The Border Belgian Blue Club Annual Spring Show & Sale of Pedigree Belgian Blue Bulls and Females Friday 2oth & Saturday 21st May 2005

SCOTTISH BREEDERS SET NEW BREED RECORD FOR BELGIAN BLUES

A new breed record of 21,000gns was set on Saturday 21st May 2005 at the Border Belgian Blue Club Show and Sale. The supreme and junior champion from scottish breeders R & M Paterson from Dunblane, Perthshire sold their October 2003 bull, Auchenlay Vagabond for the new record breaking price. A son of Park Organiser and out of a Battlesden bred mother, Codicote Rose, sold to the events judge John Richardson of Ghyll House, Appleby in conjunction with Neil Barclay of the Harestone Herd, Banchory, Aberdeenshire.

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Just short of the previous breed record, an Intermediate bull from Graham Brindley of Shropshire received the next leading price at 11,500gns. Bringlee Volkawagon, a June 2003 born bull sired by Baron de bois Bauloye and bred from Bringlee Sandy the reigning female breed champion at the Royal Show and the breed champion from the Royal Welsh Show. Volkawagon was purchased as a joint venture between Netherhall Farms Ltd from Kirkby Lonsdale and Norbreck Genetics Ltd from Lancaster.

In the female section an in calf cow sold for the top price of 6,000gns. Consigned by Messrs MW Bousfield of Penrith, Ridge Dean Rita a Fontaine daughter, sold carrying her third calf to AE Neachell & Son of Aldridge, Walsall.

Averages –
32 Senior Bulls £3,255.00
40 Intermediate Bulls £3,147.38
37 Junior Bulls £2,826.49
109 Bulls Overall £3,070.05

3 Heifers in calf £3,780.00
32 Heifers unserved £2,165.63
9 Cows and Heifers served and/or suckling £3,838.33
14 Recipients with FOT calves at foot £2,227.50

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Supreme Championship Presentation	133 Auchenlay Vagabond ET Supreme Champion
17 Gregmaur Vigor Senior Male Champion	183 Annanwater Waldo ET Res Junior Champion
69 Terrington Vidor Res Inter Champion	92 Annanwater Vince Inter Male Champion

195 Annanwater Vixen ET Overall Female Champion

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