Boclair Lambda Hope 18 tops Agriscot Super heifer

As the judge tapped out his super heifer, he described this three-year-old as perfectly balanced, clean and oozing dairyness and strength.

He said this heifer had the edge over the reserve with its hard top, strong loins and openness of rib.

The heifer calved at one year, ten months at Boclair, near Glasgow before the Smith family bought a half share in her last January and she moved to the milking herd at Greentowers. Both enterprises milk 200 cows through Lely robots.

The Yates stood champion with the heifer in the Red and White section Ref: RH131124078 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer... This heifer - classified maximum VG88 points – is no stranger to the red, white and blue rosette, having won the heifer National Holstein Show at Dairy Day in September and the reserve Holstein champion title at the Royal Highland show in June.

This Farnear Delta Lambda daughter is still producing 38 litres daily, and is due to go dry in a fortnight.

The reserve title went to father and son duo, Brian and Michael Yates, from Castle Douglas with their home bred red and white Holstein heifer, Logan Latenite Shania Red. The judge described this VG87 classified heifer as silky, stylish, open-ribbed and with an excellent mammary system. He also praised the height and width of her rear udder.

Jersey heifer champion from S and S Murray Ref: RH131124076 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer... Currently giving 30 litres, this heifer, by Avant Garde-I Latenite, has never been beaten this year. She was supreme interbreed Red and White heifer at UK Dairy Day, Champion at Castle Douglas night show a fortnight ago and champion red and white at the Royal Highland.

​The reserve champion Holstein came from John Kennedy and Son, Perryston, Ayr. Clydeview Fuel Esmerelda was sired by Melarry Fuel.

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The reserve Red and White heifer was exhibited by father and son Mungo and Callum Bryson, Whiteflat, Ayr Catrine. Parkend Starlet Squared VG86 was bought from Brian Weatherups Parkend Herd in Fife and is sired by Cycle Mcgucci Jordy Red.

The Ayrshire supreme heifer, Middle Shamrock KM2, was also exhibited by Mungo and Callum Bryson. She was bought in partnership with Mungo’s two grandchildren, Albie and Maisie, in a private deal with Middle Ayrshires near Carlisle for £3000. She was on her second outing having been crowned Champion heifer at the West of Scotland night show last month.

The Brysons won the Ayrshire heifer champion Ref: RH131124075 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer... She is already classified VG87 and is awaiting a second classification to go maximum 88 point heifer. She calved in June and is giving 32 litres daily.

The reserve Ayrshire – Marleycote Mary Rose 8 – was shown by GG Baines and Son, Marley Cote Walls, near Hexham. This unclassified heifer is sired by Troutbeck Progress.

The supreme Jersey heifer belonged to S and S Murray, Shipley Bank, Wolverhampton. The judge said she may not be the biggest, but she was stylish, and had an unbelievably snug udder which was ‘welded on’.

AOB champion was the Brown Swiss from J Wilson and A Clough Ref: RH131124074 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer... There was further success for Robbie and Margo Scott when they lifted the reserve title with Nethervalley Oliver Regina VG86. She is sired by Dutch Hollow Oliver.

The champion heifer in any other breed was the Brown Swiss, Kedar Aldo Snogging from Jack Wilson, Ormside Lodge, Appleby. This was just her second outing having been reserve at Dairy Day.

She was bought from Kedar Holsteins and is giving 25 litres a day. Her maternal lineage goes back to Snickerdoodle who won Maddison show seven times.

Leading Awards

Holstein – 1 and Super Heifer I A Smith and Sons and Boclair Holsteins Boclair Lambda Hope 18 VG88 by Farnear Delta Lambda. 2 J Kennedy and Sons, Clydeview Fuel Esmerelda by Melarry Fuel ET. 3 I A Smith and Sons Wilsbro Lambda Frosty VG87 by Farnear Delta Lambda.

Ayrshire – 1 M Bryson and Son Middle Shamrock KM2 VG87 by Whiteflat King Marty. 2 GG Baynes & Son, Marleycote Mary Rose 8 by Troutbeck Progress. 3 J Adamson & Sons Swaites Lorna 55 by Hunnington Fantasy.

Any Other Breed – 1 J Wilson’s Kedar Aldo Snogging by Aldo SG. 2 B Lawson & Sons Lisnamulligan Peeress Rose 7 by Lisnamulligan Lotto.

Red and White – 1 and reserve Super heifer B and M Yates, Logan Latenite Shania Red VG87 by Avant Gard-I Latenite. 2 M Bryson and Son’s Parkend Starlet Squared VG86 by Cycle McGucci Jordy Red. 3 B Weatherup and Partners Parkend Rubels Sienna Red by Hoogerhorst DG Oh Rubels Red.

Jersey – 1 S and S Murray’s Princessstillstar Chocochip Interest by Avonlea Chocochip. 2 R and M Scott’s Nethervalley Oliver Regina VG88by Dutch Hollow Oliver. 3 TA and ML J Jacksons Guillyhill Webcam Daisy VG87 by Unique Webcam.