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S H O R T H O R N
Dairy
Shorthorn 17
STRICKLEY OAK BARRINGTON
22 EX94
When the cows went out in mid-February for a bite of
grass, while the conditions were good enough to get
them out, we knew that it wasn’t a real turn-out and
that they would have to be coming back in for a few
weeks until the grass properly grew, but they loved it all
the same.
15-year-old Strickley Oak Barrington 22nd, has seen
many spring turnouts, but she still gadded out to grass
with all the excitement and vigour of a six-month-
old calf. She is one of those ghost cows, the sort who
quietly gets on with life without any fuss or need for
attention.
By the homebred bull Strickley Goldfinger, she calved
her first on the 14th of August 2011 and calved her 13th
on the 13th of September 2023. That’s right, she has
only lost one month in thirteen calvings! And looking
back, I have never lifted a foot on her, not for lameness
nor a routine trim. She has never had mastitis or
needed any fertility treatment or veterinary care apart
from an absolute emergency in 2019 when another
cow stood on her milk vein and caused a rupture, there
was blood everywhere, but quick work from our vet
saved her and she has never looked back since. Her
udder is still at hock level and her latest cell count was
only 52. What an amazing cow she is! And this year she
also tipped over the golden target of 100t. So far, she
has given us over 106,000 litres of organic milk, from
a body weight of only 570kg. That is Dairy Shorthorn
amazingness.
Strickley Oak Barrington 22nd has given us more than
we could ever give her, cows like her rarely come along
and I intend to enjoy the grass and sunshine with her
again when springtime arrives once more.
New Members and Prefixes
Name Member Type Address Prefix
Patrick T McGinnis Ordinary GORTGARE
O Williams Ordinary TRENITHON
A Powell Ordinary MARTEGVIEW
W & Mrs H Griffiths Ordinary FENNI
Louise Phillips Ordinary PYRITE
Abigail Brotherridge Junior
Amelia Armstrong Junior
Colin Tiso Associate
George Strong Ordinary COATSYKE
Aaron Meeke Ordinary 27 Fedany Road, Dromara, Dromore, Co. Down, BT25 2EY FEDANY
Liam Banns Ordinary The Willows, Beccles Road, Nortwich, Norfolk, NR14 6RE LJB
Tony Hole Associate
Nigel Little Ordinary 130 Clogmagaddy Rd, Newton Butler, Enniskillen, LITTLESONS
Co. Faermanagh, BT92 6HB
Andrew Langthorne Ordinary Crawford Grange, Brompton, Northallerton, DL6 2PD CRAWLANG