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Charollais Sheep
Charollais Sheep Society Year Book 2012
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ABERKINSEY Charollais YBJA FLOCK OF EWES, LAMBING MARCH TO PRODUCE QUALITY SHEARLINGS
M V ACCREDITED SCRAPIE MONITORED SIGNET RECORDED
MEILIR OWAIN JONESGop Farm, Trelanwyd, Flintshire. LL18 6DG
Enquiries Welcome - Tel: Home: 01745 570410 Mobile: 07887 868 349 Email: meilir.jones@gmail.com
1YBJ 0116 Sold Worcester Premier for 3600gns,
sired by Skelton Whin Istabraq.
YMH 9009 - BACHYMBYD JACK DANIELS
Main service sire. Champion Stock Ram Welsh Region
OCTOBER 2012MAJOR PRODUC-
TION SALE OF 100+ FEMALES
Ruthin Auction MartSUNDAY 28TH
OCTOBER
An excellent opportunity to pur-
chase some of the top females
within the breed. The entire
2011 born shearlings winners of
1st prize Welsh Region Large
Flock Competition, and a large
proportion of the aged ewes
which were also
1st prize winners in the Welsh
Region Large Flock Competition.
STOCK SIRESYMH 9009 - BACHYMBYD JACK DANIELS
photograph above
NN 8009 SKELTON WHIN ISTABRAQA tremendous ram used for the 4th season and sirednumerous four figure progeny with males selling up to
3,600gns and females up to 3,000gns.
YBJ 8054 ABERKINSEY IRONYChampion Stock Ram Welsh Region 2010. A son of
Easy Rider with tremendous scale and power.
11ZEG00077 RIVERDALE LIQUEURPurchased privately from Norman McMordie. A son ofRutland Humdinger out of one of his best ewes and full
brother to the noted Riverdale Iris.
Semen available from all stock sireson application
To see the depth of breeding of the flock, rams will be sold atWorcester Premier Sale, Builth II, Bryncir, Ruthin and Welshpool
Charollais Year Book 1220
ARTIcLES
Weight for agewins for Welshflock - 7
Early lambing flockin Presteigne - 13
charollais Down Under - 21
Eblex performance award - 25
Mule pluscharollais for
success inRutland flock-
53
charollais in outdoor lambingflock - 61
Butchers choose charollaislamb - 68
Denton Park Estates - 73
SALES 2011
Worcester Premier Sale - 31
Dungannon Premier Sale - 39
Builth Wells Main Sale - 45
Lanark PremierSale - 49
Dates for 2012- 113
Shows 2011
Royal Welsh Show - 79
Balmoral Show - 85
Royal HighlandShow -91
Great YorkshireShow - 97
Three counties Show - 101
champion Pedigrees -105
Judges Panel - 108
REPORTS
chairman’s Report - 3
chief Executive Officer’sReport - 5
Regional Officers 2012
Regional chairmen - 116
company Officials - 118
Index to advertisers- 119
cONTENTS
1977-201235 YEARS OF BREEDINGPRIME LAMB IN THE UK
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The Bould Flock is one of the oldest in the Flock book, we have always strived to produce good correct fleshy sheep throughthe purchase of good Rams from Top UK Flocks and also the use of AI from top French flocks, notably H13, J17 & B430043
BOULD STOCK SIRES all genotype ARR/ARR
New Sire for 2011Logie Durno Klaymor ZNN0091(pictured left)Breed Index 405 Top 5% 1st PrizeSignet Recorded ram at the 2011 Premier sale, purchased for 2600gns.He was chosen for his tremendousgrowth & power. His full sister wassold at Logie Durno Production sale toTim Pritchard for 4000gns.
Other Sires Used Bronallt Buster YCL8273 -2nd Prize aged Ram at the Royal Welsh 2010.Sire of half the 2011 lamb crop. This ram has tremendous flesh, length andback end.Tilton Henry YPP7063 sired by one of the best rams in France B43045who was also the sire of BOULD FLASH HARRY CJ 5012, he was bought outof the Premier Sale by the Geldard Family for 3,600gns. Henry is a very correct ram with good flesh and milky ewes.
FLOCK COMPETITIONCENTRAL REGION 2011
In 2011 we entered the Central RegionFlock Competition with pleasing results.
l 1st Prize flock ewes sired by
Wraycastle Granger, a son of Bould Flash Harry, and FrenchSires.
l 1st Prize Shearling ewes sired by
Wraycastle Granger, Tilton Henry& J17 8001
l 1st Prize ewe lambs sired by
Bronallt Buster YCL8273 & TiltonHenry YPP7063.
l Champion Flock for the Southern
Area and Res. Champion Flockfor Central Region.
The majority of the Shearling Rams and Ram lambs are sold privately off the farm to regular customers
All enquires welcome - contact: G.Meyrick & Sons, Bould Farm, chipping Norton, Oxon. OX7 6RT
Tel 01608-658850 Email meyrick@bouldfarm.co.ukAlso Andrew in France on 0033545290245 www.elevagederinane.com
m.v. Accredited Signet Recorded scrapie genotyped
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As we enter our 35th year it is
very pleasing to report on yet
another fantastic year for the
Charollais breed. Membership is
growing at a steady, manageable
pace and importantly more Charollais
rams are being used to produce prime
lambs than at any time in the past.
This is quite an achievement when
you consider the national flock is fairly
stable at the moment. It is
encouraging to witness good quality
rams being so eagerly sought after in
the market place.
In the show ring Charollais more than
held its own with yet again a large
number of interbreed titles being won
at many of the major shows. It is hard
to deny that a well turned out
Charollais in the interbreed is a very
difficult sheep for a judge to ignore.
One of the main events last year was
our 2020 conference where we
brought together a group of farmers
and speakers from within the industry
to give us an honest opinion of where
we stood as a breed and what is
required to continue our growth
towards the year 2020. Some of the
comments should serve as a reminder
that we don’t get everything right and
need to change but the overwhelming
opinion from the meeting was that
Charollais were more than satisfying
the requirements of commercial prime
lamb producers.
The challenges to the farming
industry do not diminish; all too often
we come under a barrage of ‘bad
publicity’ from the media. Thankfully
there are sectors of the press that put
forward a balanced and more
accurate portrayal of all the hard
work, skill and determination we
dedicate to putting food on
consumer’s plates. We, the sheep
industry should be proud of the
significant part we play in bolstering
the UK’s balance of payments. We
are now a net exporter of sheep meat
for the first time in 50 years. The
quality of our prime lamb is very much
pivotal to that success.
As individual breeders we can all do a
bit more to look after our customers to
ensure that what we are selling is
matching requirements. A quick
phone call is all that is needed to a
purchaser of your sheep to see how it
has performed. These calls are
always very much appreciated and
can often result in another sale. This
personal contact is an important part
of marketing our sheep and I am still
amazed at the number of people who
don’t think it is a worthwhile way of
promoting their business.
This coming year we have many
events organised, some will be for
predominately Charollais members
but others will allow us to get out and
meet the commercial flock masters.
For anyone who has spent time on the
Charollais stand at a large event you
will appreciate the number of both
potential and existing customers we
talk to and for me this is the best form
of communication.
I must make mention of Sue Platt who
leaves the Society office after 20 years
of service. Sue has been invaluable in
her help to both myself as Chairman
and the Society in general. We wish
her a long and enjoyable retirement
with maybe the odd race meeting
being taken in.
I look forward to meeting you at some
of the events this year and wish you all
a successful show and sale season.
Robert Gregory
Chairman’sReport
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STOCK SIRESBAWNARD KEYSTONE D32 10 113. Keystone sired terrific Marchborn lambs last year, this season we used him across all our seniorewe flock and are very pleased with his offspring.
KNOcKYcHOTTAUN LEPREcHAUN B43 9 049. Leprechaun has connected well with our Logie Durno Finnegan Ewes producing eyecatching, well muscled lambs
LISFUNcHEON LIMITED EDITION A54 11 014, champion Irish Premier 2011. An outstanding ram displaying great style and character. (see photograph)
TULLYEAR Charollais - QYCELEBRATING 26 YEARS OF BREEDING CHAROLLAIS SHEEP
Established in 1986 the Tullyear Flock has achieved many noteworthy successes both in the show ring and the sale ring.
Selective breeding has ensured that our charollais Flock displays the indigenous traits of the charollais Breed and has resulted in
the Tullyear name being synonymous with breeding top drawer charollais sheep.
Enquiries contact DREW or STEPHEN cOWAN26 cascum Road, Banbridge, N. Ireland BT32 4LFTel: 028 4062 6275 Mobile: 07845941128 or 07729 128926Email: tullyearcharollais@googlemail.com or check out our website on www.tullyearcharollais.com
Tullyear Krackerjack , sold to George Hammondand George Booth at Dungannon Premier Sale2011 for 2,300gns.
Breeding forQuality
Breeding forYou
cHEcK OUT OUR FEMALES AT THE WORcESTER SAUcY SALE ON 13TH OcTOBER
Lisfuncheon Limited Edition, Champion Irish Premier Sale 2011.
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The UK sheep industry is in a
very good position to take up
the opportunities that the world
market presents us. If the industry
responds in the right way we will all
reap the benefits. As Charollais
breeders we are well placed to meet
the requirements of our customers,
the existing and new purchasers of our
rams have been listening to our
collective message and have
benefitted by using Charollais rams.
All the advantages that Charollais
provide – great tupping ability, very
often influencing an increase in the
number of lambs produced, easy
lambing is the comment that is always
at the front of the list of great
attributes, fast growth, great muscling,
the tendency not to run to fat,
producing lambs for sale all year
round. And what flavour, what
fantastic lamb to eat, the good thing
is that more and more people are
making these complimentary remarks.
So what we are all doing is basically
right, however we mustn’t let our
guard down and continue to be highly
selective, whether we have a handful
or a large flock of Charollais. Sheep
meat is in short supply right across the
world and is likely to remain so for
some time. This position has arisen
because of lack of profitability over
probably 15 or more years. In turn a
reduction in supply and stronger
demand has resulted in higher prices
for prime lamb producers, but our
costs continue to rise. It is possible for
us to spoil this position, both in
commercial lamb production and as
breeders if we do not present to the
market the best possible product.
Our ultimate purchaser, the consumer
of lamb, has a phenomenal choice in
what to purchase as an alternative to
lamb. The Society works with every
possible organisation and individuals
to provide the best information so that
we are in a position to be at the top of
our game. However there are many
elements that are beyond our control,
the weather has been terrible for
many of the later lambing flocks and
for those who have and are still
experiencing the lambing problems
associated with Schmallenberg. They
all have my greatest sympathy and
only time will tell what the picture will
be like when we come round to
lambing again.
New entrants and young people are
essential from both an individual
business and industry perspective. A
fun way of drawing attention to this
whole area is the Young Shepherds
Competition, both regional, national
and international. In New Zealand
last year all the UK competitors
performed extremely well. At a
meeting in April in Southern France, a
new organisation received support
and will be up and running in the not
too distant future.
On a different note, Sue Platt who
has acted as assistant breed secretary
since 1993, is leaving us at the end of
May. She has been a tremendous
attribute to the Society, great fun,
hardworking and talented. We shall
miss her. Sue our thanks for all your
time, effort and hard work. Sue’s
replacement Liz Wright joins us at the
end of May.
I wish all our readers a happy, healthy
and sustainable year.
Jonathan Barber
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CEO’s Report
Farm AssuredMV Accredited
Semen available fromthese sires:
Langstone Fanfare QU 5024Rhaeadr Ian XXK 8012
Aberkinsey YBJ 9020and new for 2012
Carnew Lion King ZXJ 00143
Contact for details
I T DAVIES & SONDanyreglwys
Garthbrengy,BreconContact Nos.
Brian Brian 0781307813 165 064165 064
Geraint Geraint 0781307813 703 033703 033
Carnew Lion King - 11ZXJ 00143.Purchased privately from Jonathan Aikenjointly with Kings Land and Tawelfa flocks.
Very powerful, correct and stylish ram.Looking forward to his first crop of lambs.
French bloodlines on sires side.MALES & FEMALES FOR SALE
Aberkinsey Ram - YBJ 9020, a son of Skel-ton Whin Istabraq, purchased Worcester
2010 for 2900gns. Used heavily this yearafter being pleased with his progeny in
2011. 2012 lambs also sired by RhaeadrIan XXK 8012 and Honddu Lion King YSS
00383 (a son of Rhaeadr Ian)
HONDDU Charollais - YSS
TAWELFA CHAROLLAIS - WBXPaul Amphlett & Family
Tawelfa, Pytingwyn Farm, Brecon, Powys. LD3 9TS
Contact No. 07817 068 937
WELSH REGION
FLOCK
CHAMPION 2011
Visitors Always Welcome
SIRES OF 2012 LAMB CROP
Parkgate Highlander, Logie Durno Legacy,Penrhos Ibanez and Carnew Lion King
Parkgate HighlanderStock sire in the flock with
yearlings selling to 1,550gns.
Carnew Lion Kingowned jointly with the
Honddu and Kings Land flocks
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Newton Farm, near Brecon, Powys is a
family farm, managed by Richard &
Helen Roderick.
They have three sons Andrew 15,
Tudor 14 and Matty 11. Richard
joined the family business in 1984 on
leaving WAC, Aberystwyth. At that
time Newton was 220 acres.
Over time the business has grown and
diversified into a 620 acre mixed
farming unit comprising 70 suckler
cows, 1030 breeding ewes and 55
acres of cereals. Beef progeny are
finished through Celtic Pride or sold in
Brecon Market as forward stores.
The farm joined Tir Gofal in 2000 and
Glastir in 2012. In addition they run a
holiday cottage nearby which sleeps
12 people in six bedrooms and have
long term lets as well.
The Charollais breed was brought
onto the farm in the 1990’s to
improve the confirmation of the fat
lambs. Initially this proved problematic
as the type of ram bought produced
rather tender lambs; their ears were
virtually “see-through”.
The finished carcass classification was
hugely improved however, which
encouraged us to continue with
Charollais sires and they learned to
buy hardier types. “Breeders, in
general, have worked hard to develop
a hardier ram for use in the
commercial world”, says Richard.
“Breeders, in general, haveworked hard to develop ahardier ram for use in thecommercial world”
The Roderick’s have tried various
terminal sires in their farming system
and to date no other terminal sire can
improve on the weight for age and
excellent confirmation produced by
the Charollais ram. “If the
supermarket specification would allow,
Charollais X lambs could easily be
taken to well in excess of 22kgs
without being over-fat”, Richard
added.
“No other terminal sire canimprove on the weight forage and excellentconfirmation produced by theCharollais ram”
Currently they run 1,030 ewes, with
160 replacement ewe lambs. The
ewe flock consists of both Texel X and
Suffolk X Mule. They currectly use
75% Charollais rams and 25% Texel.
The Texel rams are used on the
longer, leaner Suffolk X ewes, while
the Charollais serve everything else.
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charollais rams help this Welsh farm to hit optimumspecification for Waitrose
Weight for Age Wins
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DILWYN DAVIESFfordd UchafLlanstephan
Carmarthenshire.SA33 5HB
Tel: 01267 241604
HIGHWAY - Flock ZDGM V ACCREDITED
SCRAPIE MONITORED
JOINT PRODUCTION
SALE AT BUILTH WELLS
MARKET ON SUNDAY
21ST OCTOBER 2012
Highway Lloyd George - 11ZDG000281st in class at Worcester Premier Sale 2011, sold
to Adrian Davies for 3,000gns. The Highwayflock sold 4 ram lambs to average 2,975gns
Highway Lion King - 11ZDG000151st in class at Builth II 2011, sold to Cyril
Dougherty, Shamrock flock, for 1500gns. TheHighway flock sold 10 ram lambs to average 686gns
RAMS USED 2011
GLYNCOCH KONGA - 1XCA 0010
(sire of Glantren Legend)
Produced many quality progeny
including many show winners
FFRWD LAVANGUARD - 11YET00058
1st prize Ram Medium Flock Welsh
Region 2011, purchased Worcester 2011
from Dewi Evans. A very exciting
prospect for the future!
RESERVE CHAMPION FLOCK WELSH REGION 2011
HUW & BRONWEN EVANSGlantrenfach
Heol Glantren
Llanybydder
Carmarthenshire
SA40 9SA
Tel: 01570 480 811
MV ACCREDITED
SIGNED RECORDEDGLANTREN LEGEND - XUE00330
Sold to Adrian Davies & David Curran Worcester 2011 for 1,600gns
XUEXUE
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The breeding cycle begins using
teaser rams in early September across
the whole flock. The entire rams are
then introduced in the last week of
September. Rams are purchased
locally and at the Builth NSA Ram
Sales. Sires purchased previously
include some from the Tawelfa flock
and at the recent Flock Visit to the
Welsh Region Flock Champion they
were impressed with the focus from
breeders on producing rams that will
thrive in working conditions. The
sheep they saw were in fit condition,
showing strong breed characteristics
coming from genetics and not feed.
Ewes are scanned early December,
housed and shorn prior to Christmas.
Winter feed is self-feed silage, feeding
off a 5ft high face, with barriers
inched on daily to ensure a
continuous supply of silage.
Concentrates are introduced to triplet
carrying ewe six weeks before the due
date, doubles at four weeks, with
single bearing ewes fed silage only.
The use of the teasers ensures a very
condensed lambing period with 90%
of ewes lambing between 18th
February and 5th March. Freshly
lambed ewes ideally spend 24 hours
in a 4ft pen, before transferring to
mixer pens with up to eight sets of
twins per pen.
Between the individual pens and the
mixer pens, predominantly disused pig
pens, there is capacity to hold 400
lambs, useful when weather
conditions are exceptionally poor.
As soon as they are strong enough
twins are boxed to grass. Every
opportunity to wet foster triplets onto
singles is taken, although it can take a
few days to boost milk production.
“By the end of May 523lambs had been marketedaveraging 19.2 kgs,demonstrating the growth ofthe Charollais”.
The lambing percentage scanned for
2012 was 186%, which was slightly
below the 192% in 2011. A tight
lambing period enables the Roderick’s
to concentrate on drawing lambs hard
in May and June.
By the end of May they had marketed
523 lambs at an average weight of
19.2kgs, which demonstrates the
speed of growth and excellent grading
characteristic of the Charollais lamb.
Of the lambs sold in May 30% were
graded E, 56% U and the remainder
at R.
Lambs are predominantly marketed
through Livestock Marketing to
Waitrose, with the remainder being
sold to other dead weight centres,
dependent on weight and fat class.
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FARM NUMBERS 620 Acres 70 Suckler cows 1030 Breeding Ewes 75%charollais Rams 86%Graded E or U
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Wernfawr FlockWelsh Quality
XEVMV Accredited
Scrapie Monitored
Glyncoch FlockWelsh Quality
XCAMV Accredited
Scrapie Monitored
Wernfawr Successes for 20111st prize Ram Lamb and Supreme Champion at Builth I
selling for 1000gns Ram Lambs sold to 1020gns at Builth II
2nd Prize Yearling Ewe and Reserve Champion at Brecon Female Sale
Visitors always welcomeDavid and Paul CurranWernfawr Bungalow
Talgarth, Brecon. Powys. LD3 0DYTel: 01874 711 560 or 07977 493 087
Email for Paul :wernfawr@hotmail.co.uk
Glyncoch Successes for 2011Shearling Ram sold for 4000gns at Worcester Premier Sale Shearling Ewe sold for 2800gns at Worcester Premier SaleShearling Ewes sold up to 2000gns at Worcester Saucy sale
1st Prize Yearling Ewe and Champion at Brecon Female Sale selling for 1380gns
Visitors always welcomeAdrian DaviesGlanbrydan
Manordeilo, Llandeilo.Carmarthenshire. SA19 7BGTel: 01558 822312 or 07887 625781
Mortimer Jumbo HH9180 Purchased for 4200gns. He was top price.
Reserve Champion at Builth Wells NSA 2010.
New Stock Sires Oakchurch Lukasz 11WKW00003
Glantren Legend 11XUE00330 (see photo)Knockin Lagerfeld 11XXJ00007
Highway Lloyd George – 11ZDG00028
XCA9069 Show Ewe 2011Glantren Legend 11XUE00330 1st prize Ram Lamb and Supreme Champion at Builth I selling for 1000gns
Shared Stock Sires
Semen for sale
“Over the whole season 95%of the lambs met theWaitrose specification.”Looking to the future producing
exactly what the market requires will
be increasingly important with
diminishing support payments set to
particularly affect the historically more
productive farms in Wales.
Richard and Helen are confident that
the Charollais breed will help them
achieve the aim of producing quality
Welsh Lamb at the optimum weight,
age and confirmation.
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PIcTURESPrevious pageRichard Broderick ofNewton Farm
TopTexel and Suffolk crossewes with charollais crosslambs at foot
BottomA fine pen of prime lambsready for the off.
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WF - Brettles CharollaisMV ACCREDITED
Brettles Legend 11WF00175Index 348 Gigot Score 5.15 (top1%) Sire, Dalby Inspired. Dam’s sire Southam Exotic
MARGIE & MARK RUSHBROOKEBrettles Farm, Shatterford, Bewdley, Worcs. DY12 1TJ
Tel: 01299 861200 Mobile: 07748 305857 www.brettlesfarm.co.uk
SIGNET RECORDED
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
01 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Year 2001 - 2011
Genetic Trends Index
Brettles Flock
Committed to improving confor-mation, growth rate
and muscularity
Crogham Logic 11AB00057Index 393Sire, Dalby Hickory DickoryDam’s sire Rockvilla Ferrari
Aperiod of low spring lamb
prices coupled with rising costs
over recent years have driven
many farms away from early lambing,
but with lamb prices rising again and
the right system in place there is still a
margin to be made.
And for Presteigne-based Jonathan
Williams, who farms with his father,
Nigel, lambing a portion of their 300
ewes in the first week of January will
both offer them an opportunity to
capitalise on higher lamb prices and
ease flock management.
“Lambing 70 of the older ewes in
January will reduce pressure on the
lambing shed when it comes to the
main lambing in late February and
will enable us to give these ewes a bit
more attention.
“It will also mean we can cull them
earlier and reduce the pressure on the
grass through the summer months. If
we get another dry summer like this
one we’ll be glad not to have so many
ewes about the farm once we get mid-
summer.”
So, to ensure a compact lambing 100
older ewes were synchronised with
Chronogest sponges before the tups
went to work in the first week of
August. “Sponging is an expense, but
it means we’ll have a good tight
lambing for this smaller batch and
enable us to manage them better.
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High Performancecharollais ramsselected for earlygrowth means thisearly lambing flockhits their targetmarket
Jonathan Long reports onJonathan Williams’s farmin Presteigne.
This article first appeared in theWinter 2011 issue of Sheep & BeefProducer q
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STOCK SIRES USED (more details on the website):Lowerye Krikey – ZVY 0078. A son of Golden Promise out ofan outstanding Eric daughter, Krikey was the highest indexstock sire in 2011. CT scanning measured his gigot as the highest scoring to date, at +8.30. He is also well within thetop 1% for growth rate & muscle depth and MyoMAX Gold.Unsurprisingly, he has seen heavy use again this year. Semenfor sale. EBV 537.Edstaton Leopards Den – TG1100073. Purchased at Worcester for 3,000gns, he was the highest index lamb everoffered for sale. He is passing on head cover and tremendouswidth of loin to his progeny. Jointly owned with the Eastbachflock, he is MyoMAX Gold. EBV 496.Mortimer Investment – HH 8169. Purchased at Builth Wellsin 2009, where he was 1st prize shearling and the top pricedCharollais. He was Breed Champion at the Royal CornwallShow in 2010. Sired by the 7,100 gns Galtres Favour, he is absolutely full of meat with a great skin, which he is passing onto his lambs in full. He sired the 4,000gns L.Lucky Lad atWorcester 2011 and is jointly owned with the Gogwell flock. Inglis Chalky – CN 2048. Purchased privately as a 6 year oldafter using his semen, Chalky was an immensely powerful ramwith top 10% growth rate. He was owned jointly with theMortimer flock where he sired the top priced shearling atBuilth 2011.EBV 352.Lowerye Kinell – ZVY 0084. A son of Chalky out of a muscleyApostle grandaughter, Kinell was the fourth highest index lambin 2010. CT scanning measured his gigot as one the highest in2010, at +8.07. He is also well within the top 2% for growthrate & muscle depth and is MyoMAX Gold.EBV 390.Lowerye Impressive – ZVY 8250. A son of House showing incredible shape and muscling. EBV 373.Brettles Jet Set – WF 9078. Sired by the legend that isRockvilla Golden Promise, Jet Set was the fourth highest indexlamb in 2009. He had a CT muscularity score of +6.22 andhas a fantastic length and depth of loin. He is MyoMAX Goldand now shared with the Mortimer flock.
NEIL OUGHTON Lymore Farm, Montgomery, Powys. SY15 6ULContact: Neil Oughton on 07977 458544 or visit www.lowerye.com
MV Accredited Scrapie Monitored Signet Recorded
We were the highest average index & muscularity flock in 2011
WE HAVE MOVED! WHY NOT PAY US A VISIT IN THE WELSH MARCHES?
WE HAVE 100STRONG,
HOME-BRED,HIGH INDEX SHEARLINGS
FOR 2012(Average EBV 380)
Inglis Chalky– CN2048 as a 6 year old
Lowerye Krikey - ZVY 0078
Lowerye Impressive - ZVY 8250Mortimer Investment – HH 8169
Edstaston Leopards Den - 11TG00073
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“Not only will they all lamb closely
together, but the returns will be
bunched up too, so we’ll not have to
worry so much about the odd one
lambing when we’re not expecting it.”
And with all the ewes cycling together
getting tupping right is essential, adds
Mr Williams. “We kept the ram:ewe
ration low, with ram lambs running at
1:10 for the first two days and the
older tups at 1:12.
“After two days the tups were taken
out and the ewes bunched together.
Then tups were reintroduced a
fortnight later to catch any returns
before being removed completely.
Ewes were scanned in the third week
of October and any not in lamb were
put back to the tups to join the later
lambing flock.”
“With high index Charollaistups selected for earlygrowth and muscle and ourewes fed to milk well weshould hit this target and beselling lambs when theprices are at their highest.”
The aim with the early flock will be to
finish the first lambs off milk and
creep at about 10 weeks old. “With
high index Charollais tups selected for
early growth and muscle and our ewes
fed to milk well we should hit this
target and be selling lambs when the
prices are at their highest.”
Management of the ewes in the run
up to lambing and immediately post-
lambing is critical to the flock’s
success and Mr Williams will be
aiming to feed the ewes well to get
plenty of milk on them before
lambing.
“The basic ewe feed is a home-mixed
ration of crushed wheat, oats and
soyameal. However, this will be
tweaked according to blood tests
taken from the ewes about four weeks
before lambing.
“Last year we fed a concentrate
because it worked out cheaper than
home-mixing and as a result of blood
testing a batch of ewes we added
extra soya to it as the tests showed
ewes were lacking a bit of protein. It
certainly made the difference and we
ended up with ewes which milked far
better than ever before.”
It is this level of monitoring which Mr
Williams says is crucial to success with
early lambing ewes. “The slightest
mistake can be costly, so everything is
done to maximise the number of
lambs sold/ewe put to the tup. This
year’s early lambing batch have
scanned at 158%, so we’ll want to be
sure of selling as close to that as we
can.”
This starts pre-lambing with ewes
given a long acting antibiotic dose to
ward off the threat abortion and ewes
vaccinated with a clostridial vaccine to
pass some immunity on to their lambs
in their colostrums.
“Then once lambs are born their
navels are dipped and they receive a
dose of oral antibiotic to prevent
watery mouth. I’d rather avoid the
routine antibiotic use, but losing a
lamb which could be worth more than
£100 to watery mouth is a wasteful
loss.”
Since switching to Charollaissires Mr Williams says lambshave more get and go thanwith previous terminal sires.“The lambs are up andsucked by themselves andhave plenty of vigour.”
“And, having lost a couple of lambs to
clostridial disease this year we’ll be
vaccinating the lambs to prevent it
next year.”
Triplet lambs are set onto single
bearing ewes whenever possible to
maximise their growth potential and
avoid the need to artificially rear them.
Ensuring the lambs receive sufficient
colostrumis paramount too and
since switching to Charollais sires
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Where Quality meets Performance35 Years of Top Breeding ~ Eastern Region Champion Flock 2009 & 2010Signet Recorded ~ Scrapie Tested for Export
stocK sires 2011 - all scrapie genotype arr/arr
castellau liberator - sired by logie Durno i’m Yer Man out of a daughter of
castellau Flashy lady by southam Flagship. breed index 413 top 5%. tremendous lambs
correct with shape, length, growth and style. look out for these at the Premier sale.
eDstaston Kaiser chieF - sire rainbow hermes. his lambs have exceptional
gigots and will scan well. breed index 318 top 25% Dam also bred edstaston leopards Den,
3,000 gns Worcester 2011.
bachYMbYD Jazz - purchased at builth Wells ram sale, great fleshed sire with tight
coat and excellent gigots. shearling rams and ewes by this sire for sale.
high index commercial rams to suit all flocks and females available on farm.
Jonathan & carroll barber 01953 607860 email carroll@ceressolutions.co.uk Mobile : 07712 659262 or 07951 451250
13th October“WorcesterSaucy Sale”
In-lamb shearlingewes to
suit all flocks
castellau liberator
Mr Williams says lambs have more get
and go than with previous terminal
sires. “The lambs are up and sucked
by themselves and have plenty of
vigour.”
Once ewes and lambs have spent 24
hours in mothering up pens they are
turned out and next spring will graze
stubble turnips planted as part of the
farm’s Glastir environmental scheme.
“Creep feeders will be put out once
lambs are about 10 days old and
lambs will be offered creep pellets ad-
lib.”
With ewes dosed with a long acting
wormer at turn out the worm burden
is lessened in the early weeks of the
lambs’ lives, but later on Mr Williams
relies of faecal egg counting to assess
the need to drench.
“In most cases when we’re handling
lambs every week to draw them for
market we can see when they begin to
stop thriving, but using a faecal egg
count is a good way of checking we’re
on the right lines.”
Lambs from the early and late
lambing flocks are sold live through
Ludlow Market, with the aim to draw
them at 36-38kg.
“When lambs are taking a lot of creep
this is an ideal weight to draw them as
they kill out well and waiting for that
extra 2kg of weight can cost more
than it gains.”
This article first appeared in theWinter 2011 issue of Sheep & BeefProducer
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Shearling Ewes for Sale
Enquiries & Visitors Welcome
CECIL & JANETTE THOMASNew FarmFosse Road
WolstonCoventry. CV8 3GA
Telephone 02476 542409Email : cecil.thomas@btconnect.com
WOLSTON Charollais-Flock UAMV Accredited Signet Recorded Scrapie Monitored
STOCK RAMS all ARR/ARR
XCA 8003 GLYNCOCH IVANHOESire ZKT 8025 Galtres Dominator
Ivanhoe was 2nd prize Ram Lamb RoyalWelsh 2008 His ET sisters were 2nd & 3rd
in the Ewe Lamb Class.
ZNN 8125 - LOGIE DURNO JEEVESSire AB 7003 Crogham Hannibal II
Jeeves was Purchased for 3000gns at theWorcester Premier Sale in 2010
XUA - Brandywells CharollaisQuality in the show ring and in the commercial sectorQuality in the show ring and in the commercial sector
SERVICE SIRES USED
EDSTASTON LICORICE MIST - Long, High Index ram.
BRANDYWELLS JACKFLASH - XUA 9042Supreme Champion Ram Lamb Royal Cornwall 2009. Sire of Supreme Champion Ram lamb Devon County
Show 2011. Stock and Semen for sale.
Carol IrwinCarol IrwinRose Cottage,Rose Cottage,Reeds & HammettsReeds & HammettsKings Nympton, Kings Nympton, UmberleighUmberleighDevon. EX37 9ST Devon. EX37 9ST Tel: 01769 581499Tel: 01769 581499
Website: brandywellscharollais.co.ukWebsite: brandywellscharollais.co.uk
Email: brandywellscharollais@gmail.comEmail: brandywellscharollais@gmail.com
VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME Weaned Jackflash ewe lambs March 2011
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RAMS USED IN 2011Crogham Hannibal II
AB 7003
Wardshill InvincibleHK 8035
Wrenvale Instant Replay- XGY 8056
2nd prize pen Builth Early Sale 2008 Nigel SheldonWren Vale Nurseries, 85 Heol-Cae-Gurwen, Gwaun-cae-Gurwen, Ammanford, Carms. SA18 1HG
Tel: 01269 826700 Email. wrenvale@aol.com or visit our website www.wrenvale-charollais-sheep.co.uk
WRENVALE - XGYCharollais MV Accredited
AWARDS 2009South Wales Showman of the Year
Reserve & Male Champion Monmouth ShowReserve Champion Carmarthen Show
2nd prize Best Pen Lambs Builth Wells Main Sale
Male Champion Monmouth Show 2009
FOXHILL JAMIRAH- XWY 9047
1st prize Ram LambDevon CountyShow sired by
Kingsland Impeccable
Bachymbyd Kracker - 1YMH0062
Purchased at Worcester Premier Sale for
3,800gns for his tremendous conformation.
CARTHORPE GRAND DUKE YVY 6032 Purchased at the SouthamDispersal Sale for 4050gns.
1st prize Ewe Lamb Devon County Show 2011, Reserve
Female & Reserve overall, by Carthorpe Grand Duke.
She has a tremendous body and gigot.
FOXHILL Charollais XWYTHE HOME OF NATURAL CONFORMATION
MV Accredited Scrapie Monitored & Genotyped
MR & MRS M J ALFORDFoxhill Farm, Blackborough, Cullompton, Devon. EX15 2HU
Tel: 01884 849369 Fax: 01884 849189 Mobile: 07976 321686Email: mel@stillmansbutchers.co.uk
LOOSEBEARE JETSET - XWD 9002Champion at Royal Cornwall Show 2011.
His lambs are showing great promise.
RAMS USED THIS YEARCarthorpe Grand Duke and Loosebeare Jetset. The lambs from
both rams showing great promise with good skins
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Breed Leading
Dalby Charollais ‘PE’Balanced Breeding - Blending type and performance
SUCCESS IN 20112011 also provided continued success inthe show ring with numerous Breed and Interbreed awards culminating in being partof the winning Interbreed Pairs at RoyalWelsh Show with Dalby Jessica.
At Premier Sale the first three ram lambsoffered by our high index stock ram DalbyKracked-it, sold to 1,850 gns and averaged1,450 gns. Semen for sale in 2012.
At the sale we also jointly purchased (withRockvilla) the 6,500 gns – Highway Liberator – a much admired ram lamb,whose pedigree and power were just whatwe were looking for.
In addition to Kracked-it and Liberator wehave used the homebred Jezzabelle son,Lazelle with some really super lambs onthe ground from all three.
STOCK FOR SALEAs ever we will have available, direct fromthe farm, a large selection of sexual athletes bred and managed to provide superior performance.
We also hope to provide more top qualityin-lamb females at the Saucy Sale in 2012.
Highway Liberator 11ZDG00068, purchased at the Worcester Premier Sale2011 for 6,500gns. Jointly owned with
David Mawhinney
SILVER ANNIVERSARY SALE2011 Marked 25 years breeding Charollais and itproved to be an eventful and rewarding year.A massive thank you to all who supported our successful Anniversary Sale, by either purchasingsheep, helping out or by just being there to witnessthe outstanding ewe Jezzabelle create a new breedrecord of 7,000 gns. She is pictured below withCharles, Helen, Victoria, William and Grace.
CHARLES & HELEN SERCOMBESandlands Farm, Frisby-on-the-Wreake, Melton Mowbray, Leicester. LE14 2NS TEL: 01664 434760
Further information available at www.easysheep.co.uk or ring Charles on 07836 385139
Dalby Jessica, Res. Female Champion andpart of winning Interbreed Pairs at the
Royal Welsh Show 2011
Over the past 2 years Charollais
Australia, run by Ian McDougall and
Colin and Anthony Hilsdon has been
quietly expanding into New Zealand.
Embryos and semen were sold to 2
New Zealand farmers in 2010 who
had the first auction of Charollais
rams in December last year, 9 rams
averaged £4000 each.
Last year Charollais Australia formed
a joint venture with Lincoln University.
A shipment of embryos, live sheep
and semen will see the flock expand
to 50 ewes by 2013. The flock is
based at Ashley Dene Farm near
Lincoln, under the very capable
management of Nigel Jay, Senior
Technical Officer and Colin Pettigrew,
Farm manager.
Nigel, who was instrumental in
bringing the CT Scanner to Lincoln
Uni has been passionate about
Charollais for some time and jumped
at the opportunity to establish a flock
at Lincoln when the opportunity arose.
Extensive CT scanning of the flock will
enable Charollais down under to
rapidly increase their carcass quality.
In time the NZ flock will be a mirror
image of the Australian flock enabling
the benefits of CT scanning to be
utilised on both sides of the Tasman.
Viascan revealed that Charollais x
Coopworth lambs had significantly
more muscle in the loin and hind
quarter and that 96% of all Charollais
x Coopworth male lambs born met the
yield grading threshold.
Farmers in New Zealand do get
rewarded for carcass quality (assessed
by viascan) in the form of a bonus
paid on lambs that decent
conformation.
In Nigel’s words; “The signs at this
stage are positive and we are
impressed with how the first cross
Charollais has performed”. The
average birth weight of lambs was 5.5
kgs and the Charollais x lambs grew
much faster than the pure Coopworth
lambs.
He says “Charollais are bigger than a
Texel with more maternal traits
including higher fertility. They will give
the Texels a run for their money.”
First live charollais shipped into New Zealand as breedimpresses on growth and carcass quality
Charollais Down Under
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charollais xcoopworth lambsborn in NewZealand by the useof imported semenfrom Australia
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EASTERN REGION FLOCK COMPETITION 2011
Champion Flock
Champion Ewes Champion Shearling Ewes
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KELBY FLOCK KELBY FLOCK MV ACCREDITED
TOM MAWERMeadow View,
Kelby, Grantham,Lincolnshire
NG32 3AJTel: 01400 230142
Mobile: 079460 57875
STOCK RAMS USED IN 2011
RUTLAND ENSIGN - ZFY 4036
MILLHOUSE LOOKOUT
CASTLEMAIN LEROY
Top Quality stock availableRams & Ewes for sale either privately or at Society Sales
STUART DUNKLEYHyde Farm, Blisworth Road, Roade, Northampton. NN7 2LN
Tel: 01604 862338 Email:stuartdunkley@btinternet.com
VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME
HYDE Charollais SU
Large Selection of Performance Recorded
Ram Lambs & Shearlings for sale
There will be the usual consignment of in
lamb females for sale in the autumn
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CELEBRATING OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2012
RAMS USED 2011ROCKVILLA FERRARI - VV 5034
RASE Male Champion 2006 & Res. Male Champion 2007
GRIMSTON JEFFERSON - ZPH 9035
Son of the 2300gns Dalby Inspired.
DALBY LEROY - 11PE 00610
Full brother to Dalby Live & Kicking who was sold for
1800gns at Worcester Premier Sale.Ram lambs sired by Grimston Jefferson
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It is Charollais’ ability to grow to very
heavy weights without laying down fat
that most impressed Nigel about the
breed. He believes under the current
payment structure, lamb finishers
would be financially better off adding
kilograms to their lambs rather than
trying to meet yield grading
thresholds.
At Lincoln University the Charollais
have been DNA tested for cold
tolerance, Nigel says he was surprised
at the results which showed that half
the animals tested had the highest
possible score for cold tolerance. This
suggests they are hardier than would
be expected in a terminal sire breed.
AustraliaMeanwhile in Australia the flock
continues to grow, 300+ ewes and
ewe lambs were put to the ram this
year and Charollais rams continue to
sell well, primarily to farmers who are
mating ewe lambs and maiden
hogget ewes.
The major terminal sire breeds in
Australia, the Poll Dorset and White
Suffolk, have selected for scan weight
to the extent that birth weights have
increased dramatically, resulting in
many commercial farmers suffering
lambing problems – all lambing is out
doors and unassisted. With lambs
being worth up to £110 at times, a
dead lamb is an expensive loss. If the
ewe dies as well then the total loss will
be £250 or more, replacement ewes
are expensive here. This has created
an opening for Charollais.
Australian farmers are not rewarded
for carcass quality and with the
shortage of lambs even over fat lambs
are currently not penalized. Looking
to the future we think this will not
always be the case and Charollais
Australia want to meet the future with
meat, not size and bone.
There is no doubt that the Charollais
is the easy lambing prime lamb sire
with meat where it counts!
Ian McDougall can be contacted by
email at :
ianfarmgene@googlemail.com
website :
www.charollais.com.au
First charollais pure bred lambs on the ground in New Zealand
POSITIvES FORcHAROLLAIS IN NEWZEALAND Fast growth High carcass
weights Low fat levels Highest possible
score for cold tolerance
Higher fertility
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ROCKVILLA KLASS ACT - VV 0070
Champion Stock Ram Central Region
2011. Owned with David & Joe Lewis..
Join us at theWORCESTER SAUCY SALE
for top quality femalesON SATURDAY
13th OCTOBER 2012
TG 0038 Joint top price at Worcester
Saucy Sale 2011 at 2,100gns.
NEW FOR 2012 RAINBOW LINDIS-
FARNE - 11XPU00684
Breed Index 386
Visitors Always Welcome ROBERT & JEANETTE GREGORY
THE MEADOWS, HARMER HILL, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE SY4 3DZ
Tel: 01939 291466 Mobile: 07976 589393 Email : rgregory@gotadsl.co.uk
or visit the website www.edstaston-charollais.com
u OVERALL CHAMPION FLOCK CENTRAL REGION FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR u
EDSTASTON LEOPARDS DEN -
11TG00073 INDEX 500 Highest index
lamb sold at auction to date for 3,000gns.
RAMS ALSO USEDEDSTASTON-IN-FOR-ME - TG 8088 Hermes x Dubai son
ARJANE JUMANJI - ZRF 9038
Sire of top priced sheep at Worcester Saucy Sale 2011 sold for 2,100gns.RAINBOW HERMES - XPU 7035 Breed Index 338
Sire of many influential rams inclucing Edstaston Jigsaw and Edstaston In-For-Me
Edstaston - ‘TG’Producing Top Quality Recorded Rams for the Pedigree & Commercial Breeder
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The Charollais sheep winner of
the EBLEX Improved Flock
Awards for 2012 is the
Eastbach Flock, owned by Peter Scott
and Dougie Ferguson who farm near
Coleford in Gloucestershire.
Organised through the Sheep Better
Returns Programme, this award is
presented to the performance
recorded flock that has shown the
most impressive improvement in
genetic merit over a 12-month period,
within English Recorded Flocks for the
breed.
Peter Scott kept a small flock of sheep
for over 20 years, whilst working as a
solicitor, and bought the 12 hectare
(30 acre) Lower Tump Farm in 1998.
On retirement he developed his
interest in sheep, joining forces with
Dougie Ferguson who shared his
vision for breeding exceptional
pedigree terminal sires to sell to
commercial farmers.
Favouring the Charollais breed for its
ease of lambing, lamb vigour and
good growth traits, they established
the Eastbach Flock in 2008 with ewe
lambs bought at the major sales and
from established Charollais breeders.
Their aim is to breed rams that will
work for five years or more and
produce commercially viable animals
that thrive on grass-based systems.
In 2009 they bought ten more
yearlings and bred their offspring with
nationally recognised rams. The flock
now consists of 85 breeding ewes and
the intention is to close the flock.
However in 2011 they could not resist
buying three yearling ewes from the
Dalby 25th Anniversary Sale –
including Dalby Kate which has an
index of 497. A commercial flock of
150 Lleyn ewes is also run on 25
hectares (62 acres) of rented
grassland.
REcoRDing
PERFoRmancEThe flock has been recorded from the
start so that accurate performance
figures could be presented to potential
buyers. They started CT scanning a
few top quality ram lambs in 2011.
All aspects of sheep care, including
vet input, feeding and costs, are
recorded and taken into account
alongside the data for genetic traits.
“We use a good computer programme
which combines all the information we
collect,” says Peter Scott. “The hand-
held reader allows us to instantly
access all the records on a particular
animal, including its Signet figures.”
This information has also allowed the
two to boost Estimated Breeding
Values (EBVs) from 161 in 2008 on
16 animals, to 321 in 2011 based on
112 animals.
The big jump this year has come
Eastbach flock wins top award forgenetic progress
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Peter Scott (left) and Dougie Ferguson
with their Eastbach shearling rams
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Charollais Dataat the click of a button
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Signet
Tel: 0247 647 8829
Email:
signet@eblex.org.uk
Charollais Latest Reports
l Charollais Breed Benchmark 2012
l Charollais breed genetic trends
l Charollais breeder directory 2012
l Charollais ram lamb high five listing
find out the latest EBV traits for
individual charollais on the
website follow the link
to EBV search.
Find out about cT Scanning and
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from the wide use of Lowerye Kaiser.
With a breed index of 442, he was
selected for his carcase attributes, as
he sits in the top 5% of the breed for
muscle depth and gigot muscularity.
He is in the top 1% of the breed in the
country and was ranked fifth in the
Signet National Top Sires for 2011.
He has increased the breeding
potential for muscle yield within the
carcase by over 0.75kg in a single
season.
Last year they bought Edstaston
Leopards Den in partnership with Neil
Oughton of the Lowerye flock, the
highest index ram lamb ever sold at
auction, he has an EBV Index of 500.
SElEcTing ThE BESTThe pair select ewes for breeding that
are good milk producers and have
good maternal traits, coupled with
excellent figures for growth and
muscle depth. They are also looking
to increase foot hardiness and cull
hard to achieve this.
Rams must have excellent weight gain
and muscle depth records and all
retained stock must have exceptional
and correct conformation. Most
importantly they must be able to
perform well off grass with no
concentrates.
Breeding stock is sold at the major
sales but increasingly customers,
including commercial and pedigree
producers are coming to the farm to
buy stock. Selling from the farm
allows customers to view the animals
in their natural surroundings and see
how they have been reared and
managed prior to sale. The rams are
sold fit and ready to work.
“Recorded pedigree breeders
understand and see the benefit of
using performance figures,” says Mr
Scott. “More commercial farmers are
also becoming interested, but usually
it is the combination of examining the
data and seeing the animals in the
field that gives the best overall picture
of their future performance.”
SaTiSFiED cuSTomERDonna Bowen, farm manager at
Bicknor Court Farm, Gloucestershire
runs 1000 Welsh Mule and 600 Welsh
ewes which are completely self-
contained. Only rams are purchased.
Charollais tups purchased from the
Eastbach flock have suited her system
well, and she particularly likes the fact
that they have not been over-fed. She
has been impressed at how easily the
ewes have lambed and how quickly
the lambs are up on their feet and
suckling, decreasing the work-load at
lambing.
January-born lambs are creep fed and
finish at 40-42 kgs liveweight at ten
weeks of age and attract good prices.
“Our sheep must thrive on grassland
and require little help from us,”
explains Ms Bowen. “The Charollais
cross lambs sired by Peter and
Dougie’s rams certainly fit the bill for
me.”
long TERm uPliFT
FRom SuPERioR
gEnETicSEBLEX sheep breeding specialist
Samuel Boon believes that one of the
major benefits of improving the
genetics of a flock is the cumulative
and permanent way it lifts
performance.
“The time and effort involved will pay
dividends for years, not just in the
winning flock, but also in the flocks
that buy rams from them,” he says.
“With lamb prices at an all-time high,
the difference between choosing the
right recorded ram for the farm, or an
animal of average breeding merit,
could be worth £1,000 or more. So
there has never been a better time to
invest in superior genetics.
“Relative newcomers to the Charollais
breed, Peter and Dougie have invested
in the time and effort to produce top
class animals which has served them
well in a very short space of time.
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Charollais Latest Reports
l Charollais Breed Benchmark 2012
l Charollais breed genetic trends
l Charollais breeder directory 2012
l Charollais ram lamb high five listing
Put some tang into your flock at the
In-lamb shearling ewes and ewe lambs from 12 sizzling flocks
WORCESTER MARKETWORCESTER MARKET
SATURDAY 13TH OCTOBER 2012SATURDAY 13TH OCTOBER 2012Auctioneer : Clive Roads, McCartneys Tel : 01905 769770 Auctioneer : Clive Roads, McCartneys Tel : 01905 769770
EDSTASTON
LOGIE DURNO
WRAYCASTLE
KNIGHTON
GLYNCOCH
DALBY
CROGHAM
BANWY
ROCKVILLA
WOLSTON
CARNEW
TULLYEAR
Top-priced Edstaston and Glyn
Coch shearling ewes 2011
Top-priced Logie Durno ewe and
Tullyear shearling ewe 2011
LOGIE DURNO JACKPOT
Breed Champion at RWAS 2010. Full
brothers sold to 6,200gns, 3,000gns and
2,200gns. Also a full ET brother to the
first prize ewe lambs at the Royal Welsh
show 2010 + 2011. Progeny have sold to
a top of 5,100gns.
BAWNARD BOLT
We purchased this ram privately in 2011
due to his consistent top quality
breeding. He was the sire of the Irish
Premier sale Champion 2009 and 2010
and his progeny have sold to a top of
4,200 euro’s.
SEMEN AVAILABLE FROM
L.D Jackpot Breed index 393
Arjane Klansman Purchased
for 7,200gns, sons sold to
4,800gns Breed Index 288.
Edstaston Jigsaw Sire of
Builth II Champion sold for
3,000gns. Top five lambs
averaged 3300gns in 2010.
Breed index 294.
Crogham Hannibal Sons
sold to 10,800gns and
Grandsons to 8,200gns. Top
20 daughters averaged
1,725gns at our production
sale Breed index 338
LARGE SELECTION OF FEMALES FOR SALE
We have a large selection of Female’s for sale in 2012 , we aim to sell a large proportion of these
privately off the farm and we will also have consignments at the Saucy sale and society sales.
VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME
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Worcester Premier Sale
TOP PRICED RAM AT 10,800 GNS (PICTURED RIGHT)
Logie Durno Kracked-it (ZNN ) sold to Tim Prichard,
Castellau flock and Justin Evans, Sant Andras flock.
HIGHwAy lIbERATOR, 11zDG00068 (TOP)
Sold for 6,500 gns to Charles Sercombe, Dalby Flock.
lOGIE DURNO lORD Of THE RING, 11zNN02205
(MIDDlE)
Sold for 6,000 gns to Angus & Sue Howie, Millhouse Flock.
kINGS lAND lEADING lIGHT, 11wAA00264
(bOTTOM)
Sold for 5,600 gns to Alan & Herbie Kennedy, Parkgate
Flock and Brian Harvey, Netherkeir Flock.
lOGIE DURNO lAIRD, 11zNN02242 (bElOw)
Sold for 4,800 gns to Norman McMordie, Riverdale Flock.
Anew centre record was set for
Charollais at Worcester, when
a top price of 10,800 gns was
achieved. A shearling ram from the
Logie Durno flock of William and
Carole Ingram from Aberdeenshire
was knocked down to Welsh breeders;
Mr Tim Prichard of the well-known
Castellau flock and new breeder Mr
Justin Evans, who established his Sant
Andras flock last year. Their purchase
was Logie Durno Kracked-it a son of
Crogham Hannibal II out of a Foulrice
Gladiator ewe with a performance
breed index of 375, a top 5% ram.
The Logie Durno flock had another
extremely successful premier sale;
selling a total of 8 shearling rams and
8 ram lambs to gross £53,634 an
average of £3352.12 per head.
Next highest price was a ram lamb
from the Highway flock of Dilwyn
Davies in Carmarthenshire. Liberator
was sold for 6,500 gns to Mr Charles
Sercombe, who held a highly
successful sale of Charollais ewes in
June, in a joint purchase with Mr
David Mawhinney from Northern
Ireland. This lamb was an ET brother
to last year’s top price lamb, Arjane
Klansman out of the record-priced
ewe at the Arjane Dispersal sale which
sold for 5,800 gns.
The Ingram’s were also in the money
with their pen of ram lambs; their
topper was another ET lamb full
brother to Highway Liberator again a
purchase from the Arjane Dispersal
sale. Logie Durno Lord of the Ring,
had scanned with an eye muscle of
42.2 and caught the eye and final bid
of 6,000 gns from Angus and Sue
Howie. He now joins their Millhouse
flock, which enjoyed such success at
the 2011 Highland Show.
A very smart individual from Peter
Vaughan’s Kings Land flock in
Herefordshire attracted a final bid of
5,600 gns from Alan and Herbie
Kennedy, Parkgate flock and Brian
Harvey, Netherkeir flock both from
Dumfriesshire. Kings Land Leading
Light was sired by the dual supreme
interbreed winner, Logie Durno I’m Yer
Man out of a Southam Eros ewe. A
top 1% performance index lamb,
Logie Durno Laird sold for 4,800 gns
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Worcester Premier Sale 2011New Centre Record for Charollais Shearling
Ram at 10,800 gns
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Worcester Premier Sale
fOUlRICE lEON, 11DG01419 (TOP)
Sold for 4,200 gns to Arwel Owen Banwy Flock,
A T Edwards Trysgeth Flock and Alan Shenton Ardudwy
Flock.
GlyN COCH kNIGHT, xCA0082 (MIDDlE)
Sold for 4,000 gns to Jim and Frampton Jeffrey, Co Cork
Bawnard Flock.
lOwERyE lAD lUCky lAD, 11zvy00534 (bOTTOM
lEfT)
Sold for 4,000 gns to C H Rees, Llynfi Flock.
lOGIE DURNO kORkER, zNN0145 (bOTTOM RIGHT)
Champion Shearling ram, sold for 3,800 gns to Samuel
Tindall, Linton Springs Flock.
and was the joint choice of Northern
Irish breeders, Mr Norman McMordie,
Riverdale flock and R & S Cromie,
Doughery flock. This was sired by
last year’s top price lamb, Arjane
Klansman out of the 2nd placed
shearling ewe from the Royal Welsh
Show.
The Foulrice flock of Charles
Marwood had a strong pen of ram
lambs forward and going to 4,200 gns
for Foulrice Leon was Mr Arwel Owen
for his Banwy flock near Powys. This
lamb was sired by Wernfawr Jim and
was a top 25% performance animal.
There was a strong contingent of
purchasers from Ireland, both north
and south and a very smart shearling
tup from Adrian Davies from
Carmarthenshire attracted a final bid
of 4,000 gns from Mr Jim and
Frampton Jeffrey from Co Cork. Glyn
Coch Knight was by a home-bred sire
Igniter out of a Wraycastle Dai Hard
ewe
Also at 4,000 gns was a tup lamb
from the Lowerye Flock of Mr Neil
Oughton from Gloucestershire. Lucky
Lad was sired by the top price
shearling ram at the 2009 Builth Wells
ram sale, Mortimer Investment and
had exceptional performance figures
for muscle; an EBV of 5.09 the
highest value for this trait for offer on
the day. Purchaser for this one was
Mr C H Rees from the Vale of
Glamorgan for his Llynfi flock.
The Logie Durno flock was victorious
in the pre-sale show classes which
were judged by Mr Albert Ferguson
from Co Cork. Their shearling ram
Logie Durno Korker, sired by Crogham
Hannibal II out of a Rutland Ensign
daughter was the champion yearling
and reserve overall. He sold for 3,800
gns to Mr Sam Tindall from Yorkshire
for his Linton Springs flock.
The supreme champion was a ram
lamb, Logie Durno Lincoln also by
Hannibal II and sold for 2,400 gns.
He will cross the water to Irish
breeders Ed and Sheena McCarthy,
Co Cork.
Probably the thickest animal in the
market was a shearling ram from Huw
Robert’s Bachymbyd flock in North
Wales. Going to 3,800 gns for
Bachymbyd Kracker was a trio of
breeders; Messrs Quick and Mike
Alford from Devon plus the Probert
family from Herefordshire.
The entry of females was headed at
2,800 gns for a shearling ewe from
Adrian Davies’s Glyn Coch flock in
Carmarthenshire. She was sired by
Galtres Dominator out of one of Glyn
Coch’s most prolific show producing
dams. Her buyer was Messrs R & M
Price from Staunton on Wye.
Another yearling ewe this time from
the Parkgate flock of Alan & Herbie
Kennedy sold for1,900 gns and travels
across the water to McConnell Bros.
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lOGIE DURNO klAyMORE, zNN
0091 (TOP)
Sold for 2,600 gns to G Meyrick &
Son, Bould Flock.
GlANTREN lEGEND,
11xUE00330 (bOTTOM)
Sold for 1,600 gns to David Curran
and Adrian Davies.
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bACHyMbyD kRACkER, yMH0062 (TOP)
Sold for 3,800 gns to Messrs Quick Loosebeare Flock, Mike
Alford, Foxhill Flock and E Probert & Sons, Mortimer Flock.
HIGHwAy lORD lUCAN, 11zDG00028 (MIDDlE)
Sold for 3,000 gns to Adrian Davies, Glyn Coch Flock.
EDSTASTON lEOPARDS DEN, 11TG00073
(bOTTOM lEfT)
Sold for 3,000 gns to Neil Oughton, Lowerye Flock and
Peter Scott, Eastbach Flock.
AbERkINSEy, ybj 0116 (bOTTOM RIGHT)
Sold for 3,600 gns to a consortium of breeders; Arwel
Owen, Alan Shenton, A T Edwards and A Ryder.
Ewe lambs peaked at 1050 gns and
1000 gns for two from the Kings Land
flock of Peter Vaughan. The
champion female came from the
Gogwell flock of Clive and Robert
Hopper.
Trade throughout the day for a hugely
increased entry was excellent, with
good clearance rates and
strong interest from local commercial
farmers.
Average prices for shearling rams
were just about on a par with 2010
with more than twice the number of
rams sold. For lambs the average
price went up by 10.5% to finish the
day on £1096 for the 156 sold.
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GlyN COCH TOP PRICE fEMAlE
(TOP)
Sold for 2,800 gns to R & M Price,
Oakchurch Flock.
CHAMPION fEMAlE, GOGwEll
SHEARlING EwE, (MIDDlE)
Sold for 2,100 gns to McConnell
Bros, Hollylodge Flock.
kNOCkIN lAGERfElD,
11xxj0007 (bOTTOM)
Sold for 1,600 gns to Dilwyn Davies,
Highway Flock.
lOT 254 lOGIE DURNO lONERANGER 11zNN02204
3,600 GNS SOlD TO D & G GROGAN, CO kIlDARE
lOT 255 lOGIE DURNO lyNCH PIN 11zNN02209
3,200 GNS SOlD TO A GRAy & SON AND A & E lAwRIE
lOT 252 lOGIE DURNO lEGACy 11zNN02211
3,000 GNS SOlD TO IAN MATTHEwS
lOT 33 lOGIE DURNO kING Of DIAMONDS zNN0055
3,000 GNS SOlD TO T M REES
lOT 165 CROGHAM lINESMAN 11Ab00026
3,000 GNS SOlD TO jONATHAN wAlES
lOT 234 OAkCHURCH lORD Of THE RINGS 11wkw00002
2,900 GNS SOlD TO j PARkHOUSE
lOT 182 PARkGATE lUCk CHARM 11zCA00304
2,500 GNS SOlD TO j DAvIES
lOT 164 CROGHAM lAMbERT 11Ab00035
2,200 GNS SOlD TO wIllIAM & CAROlE INGRAM
lOT 14 fOUlRICE kNOCkOUT DG 0376
2,100 GNS SOlD TO AlAN & HERbIE kENNEDy
lOT 273 GOGwEll lACqUER 11Nf00286
2,100 GNS SOlD TO jONATHAN wAlES
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69 SHEARlING RAMS
SOlD TO AvERAGE
£1288.00 (-£27.36)
TOP 10,800 GNS
156 RAM lAMbS SOlD
TO AvERAGE £1096.24
(+£115.60)
TOP 6,500 GNS
19 SHEARlING EwES
SOlD TO AvERAGE
£951.63 (+£170.43),
TOP 2,800 GNS
10 EwE lAMbS SOlD TO
AvERAGE £680.40
(+£131.17),
TOP 1,050 GNS
Auctioneer : Clive Roads,
McCartneys
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PRICES
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ClIvE ROADS fROM McCARTNEyS GET THE SEllING ON THE wAy
lOGIE DURNO lINCOlN,11zNN02228
Supreme Champion, sold for 2,400 gns to Ed & Sheena McCarthy, Eire.
Judge for the show classes was Mr Albert Ferguson, Co Cork.
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Dungannon Premier Sale
CARNEw lEGACy, 11zxj00162
(PICTURED OPPOSITE PAGE)
Champion and top price at the Dungannon Sale, sold for
2,900 gns to Rob Scott, Newton Stewart.
CARNEw lEGEND, 11zxj00140 (PICTURED TOP)
Reserve champion also from the Carnew Flock sold for
1,200 gns to Sam Wallace, Co Down.
TUllyEAR kRACkERjACk, qy 0135 (PICTURED
MIDDlE)
Sold for 2,300 gns to George Hammond, Stewartstown.
ROCkvIllA vv0186 (PICTURED bOTTOM lEfT)
1st prize shearling ram, sold for 1,500 gns to Mr Garland,
Cavan.
DOUGHERy 11xyU00415 (PICTURED bOTTOM
RIGHT)
From Robert and Stuart Cromie sold for 1,300 gns to
Richard Higgins, Galway.
Charollais Sheep Chairman
Jonathan Aiken had a red
letter day at the Northern
Ireland Charollais Sheep Premier in
Dungannon claiming the Champion
and Reserve Champion Spots and
also the top price of the day at
2900gns.
The Northern Bank sponsored pre-
sale show, judged by Mr Brian Davies
of the Honddu Flock in Wales, proved
a winner for the Carnew Flock of
Jonathan Aiken. His first prize
January born ram was the Judge’s
top choice of the day.
This Champion ram sold to County
Tyrone breeder, Gary Scott for
2900gns. In reserve place was the
December class winner also shown by
the Carnew Flock later selling for
1200gns to a Katesbridge breeder.
Both rams were sired by last year’s
Champion, Carnew Kingpin, a
Loaning Foot Highlander son.
Kingpin sold at the Worcester Premier
in July for 2000 gns. The Carnew pen
averaged 1288gns for four sold.
Topping the trade in the shearling
market was a tremendous shearling
from the Tullyear pen of Drew and
Stephen Cowan, this ET son of
Rutland Lightening was sired by
Rockvilla Golden Promise selling to
Stewartstown breeders George Booth
and George Hammond for 2300gns.
Another Lightening son from the
Tullyear pen, this time a January born
lamb sired by Arjane Kukri, sold for
1300gns to Michael Powers,County
Limerick.
The Doughery Flock of Robert and
Stuart Cromie had an excellent days
trading selling to a top of 1300gns for
their December born Logie Durno
Klass Act son, which sold to a breeder
from County Galway. Another in the
Doughery pen, a Logie Durno Jackpot
son sold for 900gns to William
Sherrard from Coleraine.
A high index ram from the Riverdale
Flock of Norman McMordie, a son of
Foulrice Kinsman attracted a bid of
1000gns and sold to Mr Wilson from
Co Fermanagh. Also at this price was
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Carnew Flock Scoops Awards at Dungannon
Premier Sale
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Dungannon Premier Sale 2011
TUllyEAR, 11qy00228 (PICTURED TOP)
Sold for 1,300 gns to Michael Power, Co Limerick.
RIvERDAlE 11zEG00062 (PICTURED MIDDlE)
Sold for 1,000 gns to Ivor Wilson, Co Fermanagh for his
Little Summit flock.
DRUMSAllAGH, 11zwv00065 (PICTURED bOTTOM
lEfT)
Sold for 1,000 gns to John Foster, Castlederg.
wINNING GROUP Of THREE RAM lAMbS fROM THE
CARNEw flOCk (PICTURED bOTTOM RIGHT)
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a son of Drumsallagh Harcourt shown
by Sidney Corbett and purchased by
John Foster, Castlederg. This ram’s
full brother sold for 3000gns at the
Premier Sale in 2009.
Taking the red rosette in the shearling
ram class were David and Liz
Mawhinney with a powerful Honddu
Investigator son, this ram later headed
South to County Cavan selling for
1500gns. The Judge’s choice in the
untrimmed class was an upstanding
ram from the Craig Brother’s pen
selling for 580gns to County Donegal.
In the Female class George and Jason
Booth took the honours with a
Riverdale Jupiter ewe lamb. Jupiter is
a son of Rainbow Hermes, this stylish
ewe lamb also made the top female
price on the day selling for 820gns to
County Clare Breeder Eamonn
Quinlivan.
Averages at the sale were once again
on the up with many astute
commercial buyers there to secure a
calibre ram; this demand early on the
season a reflection of the confidence
in the breed. A strong contingent of
Southern buyers drove prices up with
several of the higher priced rams
making their way South.
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TOP &
AvERAGE PRICES
DUNGANNON PREMIER
SAlE 2011
11 SHEARlING RAMS SOlD
TO AvERAGE £798.00
TOP 2,300 GNS
60 RAM lAMbS SOlD TO
AvERAGE £633.50
TOP 2,900 GNS
5 EwE lAMbS SOlD TO
AvERAGE £634.00
TOP 820 GNS
Auctioneer : George Wylie
wINNER Of THE UNTRIMMED
RAM lAMb ClASS fROM CRAIG
bROTHERS (TOP)
Sold for 580 gns to Mr Wilson, Co
Donegal.
CHAMPION fEMAlE (MIDDlE)
Beechview ewe lamb sold for 820
gns to Eamond Quinlivan, Co Clare
THE SHOw jUDGE, MR bRIAN
DAvIES fROM bRECON
PRESENTING AwARDS.
(bOTTOM)
dO7ULLL Doughery CharollaisEST 2006 XYU
Robert & Stuart Cromie
9 Aghaderg Road, Banbridge, Co. Down, N. Ireland. BT32 4LA Tel: 07540 620839
Logie Durno Laird 11ZNN 02242
Jointly owned with Norman McMordie.
Progeny already showing great potential
Logie Durno Klass Act 1ZNN0012
Sire of Doughery North Star, 2nd top price
ram lamb at Dungannon. Semen available.
OTHER SIRES USED
LOGIE DURNO JACKPOT
Sire of some of our
best lambs
CROGHAM HANNIBAL II
Breeding lambs with
extra power.
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Logie Durno jackpot - ZNN 9012Arjane Klansman - ZRF 0059Carnew Legacy - 11ZXJ00162(pictured left)Bunderg Keelan - XGB0009(a Honddu Investigator son)ALSO -WBX 9006 & B43 9049
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Builth Wells Ram Sale
PICTURED OPPOSITE PAGE
ffRwD lORD Of THE RING, 11yET00064
Sold for the day’s top price of 3,200 gns to William and
Carole ingram, Logie Durno Flock.
MORTIMER, HH 0032 (PICTURED TOP)
Sold for 3,000 gns to Huw Roberts, Bachymbyd Flock.
lOGIE DURNO, 11zNN02253 (PICTURED MIDDlE)
Supreme champion in the show classes, sold for 3,000 gns
to David & Liz Mawhinney, Rockvilla Flock.
fOUlRICE kING kONG, DG0628 (PICTURED bOTTOM
lEfT)
Sold for 2,300 gns to Mr I E Lloyd, Nant-Y-Rhiw flock.
PARkGATE lOOkER, 11zCA00358 (PICTURED
bOTTOM RIGHT)
Reserve champion in the show classes, sold for 1,500 gns
to Trevor Bell, NI.
For one Charollais breeder from
Anglesey, the Main Builth Wells
Sale was a dream come true,
when his ram lamb topped the breed
entry. Dewi Prichard Evan’s very
muscular tup took the eye of many
breeders on the day, but in the end
was knocked down to the Logie Durno
flock of William and Carole Ingram for
3,200 gns. This son of a Rhaeadr
tup had stood 1st in the late
December born class under the
scrutiny of judge, Mr Geoff Biddulph
from Cheshire.
Next in line was the winner of the
shearling ram class from regular
vendor Geoff Probert from
Herefordshire. His Mortimer March
born yearling was sired by Inglis
Chalky out of a Lowerye Baldrick ewe
and was the choice of another Builth
regular, Huw Roberts for his
Bachymbyd flock. This one sold for
3,000 gns.
The Mortimer run of 30 shearlings
again won the Champion Award for
best pen in the sale and went on to
see further prices of 2,000 gns, 1,800
gns and an excellent average of
£893.00 with total clearance.
The Ingram’s Logie Durno flock
travelling all the way from
Aberdeenshire again had an excellent
sale. Their January born lamb sired
by Edstaston Jigsaw took the
individual show championship and
went on to attract a bid of 3,000 gns
from Northern Ireland breeders, David
and Liz Mawhinney. Their pen of 7
ram lambs went on to win the reserve
champion pen award and the top pen
average of the day of £1,399.50. A
further five lambs in their pen sold for
over £1,000.
It was also the Logie Durno pen of 7
shearling rams that achieved the best
average of the day in this section,
finishing up at £930.00. Top of this
group was a full ET brother to LD
Jackpot, which sold for 1,400 gns to
Neil Oughton and Peter Scott from
Gloucestershire.
Second top price in the shearling
section was one from the Foulrice pen
of 15 rams from Charles Marwood in
Yorkshire. Their April born son of
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Builth Wells Sale 2011Ffrwd Lord of the Ring tops Builth Sale at
3,200 gns
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YET FFRWD CHAROLLAIS YETEstablished 1992 MV Accredited
DEWI EVANSTyddyn y Ffrwd
LlanallgoMoelfre
Anglesey. LL72 8HB
Tel: 01248 410122Mobile: 07710 537699
Email: DewiE@nmr.co.uk
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2011 FLOCK COMPETITION1st prize Ewes
1st prize Shearling Ewes3rd prize Ewe Lambs
RAMS USED IN 2011All ARR/ARR
RHAEADR JACK THE LAD(sire of Ffrwd Lord of the Ring)
FFRWD LIMITED EDITIONMORTIMER MAJESTIC
FFRWD LORD OF THE RING11YET00064
Top price Ram lamb at Builth II,sold to Logie Durno flock for 3200gns
SIRES USED IN 2011ZNN 6292 - Logie Durno Gladstone
Sire of most of the 1st prize untrimmed pen of shearlings at
Builth II selling to a top of 1,000gns. Still going strong at 6 years old.
11HH00032 - Mortimer Kingpin
1st prize trimmed Shearling at Builth II in 2011.
Purchased for 3,000gns. A son of Inglis Chalkie
11XXK00224 - Rhaeadr Lone Ranger
Very correct lamb purchased at Worcester 2011 for 2,000gns.
Son of Parkgate Hurricane
Congratulations to Meilir Jones, YBJ flock, on winning Champion
Stock Ram Welsh Region 2011 with Bachymbyd Jack Daniels
T H RobertsBachymbyd Bach, Rhewl, Ruthin, N. Wales
Tel: 01824 703222 Mobile: 07890 881 946
Established 1992
MV Accredited
Bachymbyd Kracker - 11YMH00062
Sold for 3,800gns to Mortimer, Foxhill and
Loosebeare flocks at Worcester 2011
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Edstaston Head Master sold for 2,300
gns to Ieuan and Evlin Lloyd for their
Nant-Y-Rhiw flock in Conwy. The
Marwoods also sold two further tups
at 1,300 gns and 1,400 gns to finish
with an excellent average of £910.
Taking the reserve ticket in the show
classes was another January born
lamb, this time from Alan and Herbie
Kennedy’s Parkgate flock. Purchaser
of Parkgate Looker at 1,500 gns was
Northern Ireland breeder, Trevor Bell.
This tup lamb was sired by the
Worcester Premier Sale champion
2010, Arjane Kukri. Another son of
Kukri in the Parkgate pen went for the
same price this time to Thomas
Hunter for his Skelton Whin flock.
Dilwyn Davies from Carmarthenshire
continued his good season with three
tup lambs over the £1,000 mark.
Leading the way were two ET sons of
Artnagullion Jose out of the same
ewe; Cyril Dougherty from Yorkshire
took one at 1,500 gns and the second
went to Laga Farms Ltd in Orkney at
1,350 gns. A further Jose son sold for
1,300 gns to Anna Whitehead for her
Samlesbury flock in Lancashire.
Clearance rates were achieved of 82%
for shearlings and 76.5% for lambs.
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PRIzE
wINNERS &
AvERAGE PRICES
bUIlTH wEllS 2011
1ST PRIzE wINNERS
ClASS 1 - 1ST-10TH DECEMbER
11ZDG00015, Highway Flock.
ClASS 2 - 11-31ST DECEMbER
11YET00064, Ffrwd Flock
ClASS 3 - jANUARy bORN
11ZNN02253, Logie Durno Flock.
ClASS 4 - SIGNET RECORDED
11ZNN02225, Logie Durno Flock
ClASS 5 - UNTRIMMED
11WAD00184, Lane End Flock
ClASS 6 - SHEARlING RAM
HH0032, Mortimer Flock.
ClASS 7 - UNTRIMMED
SHEARlING
ZNN0071, Logie Durno Flock.
ClASS 8 - SIGNET RECORDED
SHEARlING
WHH0023, Tymaen Flock.
297 SHEARlING RAMS
SOlD TO AvERAGE £608.15
+£7.17 TOP 2,300 GNS
244 RAM lAMbS SOlD TO
AvERAGE £507.29 -£16.59
TOP 3,200 GNS
AUCTIONEERS : bRIGHTwEllS
HIGHwAy lION kING,
11zDG00015
sold for 1,500 gns to Cyril
Dougherty, Shamrock Flock.
HIGHwAy, 11zDG00043
sold for 1,350 gns to Laga Farms Ltd
on Orkney.
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Parkgate Looker - 11ZCA 00358
Reserve Champion Builth II, sold
toTrevor Bell for 1,500gns.
Parkgate Luckycharm - 11ZCA 00304
Reserve Male Champion RHS, sold Worces-
ter Premier Sale for 2,500gns
Kings Land Leading Light - 11WAA 00264
Purchased at Worcester Premier
Sale for 5,600gns.
CHAMPION FLOCK SOUTH OF SCOTLAND IN 2003 - 2011
WINNER OF SHOW POINTS CUP 2011
HERBIE & ALAN KENNEDY Wester Parkgate Dumfries DG1 3NN
Tel: 01387 860253 Herbie: 0771 357 8013
Alan: 0794 653 4998
Email: alanhkennedy@yahoo.co.uk
TOP QUALITY STOCK AVAILABLE
VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME
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ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2011
Reserve Interbreed at
Ayr & Dumfries Show
Royal Highland Show
Reserve Male Champion
Reserve Female Champion
1st prize shearling ram
and ewe
2nd prize ram lamb, ewe
gimmer and ewe lamb
TOP SELECTION OF RAM
LAMBS WILL BE
AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT
WORCESTER PREMIER
SALE, LANARK PREMIER
SALE & BUILTH II.
TOP QUALITY FEMALES
WILL AGAIN BE AVAILABLE
FOR SALE
STOCK SIRES USED
KINGS LAND LEADING LIGHT
11WAA00264 (see picture)
FOULRICE KNOCKOUT
- 1DG 0376
2nd placed shearling ram
Worcester Premier Sale 2011.
Russell Gray from Langside
Farm, Kirkfieldbank near
Lanark topped his local sale
with a tup lamb from his Leelaw flock.
Going to 1,700 gns for this son of
Rhaeadr Juror was Messrs J A & H D
Craig from Biggar in Lanarkshire. The
tup will join their Jami flock.
Next in the money was James
Clanachan from Marylolm Farm in
Dumfries. His January born single tup
lamb was the choice of pre-sale judge,
Mr James Andrew from Ayrshire.
Maryholm Loch Lomond was sired by
Castellau Joules, the 2nd prize
shearling at the Highland Show in
2010 and Interbreed champion at the
Cumberland County Show 2010.
Putting the final bid in was David
Sloan from Dumfires for his Rigghead
flock.
Just missing the four figure mark at
950 gns was Banwy Lothario from
Welsh breeder, Arwel Owen. His
Coventry sired tup lamb was out of a
Cairnhill Developer ewe and knocked
down to the judge, Mr James Andrew
and goes to the Rowanston flock at
Maybole in Ayrshire.
Clearance on the lambs was
somewhat disappointing but there was
a total clearance for the gimmers and
ewe lambs on offer. Several new
breeders were present to stock their
newly formed flocks.
Topping this section was a gimmer
from the Parkgate flock of Alan and
Herbie Kennedy in Dumfries. Their
Foxhill Jake sired ewe was sold for
1,000 gns to J K & F G Smith,
Newlands, Maybole, Ayrshire.
Parkgate sold a further ewe for 820
gns to Mr D J Hughes from North
Wales.
The Maryholm flock was in the money
in this section to, with a gimmer going
for 850 gns to the Rowanston flock of
Messrs R & J Andrew. Howard Davies
from Aberdeenshire topped the ewe
lamb section at 700 gns for his Logie
Durno Eastern Promise sired lamb,
going to Mr S Mair, Lockerbie,
Dumfries.
LEELAW RAM LAMB TOPS LANARK AT
1,700 GNS
Lanark Premier Sale 201149
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Pedigree SheepDavid & Liz Mawhinney
15 Crossnamuckley Road, Newtownards, Co. Down. BT22 2AATel / Fax : 028 91 812076 Mobile : 07834 543061 Email: david.mawhinney@btconnect.com
Cha
rollais - VV25th
ANNIVERSARY
Established1987
SignetRecorded
Logie Durno Lotus - 11ZNN02253Best Ram lamb and Champion at Builth II last
year when purchased for 3,000gns.
RAMS USED THIS YEARHONDDU INVESTIGATOR - YSS 8053
WERN FAWR JET - XEV 9021
DRUMSALLAGH JAGUAR - ZWV 9017
BAWNARD KOLT - D32 0104
TAWELFA KNOCKOUT - WBX 0003
LOGIE DURNO JACKPOT - ZNN 9012
NEW & EXCITING FOR NEXT YEAR see photographs
HIGHWAY LIBERATOR - 11ZDG00068
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WE PRIDE OUR STOCK ON QUALITY AND STYLE - ENQUIRIES ALWAYS WELCOME
PROUD TO BE CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF BREEDING CHAROLLAIS
Highway Liberator - 11ZDG00068Top priced ram lamb at Worcester Premier
purchased for 6,500gns in partnershipwith the Dalby flock.
ROCKVILLA
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2011INCLUDE
v 1st & 2nd prize Ram Lamb atBalmoral Show1st & Res. Male Championwith Rockvilla Lord of the Ring,sold at Worcester Premier Sale to Louise Brewer for 2,000gnswhere he went on to winChampion Ram Lamb in theirflock competition. (photo left)2nd prize with RockvillaLocomotive sold at WorcesterPremier Sale for1,800gns.
v 1st prize Senior Ram at BalmoralShow with Honddu Investigator.
v 1st prize Shearling Ram atDungannon Premier sale sold for1,500gns to Alan Garland.
Rockvilla Lord of the Ring - 11VV004841st prize Ram Lamb & Reserve Male Champion
at Balmoral Show, sold at Worcester PremierSale for 2,000gns.
TO CELEBRATE OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY
we intend to sell a large numberof females, including some of our
top bloodlines, on farm, orthrough the usual outlets.
AvERAGE
PRICES
lANARk SAlE 2011
18 RAM lAMbS SOlD TO AvERAGE £657.56
-£72.48 TOP 2,000 GNS
16 GIMMERS SOlD TO AvERAGE £553.88
+ £240.44 TOP 440 GNS
5 EwE lAMbS SOlD TO AvERAGE £424.20
TOP £680 GNS
THE lANARk PREMIER SAlE IN 2012
wIll bE HElD ON
TUESDAy 3RD jUly
PICTURED ON PREvIOUS PAGE
lEElAw TUP lAMb
Top price at 1,700 gns sold to J A & H D Craig.
TOP PRICE fEMAlE (PICTURED TOP)
PARkGATE SHEARlING EwE
Sold for 1,000 gns to J K & F G Smith
PRE-SAlE CHAMPION (PICTURED bOTTOM)
MARyHOlM lOCH lOMOND
Sold for 1,000 gns to David and Helen Sloan.
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Winning Interbreed Group Newark & NottsShow 2011
Micklehills PartnersDavid Wheatley, Victoria, William
& Grace SercombeFurther enquiries via Charles Sercombe
on 07836 385139
Charollais
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Featuring Youth & ExperienceA small, high quality flock, with success in both the ShowRing, performance recorded scheme and flock competition.
FLOCK COMPETITION SUCCESS 2011Small flock section 1st Flock Ewes, 1st Shearling Ewes,
2nd Ewe Lambs & 1st Stock RamsOverall winner of the Crogham Salver for Champion Stock Ram
with Brettles Jetstream and Reserve Champion Flock
BRETTLES JETSTREAM - WF 9047 A high indexDalby Inspired son breeding quality progeny, winning
at shows himself and siring show winning progeny.
Combining the best of British & French Genetics
RAMS USED IN 2012
1WAA 0001 - Kings Land Kruger
YPP 7021 Tilton Maverick
11WAA00265 Kings Land Lightning
11UA00041 Wolston Lafayette
ALAN & REBECCA THOMAS
Model Farm, Kimcote,
Lutterworth,
Leicestershire. LE17 5RT
Tel: 01455 552675
Mobile: 07986 743756
EASTERN REGION FLOCK
COMPETITION 2011
Large Flock section
1st prize Stock Ram
1st prize Shearling ewes
2nd prize Ewes
3rd prize Ewe Lambs
SEMEN & PROGENY
AVAILABLE ON ENQUIRIESTilton Katherine sold for 1,700gns at Shrewsbury
Production Sale 2011. More females for sale this
year privately. Good luck to everyone who
bought ewes from us last year.
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Running a tight ship at Redhill
Farm in Rutland is Jamie Wild
who has been the sheep
manager for over 16 years for the
owners Charles and Richard Tyler.
The key to the success of this 2,000
ewe lambing unit is adapting the
system to suit the farm situation, co-
operation and working closely with
suppliers and customers to achieve
the best results.
The farm runs to 360 hectares of
grassland plus a further 1,000
hectares of arable land. The rolling
lowland farm is about 100 meters
above sea level growing wheat, rape
and beans. The sheep are kept on
the poorer land on the farm and some
old parkland; all of which is farmed
with no or very low inputs.
“I like to keep the systemsimple and practical. Thebreeds we have selected forthe farm have enabled us todo just that.”
“I like to keep the system simple and
practical. The breeds we have
selected for the farm have enabled us
to do just that.” The ewe flock consists
of North Country mules which are
purchased as ewe lambs direct from
farms around the Hawes area.
“We have adopted this approach to
try and keep disease to a minimum.
We buy from the same farms each
year and work together with other
buyers from around home to make up
a load of around 3,000 sheep which
gives us buying strength,” explains
Jamie.
He is full of praise for the mules and
says he cannot find a ewe breed to
compete with them “they are so easy
to work with and the scale we are
operating on requires this. Also the
number of lambs born is vital to the
profitability of the enterprise and the
mule supplies this.”
Foot problems in the ewe flock used to
be a concern, but with the direct
purchasing off farm plus a rigorous
culling policy of any ewe with severe
infection, this has been reduced
dramatically. “You don’t get a second
chance to prove yourself on this farm
and this regime certainly drives up the
productivity of the flock.”
On arrival from the North, the
ewe lambs are kept in isolation
Keeping the system simple is key to success on this2,000 ewe lowland unit in Rutland.
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Ty-Newydd, Garthbeibio, Foel, Welshpool,Powys. SY21 0NU
Progeny from these rams will be presentedfor sale at Worcester Premier Sale 2012
Visitors always welcome
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11DG01419 FOULRICE LEON
Purchased atWorcester Premier
Sale 2011 for 4,200 gns
1YBJ0116ABERKINSEY TUPpurchased atWorcester PremierSale for 3,600gns.
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We are intent on breeding rams that are genetically
capable of producing the fastest growth rate and
highest lean meat percentage in their progeny
STOCK FOR SALE OFF FARM
VISITORS WELCOME
CLIVE, PIP & CHRIS HAWES
Grange Farm
Little Chesterton, Nr. Bicester,
Oxfordshire. OX25 3PD
Tel: 01869 253176
Email: info@grangefarm.org
www.seahawes.com
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from the main flock for nearly 12
months and go through a vaccination
programme for most ailments
including abortion and clostridial
diseases etc. “We pay the farms a
price based on the average market
price at Hawes.”
The farm has been using Charollais
rams for the past 16 years. “I just love
lambing Charollais cross lambs; they
are just so easy to lamb and then they
get up and fight, they are so vigorous”
“I just love lambingCharollais cross lambs; theyare just so easy to lamb andthen they get up and fight,they are so vigorous” saysJamie.
“They are great to work with, we lamb
on average 90 ewes a day and with
these two breeds this is practical and
workable. We have never had the vet
out to lamb a sheep in all my time on
the farm.”
The farm goes for a highly intensive
lambing pattern. The use of teaser
rams and getting the ewes in just the
right condition is the key to this
process. “I want the ewes to get
pregnant in their 2nd cycle; the
teasers are there for the first cycle and
then the tups take over.” The lambing
% is very important; scanned at
around 204% is perfect, if it goes up
to 210% this is too high.
Lambing is timed to start in Week 9 of
the year, the end of February. The
2,000 ewes are all lambed within 21
days; anything that does not scan in
lamb is culled. The ewes come into
the lambing yards in groups, are
penned up in individual pens for 24
hours post lambing and then in
mothering-up groups for a further 24
hoursbefore going outside.
“Everyone works really hard for this
period, we give the ewes 24 hour
cover. We have worked hard at
making the layout of the building as
efficient as possible including fitting
an automatic watering system in the
individual pens, which saves hours.
The aim is to wet foster all the triplets
and turn every ewe out with a pair.”
Lambs are creep fed and the 1st draw
takes place at the end of May, the aim
is to finish the majority of the lambs
before the end of June with the
remainder finishing through
July/August. “We mix all our own lamb
creep and stick to a simple lamb
ration of good quality ingredients that
the lambs perform well on. Charollais
cross lambs come into their own on
this system and last year we had sold
over 1500 lambs by the 10th June,
the flexibility of this cross to be fit at a
wider range of weights is vital. All the
lambs go direct to an abattoir so we
have feedback of carcass weight and
grading on the day that they are
killed, this is essential information
when drawing the next batch of
lambs”.
Again, the Tyler’s work with a group of
5 or 6 other farms to market the
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lambs.
Jamie is looking for an average
carcase weight of 20 kg as payment
from the supermarkets is capped at
21 kgs. An R3L fits the supermarket
specification well. “Due to the mule
there may be fewer lambs in the top
grades for conformation, but our
returns would be far less if we
changed ewe breed to chase a better
shaped lamb. The prolificacy would
drop and so would our profit.”
Selecting the right tups forthe system is also highlyimportant and Jamie usesperformance figures as agood guide plus structuralcorrectness.
Selecting the right tups for the system
is also highly important and Jamie
uses performance figures as a good
guide plus structural correctness. “I
have always selected rams in the top
group of indices, but going back a few
years this did cause a few problems
with some rams that were too lean
and lambs did not finish at the correct
weights. The ranking system has
improved now to eliminate these over
lean tups and I now am more selective
on the individual EBV traits and make
sure they have enough growth but I
am increasingly looking to improve
conformation.” The farm used
to have a local supply of just the
North Country Mules at Redhill Farm with their Charollais cross lambs.
Jamie Wild, Sheep Manager at Redhill Farm with his dogs.
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MUSCLING IN TO MEAT THE NEEDS OF INDUSTRYBred for Performance, Bred with Pride, Bred for Customers Profit
* * *Signet Recorded * * * MV Accredited * * * EAE Accredited * * *
VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT THE RAINBOW FLOCKAndrew & Jan Walton, Church Farm, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BE.
Tel: 01244 851705. www.wtms.bizAndrew : 07710 522387 / andrew@wtms.biz Jan : 07949 370684 / jan@wtms.biz
NEW BOYS ON THE BLOCK 2012Rainbow Lynnard SkynnardRainbow Lest-we-Forget
Trelyner Lord of Trevadlock
2011 Commercial SalesOur aim is to sell 50 high index
commercial ram lambs per year priced perindex point.
these ram lambs are reared naturally andour marketing period lasts from May
through to November
The Rainbow flock is consistently breeding high index rams with superb muscle EBV’s giving high returns. Visit our website to see full details of stock and semen available for
sale this year. www.wtms.biz
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STOCK RAMS USED FOR 2012Gawsworth Just RightCamp House Kerrching
Riverdale Kismet
2011 Pedigree SalesRainbow Lindisfarne - 11XPU00683
Sold to the Edstaston FlockRainbow Luke - 11XPU00693Sold to the Shorewood FlockRainbow Liam - 11XPU00573
Sold to Frank Harrington (Eire)
The Rainbow Flock is privileged and honoured to be host farm for the2012 National AGM on Friday 27th April 2012
P.S. PRIZEWINNING DUROC
PIGS ALSOAVAILABLE
right sort of rams from the Rutland
Flock of Richard and Mary Tulloch but
when they dispersed the flock, Richard
Tyler and Jamie thought it was time to
start a breeding flock of their own.
“I want to see my ramsreared in a more commercialway and buying / sellingdirect off farm for me is thebest way to procure stock.“
I want to see my rams reared in a
more commercial way and buying /
selling direct off farm for me is the
best way to procure stock. I appreciate
that through the markets where you
are competing with others the
temptation is to push rams more than
need be.”
The Charollais flock, which started
with the purchase of a few Rutland
ewes and in-lamb ewes from various
dispersal and production sales, now
numbers 50 ewes. The aim of the
flock will be to rear lower input
shearling rams and to improve the
hardiness of the breed.
Jamie says “we are feeling our way
with the pedigree flock, looking to
expand year on year” but with their
type of excellent management and
organisation the flock is certain to
prosper.
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Jamie’s team of working dogs
Home-bred shearling tups, part of the Redhill Flock of pedigree Charollais sheep.
KINGS LAND - WAASIRES USED 2012
C SPRINGFIELD INXS- Terminal Sire
Interbreed Champion, Great Yorkshire 2011
C PARKGATE LIVEWIRE - Purchased at
Worcester Premier 2011
C SOUTHAM EASY RIDER
C SOUTHAM HIGH & MIGHTY
C TYMAEN KNOBBY
C CARNEW LION KING - privately purchased
with Brian Davies and Paul Amphlett.
Lion King is an extremely powerful ram
with lots of character. An exciting
prospect for the future.
Exciting lamb combinations for 2012 include
lambs out of the dam of Southam Ice Maiden
by Tymaen Knobby, these lambs are showing
real potential.
SUCCESS 2011Great Yorkshire Show
2nd prize Shearling Ewe to the champion
female. 2nd prize Ewe lamb
KINGS LAND LEADING LIGHT
11WAA 00264Sold at Worcester Premier Sale 2011 for 5,600gns
to Herbie & Alan Kennedy, Parkgate flock.
Other success at Worcester Premier:
1st prize Ewe Lamb, selling for the highest ewe
lamb price of 1,000gns, purchased by Mr. Evans.
STOCK FOR SALE ON FARM - VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME
P & J VAUGHANOakfield Farm, Kingsland, Herefordshire. HR6 0QU
Tel: 01568 708760 Peter mobile: 07977 586140
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When Will Norton came home
from University he brought
with him ideas that were
going to completely reshape farming
at Culmington Farm. He sat down
with his father Phil and budgeted all
the enterprises currently in place. The
farm is mixed farm with 200 acres of
grass and 250 acres of arable. They
farmed approximately 500 Suffolk
cross ewes, 130 suckler cows and
grew wheat, beans, oats and barley.
The black faced ewes were very
labour intensive, lambing indoors from
early January onwards and being
turned out to grass as they became
strong enough. Originally these ewes
went to a Suffolk ram but in the mid
eighties Phil bought two Charollais
rams at a farm sale and was
immediately convinced that Charollais
was the ram for him.
“My first impression was that they
were easily lambed, lambs were quick
to their feet to suckle and the lambs
had excellent confirmation.” It was
not long before the Suffolk rams were
phased out to be replaced by
Charollais.
“My first impression wasthat they were easilylambed, lambs were quick totheir feet to suckle and thelambs had excellentconfirmation.”
As far as suckler cows were
concerned, Phil said over the years
they produced some very good
finished bulls and stores but no matter
what they did they could not make an
acceptable profit, so it was time to
change everything, that is except the
Charollais rams.
The suckler cows went as did the
larger Suffolk cross ewes to be
replaced by 900 LLeyn cross ewes and
Welsh mules. On the arable side the
rotation revolved around wheat, oil
seed rape, oats and maize and an
extra 100 acres of land was rented in.
The sheep flock moved to outdoor
lambing in April with Charollais rams
still being the preferred choice. This
fitted in much better with the rest of
the farming at Culmington and with
some casual help at lambing time Phil
and Will could now expand a sizeable
contracting business that they had
now started.
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KINGS LAND - WAA
Charollais tups excel in outdoor lambing flock atCulmington Farm in Shropshire.
Outdoor Lambing
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Andrew Main & Family - the family business has been trading for 100 years dealing in metal recycling and agriculture.
Elmwick Index DQ8030 Seling success in 2011 on farmand at Society Sales. Sold to1,200gns to average 650 gns.
Castle Main Landmark11ZTZ00001 sold to
Alan Thomas, Tilton Flock.Castle Main Leroy sold to
Tom Mawer and Castle MainLarkrise sold to Jenny Curtis
STOCK SIRESElmwick Index - DQ 8030
Castellau Hob Nob - TZ 7118
Castle Main Limited
Edition 11ZTZ00030
Castle Main Landedjustintime
(Jigsaw bloodline)
All in A.I. and E.T. programmes
Stock from these top breeding lines will be available at Society sales this year
ANDREW MAIN & FAMILY
Woodside Farm, Old Henley Road, Ewelme, Nr. Wallingford, Oxon. OX10 6PZ
Tel: 01491 835662 Andrew mobile: 07855 904133 Email: andrew.mainshear@yahoo.co.uk
The Castle Main Charollais flock ZTZ
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11 Oakwood Lane
Moston
Sandbach
Cheshire
CW11 3PR
Tel: 01270 526370
Mobile: 07990 615 884
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Phil chooses his Charollais rams
carefully, although reluctant to use
figures for selection he has not ruled
out the possibility of this becoming
more influential in his ram selection in
the future. His rams have to be
blockly with small heads and wide
loins, to him shape is much more
important than size. The smaller
heads give him much easier lambing
for their easy care system.
The smaller heads give himmuch easier lambing fortheir easy care system.
Rams go in to the ewes on November
5, with the ewes having been flushed
on grass in October. The ewes are
then housed from mid December
onwards on a ration of grass and
maize silage and lifeline feed buckets
a few days before turn out. Housing
the ewes gives grass time to grow
ready for the April lambing.
The triplets go out 4 weeks before
lambing, the doubles 3 weeks before
and the singles one week. This, in
their opinion, gives all ewes time to
adapt and ensure plenty of milk at
lambing. Any triplets that are
struggling are taken off ewes, reared
on a machine and then sold on as
cades. All ewes lamb in the fields and
very few have to be brought back
inside with their lambs – no
concentrates are fed to either ewes or
lambs. With prevention better than
cure all lambs are vaccinated for orf
and given a drench to prevent
cocidiosis as routine. Most lambs are
sold finished off the ewes with the
remainder weaned late August early
September to be sold as stores from
mid September to mid October.
All lambs have to be sold in the year
of birth because with ewe numbers
now approaching 1000 there is not
enough grass to run stores over winter
even if the returns look to be good.
1650 lambs were sold last year with
the 1100 prime lambs going to
Euroquality in Craven Arms. At an
average of 19 kgs per head, 30% of
these lambs graded E & U and came
to an average price of £69 per head
after stoppages – not bad off just
grass.
Two years ago Phil put 12 acres of
chicory in as an experiment. The
weaned lambs go on to this in batches
of about 250 for a couple of weeks
before they are sold and there is no
doubt that these lambs grow
exceptionally well on this.
The 550 stores were sold over a four
week period in Ludlow market at an
average of £63 per head after
stoppages last year. Phil says that
Charollais cross store lambsare very much in demand forstore finishers in the area.
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YLK 6065 Incredibly inpressive embryo daughters
in the sale
YTU 6002 won numerous interbreed titles.
Both daughters and grand daughters in the sale.
Winning sheep at Great Yorkshire Show.
Reserve Female Champion, 1st prize ewe lamb, 2nd prize ewe.
2011 ewe lamb, won 1st prize at Wensleydale and
Stokesley, 3rd Great Yorkshire
KENTON FOSTER
Garriston Farm, Leyburn,North Yorkshire.
Tel: 07711 469280 / kentonfoster@aol.com
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FLOCK DISPERSAL AT SKIPTON FEMALE SALE
Of the future Phil thinks without
renting a lot more land they have
expanded as much as they can and
with the contracting business growing
they don’t see that as a viable option.
In the last two years Phils wife has
started a small pedigree flock of
Charollais and Phil and Will are
already eyeing up some of the rams
for their commercial flock.
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Lleyn ewe with her 3 day old Charollais cross lambs, all born outside.
Phil and Will Norton checkthe flock of Lleyn and Welsh
Mule ewes, lambing outside inShropshire.
Part of the team of tups that work at Culmington Farm
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Ballynoe House CharollaisMV Accredited Scrapie Monitored
Gogwell King of Trumps - 1NF 0022Purchased at Worcester 2010. Main stock sire in
the flock. A ram which has bred exceptionally wellin both males and females.
Ballynoe House Princess Katie - 1YCR0053Katie was purchased by the Lornbrook flock in 2010at Dungannon Female Sale. She has undoubtedlybeen my highlight of 2011, achieving Champion
Charollais and Interbreed Champion at the RUAS, a tremendous accolade for the Ballynoe flock.
11YCR 00161 sold for 1,200gnsTop priced ewe lamb at Dungannon Female Sale2011, sold to Arwyn Thomas. She was sired byKing of Trumps. He also sired a lamb selling to
1,100gns at the same sale.
Top Quality Stock Available
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Antrim, Co. Antrim,N. Ireland. BT41 2QZ
Tel: 028 94 464368 Mobile: 07703 495966
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FOR THESE ESSENTIAL TRAITSContact any of the breeders featured in this advertisement
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WILLIAM McALLISTERArtnagullion Flock - ZGQ
FLOCK COMPETITION 2011Champion Ewe Lambs,
Res.Champion flock overall,Res. Champion Stock Ram
STOCK RAMS -Ballyhibben Kickstart
Mobile: 07885 252031mcallisterlivestock@yahoo.co.uk
KENNY & SHEILA MALCOMSONRingclare YBX
Tel : 028-406-51676 /Mobile: 07754 417868
Stock Ram
RIVERDALE KIDD - ZEG 002See our advert on page 88
Email: sheilam@hotmail.comQuality Stock for
Sale Privately
YNT Beechlodge YNTStock sires used in 2011F17 7025 & J17 2025
Rams selected for super skinand muscle.
Top quality lambs for salein 2012
Contact Billy BrownTel: 07713 822 664
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Drumsallagh Luc
Tel: 028-4062-6677
DREW & STEPHENCOWAN
Tullyear QYTel : 028-406-26275
OVERALL WINNERS REGION 8 FLOCK
COMPETITION 2010See our advert on page 4
Champion and topprice of theDungannon PremierSale 2011, Carnew11ZXJ00162. Soldfor 2,900 gns to Rob Scott, NewtonStewart, N. Ireland
ROBERT & STUART CROMIEDoughery - XYU
Tel: 07540 620839
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See our advertisement onpage 42
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Quality stock for saleprivately
Tel: 07919 940281 028 867 37380
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IRE LAND PROVIDE
Prolificacy, size,
conformation, growth rate,
fleshing and lots of lean,
succulent meat
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STOCK RAMS
Honddu Investigator - YSS 8053Wern Fawr Jet - XEV 9021
Drumsallagh Jaguar- ZWV 9017
Bawnard Kolt - D32 0104Tawelfa Knockout - WBX 0003
Logie Durno Jackpot - ZNN9012
Glyncoch Knight - XCA0082Logie Durno Lincoln - 11ZNN0228
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Where do you sellyour meat andwho are yourcustomers?
When did you firstcome acrossCharollais lambs?
Do you have apreference ofweight and finishfor yourcustomers?
We have a local butchers
shop and our main
customers would fall into
the 35 - 60 year old
category.
We first starting buying
some Charollais lambs in
1995. These are all
sourced from local
producers, direct from the
farm.
We like to have a large
carcase; 23 - 27 kgs with a
good level of finish but not
fat. Plenty of meat on the
loin is very important.
Martin ThomasButchers,Pattingham inStaffordshire
We sell through a variety of
outlets; catering
establishments, home
freezer trade, farmers
markets and to retail
butchers.
I first became aware of
Charollais lambs in 2000.
My ideal lamb is a 22kg,
U3. It is crucial that
farmers select the lambs for
slaughter at the correct
finish level. Too lean is just
as much as a problem as
too fat!
Andrew SeedBespokeButcheringServicesSkiptonYorkshire
BUTCHERS ANDWHY THEY LIKECHAROLLAIS
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What do you likeabout Charollaiscross lambs?
What cuts aremost popular andhow do Charollaisfit into thiscategory?
Do people ask forCharollais byname and do youmarket novel cutsof lamb?
What do you thinkthe future for lambmeat will see?
Charollais cross lambs are
ideal for our trade. They
are long, lean and with
plenty of succulent meat in
the right places. We can
take these heavier lambs
and know they will kill out
well for our customers.
Most popular with our
customers are legs and
chops. They like a good
size leg of lamb for a family
roast dinner. Then it is
chops. The Charollais fit
this well; good weight of
leg and chops with a big
eye muscle and lean.
Many of our customers
want repeat orders “I
would like another joint like
that last one” They also
want to support local
producers and like to know
where the meat comes
from. We do cushion of
lamb, filets and racks for
customers.
Lamb meat is very
expensive at the moment,
so we are not shifting the
volume of lamb. But it is a
product our buyers like and
will keep demanding.
The conformation of
Charollais lambs is just
right for us. They have the
shape but more importantly
lots of length which is so
important.
My customers like Lamb
Henrys (a traditional
Yorkshire cut from the
shoulder) and racks of
lamb. The length of
Charollais makes good
racks.
We sell mainly traditional
cuts but also make a range
of burgers, sausage and
marinated products for
barbecues.
The recent higher prices
given for lamb are turning
meat into a luxury item,
therfore make it the
customers 4th choice of
meat, e.g. Beef, Pork
(including sausages and
bacon), Chicken and then
Lamb.
We asked butchers and farm shops aset of questions about our breed, andthe general lamb meat trade. Theirresponses are set out below.
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STOCK RAM USED IN 2011Mortimer Jazzy Jeff - HH 9095
Scrapie Genotype ARR/ARR
VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME
ROBERT HARRISBountisthorne, East Putford, Holsworthy,
North Devon. EX22 7UQTel: 01409 241221 Mobile: 07855 770752
SOUTH WEST FLOCK COMPETITIONCHAMPION EWE LAMBS 2011
CHAMPION SMALL FLOCK & OVERALLCHAMPION FLOCK 2010
CHAMPION SMALL FLOCK 2009OVERALL CHAMPION FLOCK 2006
CHAMPION EWE LAMBS 2005
THORNETOWNFlock XKE
MV Accredited
FABBL approved
All Stock Group 1 or 2 Genotype
CARNEW KINGPIN - ZXJ 0008South West Show Ram of the Year. Pictured with 20
trophies won by the Nympton flock in 2011. He was shownfour times when he won 4 breed, 3 interbeed & res.erve
interbreed championships. Two of his progeny were placedchampion and res. champion at Dungannon show & Sale
2011. Kingpin was pre sale champion at Dungannon 2010.
RHAEADR JETHRO - XXK 9036 A son of Parkgate HurricaneSouth West Show Ram of the Year 2010. Semen for sale.
KINGSLAND JUSTICE - WAA 9020Son of Southam Exotic. Multi prize winner West CountryShows 2011, including 2 breed champions, 1 interbreed & interbreed senior ram champion North Devon Show.
Semen for sale
SHEARLING & RAM LAMBS FOR SALEOVER 60 SOLD IN 2011
Dave & Margaret SmithHighfield, Kings Nympton, Umberleigh, Devon EX37 9TP
Tel: 01769 572177
NymptonFlock YAL
MV Accredited FABBL Approved
Winners ofSouth West Region One Day Show Cup & South West Show
Male of the Year in 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011In 2011 - 6 Interbreed Championships, 1 Res. Interbreed,
7 Breed Championships & 1 Res. Breed Championships
SIRES USED
Churchill Klassy Girl Devon County Breed Champion
AS NATURAL AS NATURE INTENDEDAS NATURAL AS NATURE INTENDED
Ewe lamb, Churchill LiquoriceFemale of the Year in the South West 2011
Interbreed Group of Three - Churchill Kay,Churchill Klass Act & Churchill Lettuce
Dr. Amelia & Amy PedrickChurchill Farm Campsite, Buckfastleigh, Devon. TQ11 0EZ
Tel: 01364 642844 Email: amypedrick@btinternet.com www.churchillfarmcampsite.com
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Overall South WestChampion Flock in 2011
Large Flock Champions2 Interbreed Championships
4 Breed Championships4 Reserve Breed Champions
Don’t miss the New Members Day at ChurchillFarm on Sunday 2nd September
Flock ‘XHP’
CHURCHILLCHURCHILL
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George Bush is the Farm
Manager at Denton Park
Estate the 2,600 acre estate
which takes in some of the most
stunning countryside in Yorkshire. The
sheep enterprise on the farm took a
different direction some 18 years ago
“we used to keep horned ewes, but I
felt that we could do better on the
lowland ground and made the
decision to move to pedigree Lleyn
ewes.” The estate now runs 1,800
Lleyn ewes and only buys in tups and
they are highly pleased with the breed.
The majority of production is aimed at
pedigree Lleyn ewe lambs but a
decision was made to put the older
ewes to a terminal sire. Mr Bush was
convinced by his local butcher that
there was nothing to beat the quality
of a Charollais cross Lleyn lamb.
“I was a bit apprehensive about
changing to the Charollais and thewww.charollaissheep.com
The introduction ofCharollais rams onto aNorth Yorkshire estatehas paid dividends for thesheep enterprise.
Lleyn Ewes in Yorkshire
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CHARLES & VALERIE MARWOOD
Foulrice, Whenby, York, YO61 4SD - or visit our website: www.charollais-sheep.com
Stock for Sale off farm - visitors always welcome by appointment - Tel: 01347 878529
Draft of 20 Shearling Gimmers in lamb
to top sires at Skipton Female Sale
SATURDAY 20TH OCTOBER
Wernfawr Jim - XEV 9061 (photograph left)
Champion Ram Builth I in 2009 when purchased from Paul
& David Curran. Champion Stock Ram Yorkshire Area
Northern Region in 2011. Sire of Foulrice Leon
(11DG014190 sold Worcester Premier 2011 for 4,200gns to
Arwel Owan. Also sire of 11DG01370 Foulrice Lexus, sold
to Simon Brown, Eire for 1,600gns. Sire of 1st prize Ewe
Lamb Gt. Yorkshire Show 2011
STOCK RAMS 2011 all ARR/ARR
YFD 5002 - Ash Charollais Filibuster
TG 7014 - Edstaston Headmaster
Sire of our lead shearling ram at Builth II in 2011,
sold for 2,300gns to I & E LLoyd (pen averaged £910)
ZCA 8021 - Parkgate Insignia
YCR 8029 - Ballynoe House Isaac
XEV 9061 - Wernfawr Jim
1TZ0007 - Castellau Krypton
Sire of Foulrice Lightening 11DG01588 (Index 355). 1st
prize home bred ram lamb 2011 Yorkshire flock competition.
XPU 0079 - Rainbow Komodo Dragon
1QU0062 - Langstone K21st prize & top priced Shearling Ewe at Skipton 2011.
Sired by Ballynoe House Isaac. Isaac also sired DG0376,
Shearling Ram sold at Worcester Premier for 2,100gns
to Herbie & Alan Kennedy.
FOULRICE CHA ROLLAIS DGTURNING MUSCLING INTO PROFIT WHERE HARDINESS COUNTS
Est. 1982 MV Accredited Signet Recorded FABBL Assured
Foulrice Rams selling among the top averages
at Builth I and II, Kelso & Society Sales
concern over reports that the lambs
might be bare-skinned. We have
selected tups from the Foulrice flock of
Charles Marwood and the better
fleeces on the breed now has sorted
out this potential issue.”
Lambing takes place in April and all
the ewes are lambed inside, being
turned outside from individual pens
after 24 hours if the weather allows,
otherwise they go into loose yards to a
short while.
Lambing the Charollais crosslambs is no problem
Lambing the Charollais cross lambs is
no problem “we monitor the ewes 24
hours a day, but it is very rare to have
to lamb a ewe. We bring in help for
this busy time and the instructions are
not to touch the ewes, just monitor
them and let them get on with it.”
The farm did try another tup breed on
the Lleyn but they did not stay long on
the estate. “We were having to lamb
every other ewe, which is just not
acceptable.”
The estate is blessed with tremendous
grass, being entirely south facing.
Lambs are all reared without
concentrates and the first are ready by
the end of June.
Marketing is deadweight andthe Charollais cross lambsare the first away.
Marketing is deadweight and the
Charollais cross lambs are the first
away.
“We aim to get the lambs to the
optimum weight for the trade and
generally get an extra 5 to 8 kgs of
liveweight from the Charollais cross,
as compared to the pure lambs.”
The sheep enterprise is currently doing
well and the aim is to increase the
flock to 2,000 ewes and continue with
the policy of crossing the older stock
with the Charollais.
George is pleased to report that he
has an enthusiastic young shepherd
who is getting to grips with electronic
identification and the benefits it can
reap in recording performance on an
individual basis. They will be installing
a new mobile race which will
incorporate a shedding system for
whatever criteria you select.
“I just hope that the price structure
stays at the current level in the prime
lamb market, as we need this security
in the sector to be able to invest and
expand for the future.”
George Bush, Estate Manager,Denton Park Estate
Lleyn ewes ready to lamb
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OTHER STOCK SIRES
Banwy Just the Job - XXS 9033
Coldharbour Famous GrouseZXW 5019 EBV 418
FEMALE PRODUCTION SALE AT BUILTH WELLS
MARKET ON SUNDAY 21St OCTOBER 2012
ALL CLASSES OF STOCK FOR SALE
ENQUIRIES & VISITORS WELCOME
Signet Recorded MV Accredited Scrapie Monitored
SAI Global / FABBL
COLDHARBOUR FARM,
STEWKLEY LANE, MURSLEY, BUCKS. MK17 0JD
TEL: 01296 720554 Mobile: 07885 429374
E-mail: tony.coldharbourfarm@gmail.com
Website:www.coldharbour-charollais.co.uk
LOGIE DURNO KANGO - 1ZNN 0019
TONY & JUNEGREGORY
WE AGAIN LOOK FORWARD TO SELLINGCHAROLLAIS SHEEP THIS YEAR
SALES FIXTURES 2012Monday Early NSA Ram Sale - Builth Wells6th August The Important Sale for Early Lambers.
Monday Second NSA Ram Sale - Builth Wells24th September The largest selection of Charollais rams
and ram lambs on offer in one day.
Sunday Builth Wells Market - the Fifteenth21st October Annual Production Sale for Jennifer
Curtis, Tim Prichard and Dilwyn Davies The team that consistently produces inlambers and ewe lambs to found and addto flocks. Guest consignors - Tony &June Gregory, Herbie & Alan Kennedy,David & Paul Curran, Ashton Selway, E W Quick & Sons and Paul Amphlett.
On farm / in market Dispersal & Production Salescan be arranged, we have the experienceContact Michael Evans or Sara Hamer at
BRIGHTWELLSEASTERS COURT, LEOMINSTER, HEREFORDSHIRE
Tel: 01568 611166 Fax: 01568 611802e-mail: auctions@brightwells.com
Visit our Web Site: www.brightwells.comor
You will be welcome at our Headquarters to see our sales ofFine Art, 4 x 4 and other Vehicles, Horse Auctions,
plus the Professional Service Department.
ELMWICK CHAROLLAISDQ DQM.V.Accredited Scrapie Monitored Signet Recorded Farm Assured
JENNIFER CURTIS Paddock View (Elm Farm),Wickhamford, Evesham, Worcester WR11 7SA
Tel: 01386 832887 Mobile: 07970 05 1897 VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME
ELMWICK ISABEL - DQ 8020Breed & Interbreed Champion at the
Royal Bath & West. Breed & Res.
Interbreed Champion Royal Welsh
ELMWICK KIT-KAT - DQ 0075Central Region Female Sheep of the Year
Top Price Female at Builth Wells
Production Sale 2011 sold for 2400gns.
DQ
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CHAMPION SMALL FLOCK - CENTRAL REGION SOUTHERN AREA IN 2009, 2010 & 2011
John & Ann GriffithsWillow Dene, Southend, Wotton under Edge,
Gloucestershire. GL12 7PBTel: 01453 845530 / 07815 565 328
info@chestnutparkcharollais.com
STOCK RAMS USED FOR 2012 LAMB CROPGARRISTON KILOWATT (Sparky) - 1YTU0007
DORLAND KINGSWOOD (Woody) - 1WAB 0038Breed Champion South of England. Breed Champion Burwarton.
He has produced well fleshed lambs this season
LANE END LANCELOT - 11WAD 00110He has produced consistently good lambs.
QUALITY TUPS AND FEMALES FOR SALEVISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME
YTU 0007 Garriston Kilowatt (Sparky). 1st Three
Counties, 2nd Royal Welsh, 1st & Res. InterbreedMonmouth, Male Champion Ram Central Region 2011.
All rams jointly owned with the Elmwick flock.
CHESTNUT PARK CHAROLLAIS - QTCHESTNUT PARK CHAROLLAIS - QT
RAMS USED Glyn Coch JPR - XCA 9060
(owned by Patrick Tully)
Lane End Lancelot - 11WAD00110
Garriston Kilowatt- YTU 0007
Elmwick Landscape - 11DQ00297
Artnagullion Jose - ZGQ 9017
(owned by Andrew Main)
MALES & FEMALES FOR SALE
Also M.V. Accredited cross bred shearlings,
ideal as recipient ewes.
JOIN US AT BUILTH WELLS MARKET
ON 21st OCTOBER FOR OUR JOINT
IN-LAMB PRODUCTION SALE
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Royal Welsh 2011PRIZE wInnERs 2011
bREEd chamPIon (PIctuREd oPPosItE)
Elmwick Isabel from Mrs Jennifer Curtis, also took the
Reserve Interbreed title.
REsERvE bREEd chamPIon (PIctuREd toP)
Castellau Lord of the Manor exhibited by Tim Prichard and
a member of the winning IB Group of Three
REsERvE FEmaLE chamPIon (PIctuREd mIddLE)
Dalby Jessica, 2nd prize senior ewe and also IB Pairs
winner. Exhibited by Charles Sercombe.
REsERvE maLE chamPIon (PIctuREd bottom
LEFt)
Elmwick Landscape from Mrs Jennifer Curtis.
suPREmE IntERbREEd gRouP oF thREE (PIctuREd
bottom RIght)
Castellau Flock winners; 2nd prize shearling ewe, Lord of
the Manor and the 3rd prize ewe lamb.
The Charollais breed was back
in winning ways at the biggest
show of the year when it was
victorious in the Interbreed Pairs and
Interbreed Group of Three and just
missed out when taking the reserve
overall interbreed individual title.
The supreme champion in the classes
was Mrs Jennifer Curtis’s 3-shear ewe,
Elmwick Isabel. Her sire was Sarkley
Grand Prix out of a Highway Mr Softie
ewe.
Tim Prichard’s Castellau flock had an
outstanding show taking the reserve
breed ticket with a well-grown and
exceptional smart ram lamb, Lord of
the Manor. The tup lamb was an ET
son of previous RWAS reserve
interbreed winner, Castellau
Champagne sired by Penhros Ibanez.
Lord of the Manor featured in both
interbreed winning teams. Along with
the reserve female champion from the
classes. Dalby Jessica the duo took the
interbreed pairs title. Jessica stood
2nd in her class to the champion but
was pulled through to take the reserve
title. Her sire was Rockvilla Father Ted
and dam Rutland Lightening.
Castellau also topped all breeds with
their group of three; Lord of the
Manor, shearling ewe and ewe lamb.
The lamb was sired by the 1st prize
shearling ram on the day, Logie Durno
Knout Out. The Castellau flock
purchased this son of Edstaston
Jigsaw at the Worcester Premier Sale
for 3,300 gns.
Jenny Curtis’s ram lamb, Elmwick
Landscape stood 2nd in his class but
also came through the ranks to take
the reserve male champion ticket.
This tup lamb was sired by Glyncoch
JPR out of a Rother Valley Dynamic
ewe. The Elmwick flock was also top
of the line with their shearling ewe by
Sarkley Grand Prix out of an Elmwick
G4 daughter.
The Logie Durno flock of William and
Carole Ingram from Aberdeenshire
took a couple of red tickets. Their
senior ram was a full ET brother to LD
I’m Yer Man, sired by Crogham
Hannibal II.
A full ET sister to last year’s Champion
and 1st prize ewe lamb, stood top of
the line-up in the ewe lamb class.
The Logie Durno lamb was sired by
Rockvilla Golden Promise out of a
Rutland ewe - this breeding has
certainly produced some show winners
over the years.
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Interbreed Victories for Charollais in Wales
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Royal Welsh Show 2011
MV ACCREDITED SCRAPIE MONITORED SIGNET RECORDED
CASTELLAU LORD OF THE MANOR
- 11TZ 00252Reserve Champion, Interbreed Pairs Champion
& Interbreed Group winner at the RoyalWelsh.
TIM PRICHARDCastellau Fawr Farm, Llantrisant, Glamorgan CF 72 8LP
Tel: 01443 224253
Top Quality stock availableat home or at Society sales
FEMALE PRODUCTIONSALE AT BUILTH WELLSMARKET ON SUNDAY21ST OCTOBER 2012
OTHER HIGHLIGHTSFOR 2011
l 1ZNN0051 Logie Durno Knockout1st prize shearling ram Royal Welshand sire of Lord of the Manor.
l 1TZ 0015 Castellau Keira, 2ndprize shearling ewe and groupwinner at the Royal Welsh.
l TZ 8047 Castellau ImmaculateInterbreed Champion Vale ofGlamorgan, also in 2009 & 2010.
l Champion at Welshpool with a sonof Immaculate
l Castellau Liberator and CastellauLord Mayor both Champion JuniorStock Rams, Eastern Region andNorthern Ireland.
INTERBREED GROUP WINNERSVALE OF GLAMORGAN
From left to right:1ZNN0051, TZ 8047, & 1TZ0015
LOGIE DURNO KRACKED-IT - 1ZNN0207Purchased with Justin Evans for 10,800gns, arecord price at Worcester Premier Sale. Hislambs are very impressive with good growth
and shape.
INTERBREED GROUP WINNERS ROYAL
WELSH 2011From left to right: 1TZ0015, 11TZ00252
and 11TZ00290 (3rd prize ewe lamb)
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bREEd chamPIon
Elmwick Isabel, DQ 8020
Mrs Jennifer Curtis
REsERvE chamPIon
Castellau Lord of the Manor,
11TZ00252, Tim Prichard
sEnIoR Ram
1st W & C Ingram ZNN 9160
2nd Gerald Burrough
3rd Victoria Sercombe WF 9047
shEaRLIng Ram
1st Tim Prichard ZNN 0051
2nd Jennifer Curtis YTU 0007
3rd Percy Tait XWE 0003
Ram Lamb
1st Tim Prichard 11TZ00252
2nd Jennifer Curtis 11DQ00297
3rd D P Jones
sEnIoR EwE
1st Jennifer Curtis DQ 8020
2nd Charles Sercombe PE 9137
3rd W & C Ingram NE 8019
shEaRLIng EwE
1st Jennifer Curtis DQ 0067
2nd Tim Prichard TZ 0015
3rd W & C Ingram ZNN 0029
EwE Lamb
1st W & C Ingram 11ZNN02227
2nd Michael Jones
3rd Tim Prichard 11TZ 00290
gRouP oF thREE
1st Tim Prichard
2nd Jennifer Curtis
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awaRds
RoyaL wELsh
show 2011
JudgE : mR aRwyn
thomas, caRms.
bREEd JudgE, aRwyn thomas
wInnIng IntER bREEd PaIR
FRom castELLau and daLby
hRh thE dukE oF kEnt
congRatuLatEs tIm &
chaRLEs
LIonEL oRgan wIth cEcIL
thomas, JudgE FoR 2012.
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MV Accredited Scrapie Monitored Established 1989
Lornbrook Charollais - bred to produce hardy, quality, hard working tups
Balmoral Show 2011 Breed & InterbreedChampion YCR 0053, purchased at
Dungannon sale from Craig Brothers
Garriston Knockout, 1st prize ShearlingRam and Male Champion at Balmoral
Show 2011.
1st prize Senior Ewe BalmoralShow 2011
LORNBROOK STOCK TUPSYTU0005 Garriston KnockoutBalmoral Male Champion 2011
Parkgate Looker - 11ZCA00358Res. Champion Builth Wells 2011
Gogwell Kicking King - 1NF0012Champion Carlisle 2011
Filton Lionheart - 11YWB00083
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2011INCLUDE
v 1st prize Shearling Ram &Male Champion Balmoral
v 1st prize Shearling Ewe &Female Champion Balmoral
v 1st prize Ewe Balmoralv Interbreed Champion Balmoralv Reserve Interbreed Pairs
Balmoralv Champion Lurganv Champion & Interbreed
Champion Armagh v Champion Newry & Reserve
Interbreed Championv Champion & Interbreed
Champion Saintfieldv Champion Omaghv Champion Continental
Interbreed Groupv Male of the Year & Female of
the Year v Show Team of the Year
Parkgate Looker - 11ZCA00358Res. Champion Builth Wells 2011
VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME
DIANE CHRISTIE & TREVOR BELL38 Ballynichol Road, Comber, Newtownards, N. Ireland. BT23 5NW
Tel: 07772 187 011 Email: diane.christie@hotmail.co.uk
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Balmoral Show 2011PRIZE WINNERS 2011
suPREmE chamPIon (PIctuREd oPPosItE)
Ballynoe Katie, YCR 0053 shearling ewe exhibited by
Mrs Diane Christie
REsERvE bREEd chamPIon (PIctuREd toP)
Ewe lamb, Riverdale Lavender from Norman McMordie’s
flock.
maLE chamPIon (PIctuREd mIddLE)
1st prize shearling ram and male champion, Garriston
Knockout from Mrs Diane Christie.
1st PRIZE Ram Lamb & REsERvE maLE chamPIon
(PIctuREd bottom LEFt)
Rockvilla Lord of the Ring from the Rockvilla Flock of David
and Liz Mawhinney.
1st PRIZE sEnIoR Ram (PIctuREd bottom RIght)
Senior ram, Honddu Investigator from the Rockvilla Flock
of David and Liz Mawhinney.
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Celebrations for the 25th
anniversary of the Northern
Ireland Charollais Sheep Club
certainly got off to a memorable start
with the breed taking the Supreme
Interbreed Championship at Balmoral
Show and also reserve in the
Interbreed Pairs competition.
Claiming top honours in the
championship was Ballynoe House
Princess Katie, shown by the
Lornbrook Flock of Diane Christie; this
outstanding shearling ewe was
described as a potential winner by Ian
Craig when he sold her as a ewe lamb
at the Charollais Female Sale in
Dungannon. She was sired by the
Ballyhibbon stock ram purchased from
Michael Powers and with two
influential grand sires, Kingsland
Highflyer and Castellau Formidable
Katie was a worthy winner.
The high standard of Charollais on
show attracted favourable comments
from the large crowd watching around
the ringside as Judge Richard Geldard
from Cumbria went about his job. First
into the ring were the senior rams with
the 4 year old ram, Honddu
Investigator Ram presented by David
and Liz Mawhinney claiming the
honours. This ram is no stranger to
red rosettes having previously won the
ram lamb class at the Royal Welsh in
2008.
Group leader in the shearling ram
class was Garriston Knockout shown
by the Lornbrook Flock of Diane
Christie. This well-balanced fleshy
ram out of a dam by Coventry
Fosterman went on to win Reserve
Male Champion. In a highly
contested senior ewe class the
Lornbrook Flock were once again to
the fore,after much deliberation
Judge,Richard Geldard placing their
Parkgate Glenmorangie daughter as
his first choice.
Two strong well fleshed ram lambs
from the Rockvilla Flock caught the
Judge’s eye, with his first choice going
to a Logie Durno Jackpot son,
Rockvilla Lord of the Ring, the dam of
this ram was purchased at the
Southam Dispersal Sale 2010 for
3000gns.
Winning first place in the ewe lamb
class was a very smart ewe lamb from
the Riverdale Flock of Norman
McMordie, sired by Rutland
Humdinger and out of a homebred
ewe this stylish ewe lamb Riverdale
Lavender went on to win Reserve
Female Champion and Reserve
Overall Champion.
Top Accolade For Breed at Balmoral
Balmoral Show 2011
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Charollais ZEG
All home bred ewes for four generations
STOCK SIRES
RUTLAND HUMDINGER- Index 386
Breeds large correct ewes with lots of milk and good temperaments.
In 2011 sons sold privately to A & J Walton (Rainbow) Riverdale.
Kismet, Meiler Jones (Aberkinsey) Riverdale Liqueur full brother to
Iris, Ingram Family (Logie Durno) Riverdale Lagan.
FOULRICE KINSMAN Index 365 By Ash Charollais Fillibuster.
Sons sold to 1000gns in Dungannon for Riverdale Lumberjack to
J Wilson, Co Fermanagh. Owned with Eric Landan .
CASTELLAU KINGDOM index 347 (Juno x C. Champayne) Along
with Riverdale Jupiter he sired the 1st prize ewe lambs in the inter-
mediate section of the region 8 flock competition, ewe lambs sold
to 1100gns for Booths at the Dungannon female sale. Owned with
G & J Booth.
LOGIE DURNO LAIRD index 415 By Arjane Kinsman.
Dam 2 prize shearling Royal Welsh 2010. He was CT scanned with
a super CT Muscularity score of 75, which is obvious in his lambs. .
Owned with R & S Cromie.
BALLYHIBBEN LIMERICK LAD A 5 Star Lambplus Sheep Value
ram, with 5 Stars for muscle, growth, lambing, and lamb survival.
Full brother to Ballyhibben Kickstart. Owned with R & S Cromie.
OVERALL CHAMPION FLOCK REGION 8 2011Best Small Flock in Region 8
in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011
Full details on our website www.riverdalefarms.co.ukor linked from the Charollais Society website
McMordie FamilyRiverdale Lane, Saintfield, Co. Down,
Northern Ireland. BT24 7JGPhone Norman on 028 97 511181 after 6.00pm
RIVERDALE LAVENDER (Index 356)
1st & Res. Supreme Champion Balmoral
Photo at 5 months. Sired by Rutland Humdinger.
EBV’s: Scan Weight 10.32 Muscle 3.42
Actual stats on show week at 154 days
Muscle 35.5mm Fat 3.0mm Weight 62kg.
RIVERDALE IRIS (Index 377)
2nd prize ewe Balmoral 2011. Dam of Riverdale
Kidd, Index 375, Champion Ram in Region 8 Flock
Competition and Interbreed Champion Castlewellan
for the Malcomson Family.
Riverdale was the number one Signet
Recorded flock for weaning and scan
weight EBV’s in 2011
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bREEd chamPIon
Shearling ewe, YCR 0053 owned by
Mrs Diane Christie
REsERvE chamPIon
Riverdale Ewe Lamb,
owned by Norman McMordie
sEnIoR Ram
1st D & L Mawhinney YSS 9053
2nd Mrs D Christie
3rd Drew Cowan
shEaRLIng Ram
1st Mrs D Christie YTU 0005
2nd D & L Mawhinney
3rd Jonathan Aiken
Ram Lamb
1st D & L Mawhinney11VV00484
2nd D & L Mawhinney
3rd Jonathan Aiken
sEnIoR EwE
1st Mrs D Christie
2nd Norman McMordie
3rd William McAllister
shEaRLIng EwE
1st Mrs D Christie YCR 0053
2nd William McAllister
3rd Jonathan Aiken
EwE Lamb
1st Norman McMordie
2nd Jonathan Aiken
3rd William McAllister
gRouP oF thREE
1st Artnagullion Flock
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show 2011
JudgE : mR RIchaRd
gELdaRd, cumbRIa
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1st PRIZE sEnIoR EwE FRom
mRs dIanE chRIstIE
kEnton FostER kEEPs hIs EyE
on thE JudgE
mR RIchaRd gELdaRd studIEs
thE LInE-uP watchEd by a
LaRgE cRowd.
Ringclare Charollais“YBX”
....over 20 years of quality breeding
Kenny & Sheila MalcomsonT: 028 406 51676 M: 07515 006163
E: sheilam29@hotmail.co.uk
Riverdale Kidd,ZEG0020, Castlewellan
Interbreed ShowChampion 2011 and
N.I. RegionStock Ram of the
Year 2011.Used extensively
this season. u Semen available
PREMIER SHOW & SALE OF
CHAROLLAIS SHEEP
at TULLOW LIVESTOCK MARTTullow, Co. Carlow, Southern Ireland
on SATURDAY 28th July 2012Judging - 9.00am Sale 12 noon
All sheep shown and sold untrimmed
Catalogues from Sheena McCarthy - 00353 86 2730363
Website: www.irishcharollaissheep.netRosslare - 75 miles Dublin - 50 miles Larne - 150 miles
Premier Sale 2011 Supreme Champion owned by Eddie & Paul O’Gorman,
Lisfuncheon flock. Right: Reserve Supreme Champion owned by Eamonn
Quinlivan, Liscullane flock. Judge - Mr Drew Cowan
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Highland Show 2011PRIZE WINNERS 2011bREEd chamPIon (PIctuREd oPPosItE)
Millhouse Lucky Shot ram lamb from Angus and Sue
Howie.
REsERvE bREEd & FEmaLE chamPIon (PIctuREd
toP)
Arjane Karen from Angus and Sue Howie’s Millhouse flock.
REsERvE maLE chamPIon (PIctuREd mIddLE)
Parkgate Lucky Charm from Alan & Herbie Kennedy.
REsERvE FEmaLE chamPIon (PIctuREd bottom
LEFt)
Parkgate Hottie from Herbie and Alan Kennedy.
1st PRIZE sEnIoR Ram (PIctuREd bottom RIght)
Parkgate Johnny from Ben Radley’s Loaningfoot flock.
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First time exhibitors, Angus and
Sue Howie had a highly
succesful and memorable debut
at the Highland Show, when their ram
lamb Millhouse Lucky Shot took the
championship award. His sire was
Logie Durno Jackpot and the dam
was by Crogham Hannibal II ewe.
Mr Howie is full of praise for the
Charollais breed “ I feel it will expand
significantly in popularity in the future.
We have 30 ewes and are still
expanding our flock.” The Millhouse
flock also took the reserve spot with a
shearling ewe that they purchased at
the Arjane Dispersal sale in 2010 for
6,000 gns. She was by top show ram,
Galtres Dominator.
Breed judge, Mrs Carole Ingram from
Aberdeenshire said after the classes “I
felt the standard of sheep was
excellent. The champion ram lamb
had size, length, shape and a sharp
head and stood up well against the
gimmer. She was a lovely example of
the breed and handled exceptionally
well.”
Taking both the reserve cards were
Alan and Herbie Kennedy with
exhibits from their Parkgate flock in
Dumfries. The reserve male
champion was the 2nd prize ram
lamb, Parkgate Lucky Charm. His sire
was Glyncoch Idol out of the 4,000
gns Lornbrook ewe. The ram lambs
full brother achieved the same award
in 2010.
Making her 4th appearance at the
Highland was their wonderful ewe,
Parkgate Hottie, a previous champion
at this show, this time she was just
pipped at the post by the younger
ewe. Hottie was sired by a Blythe tup
out of a Southam Black Adder ewe.
Delighted with his red rosette was
young breeder, Ben Radley from
Dumfries. His stock ram, Parkgate
Johnny stood top of the line in the
senior ram class. A previous
champion at the Lanark Premier sale
his sire was also Glyncoch Idol.
The Millhouse flock finished the day
with another winner with their ewe
lamb, standing above two from
Parkgate. She was the product from
the Arjane Dispersal sale, sired by
Artnagullion Jose.
Another bred in the Artnagullion flock
stood top of the shearling ram class,
this one Knailer exhibited by the
Kennedys.
First time success for Millhouse Flock
Royal Highland Show 2011
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RoyaL hIghLand
show 2011
JudgE : mRs caRoLE
IngRam, abERdEEn
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bREEd chamPIon
Millhouse Lucky Shot, 11WKF00281
from Angus & Sue Howie
REsERvE chamPIon
Arjane Karen ZRF 0045
from Angus & Sue Howie
sEnIoR Ram
1st Ben Radley ZCA 9034
2nd R & M Paterson ZRF 9004
3rd John Buchanan VV
shEaRLIng Ram
1st H & A Kennedy ZGQ 0008
2nd Percy Tait XWE 0003
3rd Andrew Lawrie XJT 0015
Ram Lamb
1st A & S Howie 11WKF00281
2nd H & A Kennedy11ZCA00304
3rd Ed Bulman
sEnIoR EwE
1st H & A Kennedy ZCA 7016
2nd H & A Kennedy ZCA 9067
3rd R & M Paterson YE 7062
shEaRLIng EwE
1st A & S Howie ZRF 0045
2nd H & A Kennedy ZCA 0028
3rd R & M Paterson YE 0063
EwE Lamb
1st A & S Howie 11WKF00268
2nd H & A Kennedy 11ZCA00317
3rd H & A Kennedy 11ZCA00314
gRouP oF thREE
1st Angus & Sue Howie,
Millhouse Flock.
mRs caRoLE IngRam
studyIng thE EwE Lamb
cLass
Ram Lambs on thE LoosE
and mRs caRoLE IngRam
makEs hER FInaL choIcE
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Charollais - XUJ
Above - ZNN 0053 Logie Durno Kingmaker purchased at Builth Wells in 2010 for 2200gns. He has grown into atremendous ram winning 1st prize Shearling Ram at the Great York-shire show 2011, Interbreed Champion at Masham and Yorkshire &Cleveland Area Male and overall Champion of Champions 2011. Hislambs are outstanding with many of them showing their father’s styleand muscline. Breed Index 350.
OTHER RAMS USED1XUJ0183 Linton Springs Knockout the best son of our old stockram, NF 7024 Gogwell Hunter. he has picked up where his fatherleft off with some very exciting lambs for 2012.NT 9005 Glenbrook Donkey & AP 9046
Tel: 01937 581101 Mobile: 07817 670985
Robert & Samuel TindallLinton Springs Farm, Sicklinghall Road,
Wetherby. LS22 4AQ
ZNN 0145 Logie Durno KorkerPurchased at Worcester Premier Sale wherehe was shearling champion and reserveoverall. Full brother sold last year for4,400gns. His first crop of lambs are look-ing very promising
DQ 6146 ELMWICK G4Very consistent and a great breeder of bothquality males and females, producing ourbest sheep to date. His daughter was York-shire Area Champion of Champions in 2010and 2011.
MV ACCREDITEDVisitors are always welcome
by appointment
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Gt Yorkshire ShowPRIZE WINNERS 2011bREEd & tERmInaL sIRE IntERbREEd chamPIon
(PIctuREd oPPosItE)
Springfield Inxs, senior ram from Stephen Hodgson, North
Yorkshire.
REsERvE bREEd & FEmaLE chamPIon
tERmInaL sIRE IntERbREEd FEmaLE chamPIon
(PIctuREd toP)
Sulwood Kinky Kitten, shearling ewe from Geoff Watson
and Carol Grain, Northants.
REsERvE maLE chamPIon (PIctuREd mIddLE)
Winning shearling ram, Logie Durno King Maker from
Samuel and Robert Tindall, Yorkshire.
REsERvE FEmaLE chamPIon (PIctuREd bottom
LEFt)
Also from the Linton Springs flock of S & T Tindall, first
prize senior ewe.
LInE-uP oF gRouPs oF thREE
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Local breeders Stephen and
Nicola Hodgson from Bedale in
North Yorkshire were triumphant
at the Great Yorkshire Show with their
senior stock ram, Springfield Inxs. A
previous 1st prize winner at the show
this year he went one step further to
take the tri-colour card from Mr David
Mawhinney from Northern Ireland.
The ram also went on to take the
Interbreed Terminal Sire title. The tup
is a son of Inglis Chalky and bred in
Wales by Mr and Mrs G Jones out of a
Wraycastle bred dam.
In the reserve spot was the 1st prize
shearling ewe from Geoff Watson and
Carol Grain from Northamptonshire.
Sulwood Kinky Kitten had taken the
interbreed title at the Royal Norfolk
Show in June and is sired by a home-
bred tup Sulwood Hawk. The ewe
also went on to win the Interbreed
Terminal Sire (Female) section.
The Linton Springs flock of Robert and
Sam Tindall from Wetherby in
Yorkshire, had a highly succesful day
taking both the male and female
reserve tickets. Their shearling ram
Logie Durno King Maker was 1st in a
strong class of tups. He was an
embryo lamb out of the top mating of
Rockvilla Golden Promise and ZFY
5122 and purchased at the main
Builth Wells ram sale.
Their home-bred 1st prize ewe, was
the reserve female champion, a
daughter of Elmwick G4 out of a
Trevadlock ewe by Carnevas Ascender.
These two sheep teamed up with their
2nd prize ram lamb to take the group
of three award.
There was an excellent show of tup
lambs for the judge to sort and he
choose a son of his champion,
Springfield Inxs as the winner. Bred by
the Hodgsons he was out of a home-
bred ewe sired by Aberkinsey Earth
Mover.
The last class of the day was won by
the Foulrice flock of Charles and
Valerie Marwood from Whenby, near
York. Their well-grown lamb was sired
by Wernfawr Jim out of a Urlay Nook
Endeavour. This female may not be
back in the show ring in 2012 as she
went on to be tupped and produced a
fine set of triplets!
Gt Yorkshire Show 2011Local Winner for Halfpenny Flock
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HALFPENNY CHAROLLAIS - YUU MV Accredited
Stephen & Nicola Hodgson
Northfield Farm, Patrick Brompton, Bedale, North Yorkshire. DL8 1JU
Tel: 01677 450367 Mobile: 07977 768090 Email: hodgson75@btinternet.com
Halfpenny Kaiser - 1YUU 0025
A Foulrice Gallant Son. Reserve
Interbreed Champion Cleveland Show
11YUU00071 Son of Springfield Inxs
1st prize tup lamb Gt. Yorkshire Show &
Int. Male Champion Ripley Show 2011
MOSS SIDE MOSS SIDE CharollaisCharollais “ZRN”“ZRN”MV Acredited Established 1990
MARK WORTHINGTONHigher Moss Farm, Bamford Road, Shuttleworth, Ramsbottom,Bury. BL0 0RT Tel: 01706 825178 Mobile: 07745 950 716
Moss side stock ram, Dudston JasperYBZ 9016, who is breeding well.
4 Shearling Ramstaken to WorcesterPremier Sale 2011.First time at this saleand sold to a top of1,000gns to average750gsn. 2 of therams sired by Dudston Jasper.
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RAMS USED
Springfield Inxs - ZGB 8007Breed Champion & Champion Male
Terminal Sire Great YorkshireShow 2011
Halfpenny Kaiser - 1YUU 0025
Stock from the above sires
for sale on farm or at
Carlisle Sale - 31st August
Kelso - 14th September
Skipton Female Sale -
13th October
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JudgE : mR davId
mawhInnEy, nI
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bREEd chamPIon
Springfield Inxs from Stephen
Hodgson.
REsERvE chamPIon
Shearling ewe from Geoff Watson and
Carol Grain.
sEnIoR Ram
1st Stephen Hodgson ZGB 8007
2nd John Stott
3rd D & D A Lee
shEaRLIng Ram
1st R & S Tindall ZNN 0053
2nd Percy Tait XWE 0003
3rd Thomas Hunter NN 0056
Ram Lamb
1st S Hodgson 11YUU00071
2nd R & Tindall 11XUJ00369
3rd Cyril Dougherty 11XRL01038
sEnIoR EwE
1st R & S Tindall XUJ 9136
2nd David Dennis YWB 7019
3rd C Marwood DG 9715
shEaRLIng EwE
1st Watson & Grain YST
2nd Peter Vaughan WAA0054
3rd Charles Marwood DG0335
EwE Lamb
1st Charles Marwood11DG01080
2nd Peter Vaughan 11WAA00246
3rd Kenton Foster 11YTU00103
gRouP oF thREE
1st R & S Tindall
Res Watson & Grain
davId mawhInnEy casts a
cRItIcaL EyE ovER thE Ram
Lambs.
LInE uP oF shEaRLIng EwEs at
thE gREat yoRkshIRE
davId mawhInnEy PREsEnts
thE chamPIon tRoPhy to
stEPhEn hodgson.
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awaRds
thREE countIEs
show 2011
JudgE : mR ERIc sLEEP,
coRnwaLL.
sEnIoR Ram
1st Jennifer Curtis YWS 8004 Onecote Incredible
2nd C & J Thomas
shEaRLIng Ram
1st Jennifer Curtis YTU 0007 Garriston Kilowatt
2nd Percy Tait
3rd C & J Thomas
Ram Lamb
1st M & R Price Oakchurch Lord of the Rings
2nd Mr D P Jones
3rd Paul Amphlett
sEnIoR EwE
1st Mr D P Jones Arjane ZRF 6037
2nd Jennifer Curtis
3rd Jennifer Curtis
shEaRLIng EwE
1st Jennifer Curtis DQ 0075 Elwick Kit Kat
2nd Jennifer Curtis
3rd C & J Thomas
EwE Lamb
1st D P Jones
2nd Paul Amphlett
3rd Jennifer Curtis
bEst PaIR -
Jennifer Curtis, Elmwick Flock
bEst PRogEny gRouP
C & J Thomas, Coventry by Logie Durno Jeeves
bREEd & IntERbREEd REsERvE chamPIon
(PIctuREd oPPosItE)
Elmwick Kit Kat from Jennifer Curtis, Wickhamford.
REsERvE chamPIon - (PIctuREd toP)
Mr D P Jones, senior ewe ZRF 6037
bEst gRouP oF thREE Lambs (PIctuREd
bottom)
Wolston lambs by Logie Durno Jeeves, left to right Victoria
Sercombe, Charles Sercombe and Janet Thomas.
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Local breeder Mrs Jennifer Curtis
from Wickhamford near
Evesham was back in winning
ways with her Charollais shearling
ewe, Elmwick Kit Kat at the Three
Counties Show.
Kit Kat’s sire was Glnycoch JPR and
her dam was by Foulrice Denethor.
She went on to take the Reserve
Interbreed Champion title.
Victorious in the Lamb Interbreed
competition was D P Jones’s ewe
lamb from his Pwll flock in Brecon.
She was out of a ewe purchased from
Edward Lloyd Lewis’s Gyffin flock and
sired by Parkgate Highlander. The
cross has been so succesful that Mr
Jones repeated the mating this year
using embryo transfer. Mr Jones
reports that the ewe is looking well
and destined for the show ring again
this summer.
His flock also supplied the reserve
breed champion; a senior ewe. She
was bred in the Arjane flock of Arwyn
Thomas and purchased as a ewe
lamb in 2006. She was sired by
Galtres Dominator out of a Foulrice
Rival ewe.
Runner-up in the Interbreed Lamb
competition was the winner of the ram
lamb competition from Mr Ryan and
Miss Mia Price from Staunton-on-Wye,
Hereford. Oakchurch Lord of the
Rings was a single born December
lamb sired by Logie Durno Klassic out
of a Banwy ewe, which was purchased
at the Saucy Sale in Worcester for780
gns. This tup lamb went of to sell at
the Worcester Premier Sale for 2,900
gns.
Mrs Curtis also picked up three other
red tickets the first being with her
senior stock ram, Onecote Incredible
who was also sired by Parkgate
Highlander and goes back to an
Elmwick tup on the dam’s side.
First in the shearling ram class was
Garriston Kilowatt, which Mrs Curtis
jointly owns with Mr and Mrs John
Girffiths. This tup was purchased in
2010 as a lamb at the Builth Wells
sale.
The final class of the day was for a
group of three lambs all sired by the
same ram. Heading the line-up were
Cecil and Janet Thomas with two ewe
lambs and a ram lamb from their
Wolston flock near Coventry. They
were all sired by Logie Durno Jeeves a
joint purchase at 3,000 gns at the
2010 Worcester Premier sale, with
Charles Sercombe’s Dalby flock.
Three Counties Show 2011Elmwick Flock back in top spot
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Losses due to condemned sheep liversIn the whole of 2010, the cash loss in England, Scotland
and Wales due to condemned sheep livers was just over
£1 million, according to Dr Phil Hadley from Eblex.[1]
He says this is based on Food Standards Agency data
that 7.23% of sheep livers—995,419 in number—were
rejected for fluke.
If the full impact of fluke on sheep performance was
also taken into account, the loss would be considerably
larger, adds Pfizer vet William Sherrard. “The majority of
disease outbreaks are seen in the autumn through to
mid-winter, due to ingestion of infective cysts found on
the pasture in late summer through to early winter,” he
says.[2] “However, lambs may not show clinical signs of
acute fluke, yet the FSA figures prove that a significant
number are carrying sufficient fluke at slaughter.”
Dealing effectively with fluke requires an understanding
of its life-cycle. The fluke eggs hatch and enter into the
mud snail during the early part of the summer provided
the ground conditions are damp, before emerging from
the snail and developing into infective cysts on the
pasture, if weather conditions are damp from late
summer onwards. Sheep ingest infective cysts off the
pasture and they develop through early immature then
late immature stages before maturing into egg-laying
adults. It takes about 12 weeks for the adults to develop
from the time they are ingested by the sheep. The adults
are found in the bile ducts and lay large numbers of
eggs which pass out in the dung. The significance of
these stages is in choice of flukicide, because some kill
adults only (e.g. clorsulon), others will kill late immature
and adults (e.g. closantel, nitroxynil) while
triclabendazole kills all three.
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Where liver fluke is a known threat, use of a
triclabendazole-based treatment in the autumn ensures
that all life-cycle stages including early immature are killed,
thereby reducing the risk of acute fluke disease.
“In ewes and lambs alike, it is crucial that an autumn fluke
treatment kills the early immature stages,” he says. “If a
mixed infestation of worms and fluke is being treated, then
a single-dose combination treatment of moxidectin-
triclabendazole is appropriate.”
An important issue in fluke control is the occurrence of
suspected triclabendazole-resistant fluke in some parts of
the UK. It is critical to monitor sheep closely in the late
autumn/ early winter and check out any signs suspicious of
fluke, even after treatment. On investigation, apparent
treatment failures can be due to factors other than
resistance.[3] For suspected cases of triclabendazole
resistance, farmers should work with their veterinary
surgeon to get to the bottom of the problem and modify
farm management practices accordingly.
CYDECTIN® TriclaMox® contains moxidectin (0.1%) and
triclabendazole (5%). POM-VPS. For further information,
please contact your local Pfizer representative or Pfizer
Animal Health, Walton Oaks, Dorking Road, Walton-on-
the-Hill, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 7NS. Use medicines
responsibly (www.noah.co.uk/responsible). AH624/11
References_____________________________________
[1] Dr Phil Hadley, EBLEX, 4 July 2011. Personal e-mail to
author. Copy on file.
[2] Dr Philip Skuce, Moredun Research Institute, November
2009. Liver fluke disease in sheep and cattle. News sheet
vol 5, no 4.
[3] Fairweather, I. (2011). Veterinary Record, 168: p514-5.
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CASTeLLAU LOrD OF THe MANOr 11TZ00252
rOYAL WeLSH reS CH, iB PAirS & GrOUP OF 3
Sire ZNN 0051
LOGie DUrNO KNOCK OUT
DAM TZ 2007
G. Sire TG 9043
eDSTASTON JiGSAW
G. DAM ZNN 8008
G. Sire ZDG 8014
HiGHWAY Mr SOFTie
G. DAM TZ 6093
SPriNGFieLD iNXS ZGB 8007
GT YOrKSHire CH & iB TerMiNAL Sire
Sire CN 2048iNGLiS CHALKY
DAM ZGB 4008
G. Sire ZFY 0137
rUTLAND ArCHie
G. DAM CN 0080
G. Sire DW 1135
G. DAM ZGB 2039
eLMWiCK LANDSCAPe 11DQ00297
rOYAL WeLSH reS MALe CHAMPiON
DAM DQ 7131
G. Sire XCA 8002
GLYNCOCH iGNiTer
G. DAM TG 5027
G. Sire XAK 3061
rOTHer VALLeY DYNAMiC
G. DAM DQ 0024
MiLLHOUSe LUCKY SHOT 11WKF00281
rOYAL HiGHLAND CHAMPiON
Sire ZNN 9012
LOGie DUrNO JACKPOT
DAM DZNN 9112
G. Sire VV6049
rOCKViLLA GOLDeN PrOMiSe
G. DAM ZFY 5122
G. Sire AB 7003
CrOGHAM HANNiBAL ii
G. DAM ZNN 6026
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Sire XCA 9060
GLYNCOCH JPr
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BALLYNOe HOUSe YCr 0053
BALMOrAL CH & iB CHAMPiON
Sire B3 8010
DAM YCr 8024
G. Sire WAA 7006
KiNGSLAND HiGHFLYer
G. DAM XB3 6024
G. Sire TZ 5062
CASTeLLAU FOrMiDABLe
G.DAM YCr 6053
eLMWiCK iSABeL DQ 8020
CHAMPiON rOYAL WeLSH SHOW
Sire PL 6080SArKLeY GrAND PriX
DQ 0024
G. Sire XBB 0006
WeSTONVALe ALDerMAN
G. DAM PL 4085
G. Sire ZGB 8014
HiGHWAY Mr SOFTie
G. DAM DQ 6060
riVerDALe LAVeNDer 11ZeG00055
reS CH BALMOrAL
Sire ZFY 7207
rUTLAND HUMDiNGer
DAM ZeG 7023
G. Sire ZFY 4036
rUTLAND eNSiGN
G. DAM ZFY 2200
G. Sire DG 5342
FOULriCe FireBrAND
G. DAM ZeG 5009
ArJANe ZrF 0045
reS CH rOYAL HiGHLAND SHOW
Sire ZKT 3025GALTreS DOMiNATOr
DAM ZNP 2004
G. Sire FX 2018
CAirNHiLL CAVALier
G. DAM ZKT 0018
G. Sire ZNP 1001
G. DAM DA 9096
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eAST OF eNGLANDCARROLL BARBER Norfolk 01953 607860
JONATHAN BARBER Norfolk 01953 607860
STUART DUNKLEY Northants 01604 862338
TONY GREGORY Buckinghamshire 01296 720554
JOHN MAXWELL Cambridgeshire 01638 720291
CHARLES SERCOMBE Melton Mowbray 01664 434760
ALAN THOMAS Leicestershire 01455 552675
GEOFF WATSON Northants 01536 763462
MiDLANDSGEOFF BIDDULPH Cheshire 01625 424284
TOM GREENFIELD Warwickshire 01827 881244
ROBERT GREGORY Shropshire 01939 291466
THOMAS PLANT Stafford 01538 304586
ALAN POTTER Shrewsbury 01694 731305
GEOFF PROBERT Worcester 01568708766
DAVID ROBERTS Shropshire 01746 785255
MARGIE RUSHBROOKE Worcs 01299 861200
MARK RUSHBROOKE Worcestershire 01299 861200
CECIL THOMAS Coventry 02476 542409
ANDREW WALTON Cheshire 01244 851705
NOrTHerN ireLANDJONATHAN AIKEN N. Ireland 028 9753 2578
DAVID ANDERSON N. Ireland 028 207 41211
JIM BELL N. Ireland 02897 521206
WILLIAM BROWN N. Ireland 018206 22469
DIANE CHRISTIE N. Ireland 02897 521206
DREW COWAN N. Ireland 028406 26275
STEPHEN COWAN N. Ireland 028406 26275
IAN CRAIG N. Ireland 02894 463326
ROBERT CROMIE N. Irealnd 028406 23861
TOMMY FENTON N. Ireland 028 295 71455
SAMUEL FLANAGAN N. Ireland 028375 31629
IAN GOUDY N. Ireland 028 427 88267
WILLIAM McALLISTER N. Ireland 02825 898084
HAROLD McBRATNEY N. Ireland 02891 464768
NORMAN McMORDIE N. Ireland 02897 511181
KENNY MALCOMSON N. Ireland 028406 51676
GEOFFREY MALCOMSON N. Ireland 028406 51676
DAVID MAWHINNEY Co. Down 02891 812076
LIZ MAWHINNEY Co. Down 02891 812076
JONATHAN O’LOAN N. Ireland 028217 58338
NOrTH OF eNGLANDRALPH ALDERSON North Yorkshire 01845 567403
GORDON FORSTER Co Durham 01833 637344
KENTON FOSTER North Yorkshire 01969 622566
JOHN GELDARD Cumbria 01539 552247
RICHARD GELDARD Cumbria 01539 55224
JAMES HUDDLESTON Lancashire 01524 221272
THOMAS HUNTER N Yorkshire 01723 891846
CHARLES MARWOOD Yorkshire 01347 878529
DEBORAH WHITCHER Yorkshire 01347 878529
MARTIN PRESTON N Yorkshire 01274 565910
IAN ROOKE Yorkshire 01439 771054
SAMUEL TINDALL Yorkshire 01937 581101
WILLIAM SOULSBY Cumbria 01768 361829
ROBERT TOWERS Lancaster 01524 221273
JONATHAN WALES Carlisle 01697 476247
SCOTLANDJAMES ANDREW Ayrshire 01655 740578
JOHN ANDREW Ayrshire 01655 740578
JAMES CLANACHAN Dumfries 01387 253934
RUSSELL GRAY Lanark 01555 662613
WILLIAM INGRAM Aberdeen 01467 681579
GREGOR INGRAM Aberdeen 01467 681579
BRUCE INGRAM Aberdeen 01467 681579
ALAN KENNEDY Dumfriesshire 01387 860253
HERBERT KENNEDY Dumfriesshire 01387 860253
ANDREW LAWRIE Lanark 01555 870410
EWAN LAWRIE Lanark 01555 870410
LINDA MCKENDRICK Fife 01334 840489
ROBERT PATERSON SNR Perthshire 01786 823129
ROBERT PATERSON JNR Perthshire 01786 823129
THOMAS SANDS Perthshire 01828 686327
THOMAS SANDS JNR. Perthshire 01828 686327
DAVID SLOAN Dumfries 01387 750378
HELEN SLOAN Dumfries 01387 750378
WENDY WILLOX Aberdeenshire 01652 891317
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SOUTH WeSTGERALD BURROUGH Devon 01823 680565
ANDREW COOMBS Somerset 01761 233446
PETER COOMBS Somerset 01761 232448
CLIVE HOPPER Devon 01884 252133
ROBERT HOPPER Devon 01884 252133
MICHAEL MILLER Dorset 01258 880469
JOHN OSBORNE Cornwall 01840 230354
ASHTON SELWAY Dorset 01963 362751
ERIC SLEEP Cornwall 01566 782239
DAVE SMITH Devon 01769 572177
STEVE STEWART Cornwall 01579 349163
PATRICK TULLY Somerset 01278 732944
WALeSCHRIS CROWTHER Montgomery 01938 561437
PAUL CURRAN Powys 01874 711560
DAVID CURRAN Powys 01874 711560
ADRIAN DAVIES Carmarthenshire 01550 777064
BRIAN DAVIES Powys 01874 622616
DILWYN DAVIES Carmarthenshire 01267 241604
DEWI PRICHARD EVANS Anglesey 01248 410122
CHARLES HARRIES Pembrokeshire 01834 861520
MEILIR JONES Flintshire 01745 570410
MIKE LEWIS South Glamorgan 01446 792308
GERAINT LLOYD Cardiganshire 01570 480427
MEDWYN LLOYD Powys 01686 440344
LIONEL ORGAN Carmarthenshire 01559 362422
NEIL OUGHTON Powys 07977 458544
STUART JOHNSON Stafford 01785 246998
TIM PRICHARD Mid Glamorgan 01443 224253
HUW ROBERTS Denbighshire 01824 703222
NIGEL SHELDON Carmarthenshire 01269 826700
ARWYN THOMAS Dyfed 01994 240261
iNTerMeDiATe PANeL LiSTMARK SHIMWELL Cheshire 01260 270061
TIM GREENOW Hereford 01432 870580
TOM MAWER Lincolnshire 01400 230142
ALAN MCCAFFERTY N. Ireland 028 7086 8094
GILBET ANDERSON N. Ireland 028 406 62305
CYRIL DOUGHERTY N Yorkshire 01653 668577
DAVID DENNIS N Yorkshire 01609 883044
ED BULMAN N Yorkshire 01609 748015
JOHN STOTT Cumbria 01539 560213
MARK WORTHINGTON Lancashire 01706 825178
STEPHEN HODGSON N Yorkshire 01677 450367
ANDREW DAVIES Aberdeen 01651 862322
BRIAN HARVEY Dumfries 01848 331221
ROBERT WHITTAKER Roxburghshire 01835 863942
FREIDA BROWNLIE Aberdeenshire 01651 891953
AMELIA PEDRICK Devon 01364 642844
AMY PEDRICK Devon 01364 642844
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Be A MeMBer OF THe JUDGe PANeL?n Be a fully paid up member of the British Charollais
Sheep Society (Associate Membership is
acceptable)
n To have completed a training and assessment
session to the satisfaction of the Judges Committee
n To be approved by the Directors of the BCSS
n To be actively involved in the breeding of Charollais
sheep incuding the ownership of a registered flock
which submits registrations to the Society on an
annual basis.
iNTerMeDiATe PANeLThis panel is for newly trained judges, who the committee
feels require more experience of judging before joing the
full panel. In order to move up from the panel, the
intermediate judges will have taken up a number of
judging appointments. Breeders are likely to remain on
the intermediate panel for at least 2 years.
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ANNUAL SHOW & SALE
OF PEDIGREE ACCREDITED
CHAROLLAIS SHEEP
on
SATURDAY 11th AUGUST 2012
Store & Breeding Sheep every MONDAY
Butchers Sheep every THURSDAY
CHELFORD
AGRICULTURAL
CENTRE,
CHELFORD,
CHESHIRE
SK11 9AX
Tel: 01625 861122
FRANK
MARSHALLTHE COMPLETE PROPERTY FIRM
www.frankmarshall.co.uk
& LANARK AUCTION MARKET
LIVESTOCK AUCTIONEERS & VALUERS
LAWRIE
SYMINGTONOFFICIAL AUCTIONEERS TO THE BRITISH CHAROLLAIS SHEEP
SOCIETY IN SCOTLAND
WE WILL BE CONDUCTING THE FOLLOWING SALES IN 2012
Tuesday 3rd July - LANARK PREMIER SALE
Friday 14th September - Kelso Ram Sales (approx 350 - 400 Charollais Rams)Tuesday 30th October - Collective Sale of In-lamb Charollais Females at Lanark Market
ASSURED PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE - SALES LIST ON APPLICATION TO:-Lanark Agricultural Centre, Hyndford Road, Lanark. ML11 9AX Tel : 01555 662281 Fax : 01555 665100
Email: mailbox@lawrie-and-symington.com Website: www.lawrie-and-symington.com
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rAM SALeS VeNUe DAY OF WeeK DATe
WOrCeSTer PreMier WOrCeSTer MArKeT SATUrDAY 30TH JUNe
LANArK PreMier LANArK MArKeT TUeSDAY 3rD JULY
DUNGANNON PreMier DUNGANNON FArMerS MArT MONDAY 30TH JULY
BUiLTH WeLLS eArLY rOYAL WeLSH SHOWGrOUND MONDAY 6TH AUGUST
CHeLFOrD SALe CHeLFOrD MArKeT SATUrDAY 11TH AUGUST
eXeTer NSA SALe eXeTer LiVeSTOCK MArKeT WeDNeSDAY 15TH AUGUST
CArLiSLe BOrDerWAY MArT FriDAY 31ST AUGUST
DUNGANNON SePT DUNGANNON FArMerS MArT MONDAY 3rD SePTeMBer
BrYNCir BrYNCir AUCTiON CeNTre FriDAY 7TH SePTeMBer
rUTHiN rUTHiN FArMerS MArKeT FriDAY 14TH SePTeMBer
SKiPTON SKiPTON MArKeT TUeSDAY 18TH SePTeMBer
BUiLTH WeLLS MAiN rOYAL WeLSH SHOWGrOUND MONDAY 24TH SePTeMBer
BALLYMeNA BALLYMeNA MArKeT MONDAY 24TH SePTeMBer
WeLSHPOOL WeLSHPOOL LiVeSTOCK SALeS THUrSDAY 27TH SePTeMBer
eXeTer rAM SALe eXeTer LiVeSTOCK MArKeT FriDAY 5TH OCTOBer
eWe SALeS VeNUe DAY OF WeeK DATe
SKiPTON FeMALe SKiPTON MArKeT SATUrDAY 20TH OCTOBer
eXeTer FeMALe SALe eXeTer LiVeSTOCK MArKeT FriDAY 19TH OCTOBer
BreCON FeMALe BreCON LiVeSTOCK MArKeT THUrSDAY 25TH OCTOBer
BAKeWeLL FeMALe BAKeWeLL LiVeSTOCK MArKeT SATUrDAY 27TH OCTOBer
DUNGANNON FeMALe DUNGANNON FArMerS MArT MONDAY 29TH OCTOBer
LANArK FeMALe LANArK MArKeT TUeSDAY 30TH OCTOBer
WeLSHPOOL FeMALe WeLSHPOOL LiVeSTOCK SALeS SATUrDAY 3rD NOVeMBer
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CHAROLLAIS SHEEP
AT SKIPTON 2012
19th SHOW & SALE OF PEDIGREE RAMS – TUESDAY 18th SEPTEMBER
September sale of
70 Pedigree Shearling Rams
& Ram Lambs
Ram entries to the Society by Tuesday 14th August
PEDIGREE IN-LAMB FEMALES – SATURDAY 20th OCTOBER
Sale of 200 In-lamb Females & Ewe Lambs
includingDispersal of 70 sheep from the
Garriston Flock comprising
20 ewes approx.
20 shearlings approx.
and 30 ewe lambs approx.
Special ConsignmentFoulrice - 25 shearling Ewes
Advanced consignments
for both Sales fromMoss Side ZRN, Linton Springs XUJ,
Shamrock XRL, Wraycastle DW, Halfpenny YUU, Kingsland XJS,
Rainbow XPU, Samlesbury XMF, Galtres ZKT, Camp House ZAB, Hammerton XUK
Female entries to the Charollais Sheep Society by Friday 14th September
Wraycastle - DW Shamrock - XRL
Linton Springs - XUJ Garriston - YTU
Moss Side - ZRN Foulrice - DG
Tel: 01756 792375 www.ccmauctions.com
JOiNT PrODUCTiON SALe
SUNDAY 21ST OCTOBer
BUiLTH WeLLS MArKeTIn-lamb ewes and ewe lambs from 9 top flocks; Elmwick,
Highway, Castellau, Parkgate, Wardshill, Cold
Harbour,Wernfawr, Loosebeare and Tawelfa
Auctioneer : Mike Evans, Brightwells.
WOrCeSTer ‘SAUCY SALe’
SATUrDAY 13TH OCTOBer
WOrCeSTer MArKeTIn-lamb ewes and ewe lambs from 12 leading flocks;
Edstaston, Logie Durno, Knighton, Crogham, Tullyear,
Glyn Coch, Wraycastle, Carnew, Rockvilla, Banwy, Dalby &
Wolston. Auctioneer:Clive Roads, McCartneys.
ABerKiNSeY PrODUCTiON SALe
SUNDAY 28TH OCTOBer
rUTHiN MArKeTSale to include the entire shearling ewe flock and a large
proportion of the aged ewes from the Aberkinsey flock of
Meiler Jones. Auctioneer : Glyn Owens
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Calendar of Private Sales 2012SALES OF FEMALE SHEEP HELD UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE SOCIETY FOR OUR BREEDERS
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OFFiCiAL SALeS Are
iNSPeCTeD AND
WArrANTeD
iN LAMB
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Regional Officers 2012 NORTH OF
SCOTLAND
ChAIRMAn
Mr Bruce Irvine
Sauchentree
New Aberdour
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire. AB63 7LN
Tel: 01346 561296
Mobile: 07809 051550
Email: irvinebruce@aol.com
VICE ChAIRMAn
Mr Howard Davies
Hillhead of Cannahars
Whitecarns
Aberdeen. AB23 8XJ
Tel: 01651 862322
Email:
h.davies295@btinternet.com
SECRETARY
Mrs Freda Brownlie
Crichneyled Cottage
St. Katherines
Fyvie
Aberdeenshire. AB43 8QY
Tel: 01651 891953
Mobile: 07734 872072
NORTH OF
ENGLAND
ChAIRMAn
Mr Richard Geldard
Low Foulshaw Farm, Gilpin
Bridge, Levens,Nr. Kendal.
Cumbria LA8 8ET
Tel: 01539 552016
Email: lowfoulshaw@
farming.co.uk
VICE ChAIRMAn
Mr Kenton Foster
Garriston Farm, Garriston,
Leyburn, N. Yorks.
Tel: 01969 622566 (Farm)
Mobile: 07711 469280
SECRETARY
Mr Robert Tindall
Linton Springs Farm,
Sicklinghall Road, Wetherby.
LS22 4AQ
Tel: 01937 581101
AREA CO-ORDInATORS
Lancashire Area
Anna Marwood
Tel: 01772 558049
Yorkshire Area
Stephen Hodgson
Tel: 01677 450367
EAST OF
ENGLAND
ChAIRMAn
Mr Tom Greenfield
Harris Bridge Farm, Sibson,
Nuneaton, Warks. CV13 6LS
Tel: 01827 881244
Email: teresa.greenfield
@yahoo.co.uk
VICE ChAIRMAn
Mrs Carol Watson
11 Eastwood Hill
Desborough
Northants. NN14 2QQ
Tel: 01536 763462
Email:
sulwood@hotmail.co.uk
SECRETARY
Mrs Ruth Mawer
Meadow View
Kelby, Grantham,
Lincolnshire. NG32 3AJ
Tel: 01400 230142
Email:
ruth.mawer@homecall.co.uk
SOUTH OF
SCOTLAND
ChAIRMAn
Mr James Andrew
Fir Tree Cottage, Mount
Oliphant, By Ayr.
KA6 6BU
Tel: 01292 560766
Mobile: 07780 603681
Email:johnkirkland
@glenside421.fsnet.co.uk
VICE ChAIRMAn
Mr James Clanachan,
Maryholm Farm,
Dumfries,
DG2 0BQ.
Tel: 01387 253934
SECRETARY
Mrs Jane McHarg
Barcully,Maybole, Ayrshire
Tel: 01655 740502
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CENTRAL
ENGLAND
ChAIRMAn
Mr Andrew Walton
Church Farm,
Backford,
Chester, CH2 4BE
Tel: 01244 851705
Email: andrew@wtms.biz
VICE ChAIRMAn
Mr Cecil Thomas, New
Farm, Fosse Road, Wolston,
Coventry. CV8 3GA
Tel: 02476 542409
SECRETARY
Jan Walton, Church Farm,
Backford, Chester.CH2 4BE
Tel: 01244 851705
Mobile: 07949 370684
Email: jan@wtms.biz
AREA CO-ORDInATOR
Southern Area
Anne Griffiths
Tel: 07815 565328
SOUTH WEST
ENGLAND
ChAIRMAn
Mr Patrick Tully
Bincombe Bartons,
Bincombe, Over Stowey,
Somerset. TA5 1HR.
Tel: 01278 732944
Email:
bridget_tully@btconnect.com
VICE ChAIRMAn
Mr Robert Hopper
Gogwell Farm, Cove,
Tiverton, Devon.EX16 7RN
Tel: 01884 252133
SECRETARY
Louise Brewer,
Carnevas Farm,
Porthcothan, St. Merryn,
Padstow,
Cornwall. PL28 8PN.
Tel: 01841 521142
Email: carnevas@aol.com
NORTHERN
IRELAND
ChAIRMAn
Mr Jonathan Aiken
82 Corbally Road
Carnew,Dromara, Dromore,
Co. Down BT25 2EX
Tel: 028 9753 2578
Email:
aiken_carnew@yahoo.co.uk
VICE ChAIRMAn
Mr William McAllister, 92
Parkgate Road, Kells, Co
Antrim. BT42 3PG
Tel : 02825 898084
SECRETARY
Mrs Sheila Malcomson
29 Ringclare Road,
Donaghmore, Newry,
Co. Down. BT34 1RY
Tel: 028 406 51676 Email:
ringclare@hotmail.com
PR OFFICER
Mrs Maureen Cowan
26 Cascum Road,
Banbridge, Co. Down
BT32 4LF
Tel: 028 406 26275 Email:
andysdc@hotmail.com
WALES
ChAIRMAn
Mr Meilir Jones
Gop Farm, Trelawnyd,
Flintshire. LL18 6DG
Tel: 01745 570410
Mobile: 07887 868349
VICE ChAIRMAn
Adrian Davies, Glanbrydan,
Manordeilo, Llandeilo,
Carmarthenshire. SA19
7BG Tel: 01558 822312
SECRETARY
Medwyn Lloyd, Bronhyfryd,
Llangurig, Llanidloes, Powys.
SY18 6RX.
Tel: 01686 440344 Email:
rees_lloyd@btinternet.com
AREA CO-ORDInATORS
Central Area - Duncan
Davies Tel: 01686 689975Southern Area - Adrian
Davies Tel: 01550 777064Northern Area Huw Roberts
Tel: 01824 703222
NATiONAL CHAirMAN
Robert Gregory
Email : rgregory@gotadsl.co.uk
Tel : 01939 291466
CHieF eXeCUTiVe
Jonathan Barber
Email : jonathan@charollaissheep.com
Mobile : 07712 659262
BreeD SeCreTArY
Carroll Barber
Email : carroll@charollaissheep.com
Mobile : 07951 451250
ASSiSTANT BreeD SeCreTArY
Liz Wright
Email : lizwright@charollaissheep.com
Telephone : 01953 603335
ACCOUNTS
Liz harmer
Email : liz@charollaissheep.com
Telephone : 01953 603335
reGiSTrATiONS
Cathryn Ince-Jones
Erica Betts
Email : registrations@charollaissheep.com
Telephone : 01953 603335
BOArD OF DireCTOrS
Bruce Irvine James Andrew
Richard Geldard Tom Greenfield
Andrew Walton Meilir Jones
Patrick Tully Jonathan Aiken
Robert Gregory
FiNANCe & GeNerAL PUrPOSeS
COMMiTTee
Charles Marwood - Chairman
Email : charles.marwood@charollais-sheep.com
Tel : 01347 878529
Robert Gregory Richard Geldard
Charles Sercombe Meilir Jones
JUDGeS AND SHOW COMMiTTee
Robert Gregory - Chairman
Carroll Barber Adrian Davies
Charles Marwood Charles Sercombe
David Mawhinney
BriTiSH CHArOLLAiS SHeeP SOCieTY LTD
Registered Charity no : 282757
Company number : 1341920Youngmans Road, Wymondham, norfolk. nR18 0RR
Tel : 01953 603335 Fax : 01953 607626
Email : office@charollaissheep.com
Website : www.charollaissheep.com
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Company Officials 2012
Mr Jonathan Aiken - Carnew 43
Mr Ralph Alderson - Carthorpe 72
Mr & Mrs M J Alford - Foxhill Farm 19
Mr Paul Amphlett - Tawelfa 6
Mr Jonathan & Mrs Carroll Barber - Crogham 16
Diane Christie - Lornbrook 83
Mr Drew Cowan - Tullyear 4
Mr Ian Craig - Ballynoe 66
Robert & Stuart Cromie - Doughery 42
David & Paul Curran - Wernfawr 10
Jennifer Curtis - Elmwick 77
Mr Adrian Davies - Glyncoch 10
Mr Dilwyn Davies - highway 8
I T Davies & Son - honddu 6
Mr Stuart Dunkley - hyde 22
Mr Dewi Evans - Ffrwd 46
huw & Bronwen Evans - Glantren 8
Mr Kenton Foster - Garriston 64
Mr Tony & Mrs June Gregory - Coldharbour 76
Mr Robert & Mrs Jeanette Gregory - Edstaston 24
Mr John & Mrs Anne Griffiths - Chestnut Park 77
Mr Robert harris - Thornetown 70
Clive, Chris & Pip hawes - Grange Charollais 54
Stephen & nicola hodgson - halfpenny 98
Angus & Sue howie - Millhouse IBC
William & Carol Ingram - Logie Durno 29
Carol Irwin - Brandywells 18
Mr Meilir Jones - Aberkinsey IFC
herbert & Alan Kennedy - Parkgate 48
David & Joe Lewis - Oakwood 62
Kenny & Sheila Malcomson - Ringclare 88
norman McMordie - Riverdale 86
Andrew Main & Family - Castle Main 62
Mr Charles & Mrs Valerie Marwood - Foulrice 74
Mr Tom Mawer - Kelby 22
Mr David Mawhinney - Rockvilla 50
G Meyrick & Sons - Bould 2
Micklehills Partnership - Micklehills 52
R h & M E Oughton & Sons - Lowerye 14
Arwel Owen - Banwy 54
Parkhouse, Jeff & Anne - Inverae 36
Dr. Amelia & Amy Pedrick - Churchill 71
Mr Tim Prichard - Castellau 80
Mr huw Roberts - Bachymbyd 46
Mr & Mrs M Rushbrooke - Brettles 12
Peter Scott & Dougie Ferguson - Eastbach 56
Robert & Gary Scott - Bunderg 42
Charles & helen Sercombe - Dalby 20
nigel Sheldon - Wrenvale 18
D E & M J Smith - nympton 70
Alan & Rebecca Thomas - Tilton 52
Mr Cecil & Mrs Janette Thomas - Wolston 17
R & S Tindall - Linton Springs 95
Peter Vaughan - Kings Land 60
Andrew & Jan Walton - Rainbow 58
Worcester Saucy Sale 28
Mark Worthington 98 northern Ireland Breeders Page 67
G & J Booth, W D Brown, S Corbett, SAP Cowan,
Robert & Stuart Cromie, William McAllister,
D & L Mawhinney, K & S Malcomson
Semen for Sale 111
JTG & EG Sleep, Tim Prichard & Arwyn Thomas
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Celtic Sheep Breeding Services 111
Craven Cattle Marts Ltd, Skipton 114
Dalton ID Systems Ltd 82
Dungannon Farmers Mart 88
harbro Limited 89
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Innovis Ltd. 110
Irish Charollais Sheep Society 88
I D & S B James 36
J G Animal health 94
Lawrie & Symington 112
McCartneys 36
Frank R Marshall, Chelford 112
norbrook Laboratories 92
novartis Animal health OBC
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ZOLVIX – THE WORLD’SMOST EFFECTIVE WORMER 1-3
Use Zolvix in every fl ock for:
• Fit lambs – Zolvix kills all economically signifi cant gut worms, even resistant strains• Fat lambs – using Zolvix can give you better returns4
• Finished lambs – you’ll be proud to take to market
For best results use mid-late season in lambs and quarantine dose all incoming stock.
Have you tried Zolvix yet?
See your vet to fi nd out more about Zolvix or visit
www.farmanimalhealth.co.uk
For further information about ZOLVIX contact: Novartis Animal Health UK Ltd, Frimley Business Park, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey, GU16 7SR. Tel 01276 694402 or in Ireland Tel 051 377201. ZOLVIX contains 25 g/L monepantel. ZOLVIX® is a registered trademark of Novartis AG, Basel, Switzerland. Advice on the use of this or alternative medicines must be sought from the medicine prescriber. Legal category: POM-V in UK and POM in ROI.
References: 1. NAH Study Y08/16; Y08/7. 2. Kaminsky R et al. Parasitology Resesarch 2010. 3. George SD et al. Veterinary Parasitology 2010 4. “The production costs of anthelmintic resistance in sheep managed within a monthly preventive drench programme.” Sutherland, I.A. 1, Bailey, J. 2 and Shaw, R.S.1 1 AgResearch Ltd., The Hopkirk Research Institute and 2 Novartis Animal Health Australasia.
Use medicines responsibly (www.noah.co.uk/responsible)
EVERY FLOCK, EVERY YEAR
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