.14
1.31
679
64
SMX / SMX
KOEPON OH RYDER RED KCBB
2.49
53
2.78
1.84
702
63
GEN / GEN
3STAR OH RANGER-RED KCBB
2.48
53
2.25
1.84
812
63
SMX / SMX
The table shows UK genetic evaluation results provided by AHDB in December 2021, for bulls notified to NBDC as having semen available in GB. Please check the Animal Data section at WWW.Holstein-UK.org for comprehensive up to date results.
Top 20 young genomic bulls ranked on PLI Name
PLI
PLI Rlb %
Milk Kg
Fat %
Prot %
TM
TM Rlb %
AI Co
PEAK BREAKING NEWS
957
63
724
0.17
0.08
0.30
53
UKD
GENOSOURCE CAPTAIN A2A2
944
63
1156
0.10
0.01
1.40
55
CBL / CBL
WINSTAR GRAZIANO
937
63
613
0.35
0.12
0.56
53
SMX / SMX
PEAK ALTAALANZO
922
63
958
0.19
0.09
1.16
53
ALT / ALT
WINSTAR GREYCUP
917
63
885
0.19
0.07
0.50
53
SMX / SMX
PEAK ALTALAJOY
899
63
891
0.25
0.08
1.30
53
ALT / ALT
BADGER SSI BIG AL NEWMAN A2A2
896
63
797
0.17
-0.01
2.14
53
WWS / WWS
PEAK RAINOW
887
63
953
0.24
0.04
1.08
53
MGN / AIS
WINSTAR EQUITY-P
884
63
885
0.15
0.05
1.51
53
GEN / GEN
PEAK ALTAZINGLER
884
63
707
0.11
0.06
0.68
53
ALT / AIS, ALT
DENOVO 16219 ALADDIN
883
63
834
0.23
0.09
1.21
53
GEN / GEN
PEAK ALTALUMIFY
880
63
959
0.26
0.04
1.66
53
ALT / ALT
DENOVO 3303 CITIZEN
879
64
834
0.18
0.04
1.33
54
GEN / GEN
WINSTAR ALTAREGULUS
879
63
601
0.36
0.13
0.67
53
ALT / AIS, ALT
BOMAZ PLATT
878
63
497
0.35
0.14
0.74
53
GEN / GEN
WILRA KNOWHOW
878
64
842
0.14
0.11
0.30
55
GEN / GEN
DENOVO 3709 CHARTER
877
63
722
0.29
0.09
1.37
53
GEN / GEN
DENOVO 14566 CROSBY
876
66
1007
0.07
0.03
0.84
58
GEN / GEN
PROGENESIS MAHOMES A2A2
872
63
1022
0.01
0.02
1.63
53
SMX / SMX
SIEMERS BRAVE A2A2 CDC
872
63
1208
-0.03
0.04
1.12
53
SMX / SMX
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P R O D U C T I O N AWA R D S LP180 Prefix
Cow
Lacts
Tot. DIM
Age at award (y\m)
Sire
Killywhan
KILLYWHAN SUPERSONIC MYRA 2 SP LP180
10
3792
13\8
DALBYTOP SUPERSONIC
Prefix
Cow
Lacts
Tot. DIM
Age at award (y\m)
Sire
Woodhey
WOODHEY BOLTON ROSELYN EX93-3 SP LP150
11
3751
14\0
SANDY-VALLEY BOLTON
Prefix
Cow
Lacts
Tot. DIM
Age at award (y\m)
Sire
Newry
NEWRY BOLTON ALINE EX95-4 SP LP140
9
3781
13\6
SANDY-VALLEY BOLTON
Feizor
FEIZOR SHOTTLE I JOY EX97-7 SP LP140 13 STARS
10
3397
12\10
PICSTON SHOTTLE
Golborne
GOLBORNE REVOLUTION MAPLE LEE 2 LP140
10
4700
17\9
ABS REVOLUTION
Grosvenor
GROSVENOR MAESTRO PRANCY 5 SP LP140
10
3538
13\2
COGENT MAESTRO
Havendale
HAVENDALE SHOTTLE LAVENDER 17 EX94-3 SP LP140 3 STARS
11
3439
13\6
PICSTON SHOTTLE
Gatrog
DROINTON SHOTTLE BRIANNE EX93-6 SP LP140 9 STARS
12
4325
15\6
PICSTON SHOTTLE
Kirkblythe
KIRKBLYTHE DART PRIMADONNA EX91-5 SP LP140
12
3954
14\6
KIRKBLYTHE DART
Prefix
Cow
Lacts
Tot. DIM
Age at award (y\m)
Sire
Curtismill
CURTISMILL LAUDAN CHARITY 222 EX93-3 SP LP130
7
2585
10\0
LAUDAN
Ganbrook
GANBROOK DAPHNE 163 GP81 SP LP130
8
3894
13\11
PICSTON SHAKER
Redhouse
REDHOUSE 1103 OTTO DEE EX92-3 SP LP130
8
3006
11\0
CROCKETT-ACRES OTTO
Relough
RELOUGH HAYDEN FRANCES EX94-4 SP LP130
8
3323
11\8
WA-DEL HAYDEN
Layston
LAYSTON IGNITER SLIPSTEAM 14 G77 SP LP130
9
3547
13\0
SUMMERSHADE IGNITER
Broomhouse
BROOMHOUSE BOLTON MYRAID 2833 SP LP130
10
3214
12\6
SANDY-VALLEY BOLTON
Greenan
GREENAN IGNITER PANDORA LP130
12
3963
15\0
SUMMERSHADE IGNITER
Broompark
BROOMPARK ALBYN LENA 47 LP130
13
4180
15\1
BLACKISLE GLEN ALBYN
Gulladoo
GULLADOO SNOWSTORM BEATRIX 3 GP83 LP130
13
4720
18\2
RICHHILL SNOWSTORM
Mossbawn
MOSSBAWN AERO DAPHNE 6 EX92 SP LP130 4 STARS
13
4345
16\5
MOSSBAWN AERO LORD
Prefix
Cow
Lacts
Tot. DIM
Age at award (y\m)
Sire
Coppside
COPPSIDE PEACH 6 VG89 SP LP120
7
3763
13\9
EMERALD-ACR-SA T-BAXTER
Ballyportery
BALLYPORTERY JEEVES HILARY GP81 SP LP120
8
3705
11\10
KED OUTSIDE JEEVES
Castellhyfryd
CASTELLHYFRYD GOLDWYN ROSINA 2 EX90 SP LP120 11 STARS
8
2994
11\11
BRAEDALE GOLDWYN
Crystalclear
ROCKLU SHOTTLE DEWDROP EX94-2 SP LP120
8
3517
12\8
PICSTON SHOTTLE
Curtismill
CURTISMILL IOTA ODYSSEY 22 EX90 SP LP120
8
2439
9\8
REGANCREST ALTAIOTA
Errolston
ERROLSTON MISS MAUI EX95-3 SP LP120 8 STARS
8
3163
11\11
GLEN-VALLEY BW CAPTAIN
Ganbrook
GANBROOK MILKMAID 102 EX90 SP LP120
8
3711
14\0
PICSTON SHAKER
Handfield
MEDHURST BIGSTONE LILLY 360 EX93-3 SP LP120
8
2811
10\9
HENDEL BIGSTONE
Northleaze
NORTHLEAZE TENNYSON SAMANTHA 14 SP LP120
8
2865
10\11
BURLANE TENNYSON
Ryemuir
RYEMUIR JEEVES CELIA EX93-4 SP LP120
8
2851
11\2
KED OUTSIDE JEEVES
Westvalley
WESTVALLEY BELLUS 111 EX90 LP120
8
3195
11\10
PALMCREST BLITZ BLADE
Youngbro
YOUNGBRO MANIFOLD PHOEBE EX91-2 SP LP120 3 STARS
8
2699
10\7
MAINSTREAM MANIFOLD
Hillside
HILLSIDE MCCORMICK CLAIRE VG86 SP LP120
9
2905
11\0
GRAN-J OMAN MCCORMICK
Laneslade
LANESLADE RANSOM LOTITIA EX94-4 SP LP120
9
3029
11\8
CHALCLYFFE RANSOM
Maenhill
HAFESP ZENITH AKKE VG86 SP LP120
9
3824
13\11
OCEAN-VIEW ZENITH-TW
Redhouse
REDHOUSE 1281 BOGART DOT EX91-4 SP LP120
9
2854
10\11
MACOMBER O-MAN BOGART
LP150
LP140
LP130
LP120
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Cow
Lacts
Tot. DIM
Age at award (y\m)
Sire
Refined
REFINED HAYDEN ANNA VG85 SP LP120
9
2773
10\9
WA-DEL HAYDEN
Adlington
ADLINGTON STRONGBOW JANE EX90 LP120
13
4379
17\0
HULLY STRONGBOW
Prefix
Cow
Lacts
Tot. DIM
Age at award (y\m)
Sire
Ganbrook
GANBROOK AZURE MILKMAID 123 GP80 SP LP110
6
2452
10\0
COGENT AZURE
Nydie
NYDIE QUJOS BREEZE GP84 SP LP110
6
2484
10\1
QUEENSCAIRN JOS
Tinehill
TINEHILL FT KIMO EX91 SP LP110
6
2276
9\3
TINEHILL FULL THROTTLE
Bettiscombe
BETTISCOMBE CLINTON WELCOME 135 VG87 SP LP110
7
2556
10\3
REGANCREST M CLINTON
Curtismill
CURTISMILL LAUDAN ODYSSEY 18 VG89 SP LP110
7
2512
10\2
LAUDAN
Errolston
ERROLSTON DEANN RICKI EX92 SP LP110
7
2408
9\4
ENGLAND-SCHILL DEANN 58A
Gladwake
GLADWAKE ELI DARKEYE 4 EX91-2 SP LP110
7
2304
9\6
DENMIRE ELI
Jeffronsheys
JEFFRONSHEYS REECE IRIS SP LP110
7
2350
9\5
ASKEW REECE
Murrell
MURRELL MARCONI 5 VG86 SP LP110
7
2855
11\2
CROCKETT-ACRES EIGHT
Nofydd
EASTON PARADISE HARRIET EX91-2 SP LP110
7
2594
10\3
DAYSTAR PARADISE
Warmingham
WARMINGHAM NICK MIRAGE VG86 SP LP110
7
2644
10\10
AK NICK
Aghavilly
BICKLEYGATE RAMOS PEGGY EX90 LP110
8
2511
11\2
RAMOS
Aliann
ALIANN MINISTER KITTY EX95-5 SP LP110
8
3195
12\1
MR MINISTER
Alker
ALKER JESFA M FIONA LP110
8
3251
12\9
WYLANNAS JESFA
Belaw
BELAW MELODY EMMA 171 EX92-3 SP LP110
8
3120
11\11
MOET MELODY
Chestnut
CHESTNUT IRWIN VANESSA LP110
8
3230
13\2
REGANCREST SHOTTLE IRWIN
Courtside
HASELORMANOR RACHEL 998 EX90 LP110
8
3595
14\0
JOYLAN SPECIALIST
Eugenic
EUGENIC STEFFI EX94-6 SP LP110 7 STARS
8
2935
11\1
COGENT MAESTRO
Hilltara
HILLTARA DUNDEE DIVINE EX95-4 SP LP110 10 STARS
8
2916
11\0
REGANCREST DUNDEE
Lewis
LEWIS REECE REDWING 32 EX91 SP LP110
8
2458
10\0
ASKEW REECE Longshaw
MONYRUY IAN PRINCESS EX92-2 SP LP110
8
2880
11\5
REGANCREST SHOTL IAN CRI
Rowmar
LACHSTONE AI ACTIVE SUE EX90 SP LP110
8
2908
10\8
ALPAG IRON ACTIVE
Styche
STYCHE DESIGN DORIS EX91-2 SP LP110
8
2761
11\2
REGANCREST DESIGN
Tanglwyst
TANGLWYST ASHLAR JUANITA 2 EX91-2 SP LP110
8
2923
11\8
MORNINGVIEW ASHLAR
Townlaw
TOWNLAW SHOTTLE TWINNIE 2 EX90-2 SP LP110
8
2818
11\4
PICSTON SHOTTLE
Tresowes
TRESOWES TENNYSON KATY EX94-3 SP LP110
8
2549
10\11
BURLANE TENNYSON
Valebrook
KINGSPOOL MAXIM TATIANA EX91 SP LP110
8
3613
13\3
KINGSPOOL GOLDWYN’S MAXIM
Wimboldsley
WIMBOLDSLEY FOCUS BARDETTE EX93-4 SP LP110
8
2578
10\9
RALMA FOCUS
Wintersell
WINTERSELL CHER 24 EX93-2 SP LP110 4 STARS
8
2666
10\5
PICSTON SHOTTLE
Wintersell
WINTERSELL CLARA 20 EX90 SP LP110
8
2617
10\3
BILSROW SENTINEL
Wintersell
WINTERSELL MERLE 27 EX91-5 SP LP110 5 STARS
8
2737
10\4
LEIF
Bassingthorpe
BASSINGTHORPE DRAY COLLEEN 90 EX93-6 SP LP110
9
3441
12\11
BASSINGTHORPE DRAYMAN
Capelleferne
CAPELLEFERNE CLASSIC EMPRESS RED EX90 LP110
9
3852
14\8
POOS STADEL CLASSIC
Curtismill
CURTISMILL SHOTTLE VAAKJE 4 EX92-3 SP LP110
9
3042
11\8
PICSTON SHOTTLE
Errolston
ERROLSTON TENNYISON ALLIE EX94-6 SP LP110
9
2723
11\4
ERROLSTON TENNYISON
Fenni
FENNI LILIAN 49 EX95-5 SP LP110 6 STARS
9
3234
13\1
GORNAL ROB ROY
Glanmarton
GLANMARTON GENEVA JILL VG88 SP LP110
9
2948
11\0
TALLENT GENEVA
Hallon
HALLON MONAR PATIENCE VG86 SP LP110
9
3087
12\0
HALLON DUNDEE MONAR
Kibbleston
KIBBLESTON KYLIE 57 EX93-3 SP LP110 7 STARS
9
3138
12\1
GILLETTE FINAL CUT
Marshdale
MARSHDALE JILL 68 EX91-2 LP110
9
3537
12\9
STANBRO MORE
Mossbawn
MOSSBAWN MASCOL LAURA 2 EX91 SP LP110
9
3157
11\7
MOSSBAWN MASCOL
Carymoor
CARYMOOR PLAID BEECHNUT EX91-3 LP110
10
3411
12\6
WINDY-KNOLL-VIEW PLAID
LP110
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Cow
Lacts
Tot. DIM
Age at award (y\m)
Sire
Corringham
CORRINGHAM SHOTTLE STARIE EX92-3 LP110 7 STARS
10
3541
13\0
PICSTON SHOTTLE
Hankins
HANKINS SPIRTE GIRLISH VG85 LP110
10
3430
13\3
CEDARWAL SPIRTE
Hurlands
HURLANDS DINKY 366 LP110
10
3474
12\11
ROBTHOM MOSCOW
Matfield
MATFIELD RUELLA 55 EX93-6 SP LP110
10
3288
13\1
JENNY-LOU MRSHL TOYSTORY
Orono
ORONO WMM SALLY EX91 LP110
10
3419
13\1
WINDSOR-MANOR MACHOMAN
Slimbridge
SLIMBRIDGE DESIGN GRAN EX94-5 SP LP110
10
3385
12\7
REGANCREST DESIGN
Whinchat
WHINCHAT SHOTTLE SAVOIRE FARE EX96-6 SP LP110 25 STARS
10
3528
14\3
PICSTON SHOTTLE
Boltonmanor
BOLTONMANOR SHOTTLE PEACE 40 VG85 SP LP110 2 STARS
11
3829
13\7
PICSTON SHOTTLE
Marcle
MARCLE GARRISON MILKMAID EX90 SP LP110
11
3629
13\10
PENN-ENGLAND GARRISON
Creamhouse
BRUCE WARNER 1371 F71 LP110
13
4302
15\4
MMB OAKLAND
Prefix
Cow
Lacts
Tot. DIM
Age at award (y\m)
Sire
Curtismill
CURTISMILL MANIFOLD SUE 369 EX92 SP LP100
5
1977
8\1
MAINSTREAM MANIFOLD
Priestland
PRIESTLAND 5446 SHOT J ROSE EX96-3 SP LP100
5
2077
8\9
PICSTON SHOTTLE
Willsbro
WILLSBRO MOGUL DIOR RAE EX92-2 SP LP100
5
2198
8\3
MOUNTFIELD SSI DCY MOGUL
Yeovale
YEOVALE CREST GATINE EX90 SP LP100
5
2024
7\8
RALMA O-MAN CF CREST
Battlehurst
BATTLEHURST FEVER TERESA EX93-2 SP LP100
6
2140
8\11
CRACKHOLM FEVER
Cowindale
COWINDALE RADICAL MARGARET VG87 LP100
6
2438
10\7
HUNTLODGE RADICAL
Egginson
EGGINSON BREAKOUT CHARM 58 EX94-3 SP LP100
6
3005
11\11
PALMCREST BREAKOUT
Gatcombe
GATCOMBE MANIFOLD ELSIE EX90 SP LP100
6
1979
7\10
MAINSTREAM MANIFOLD
Hilltara
HILLTARA WINDBROOK MAUDE 3 EX94-2 SP LP100
6
2616
9\10
GILLETTE WINDBROOK
Irelandbarn
IRELANDBARN METALIC EMMA 2 SP LP100
6
2088
8\4
WOODMARSH METALIC
Redhouse
REDHOUSE 956 OMEN KIT EX90 SP LP100
6
2510
9\9
PREHEN OMEN
Sherdon
NOREMEAD ROCKAFELLA CARMAN 2 EX90 SP LP100
6
2490
10\1
WALKABOUT ROCKAFELLA
Simlahill
SIMLAHILL SEAVER NUANCE EX94-3 SP LP100
6
2510
9\10
R-E-W SEAVER
Trevenson
FRONTLINE GOLDSUN JANE EX93-2 SP LP100 7 STARS
6
2183
9\1
TOC-FARM GOLDSUN
Willsbro
WILLSBRO BRADNICK ASHLYN 32 EX94-3 SP LP100
6
2114
8\5
REGANCREST-GV S BRADNICK
Airfield
AIRFIELD WISCONSIN TINA RED EX92-2 SP LP100
7
2942
10\9
APRIL-DAY WISCONSIN-RED
Ardingly
ARDINGLY FRANK ELLY SP LP100
7
2226
8\11
MR-SANDY-VALLEY FRANK
Battlehurst
BATTLEHURST REECE LAVENDER GP84 SP LP100
7
2625
10\3
ASKEW REECE
Belahvalley
BELAHVALLEY BLITZ AMY 2 EX90 SP LP100
7
2760
10\11
FUSTEAD EMORY BLITZ
Boclair
BOCLAIR WINDBROOK ELEGANCE EX95-2 LP100 8 STARS
7
2336
9\6
GILLETTE WINDBROOK
Bodulgate
BODULGATE BURT BARBARA SP LP100
7
2352
9\2
LUTZ-BROOKVIEW BURT
Bodulgate
BODULGATE GERARD CROCUS SP LP100
7
2444
9\4
SCHILLVIEW OMAN GERARD
Brymar
MONTGOMERY BOY LOUISE EX91-2 LP100
7
2492
9\10
MONTGOMERY TRENDY BOY
Carcary
CARCARY TORRER CAROLINE GP81 SP LP100
7
2362
9\5
ALL VEN TORRER
Clydeview
CLYDEVIEW BERRYHILL MAYBLOOM SP LP100
7
2370
9\6
BERRYHILL
Courtside
COURTSIDE TOYSTORY SHOES 25 VG87 SP LP100
7
2645
10\1
JENNY-LOU MRSHL TOYSTORY
Critstone
CRITSTONE MATSON INKIE EX91 LP100
7
3044
12\3
AUTUMN-RIDGE MATSON
Gladwake
GLADWAKE GERARD HENJA 4 EX93-5 SP LP100
7
2273
9\4
SCHILLVIEW OMAN GERARD
Grangeview
GRANGEVIEW SHOTTLE SEAGULL 2 SP LP100
7
2646
9\6
PICSTON SHOTTLE
Grosvenor
GROSVENOR P DOVER PRANCY 2 SP LP100
7
2530
9\11
KINGS-RANSOM DOVER
LP100
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Cow
Lacts
Tot. DIM
Age at award (y\m)
Sire
Havendale
HAVENDALE DARCY IRIS 72 EX91-2 SP LP100
7
2554
9\11
HAVENDALE MR DARCY
Littleweir
LITTLEWEIR ROSS KATHLEEN EX93-3 LP100
7
3025
11\11
PLAIN-O DURHAM ROSS 331
Loford
WILLSBRO ROSS LILA Z EX94-5 SP LP100 9 STARS
7
3015
10\10
BOSSIDE ALTAROSS
Logan
LOGAN GOLDCHIP FINESSE EX94-5 SP LP100
7
2231
9\1
MR CHASSITY GOLD CHIP
Maineside
MAINESIDE TANGENT AMELIA EX92-3 SP LP100
7
2433
9\9
GINARY TANGENT
Maineside
MAINESIDE VOYAGE BITTERSWEET VG85 SP LP100
7
2835
11\2
JEFFANA OUTSIDE VOYAGE
Newry
NEWRY GERARD D HEIRESS EX94-5 SP LP100
7
2677
9\10
SCHILLVIEW OMAN GERARD
Northleaze
NORTHLEAZE JUPITER PENNY 249 LP100
7
2176
9\0
SULLY ALTAJUPITER
Overside
OVERSIDE MILLION B AMANDA EX93 SP LP100 5 STARS
7
2558
10\8
ENGLAND-AMMON MILLION
Potstown
POTSTOWN COACH NANETTE EX93-2 SP LP100 2 STARS
7
2391
9\2
RALMA GOLDWYN COACH
Tanglwyst
TANGLWYST DURHAM ROSS JUANITA EX93-4 SP LP100
7
2678
10\3
PLAIN-O DURHAM ROSS 331
Tynewydd
CILAUFAWR DONAIRO FLORA EX92-2 SP LP100 3 STARS
7
2595
9\10
KINGS-RANSOM DONAIRO
Wagtail
WAGTAIL SHOTTLE REBA GP83 SP LP100
7
2640
10\6
PICSTON SHOTTLE
Youngbro
YOUNGBRO ASHLAR FRANCIS VG88 SP LP100
7
2392
9\4
MORNINGVIEW ASHLAR
Beaulah
BROOKROAD BEECHNUT 120 SP LP100
8
2737
11\0
MOET MELODY
Bothamsall
BOTHAMSALL PENTTLE JANET SP LP100
8
3157
12\3
BILSTHORPE PENTTLE
Burnhill
BURNHILL HOMESTEAD VERA 2 VG85 SP LP100 3 STARS
8
2570
11\2
BOMAZ HOMESTEAD
Curtismill
CURTISMILL MCCORMICK SUE 337 EX93-5 SP LP100
8
2391
9\5
GRAN-J OMAN MCCORMICK
Dulais
WILLSBRO G JORDAN RACHEL EX94-2 SP LP100 21 STARS
8
2620
10\4
GILLETTE JORDAN
Glenbrae
GLENBRAE MEGAMAN BANANE EX91 LP100
8
3038
11\10
MR MILLION MEGA-MAN
Gortleigh
GORTLEIGH BLADE SANDY SP LP100
8
2870
11\7
PALMCREST BLITZ BLADE
Greenan
GREENAN OSCAR CARNATION 3 SP LP100
8
2435
10\0
BILSROW OSCAR
Hollinshall
HOLLINSHALL JOSEPH LADY 12 EX93-3 LP100
8
3505
13\3
RYPARK JOSEPH
Kippford
KIPPFORD HOMESTEAD CAROL EX90 SP LP100 3 STARS
8
3341
13\0
BOMAZ HOMESTEAD
Landulph
LANDULPH PREVIEW ELEGANCE EX90 SP LP100
8
2680
10\4
OAKROYAL PREVIEW
Longbridgemuir
LONGBRIDGEMUIR BOULDER LISA GP80 LP100
8
2940
11\1
BOMAZ BOULDER
Mereheyes
MEREHEYES TALENT SHEENA 72 SP LP100
8
2452
10\0
LADINO PARK TALENT
Mossbawn
MOSSBAWN SHOTTLE DOROTHY VG88 SP LP100
8
3212
11\1
PICSTON SHOTTLE
Pemford
PEMFORD SHOTTLE MARISSA EX91-2 SP LP100
8
2834
11\4
PICSTON SHOTTLE
Primans
PRIMANS PICOLO POLISH EX92-2 SP LP100
8
2696
10\5
LA PRESENTATION PICOLO RED
Prospect
PROSPECT OUTLAW JANESTA EX91-3 SP LP100
8
2636
11\6
TREGIBBY OUTLAW
Romac
ROMAC SPIRTE FLASH 196 VG86 SP LP100
8
3787
13\6
CEDARWAL SPIRTE
Slieveroe
SLIEVEROE BOLTON ALANA SP LP100
8
2962
12\0
SANDY-VALLEY BOLTON
Tilley
TILLEY METALIC BALSAM 2 G78 SP LP100
8
2623
10\3
WOODMARSH METALIC
Tophill
TOPHILL ELSIE 49 LP100
8
3252
13\0
PICSTON SHOTTLE
Townhouse
TOWNHOUSE JEEVES WINNIE 227 EX91 SP LP100
8
2581
10\8
KED OUTSIDE JEEVES
Trebersed
ARDKILL OMALLIS FAIRY SP LP100
8
2770
10\8
OMALLIS
Trebersed
TREBERSED GLEN RHODA EX90 SP LP100
8
2683
10\6
GLEN-VALLEY BW CAPTAIN
Tynewydd
CILAUFAWR REECE ENFYS 2 EX91-2 SP LP100
8
2919
10\10
ASKEW REECE
Washfold
WASHFOLD FIONA 7 VG88 SP LP100
8
2657
9\9
SANDY-VALLEY BOLTON
Westvalley
WESTVALLEY OLIVE 144 EX90 LP100
8
3074
12\3
REGANCREST-MR DRHAM SAM
Whiteknights
WHITEKNIGHTS DONAIRO BURMA SP LP100
8
2513
9\11
KINGS-RANSOM DONAIRO
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Cow
Lacts
Tot. DIM
Age at award (y\m)
Sire
Whiteknights
WHITEKNIGHTS FOCUS ERIN 2 SP LP100
8
2840
10\2
RALMA FOCUS
Whychall
WHYCHALL SHAKER BARB 3 VG85 SP LP100
8
3386
12\8
PICSTON SHAKER
Witherslack
WITHERSLACK PAGEWIRE KAREN EX93-3 SP LP100
8
3070
11\10
BRAEDALE PAGEWIRE
Woodhey
WOODHEY BOLTON WINTER SP LP100
8
2550
10\9
SANDY-VALLEY BOLTON
Ballinaskeagh
BALLINASKEAGH GOLDY BARBARA EX90 LP100
9
3483
13\5
ROUNDHILL 66 GOLDWYN
Brookhill
BROOKHILL HERBY PRIMULA LP100
9
3091
11\11
CHARTOISE HERBY
Carnhill
CARNHILL JEEVES GEMMA EX91 SP LP100
9
2818
11\1
KED OUTSIDE JEEVES
Chessman
CHESSMAN HARD HANNAH SP LP100
9
2816
11\6
REGANCREST RBK DIE-HARD
Cocklewood
COCKLEWOOD LUCENTE BEATTIE 283 EX90 LP100
9
2693
12\6
AQUILA PATRON LUCENTE
Gaer
CAER SHOTTLE MAIR 51 EX92-2 LP100
9
3401
13\8
PICSTON SHOTTLE
Glenbrae
GLENBRAE MASCOL ROMY EX94-3 SP LP100
9
3108
12\1
MASCOL
Hendy
HENDY ELWYN OLWEN 2 EX92-2 SP LP100
9
3006
11\1
HENDY ELWYN
Keely
KEELY SIMPLIFY ANDREA 2 GP84 LP100
9
3326
13\0
ANNANDALE SIMPLIFY
Kitcham
KITCHAM SANDRA 136 EX91-2 LP100
9
3222
12\11
PICSTON SHOTTLE
Ladyyard
LADYYARD GOLD STAR BILLIE VG86 SP LP100
9
3300
12\7
LADYYARD GOLD STAR
Lillyhall
BELLE BONAIR MARQI EX94-5 SP LP100
9
2899
10\9
KARONA BONAIR
Luneview
SPARROWGILL JUNE 18 EX91 SP LP100
9
2731
10\9
SCHILLVIEW GARRETT
Millenheath
MILLENHEATH MISSION BEATRIX EX93-2 LP100 5 STARS
9
2678
10\6
WARDLE MISSION
Newbirks
NEWBIRKS JAZZ 1448 EX94-5 SP LP100 4 STARS
9
3271
12\2
RAMOS
Robcroft
ROBCROFT MATSON PRIDE EX92-2 LP100
9
2966
11\11
AUTUMN-RIDGE MATSON
Shepsty
CRIFTENS LEIF PANDA GP81 SP LP100
9
3004
11\1
LEIF
Silkyland
SILKYLAND COLBY AMY SP LP100
9
2969
11\5
SOLID-GOLD COLBY
Slieveroe
SLIEVEROE LUCENTE LULU GP81 LP100
9
3601
14\0
AQUILA PATRON LUCENTE
Somerset
SOMERSET VELVET EVE GP82 LP100
9
3070
11\8
HEATHER HOLME VELVET
Theknowle
THEKNOWLE REGIMENT FANNIE VG85 SP LP100
9
3143
12\1
MOORSHARD REGIMENT RED
Winton
WINTON SHOTTLE MONOGRAM EX93-3 SP LP100
9
2864
11\4
PICSTON SHOTTLE
Ballydyan
BALLYDYAN JOCKO ZOE LP100
10
3253
12\8
JOCKO BESNE
Baskerville
BASKERVILLE LAURA 58 LP100
10
3637
14\0
POND-OAK MAGNUS
Bruen
BRUEN GABE HILARY LP100
10
3022
12\6
COLDSPRINGS GABE
Craighouse
CRAIGHOUSE TALENT MURIEL EX90 LP100
10
3264
12\7
LADINO PARK TALENT
Eola
EOLA SHUTTLE STAR EX93-4 SP LP100
10
3378
13\5
EOLA SHUTTLE
Gevis
GEVIS SHOTTLE PETUNIA SP LP100
10
3452
12\9
PICSTON SHOTTLE
Greenan
GREENAN MERCHANT ROSE 2 LP100
10
3010
11\9
PRIESTLAND 4551 BETTY MERCHANT
Llynsafaddan
LLYNSAFADDAN REECE JOYCE LP100
10
3878
14\2
ASKEW REECE
Maesymorfa
MAESYMORFA JORDAN QUEEN 97 EX94-5 LP100
10
3191
12\1
ROYLANE JORDAN
Mythebridge
MYTHEBRIDGE ONYX HEATHER 2 EX94-4 LP100
10
3435
13\2
SANDY-VALLEY ONYX
Skerryview
SKERRYVIEW RODEO PHOEBE EX92-2 LP100
10
3662
13\6
BOGHILL RODEO
Trefere
TREFERE SHEVA SALLY EX90 LP100
10
3315
14\0
GEA AARON SHEVA
Weston
WESTON TROY LILY EX91-2 LP100
10
3560
13\0
BALLYCAIRN JEFFERSON TROY
Hillside
HILLSIDE MATCHMAKER SUKIE 4 GP82 LP100
11
3311
12\7
HYDAWAYS MATCHMAKER
Maesymorfa
MAESYMORFA CHANCER WOLLEN 144 EX91-2 LP100 1 STARS
11
3248
14\2
WYEVALLEY CHANCER
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C L A S S I F I C AT I O N R E S U LT S
W W W. H O L S T E I N - U K . O R G
PERIOD: 12 OC TOBER 2021 – 30 NOVEMBER 2021
HERD PREFIX Abercorn Abercowin Addlebrough Ag Aghavilly Aghyaran Aintree Airebank Aireburn Alcar Aldercombe Alkerton Alsopdale Annagh Annaghmore Annan Applewick Ardinariff Ardmore Ards Arlington Armsdale Ashbrook Astonpool Auchensala Aughnahoory Aytonian Baileyground Bailmoor Baldry Ballycairn Ballycrochan Ballygrainey Ballylagan Ballyloran Ballymacarn Ballymacauley Ballyoakwin Ballyportery Ballyshiel Ballywell Bargower Barledziew Barony Barronstown Bartinney Bartonwood Bassingthorpe Bavan Bayends Bb Beaconhill Beath Beaverbrook Beca Beckside Beckwell Beechholme Beechview Bellemont Beltonanean Benevenagh Bentleyford Bidlea Billincoat Binham Blaengelli Bliss Bloomhill Bodynys Boggart Boghill Borlase Boxbrook Brackley Braehead Brawling Breakthrough Bridgelane Broadmeadows Brocklehill Broholme Brookroad Broughton Brundrigg Brymar Budworth Burnhill
1ST TIME EX
MULTIPLE EX
VG 2YRS
OTHER 1ST VG
5 0 1 2 0 4 10 3 5 2 2 1 7 5 2 2 2 5 2 9 4 9 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 1 1 5 7 9 2 2 0 7 7 3 0 1 2 2 0 7 6 1 3 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 3 2 0 3 0 0 4 3 5 5 2 3 4 10 3
8 0 0 1 0 5 10 2 8 3 1 1 10 0 2 3 6 0 0 15 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 11 0 0 15 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 6 6 5 2 2 8 0 3 0 2 0 0 6 6 2 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 4 0 0 1 2 1 10 3 2 2 11 0
6 1 1 0 6 1 18 3 22 2 0 0 0 3 6 5 1 0 2 8 3 4 2 1 0 2 3 1 5 0 16 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5 1 1 3 1 0 3 2 9 1 0 19 5 5 0 0 1 2 3 15 12 0 1 6 0 4 0 13 5 0 4 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 3 4 6 4 2 4 4 2 8 1
12 3 1 7 5 1 21 10 15 21 1 8 12 11 3 15 11 20 0 11 6 14 8 9 1 7 13 8 4 10 16 1 2 1 8 2 0 9 8 11 2 0 15 0 5 12 21 2 6 0 19 0 4 1 4 10 2 0 10 6 3 6 5 1 7 3 4 3 3 12 9 1 3 9 0 0 4 0 13 11 2 2 4 5 2 39 11 10
HERD PREFIX Burwhin Bushmills Caddy Cairnpat Calcourt Cambus Caran Carcary Carldanton Carneatley Carneyhill Carnhill Carrickfarm Carrock Carrowcroft Carrvale Carsehall Carymoor Cascum Castletru Catcraig Catshead Cavanagarvan Cefnmaes Chalkhill Charnhill Chasmar Chelonia Cherryblossom Chorlton Churchvale Cilast Cilpentre Clandeboye Claremont Clayview Cliburnhall Clingre Cloney Clonmartin Clos Cloverbridge Clustyblaidd Clwch Cockerhouse Cockleton Colebrooke Conncorr Cooley Coolnagrane Coppicepark Coppside Cormeen Cornagrally Coton-End Cottonabbotts Crabtree Craigfadfarm Crannon Creevyargon Crewehill Criffelhill Crossfell Cuckoowell Curlough Dafron Daisybride Dalesbrad Damm Danllwyn Dawesford Deerslet Deona Deri Derryhaw Derrymore Dhuloch Diamond Dillon Dinefwr Distinctive Divis Dockrayhall Drumbee Drumbo DrumcRin Drumeil Drumport
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1ST TIME EX
MULTIPLE EX
VG 2YRS
OTHER 1ST VG
3 0 4 8 3 1 6 4 0 1 0 3 2 6 5 0 5 8 8 3 0 1 1 0 4 1 6 0 2 2 3 4 0 2 3 0 6 1 4 1 0 2 5 6 2 9 1 3 4 5 2 12 2 2 2 7 1 9 0 3 3 5 1 2 6 3 0 2 4 2 1 3 2 20 1 0 3 0 9 4 3 6 0 1 9 1 0 3
2 0 0 8 0 1 7 2 2 3 0 3 1 3 2 0 1 7 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 7 4 5 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 1 2 1 3 11 1 12 0 1 4 8 0 10 2 0 1 4 0 11 1 6 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 5 4 14 0 0 2 2 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 2
1 2 1 12 2 2 19 3 2 0 8 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 7 8 0 2 0 5 4 8 19 2 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 10 1 6 0 5 1 0 0 11 2 3 4 0 2 10 0 0 0 4 5 2 7 8 0 0 7 3 3 4 2 23 0 2 2 1 11 0 2 2 0 1 19 2 0 4
11 4 9 18 3 5 27 12 2 11 0 5 3 16 4 4 8 9 9 4 2 5 4 0 13 8 7 3 4 6 0 7 0 1 2 0 4 1 4 3 4 0 13 16 10 11 2 19 7 11 8 19 1 5 14 20 1 16 3 11 6 13 5 3 2 11 4 8 4 14 3 2 0 16 5 10 4 6 28 4 8 11 1 3 63 9 5 11
C L A S S I F I C AT I O N R E S U LT S
W W W. H O L S T E I N - U K . O R G
PERIOD: 12 OC TOBER 2021 – 30 NOVEMBER 2021
HERD PREFIX Drumskinney Drumsowna Dulais Dunadry Dunaird Dunbanard Dungall Dunravine Durling Dymond Easthaugh Edenordinary Egginson Ellaclose Empire Erme Ernevale Errolston Exe Farthings Feithy Fenni Firhillfarm Firwalk Flushtown Fobec Foggyhill Fordwich Fortland Fortvale Freeford Friedmar Frocess Gaitsgill Garaba Garryhorn Gatcombe Gerrard Geuffordd Glanmarton Glasson Glastryfarm Glenbank Glenbrae Glenhead Glenmuir Golborne Goldplough Gomershay Gorticar Graffin Grandage Grangehall Greengrass Greenisle Grougar Grovedairy Gwar Gwili Hackett Halcyon Halen Handfield Hardgrove Harivald Harleygrange Harolday Hattenbay Havendale Hawkland Hawkleigh Hawkstone Heathersgill Heathleigh Heenandale Henllan Hensbridge Herdstown Heygill Hillgreen Hilltara Hinton Hoclew Hollafrench Hollysprings Holm Howni Huddlestone
1ST TIME EX
MULTIPLE EX
VG 2YRS
OTHER 1ST VG
6 0 5 6 4 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 8 5 0 6 1 4 0 9 6 0 0 2 2 1 2 3 1 0 3 4 3 4 2 2 3 7 6 11 6 1 2 4 2 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 1 3 2 3 8 3 4 8 2 10 10 3 3 0 3 0 8 1 11 2 9 4 2 2 1 4 1 1 5 9 2 7 4 3 7 21
0 0 7 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 5 8 0 4 8 1 5 0 0 2 1 2 0 3 3 3 1 9 1 0 2 16 6 8 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 5 5 4 2 2 4 3 1 6 2 2 0 1 2 2 14 3 4 1 7 5 0 0 3 1 1 1 11 19 8 8 7 0 0 18
2 0 6 6 3 0 1 6 0 2 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 5 30 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 14 0 2 4 7 4 7 7 4 1 9 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 11 1 1 2 9 0 4 8 0 17 3 13 2 0 1 0 9 8 2 0 15 2 1 9 0 0 5 1 4 14 3 9 2 4 4 40
3 7 4 22 3 3 2 23 4 0 8 0 8 5 1 17 1 6 5 10 5 0 6 7 7 10 2 4 10 0 5 10 10 10 5 8 17 8 5 26 3 7 2 10 6 0 4 11 12 6 3 2 13 5 8 7 10 10 1 10 11 12 12 21 5 1 7 7 22 14 10 2 8 5 16 9 0 5 10 3 9 15 20 7 16 18 8 22
HERD PREFIX Hully Ilam Inch Ingleden Jenson Jk Katal Keely Kelletview Kennetsideheads Kepculloch Kidner Kilmagamish Kilvergan Kingspool Kirkweil Kirtlebank Knockbracken Ladehay Lagangreen Lan Lanetree Laram Larkland Latteridge Layston Leamoll Leasbeck Leesthorpe Legendairy Lesmay Lessize Lindal Linfields Lisdergan Lislabin Lislea Lisnasure Litbay Littlebridge Llancourt Llangan Logshayne Longcourse Longmoor Longshaw Lordsplain Loughgare Lowesdale Lowhouse Luckham Lynchmead Lynchmeadelite Maboy Maenelin Maenhill Maenhir Maenllwyd Maghery Maineside Mains Majestic Malpas Manianfawr Manorpark Marcle Marstonsicca Matfield Meadowfold Meinspride Meldamar Melldale Mendip Middle Millars Millford Millmoor Milnthorpe Milwr Moneyhaw Moneyquin Moorcastle Moorpark Moorshard Morchard Morcourt Mossbawn Mostragee
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1ST TIME EX
MULTIPLE EX
VG 2YRS
OTHER 1ST VG
3 4 3 0 2 0 1 4 1 4 1 4 2 5 8 1 7 4 3 0 4 5 2 0 2 2 6 6 0 0 7 2 2 0 1 1 5 3 0 5 8 0 3 2 13 1 2 0 1 6 4 3 1 2 3 1 4 2 1 0 5 1 2 5 3 3 2 2 4 2 6 0 1 1 0 3 0 5 12 3 2 2 0 11 5 0 2 4
1 2 7 1 2 0 0 4 7 2 0 2 3 0 10 2 7 7 0 1 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 6 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 4 1 1 2 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 9 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 15 3 1 2 2 6 0 0 0 2
3 3 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 7 1 0 0 4 9 1 9 2 1 4 3 1 3 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 13 0 3 1 2 1 5 3 0 6 5 2 7 2 13 8 5 2 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 3 2 5 0 5 8 0 7 0 5 4 0 6 13 3 2 2 5 8 0 0 4 7
5 9 2 0 8 0 0 2 4 22 3 1 12 8 26 9 9 9 13 7 5 8 10 0 10 6 4 7 5 4 13 5 7 0 6 9 2 4 0 5 14 4 14 16 12 8 7 1 7 17 13 3 1 4 12 13 15 2 3 10 3 6 14 6 0 5 14 1 3 5 21 3 4 0 0 9 4 15 13 6 1 5 10 2 9 3 6 10
C L A S S I F I C AT I O N R E S U LT S
W W W. H O L S T E I N - U K . O R G
PERIOD: 12 OC TOBER 2021 – 30 NOVEMBER 2021
HERD PREFIX Mountainview Moyknock Mullaugher Mythebridge Naul Nerewater Netherside Nettlebeck Nettlecombe Newbirks Newcroft Newhousefarm Newry Newtonmoss Norbreck Northhill Northlee Oakalby Opencountry Orono Ortongrange Outmains Overseal Overside Panthowell Parkshaw Parwich Pasturesnew Pedran Pencae Penfoel Penllwyn Penrhos Pensdown Penwindsor Petmar Pinnupp Plasawel Plasmachen Potstown Praeclarus Praire Prehen Priestland Printshop Prospect Purplehill Quinton Racewood Ranelly Rathkeel Relough Rettbar Reule Rhadyrfarms Rhone Rhosithel Richaven Richbawn Riverdane Rocavan Rocklea Roebridge Rosevalefarm Rosilin Rowarton Rowmar Rutlynn Ryemuir Rypark Sandstorm Sandyford Scolton Senga Sharkey Shethena Shipping Shottle Simlahill Sitalane Skerryview Skilly Sladenvale Slatabogie Snowfern Southbelle St.brides Staingar
1ST TIME EX
MULTIPLE EX
VG 2YRS
OTHER 1ST VG
1 0 6 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 9 2 7 2 2 2 10 2 0 3 0 0 6 6 9 1 2 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 4 1 3 4 2 0 1 11 4 1 2 1 1 8 13 0 0 4 2 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 1 15 2 1 6 0 1 3 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 3 2 4 0 0 4 6 0
2 0 6 17 2 0 3 0 0 7 9 0 10 2 0 1 6 1 1 2 0 2 6 9 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 5 1 4 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 3 1 11 0 5 7 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 8 1 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 4 7 2 3 0 9 5 2 0 0 0
1 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 1 12 8 2 8 6 2 1 4 0 3 0 6 3 4 18 3 5 3 2 7 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 5 1 4 6 0 0 6 2 0 15 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 14 1 3 11 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 7 2
9 3 5 10 0 1 8 1 8 5 19 6 8 12 1 8 33 7 3 16 6 4 15 15 5 3 12 10 15 10 13 7 9 3 4 1 3 4 16 4 2 11 5 8 3 1 8 6 17 6 3 3 2 10 9 5 7 0 0 0 4 10 6 8 2 0 47 4 7 18 4 2 4 5 13 10 8 12 1 3 4 2 13 3 8 4 1 0
HERD PREFIX Stanbro Stantonbury Starlet Steeplehill Sterling Sterndale Stokehall Styche Swallowdale Sweetings Sweetpea Tallent Tannaghlane Tannockhill Tarbreoch Tewitthall Thakeham Thornbrook Threshfield Thuborough Tilley Tiveny Toberanne Tonbrook Trasnafarm Trebarn Trebersed Treetop Trout Troutbeck Tullyfarm Tullylea Tunstall Twinbrook Tycoed Tyfri Tynewydd Tynlofft Tyrywen Varley Ventonian Walkabout Washfold Wayring Westerboard Westleaze Weststar Westview Wetherton Whiteflat Whitsand Willjen Willsbro Wimboldsley Winkleigh Withamhall Witherslack Wolston Woodmarsh Wowcow Wrestony Youngbro
FRIESIAN
Aintree Arlington Beca Dockrayhall Eglish Fellfoot Forncett Greenway Inch Keely Lakemead Leasbeck Leesthorpe Lockduff Lowhouse Manorpark Morcourt Mullaghcreevy Nerewater Nettlebeck Noleham Oakalby Petmar Rathkeel Steeplehill
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MULTIPLE EX
VG 2YRS
OTHER 1ST VG
2 0 0 3 1 8 1 5 1 9 0 4 2 4 2 3 4 0 4 14 3 0 1 2 5 0 1 1 7 0 5 2 7 2 8 1 2 4 6 0 1 2 15 4 1 1 4 5 0 2 8 0 35 10 0 2 4 3 6 1 4 3
0 0 0 2 1 5 0 10 0 7 0 4 0 9 0 4 1 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 3 1 10 2 1 0 1 2 5 0 0 1 13 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 20 0 3 1 5 3 0 1 2 6
1 0 3 0 0 10 1 9 0 16 3 4 3 1 0 1 1 4 4 8 4 0 1 1 3 1 0 4 2 1 2 4 4 0 2 5 0 1 2 3 1 0 16 0 2 1 5 2 2 3 6 0 37 7 4 1 10 8 16 2 3 5
11 5 0 2 4 2 0 13 3 27 0 11 3 7 4 8 14 3 12 24 32 1 17 6 5 6 7 0 14 0 1 25 10 0 15 2 2 10 5 1 9 2 42 16 5 7 4 9 6 5 19 2 67 102 13 4 4 8 12 1 13 8
0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 11 8 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 5 0 1 0
0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 9 11 0 0 0 2 0 1 6 0 1 12 2 0 0
0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0
2 2 1 3 0 3 2 0 2 0 9 35 1 1 1 10 7 2 3 0 0 24 6 2 1
TA B L E S
UK calf genomic index league This list includes the top 40 UK bred and genomic tested Holstein pedigree heifer calves registered between the 14th October 2020 and the 14th October 2021, ranked by PLI. Calf PLI Milk Kg Fat % Protein %
Production Rlb %
Type Merit
TM Rlb %
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN SS CARLIN C
986
922
0.24
0.07
67
0.84
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN C CARLIN Z
980
898
0.21
0.09
67
0.14
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN SS CARLIN F
964
1205
0.06
0.02
67
1.35
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN CR CARLIN M
955
1065
0.10
0.06
67
1.06
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN C CARLIN K
951
1000
0.23
0.05
67
0.66
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR ZAZZLE C CARLIN K
934
940
0.20
0.08
67
0.82
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN CR CARLIN A
934
1075
0.08
0.05
66
0.63
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN C CARLIN D
933
1140
0.11
0.05
67
0.85
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN SS CARLIN O
931
899
0.29
0.07
67
1.33
53
BELLEMONT CAPTAIN CRIMCARLI
930
758
0.27
0.12
67
0.76
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN SS CARLIN H
926
1083
0.11
0.01
67
1.27
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN C CARLIN P
917
980
0.19
0.09
67
0.78
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN SK CAROL B
912
863
0.09
0.08
67
1.42
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR RAPTOR SS CARLIN C
908
422
0.33
0.14
67
1.06
53
GROSVENOR CAPTAIN GRAPHITE 3
904
963
0.08
0.04
67
0.79
54
AGHAVILLY ZAZZLE CLASSY
903
898
0.14
0.08
67
0.91
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR ZAZZLE CS CARLIN A
899
741
0.27
0.08
66
0.97
53
PREHEN PLINKO ZIG ZAG 3
899
913
0.12
0.09
67
1.05
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR ZAZZLE SS CARLIN A
898
871
0.23
0.06
67
1.81
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN E CARLIN C
896
932
0.15
0.03
66
1.21
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR ZAZZLE E CARLIN C
894
653
0.28
0.13
66
0.65
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN C CARLIN H
891
999
0.13
0.03
67
0.79
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR ZAZZLE C CARLIN M
891
1130
0.08
0.00
67
0.93
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN SS CARLIN E
890
1067
0.13
0.07
67
2.04
53
COGENT CAPTAIN JELLY
889
767
0.18
0.08
67
0.93
54
CARNHILL ZAZZLE ERMA
887
443
0.43
0.19
67
0.81
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN SS CARLIN Q
886
900
0.17
0.04
67
1.65
53
PREHEN PLINKO RUBY
884
756
0.25
0.10
67
1.00
54
PREHEN PLINKO ZIG ZAG
882
835
0.11
0.08
67
0.86
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR FYNN SK CARLIN D
881
726
0.16
0.07
67
0.53
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN SS CARLIN U
880
924
0.24
0.04
67
0.96
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN SS CARLIN P
878
1022
0.04
0.03
67
1.48
53
PREHEN PLINKO ZIG ZAG 5
877
830
0.18
0.08
67
0.49
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN C CARLIN M
876
1153
0.00
0.01
67
1.12
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN CR CARLIN F
873
1058
0.12
0.02
67
1.25
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN SS CARLIN M
872
886
0.09
0.03
67
1.22
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CROSBY K CREDIT B
871
630
0.10
0.12
67
0.61
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN CR CARLIN J
871
1210
0.07
-0.03
67
0.46
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CROSBY B CREDIT A
868
708
0.20
0.12
67
0.52
53
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN C CARLIN S
867
1090
0.03
0.03
67
0.94
53
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TA B L E S
UK calf pedigree index league This list includes the top 40 UK bred Holstein pedigree heifer calves registered between the 14th October 2020 and the 14th October 2021, ranked by PLI. Calf Sire PLI Milk Kg Fat % Protein % Production Reliability % BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN SS CARLIN G
GENOSOURCE CAPTAIN
884
922
0.14
0.04
34
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN CR CARLIN G
GENOSOURCE CAPTAIN
855
1105
0.08
0.01
34
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN CR CARLIN D
GENOSOURCE CAPTAIN
855
1105
0.08
0.01
34
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN CR CARLIN H
GENOSOURCE CAPTAIN
855
1105
0.08
0.01
34
HIGHHOPES CAPTAIN GOLDEN
GENOSOURCE CAPTAIN
850
958
0.13
0.03
34
BOGHILL GLAMOUR CAPTAIN K CARLIN B
GENOSOURCE CAPTAIN
834
855
0.14
0.06
34
BOGHILL GLAMOUR ZAZZLE C CARLIN R
PEAK ALTAZAZZLE
820
973
0.14
0.04
34
BOGHILL GLAMOUR ZAZZLE C CARLIN Q
PEAK ALTAZAZZLE
820
973
0.14
0.04
34
BOGHILL GLAMOUR PLINKO C CARLIN A
PEAK ALTAPLINKO
818
1053
0.07
0.04
34
BALLYPORTERY CAPTAIN PETULA
GENOSOURCE CAPTAIN
810
851
0.15
0.04
34
BALLYCAIRN CITIZEN 5831 GOLDY
DENOVO 3303 CITIZEN
803
820
0.16
0.05
34
BRIGEND CAPTAIN ANGIE
GENOSOURCE CAPTAIN
799
848
0.07
0.05
34
CROSSFELL ZAZZLE CAMILLE 6
PEAK ALTAZAZZLE
794
694
0.21
0.08
34
CROSSFELL ZAZZLE CAMILLE 5
PEAK ALTAZAZZLE
794
694
0.21
0.08
34
CROSSFELL ZAZZLE CAMILLE
PEAK ALTAZAZZLE
794
694
0.21
0.08
34
HUDDLESTONE MENDLE ATR ELAINE
WINSTAR MENDEL P
793
748
0.17
0.02
34
HIGHHOPES C POLLYANNA
GENOSOURCE CAPTAIN
792
796
0.12
0.03
34
BALLYCAIRN CAPTAIN Y TINNIE
GENOSOURCE CAPTAIN
790
1000
0.08
0.02
34
HUDDLESTONE ALADDIN AM NORA
DENOVO 16219 ALADDIN
789
813
0.09
0.06
34
BALLYCAIRN BRAVE 5798 SHERESE
SIEMERS BRAVE
788
1116
-0.05
0.02
33
ISLANDPRIDE CAPTAIN ZOE 2
GENOSOURCE CAPTAIN
785
818
0.14
0.03
34
BELLEMONT CAPTAIN ARIEL
GENOSOURCE CAPTAIN
784
802
0.10
0.07
34
SAMLEA BRAVE DELIA
SIEMERS BRAVE
784
717
0.13
0.08
33
GROSVENOR CAPTAIN JEWEL
GENOSOURCE CAPTAIN
783
833
0.07
0.03
34
ANNALONG CAPTAIN FLOWER 3
GENOSOURCE CAPTAIN
781
773
0.07
0.00
34
BALLYCAIRN BRAVE 5737 AGELLA
SIEMERS BRAVE
781
1098
0.00
0.04
33
CARNHILL ALTAPLINKO GEORGIA 3
PEAK ALTAPLINKO
781
724
0.20
0.10
34
BROOMHOUSE EPISODE PHILLIS 7694
BOMAZ EPISODE
779
563
0.20
0.13
34
HUDDLESTONE AVERY STEFFI
DENOVO 3426 AVERY
779
602
0.20
0.07
34
CURTISMILL MENDEL ROSALYN 59
WINSTAR MENDEL P
778
708
0.22
0.05
33
BALLYCAIRN BRAVE 6500 BEE
SIEMERS BRAVE
777
923
0.02
0.05
34
HALCYON FROUKJE IV ASCENSION
GENOSOURCE CAPTAIN
776
1063
-0.01
0.00
36
HANDFIELD CAPTAIN VIOLET 49
GENOSOURCE CAPTAIN
776
844
0.10
0.08
27
CARNHILL ALTAPLINKO GEORGIA 2
PEAK ALTAPLINKO
775
798
0.09
0.09
34
BOGHILL GLAMOUR ZAZZLE R CARLIN A
PEAK ALTAZAZZLE
770
697
0.28
0.10
34
CURTISMILL EPISODE CHIEF MAY 116
BOMAZ EPISODE
770
598
0.17
0.12
33
DRUMEIL MELLENCAMP CREDIT
FLY-HIGHER MELLENCAMP
770
680
0.12
0.13
34
FARDROSS VADER CARLIN C
BOMAZ VADER
770
839
0.06
0.09
36
WINTER CAPTAIN ROZA
GENOSOURCE CAPTAIN
770
1135
-0.01
-0.02
34
GROSVENOR CAPTAIN JALNA 2
GENOSOURCE CAPTAIN
769
812
0.23
0.08
36
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