Home-bred cow wins prestigious dairy cow championship

Brian Donaldson • Published 5 Aug 2010 16:30 0 Comments

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Cheryl Veitch with the Reserve Champion Charolais, belonging to her father-in-law Kenneth Veitch, Drumlone, Lisbellaw.

There was delight for William and James Crawford from Brookeborough who won the all-Ireland Dairy championship at the Fermanagh County Show yesterday (Wednesday).

John Cousar, from Kilmarnock, Scotland, who was judging, said: "The cow is in form today. It is the most balanced cow in the field," he said of the winning Crawford cow.

Mr James Crawford was delighted at the win. "We are pleased to win. It is a home-bred cow. The judge commended it saying it was a better class of dairy cow than was at the Highland Show in Scotland," he said.

Mr. Cousar was warm in his praise for the standard of cattle on show. "The standard was high. It is one of the best quality shows I have judged for a while," he said. Mr. Cousar has judged the Royal Highland Show and travelled to Sweden, Poland and indeed all over Europe in his role as judge.

It was an excellent show with good crowds and a fine entry of livestock. Mr Brian Grant, a judge from Inverness had also commented that it was a wonderful show of Simmental cattle at Enniskillen.

Mr. Pat Kelly, from Tempo, Northern Ireland Chairman of the Simmental Club won the Northern Bank Simmental Female of the Year. While Clive Hoey from Fivemiletown enjoyed a clean sweep in the commercial beef section. His heifer was overall supreme commercial beef champion and Law Brothers from Kesh won the Reserve.

As the Northern Ireland Hereford Show was taking place at Enniskillen, the high standard of entries would have exceeded everything else showing in the Beef section. William and James McMordie from Ballygowan enjoyed success in both the Male and Female Championships.

Ivomec Super Simmental Pair of the Year was won by David and Julie Hazleton, Dungannon and Reserve was won by William and Margaret Nelson of Rosslea.

Results;

Cattle

Young handlers

Class for handling ability 10-14 - 1. Christopher McCrea, Strabane, 2. Kyle Crawford, Fintona.

Class for handling ability 14-17 -1. Kyra Crawford, Fintona (Champion Young handler); 2. Miss Alice Stubbs, Killadeas.

Pedigree Hereford

Bull calf - 1. John and William McMordie, Ballygowan; 2. J and K Taggart, Newtownards; 3. Robert Black, OMagh

Bull Class 10 - 1. David Smyth, Ballynahinch

Bull Class 11 -1. John and William McMordie; 2. Robin Irvine, Whitecross; 3. James Graham, Portadown

Class 12 A -1. D Wilson; 2. M Richmond

Heifer calf - 1. David R Wilson, Magheraveely; 2. James Graham.

Heifer - 1. John and William McMordie; 2. James Graham; 3. Raymond Pogue

Heifer class 14 -1. Cameron Allen, Trillick; 2. A and S Irvine, Trillick

Heifer, born after January 1 20087 and before June 30 2008 -1. John and William McMordie; 2. James Graham; 3. David R Wilson

Cow or heifer - 1.David Smyth; 2.James Graham; 3. David Adams

Progeny Pair -1. John and Willam McMordie; 2. David R Wilson; 3. J and K Taggart, Newtownards.

Calf Champion - John and William McMordie

Male Champion - John and William McMordie.

Supreme Champion and Reserve - John and William McMordie

Pedigree Limousin

Bull or heifer calf -1. Raymond Crawford, Maguiresbridge

Junior Bull - 1. Raymond Crawford, Maguiresbridge

Senior Bull - 1. Raymond Crawford, Maguiresbridge

Heifer class 22 - 1. Raymond Crawford, Maguiresbridge

Heifer class 23 -1. Raymond Crawford, Maguiresbridge

Heifer class 24 - 1. Raymond Crawford, Maguiresbridge

Limousin Championship -Raymond Crawford, Maguiresbridge

Pedigree Charolais

Bull or heifer -1. Sean McGovern, Clogher; 2. Gordon Cutler, Enniskillen, 3. Balfour Brothers, Bellanaleck

Bull class 27 - 1. Kenneth C Veitch, Lisbellaw; 2. GJ Crawford, Maghera; 3. Harold Stubbs, Crummy, Lisnaskea.

Bull class 28 -1. S and D Bothwell, Ballinamallard; 2. Adrian and Graeme Parke, Strabane

Heifer class 30 - 1. S and D Bothwell; 2. Edwin Morrison, Maguiresbridge; 3. Sean McGovern.

Heifer class 31 - 1. GJ Crawford; 2. John Irwin, Drumquin; 3, Sean McGovern.

Cow Class 32 - 1. GJ Crawford; 2. John Irwin

Beef group class

Group of three pedigree Charolais -1. GJ Crawford; 2. S and D Bothwell

Charolais Championship - G Crawford

This article appeared in Impartial Reporter 05 Aug 10

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