Keren
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Just got back from Canberra show, where we took 1 heifer (9mths) and 1 bull (19 mths).
Our heifer was 1st in the 9 to 12 mths class, and Junior Champion Heifer in a strong showing of about 40 junior females. This is the fourth time in the last five years that we have won this class, and our heifer has gone on to win the junior champion, we also had 1 reserve junior in this time period.
Our bull was 1st in his class of 18 to 20 mths bulls, and Reserve Junior Champion Bull, narrowly missing the blue white and red ribbon although many people commented in the days after judging that he should have got it. He's a big large framed, later maturing style bull, and the one that our judge picked was an earlier maturing, more carcassey type bull, and I understand and agree completely with the judge's decision.
Our judge was Fiona Sanderson, daughter of Helen Sutherland who developed the breed. She has honestly been one of the best judges I have been under - it was a pleasure to enter her show ring and she made me feel very comfortable.
The senior and grand champion female, and supreme exhibit was Michaelong Koala, a 6 year old cow from Murray Sutherland, with an outstanding heifer calf at foot. This female went on to be the Interbreed champion female and beat the charolais bull for the Best Beef Cattle Exhibit of the show. I am priveliged to have the opportunity to show her at several local shows coming up in the next few weekends. This is the second year in a row that the Interbreed has been won by a murray grey. We had some 73 entries in the murray grey section, the most entries of all breeds including the charolais, who were the feature breed with only 30 animals.
Anyone who says this breed is stagnating might want to rethink that opinion.
Our heifer was 1st in the 9 to 12 mths class, and Junior Champion Heifer in a strong showing of about 40 junior females. This is the fourth time in the last five years that we have won this class, and our heifer has gone on to win the junior champion, we also had 1 reserve junior in this time period.
Our bull was 1st in his class of 18 to 20 mths bulls, and Reserve Junior Champion Bull, narrowly missing the blue white and red ribbon although many people commented in the days after judging that he should have got it. He's a big large framed, later maturing style bull, and the one that our judge picked was an earlier maturing, more carcassey type bull, and I understand and agree completely with the judge's decision.
Our judge was Fiona Sanderson, daughter of Helen Sutherland who developed the breed. She has honestly been one of the best judges I have been under - it was a pleasure to enter her show ring and she made me feel very comfortable.
The senior and grand champion female, and supreme exhibit was Michaelong Koala, a 6 year old cow from Murray Sutherland, with an outstanding heifer calf at foot. This female went on to be the Interbreed champion female and beat the charolais bull for the Best Beef Cattle Exhibit of the show. I am priveliged to have the opportunity to show her at several local shows coming up in the next few weekends. This is the second year in a row that the Interbreed has been won by a murray grey. We had some 73 entries in the murray grey section, the most entries of all breeds including the charolais, who were the feature breed with only 30 animals.
Anyone who says this breed is stagnating might want to rethink that opinion.
I was especially happy to hear that Murray Sutherland had such
