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Champion – Cotonhall Jackpot Starlet
Reserve – Burbrook Lily Pamera
Honourable Mention – Kayl Proud Countess
she had a beautiful dairy frame, sharp over the shoulder and an open, sweeping rib. It was the added strength and levelness through the rump that gave her the advantage over a great uddered cow in third.
Intermediate cow class came next, and I led with a quality cow that stood out from the start. Again, she
was settled into her lactation a little longer, and is a cow I predict will keep getting better with age. She had a beautiful dairy frame, was hard topped and was a little cleaner throughout than my second cow. In the udder, she displayed more texture on the day, with a little more veination, and also had the best locomotion of the class. Second was a super fresh cow, very balanced through the front end and a strong top line. A little too fresh in
the udder on the day to compete, but a cow that is put together right for the future. It was the quality in the udder, especially the length and quality of teat that separated her from my third placed cow. Third over fourth, just giving advantage to the cleaner boned cow, with more dairyness through the front end over a strong cow in fourth.
With 6 forward in the Senior cow class, it showed the longevity within the breed. The first 4 cows averaged just shy of 7 calvings each, and still looked youthful.
I led with one of these 7th calved cows, a cow with a beautiful dairy frame, plenty of width throughout, and
a deep sweeping rib. Her udder was very well attached, still comfortably above the hock, and full of milk. It was the added height and width of rear udder, together with a silkier texture through the rear udder that gave her the advantage over a very similar light roan cow in second. The cows in third and fourth were problem cows in
this class, as individuals they were both within the top percentage of the breed, and no doubt could win this class. However, I felt the maturity of my two winning 7th calvers, especially in the udder, gave them advantage over a different type of cow that I had in third. My third placed cow was a very strong type of cow with a very deep body. She was very capacious in the udder and certainly looked like she would be one of the highest milk production cows in the class on the day. Fourth
is a cow that again is too good to go without mention.
A traditional cow, she again had 7 calves and looked tremendous. Slightly shorter than my winning cows, she made up for it by being extremely deep bodied and had exceptional legs and feet. Her udder was also very well attached. She was followed by another 2 more traditional cows, however it was her extra cleanliness through the shoulder, her dairyness throughout and her quality udder that gave her the advantage. In fifth was a very balanced cow that got the advantage on the day for being higher in the rear udder attachment and a little more youthful than the more senior cow in sixth.
The production inspection class was easily won by my 4th place senior cow. A credit to the breed and her breeders, no matter what your preference within the breed, she is a cow that is admired by all sides.
Coming to my Championship line up, I was happy that the type of animal I had strived to give preference to follow a similar type all the way down the line. Quality udders on cows that walked well on parade were my choices and this line up of cows drew strong admiration from the spectating crowd. I had hoped my winning intermediate cow would continue to get better as the day went on, and she didn’t disappoint by the time
the final class came. She had filled her rear udder and was a real picture. It was her extreme dairy texture that gave her the final advantage to clinch my Champion of the day. In Reserve I followed with my 7th calf senior cow, again getting the nod for her youthfulness. My Honourable mention was the winning Junior cow. A cow with a bright future that matched my two winning cows.
Congratulations to all the exhibitors for turning out a fantastic line up of cattle.
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