Border & Lakeland Holstein Club Spring Bull Show & Sale Wednesday 19th March 2008

“HUNDAY STILL AT THE TOP”

The 5th Spring Bull Show and Sale for the Border and Lakeland Holstein Club took place on the 19th March 2008 at Borderway. The catalogue was packed with “Genetic Giants” with unlimited breeding potential. Buyers came from all over the UK resulting in Bulls going as far a field as Aberdeen and Carmarthen.

The judging was carried out by top Holstein judge John Loftus owner of the famous Weeton herd.

Heathersgill Amazon and Lee & Richard Graham

His Champion went to Heathersgill Amazon bred by T. Graham & Son. Amazon was a son of New-World Empire and from the heart of the Savagedale Amanda family. His 3rd dam was Savagedale Astre Amanda EX 94 winner of nuerous shows in the UK.

Reserve Champion went to Hunday Duplex, this Bull decended from the heart of the prolific Dianna family that has been so successful for the famous Hunday herd. He had six gemerations of Excellent or Very Good dams back in the pedigree making this bull a breeding senseation. Hunday Duplex sold for a top price of 5,300gns to Firm of R Black, Craighouse, Corrie, Lockerbie.

Hunday Duplex and Philip Oliver

Evening Holsteins owned by James and Louise Wilson consigned three awesome bulls top seller being a Comestar Stormatic son from Brownfold Nina EX 92. Evening Norman sold for 35,000gns and now joins the herd of W Turner, Dalmoak Farm, Dumbarton.

J. Harrison owner of the Wickerfield herd consigned a tremendous young sire with a wonderful combination of British Friesian and Holstein genetics. His dam was classified Excellent 91 with ten lactations over 10,000 kilograms combined with very high butterfat and protein. Wickerfield General joins the herd of W Meredith, North Tarwathie, Strichen, Aberdeen for 3,200gns.

The famous Lesmay herd sold a Ladys-Manor Wildman son from from the best daughter of Weeton Jackson in the world. Lesmay Wildman’s dam was the Excellent 94 show cow that impressed the crowds at Agriscot in 2005, this fancy bull sold for 3,000gns to WW Frame, Craigthornhill, Glassford, Strathaven.

The Pedigree Holstein Bull trade remains on an up with many dairy farmers breeding a larger percentage of their herds to the dairy bull. There was an 80% clearance resulting in an overall average of £2,233 up almost one hundred on the year making this the best spring bull sale to date.

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