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Charollais Year Book CONTENTS ARTICLES

SALES 2014

REPORTS

Top breeder hosts Sheep Southwest - 7

Worcester Premier Sale 36

Chairman’s Report - 3

Aberdeen flock in praise of Charollais - 13 New breeding index for Charollais - 21

Stirling Premier Sale - 46 Dungannon Premier Sale 48 Builth Wells Main Sale - 54

Farm shop favours Charollais - 25 Masham Flock gets the results - 31 Charollais Wool - 61 Charollais takes pole position in ram trial - 63 Charollais Down Under 69 Coldharbour Award winners - 75

Dates for 2013 - 109 & 111

SHOWS 2014

Chief Executive Officer’s Report - 5

INFORMATION Semen Directory - 107 Regional Chairmen - 112 Company Officials - 114 Index to advertisers - 115

Royal Welsh Show - 82 Balmoral Show - 86 Royal Highland Show - 90 Great Yorkshire Show - 94 Three Counties Show - 98 Champion Pedigrees - 101 Judges Panel - 104

Front Cover Charollais Cross Lambs (clockwise from top) wLleyn ewes wTexel cross ewes wSuffolk cross ewes wNorth Country Mule ewes wScottish Blackface ewes wShetland x Charollais

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Established 1987

Scrapie Monitored

David & Liz Mawhinney - 15 Crossnamuckley Road, Newtownards, Co. Down. BT22 2AA

Tel / Fax : 028 91812076 Mobile : 07834 543061 Email: david.mawhinney@btconnect.com

WE PRIDE OUR STOCK ON QUALITY AND STYLE Keen to export and a member of the Charollais Export Club (see Charollais website for details) ENQUIRIES ALWAYS WELCOME Logie Durno Lotus 11ZNN02253 (pictured right) Sire of top price female at Dungannon 2014 for 2,000gns and sire of our top price male at Worcester 2014

RAMS USED THIS YEAR Ffrwd Oscar - 14YET00359; Logie Durno Lotus - 11ZNN02253; Arjane Jumanji - 0ZRF9038; Glyncoch Ogi Ogi Ogi - 14XCA00540; Banard Kolt D32/10/104 and Rockvilla Carriganeela Oliver - H7/14/007

A large number of in-lamb ewes will be for sale throughout the year at the Society sales and privately, including the Saucy Sale

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3 number of interbreeds won once again by Charollais last year. When attending not only the shows but also the NSA events and other Open days, which we as a breed organise, I was very pleased and proud to see the high standard of stock and showmanship on display.

Chairmans Report lthough this past year has been very challenging for us all we can look back and find a lot of things to be positive about. We started the year as usual with another very enjoyable AGM weekend in Wales. A lovely hotel, set in very scenic surroundings plus a very impressive display of sheep, combined with excellent hospitality and entertainment ensured that a great time was had by all.

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The show season started as usual at the beginning of May and Charollais breeders from all over the country turned out some very fine sheep. The fact that they were prepared and presented to such a high standard was proven by the large

Although prices last year were not always as good as we would have liked averages were up at most of the main sales but with slightly less sheep sold. Can I encourage everyone to support these sales when possible but remember it takes good sheep to sell well. During November last I had the privilege, along with three other members to attend one of the biggest livestock events in the world, namely Eurotier in Hanover, Germany. The two shearling rams which we displayed on our corner of the British Livestock stand caught the attention of a large number of interested people and groups of people from all over the world. Over the four days we were completely bombarded by questions and enquiries from many different sources, all wanting more information about these UK Charollais sheep. This is by far the most exciting prospect I have experienced in almost thirty years of being involved with Charollais and together we must encourage and develop this potential outlet.

As I come to the end of this year and also my report there are a few changes taking place which I would like to record. Firstly our finance Chairman Charles Marwood, who has expertly held this post for some sixteen years has decided to retire. Can I pass on my personal thanks and also thank Charles on behalf of our members for the huge effort and dedication he has given to this job. Thank you Charles! Can I also congratulate our new Finance Chairman, another Charles, this time Charles Sercombe, for agreeing to take on this job. We are also changing two council members this years they have served their six years, namely Meilir Jones from Wales and Jonathan Aiken from Northern Ireland. Many thanks to Meilir and Jonnie and I look forward to welcoming the two new chairmen at the forthcoming AGM. Finally I would like to thank Jonathan, Carroll, Council and all the office staff for their help and support over the past year. I am sure when we all get familiar with the new Grassroots system for birth notifications, pedigrees etc we will find it to be a very efficient improvement. I will finish by wishing everyone involved in the breed a successful year ahead.

David Mawhinney www.charollaissheep.com

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5 produce high quality lambs and all the different management systems, whether extensive or more intensively grazed throughout the UK’s geography.

CEO’s Report The sheep industry in the UK is on the up, with huge potential within the world scene, not only for sheep meat but also breeding stock.

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Charollais plays an important part in the industry and its place is assured. The increased interest in starting and growing established flocks is great to see. Our sheep meat and the way we produce our products is highly revered around the world. There are numerous ways in which Charollais rams are included in this picture, through the multitude of breeds and crosses that Charollais serves to

It is said that Charollais are the best terminal sire for use on ewe lambs and their first lambs right through to cast ewes, taking those last few crops; all because of the easy lambing from the characteristic shape of our breed. The butchers love them because of that extra chop! And eating experience, which brings their customers back for more. As breeders we are praised because of the way our breed has improved and continues to do so. These comments do not apply simply to these shores but across the world. In New Zealand it is already being said that Charollais are the final step to an ideal lamb. The demand continues across the world and as soon as the veterinary import barriers are removed, Charollais will be found in many more countries.

finished product seems to be ok, no reason to keep anything but the best for breeding and selling on. My thanks go to all who have contributed to this year book and our appreciation also to Meilir Jones and Jonathan Aiken who retire as regional chairmen and board members after 6 years apiece. Both have been invaluable locally and nationally to our organisation. A special thank-you to Charles Marwood as our Chairman of the Finance and General Purposes Committee for a marathon of 16 years service. We have had some great years and hopefully there will be many more to follow. The commitment that Charles has made to the Charollais breed and the Society has been tremendous right from the time that he a Valerie began the Foulrice Flock, to his retirement from this official position. It is with great pleasure that the Society has presented him with the Terry Robinson Award in 2015.

Jonathan Barber Lambing seems to have been going well whether it was December or April. Prices for the www.charollaissheep.com

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Chestnut Park Flock QT

OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP PEN OF 5 WORCESTER MARKET

MV R1/R2 GENOTYPE ONLY

Rams used for 2015:

Glyncoch Olympus 14XCA00552 jointly owned with the Elmwick Flock DQ Ffrwd Madison (Soni) 12YET00199

Quality tups and females by award winning rams for sale at sensible prices

VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME

John & Ann Griffiths, Willow Dene, Southend, Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire GL12 7PB Tel: 01453 845530 / 07815 565 328 info@chestnutparkcharollais.com

Semen for Sale

M.V. Accredited, Signet Recorded, Scrapie Monitored

DQ

Males & Females For Sale

Also M.V Accredited crossbred Shearling Ewes, ideal as E.T. recipients

Rams Used,

ElmwickMr McGregor - 12DQ00529 Glyncoch Olympus - 14XCA00552 Shamrock Northern Star - 13XRL00159 Wernfawr Magnum - 12XEV00325 Elmwick Mr McGregor (Mac) 12DQ00529

JENNIFER CURTIS Tel: 01386 832887

Join Us At Hereford Market 17th October for our Joint-In-Lamb Production Sale

Elmwick Nina - 13DQ00665

Paddock View (Elm Farm),Wickhamford, Evesham, Worcester WR11 7SA Mobile: 07970 051897 elmwickjen@geoffreycurtis.orangehome.co.uk VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME

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Loosebeare Charollais Rams enjoy the Devon sunshine. The Quicks decided about ten years ago that the Texel Flock had reached its maximum size. “We had been highly successful with the breed but just felt that another string to our bow, would be a wise move. We had looked at different breeds and felt that the Charollais was an improving breed and we should try them.”

Loosebeare Charollais Carroll Barber reports on the Quick Family’s Livestock enterprises he Loosebeare name is synonymous with top quality pedigree and commercial livestock. On their four farms near Crediton in Devon, the Quick family of father Bill, brothers Paul, Andrew and Mark and Andrew’s son Edward work as a team on the renowned Limousin herd, Texel and Charollais flocks as well as commercial cattle and a 1,200 commercial ewe flock.

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After a sale of Texel shearling ewes the Quicks visited the Mortimer Charollais Flock of Geoff and John Probert in Herefordshire. “We had seen their consignment of shearling rams at the Builth Wells Ram Sale and knew they were the type of sheep we wanted to buy; not over big but fleshy and with meat in all the right places.” The Proberts presented their entire group of 60 shearling ewes and let Bill and Paul pick out 20 from this group to select from; in the end they bought the whole 20. Since that date they added a few ewes from Eric Sleep’s Trevadlock Flock in Cornwall and then have closed the flock. “Buying the majority of females from one flock has enabled us to create a type more rapidly than if we had gone from sale to sale and picked out sheep from a number of breeders.” The aim for the Charollais Flock is to produce 50 shearling rams each year. These are sold locally and at both Builth Wells Ram Sales and the NSA Sale at Exeter. “The local demand for Charollais rams is excellent; in fact we can sell more Charollais than Texel in our area.” Paul is adamant that Charollais breeders and maybe the Society should think long and hard about the presentation of the breed. “Shearling rams should not be trimmed for sale, they should be bare clipped 3-4

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NF Gogwell Charollais NF Visitors Welcome and Quality Stock for sale off farm and at Society Sales South West Large flock winner & Champion ewe lambs 2014 Est. 1986 - MV Accredited - FABBL

1st prize winning Gogwell Kicking King 1NF0012

Purchased by Longbrook, sired 2014 Champion Balmoral & Champion Royal Highland.

Rams used 2014: KNIGHTON 13XPR00494, son of Gyffin Knockout, winner of The Great Yorkshire 2012, produced top price ram lamb NSA SW and many first prize winners.

CLIVE & Robert Hopper GOGWELL FARM, COVE, TIVERTON, DEVON EX16 7RN TEL: 01884 252133 MOB: 07792 546453 EMAIL: PAULINEHOPPER964@BTINTERNET.COM

Also home to Gogwell flock of JCW Suffolks

Churchill Flock - XHP

Churchill Malteser highlights: • Female of the Year in the South West 2014 • 4 Interbreed Championship titles • 1 Reserve Interbreed Champion title • 7 Breed Championships • 1 Reserve Breed Championship

Males and females for sale throughout 2015

AA Campsite of the Year 2015 Winner of Small Campsite of the Year

Highlights from 2014: • Reserve Large flock in the South West • Most points at one day shows 2014 • 7 first prizes at 9 shows with ewe lamb Churchill Opal • Breed Champion Yealmpton Show • Reserve Champion pair of lambs at Truro Primestock Show

Follow us on Facebook: Churchill Charollais

A & A Pedrick, Churchill Farm Campsite, Buckfastleigh, Devon TQ11 0EZ Tel: 01364 642844 Email: amypedrick@btinternet.com www.churchillfarmcampsite.com

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9 months prior to sale and presented naturally. The right types will stand out – well-fleshed rams with good top lines, plenty of meat behind the shoulders and natural fleshing qualities. Commercial ram buyers do not want rams that have been messed about, they want to see what they are buying and have confidence in their selections.” Paul thinks that the pen classes at the big commercial ram sales have far more relevance to the buyers than individual showing and put his efforts into getting a card at Builth. “A good pen of rams is far more attractive to the buyers than one stand out sheep. My father always said that it was better to buy an average sheep out of a good pen rather than a standout sheep from an ordinary pen.” Paul considers that trimming should continue for lambs and show sheep. The breed has enjoyed great success in the show ring which has given the breed invaluable publicity, but for the commercial market naturally presented rams is the way forward. “Just maybe if pedigree buyers had more confidence in what they were buying then the price structure for Charollais might go up. Without trimming the best would be clear for all to see and could result in stronger bidding.” But the current price structure for the Charollais breed is something which does not deter Paul. “In comparison with our Texel flock, we don’t get the high prices for rams or shearling ewes but we don’t have to spend tens of thousands on stock tups. At the end of the day we judge the flock from the bottom line and the Charollais are more than holding their own on profitability.” Paul is also

Paul Quick (right) with two home-bred prize-winning sheep; ram Loosebeare Mustard and unbeaten ewe. complimentary on the robustness of the breed “we have few losses with the Charollais who do not seem to have any genetic weaknesses. We end up with an even group of rams and the bottom end sell well.” The commercial flock is made up of 1,200 Suffolk x Mule ewes which are all tupped with Charollais and Texel rams. At the moment the split is 50:50 on the rams but Andrew Quick, who does the commercial lambs prefers the Charollais. “We don’t mollycoddle our sheep, they have to be outside in one or two days and the Charollais cross lambs are quite hardy enough for this treatment. I like them because of their growth rate; they are certainly faster than the Texel cross lambs.”

I like them because of their growth rate; they are certainly faster than the Texel cross lambs.”

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Brandywells Charollais XUA Quality in the show ring and in the commercial sector

Carol Irwin

Rose Cottage, Reeds and Hammetts Farm, Service Sires used in 2014 King’s Nympton, Umberleigh, Kings Land Megastar 12WAA00727 Devon. EX37 9ST Brandywells Nougat 13XUA00104 - West Country Sire of the Year 2014 Tel:- 01769 581499 Semen available. Visitors always welcome brandywellscharollais.co.uk email:- brandywellscharollais@gmail.com

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Nympton Flock

MV Accredited

FABBL Approved

YAL

Winners of South West Region One Day Show Cup & South West Show Male Sheep of the Year 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 & 2013. In 2013 - 4 Interbreed & 4 Breed Championships Dave & Margaret Smith Highfield Kings Nympton Umberleigh Devon EX37 9TP Tel: 01769 572177

Stock Rams Used Carenew Kingpin ZXJ0008 (pictured)

South West show ram of the year 2011, 4 breed, 3 interbreed and res. interbreed championships. 2 of his progeny were placed champions and res. champions at Dunganon 2011. Kingpin was presale champion at Dunganon 2010. His son was South West 2013 Show Ram of the Year.

Rhaeadr Jethro XXK9036

Son of Parkgate Hurricane. South West show ram of the Year 2010. He won 3 interbreed and 3 reserve, 4 breed & 3 reserve breed championships

The Nympton Flock final clearance of shearling and flock aged ewes - by private treaty. ALL ENQUIRIES WELCOME.

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11 Paul adds that this is one aspect of the Charollais breed that has improved greatly over the past 10 years “breeders have put more head cover on the sheep and they are definitely tougher than they used to be; in another few years we should be able to dispel the myth that Charollais cannot cope with cold weather.” The prolificacy within Charollais is also fairly remarkable, the early flock scanned at 206% this year, “I would like a few less lambs, singles are so easy to manage! We lamb the last week of January/ first 2 weeks of February before having a 3 week break. We are not aiming for the ram lamb market.” With the two breeds on the farm the Quicks have tried a few cross-bred rams for the local market. To date it has mostly been Charollais tups onto Texel ewes, which failed to take the ram early on. “There is no doubt you get a good lamb, with a bit more width and power and certainly there is hybrid vigour. We have killed all the female lambs and just retained a few rams for customers who have asked for this cross. Buyers seem pleased with them, so we supply what the customer wants!”

Paul does see the rise in popularity of the crossbred rams as a bit of a threat to pedigree breeders “they have no registration costs and are free to make their own choices, but at the end of the day you have to come back to pure breeds to make these crosses. An injection of desirable traits can be of advantage to a breed, so we should not close our eyes to this possibility.” This year the family will be the hosts for the National Sheep Associations South West Sheep event. Paul says that the group of 45 Charollais shearling tups will not disappoint visitors “they outwintered on rape and are looking good – not at all overdone, just naturally well-fleshed tups that will go out and do a top job for commercial lamb producers.” It will certainly be an event well worth a visit.

Infulential stock rams at Loosebeare Bachymbyd Kracker (left) and Logie Durno I’m Yer Man (right)

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Aberdeen F lock in praise of Charollais Carroll Barber reports on the flock at Parkhouse, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire

Highlander Ewes with Charollais x lambs on rotational grazing hen John Simpson returned to the family farm 10 years ago, he was determined to find a sheep production system that required less input in terms of labour. “I don’t like the term easy care but for lamb production to be profitable we have taken a hard look at the our breeds and make sure they are working to capacity without too much intervention from shepherds.”

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The family farm is Parkhouse, near Maud, Aberdeenshire and runs to 151 hectares (375 acres) of which 200 acres are cereal crops, 30 acres of forage crops and the rest pasture. Prior to his return John had worked on a farm in Aberdeenshire which 7 years ago started breeding Highlander ewes and this led to John’s interest in this breed. The Highlander is a composite maternal breed developed in New Zealand and was bred to produce a smaller ewe with less feed

requirements, outdoor rearing and easy lambing and hence reduced production costs. “We have a flock of 600 ewes and ewe lambs which all went to the tup autumn 2014. Most of the ewes are now upgraded Highlanders; we started with a base of Lleyn ewes and have been

John Simpson with his father John Senior

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OďŹƒcial Auctioneers to the Charollais Sheep Society Charollais Sheep Sales 2015 Stirling Agricultural Centre Wednesday 8 July Scottish Premier Sale of Males & Females Friday 18 September Society Sale of Males & Females Saturday 14 November Society Sale of Females Kelso Ram Sales Friday 11 September

Stirling Agricultural Centre Stirling FK9 4RN Tel: 01786 473055 Fax: 01786 450393 email: stirling@uagroup.co.uk www.uagroup.co.uk

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15 continually crossing these to Highlander rams each year to produce our replacement ewes,” explains John. A policy of culling hard any ewes that have problems either with lameness or at lambing has ensured an easier managed flock. “With a smaller ewe you can stock more to the acre and when it comes to handling they are far easier to cope with.” The lambing is now split into two periods; 80 ewes have been lambed earlier in February, to produce lambs for the high-priced early lamb trade. These are all tupped by Charollais rams. “It is crucial that these lambs have quick growth and produce a good quality carcase; there is no doubt that the Charollais achieves this.” The lambs are all sold direct to an abattoir except for a few that go to a local butcher. The local butcher is quite happy to take lambs at higher weights than the abattoir and the Charollais crosses fit into either specification. The main flock lambs in mid April and everything is lambed outside. Some buildings are available for any problems but the aim is to leave all the ewes outside. All retained ewe lambs are tupped and the farm achieves an average of 75-80% holding to service. The best Highlander adult ewes go to a Highlander tup to breed flock replacements, the remainder and all the ewe lambs go to the Charollais.

A quality carcase with quick growth is the vital element that a terminal sire needs to bring to the flock.” “My father used to breed registered Charollais, but now we have a dozen or so ewes to breed our own

Charollais x Highland lambs at weight. rams. We used to aim to breed the biggest tups we could to meet the demand in local markets but the commercial market needs a different type of sheep. A quality carcase with quick growth is the vital element that a terminal sire needs to bring to the flock.” The Simpsons have tried different terminal sires on the farm but have found other breeds are just too slow growing, lacking vitality at birth as well as giving cause for lambing difficulties. “We find the Charollais nicks well the Highlander ewe, the lambs are vigorous at birth and with a good-mothering ewe with plenty of milk there are no issues of lack of hardiness, even in our outside lambing system.” John buys a new Charollais tup every couple

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MV Accredited

Lowerye OTT – 14ZYY01182

Scrapie Monitored

Lowerye Lord - 11ZVY00861

Signet Recorded

Inglis Chalky – CN2048 as a 6 yr old

STOCK SIRES USED (more details on the website):

Mortimer Jumbo - HH 9180

Lowerye OTT – 14ZVY01182. A triplet son of Dudston Jasper out of a huge ewe by Rainbow House of Letterawe. He has tremendous growth rate, length& loin muscling, tremendous CT figures and is MyoMAX Gold. He has been heavily used in our March lambing flock, serving 80 ewes naturally, before moving on to work in the commercial flock. SEMEN FOR SALE.

Lowerye Lord – 11ZVY00861. A son of Krikey out of a ewe by L.Juggernaut, Lord was a March born lamb that just grew, weighing 80kg by October. High performance of grass only rearing, MyoMAX Gold, top CT figures & a great maternal line, Lord has it all. He has been our main stock sire in 2013 & 2014, along with a number of his sons. Now sold to Eire. Mortimer Jumbo – HH 9180. Top price shearling at Builth Wells in 2010. We purchased semen from this remarkable ram after seeing his progeny performing in other flocks and have some promising lambs on the ground.

Inglis Chalky – CN 2048. Purchased privately as a 6 year old after using his semen, Chalky was an immensely powerful ram with top 10% growth rate. He was owned jointly with the Mortimer flock where he sired the top priced shearling at Builth 2011.

Brettles Jet Set – WF 9078. Sired by the legend that is Rockvilla Golden Promise, Jet Set was the fourth highest index lamb in 2009. He had a CT muscularity score of +6.22 and has a fantastic length and depth of loin. He is MyoMAX Gold and now shared with the Mortimer flock. Sons sold to 1500gns, 1700gns & 1800gns.

We concentrate on high muscle depths and gigot muscularity, and providing high index forage fed shearling rams that will cover more ewes without melting. As with our commercial flock, rams are outwintered on roots and receive no concentrates at all. Management is strictly commercial, with routine foot trimming stopped well over a decade ago. Rams are predominantly sold on farm, in their working clothes.

WE HAVE 80 STRONG, HOME-BRED, HIGH INDEX SHEARLINGS FOR SALE IN 2015 NEIL OUGHTON Lymore Farm, Montgomery, Powys. SY15 6UL

Contact: Neil Oughton on 07977 458544

or visit www.lowerye.com

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17 of years and prefers a more naturally bred and reared animal. “We want a tup that will mate 70 ewes in one cycle and not lose much condition.” John also looks for performance recorded information and has in the past gone for some Lowerye blood. “I know there is a tendency, especially in our area for ram buyers to pay the highest prices for the largest rams, but the commercial market just does not need big show ponies for sires. We know what will produce a quality 40kgs prime lamb most efficiently.” John would urge all Charollais breeders to think more about the commercial market and what it required and not focus on showing or unrelated qualities. The quick growth of the Charollais crosses means all the February lambs are gone by May/June and the main flock progeny by Christmas. The aim is for 40 kgs live weight and most of the lambs grade E and U grades. “We can sell a little lighter earlier on to catch the market or take the lambs heavier to 23 kgs carcase, that is a big plus for the Charollais, there is a greater range of weights that you can sell at and they are still spot on for specification.”

Ewes wintering on swede and kale

John would like to expand his flock numbers in the future, if any land were to become available. He likes working with sheep and finds that not so many folk are of this frame of mind, so there is an opportunity for him to increase his numbers. “This year we did try a Logie Durno Maternal line tup in an attempt to put a bit more size and shape into the ewes. We will see if this is the right way to go or not and if we are able to wean more kg/ewe and ultimately more kg/ha from a slightly bigger ewe. But we will certainly continue with the Charollais as our terminal sire.”

Pure-bred Charollais lambs

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MUSCLING IN TO MEAT THE NEEDS OF INDUSTRY Bred for Performance, Bred with Pride, Bred for Customers Profit

Females with Figures Sale on Saturday 6th June 2015 at Worcester

STOCK RAMS USED FOR 2015 Camphouse Kerrching (SI 261) Semen available

Multi Interbreed Champion, still excels at 6 yrs old

Wraycastle Majestic (SI 225) Semen available

Interbreed Group Cheshire Show 2013

Dalby Malachite (SI 354) Semen available

Highly consistent breeder across the 4 owning flocks

Padest Ntini (SI 261)

(pictured left) A correct white headed ram with

deep gigot.

Rainbow Owlet (SI 361)

Deep muscled son of Kerrching

Rainbow Overlord (SI 346)

Fast growing Kerrching lamb & sold to Lexham flock.

The Rainbow flock is consistently breeding high index rams with superb muscle EBV’s giving high returns.

VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT THE RAINBOW FLOCK

Andrew & Jan Walton, Church Farm, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BE. Tel: 01244 851705. www.wtms.biz Follow us on twitter @MeatyAndrew and Facebook Page Rainbow Charollais Andrew : 07710 522387 / andrew@wtms.biz Jan : 07949 370684 / jan@wtms.biz

P.S. PRIZE WINNING DUROC PIGS AVAILABLE

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Female Sale 2015 Worcester Market Saturday 6th June Quality Ewes and Ewe Lambs from the Rainbow and Brettles Flocks and other Signet recorded flocks in the Central and Eastern Regions

(Females) )with( (Figures)

Top Quality females, with EBV figures, that you can put to a tup of your choosing ... at a time of your choosing ... to lamb when it suits you. For more information contact: Andrew Walton 07710 522387 Mark Ruskbrooke 01299 861200

Brettles Flock ‘WF ’

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Mark & Margie Rushbrooke Brettles Farm, Shatterford, Bewdley, Worcs DY12 1TJ

Tel: 01299 861200 mobile: 07748 305857 Visit our website: www.brettlesfarm.co.uk

Fast growing Ram lambs bred to work

All stock Group One genotype

MV Accredited

Signet Recorded

Loanhead “Odds On” sire of 2015 lambs

Committed to improving growth rate, muscularity and conformation www.charollaissheep.com

Give ram buyers the green light... • Rams with superior EBVs are proven to increase flock productivity • Many ram buyers are seeking EBVs and Indexes • EBVs can provide pedigree flocks with a competitive edge

For more information... visit www.signetfbc.co.uk or call 0247 647 8829

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In 1990 the Charollais breed became the first breed in the UK to participate in an across flock evaluation. This was a pivotal moment, because for the first time the genetic merit of sheep reared in different flocks could be accurately compared.

over time the analysis has adapted to reflect the changing breeding requirements of pedigree and commercial producers. Taking into account the inclusion of a “genetic groups model” to provide previously unrecorded animals with a fair starting point within the analysis – the Charollais evaluation has

Performance Recording Charollais Recording - past, present and future by Sam Boon, EBLEX Breeding Specialist

changed several times over 25 years. In 2015 the Charollais index will change once more to take into account the improvements achieved in lamb growth rate and muscling.

A new Charollais breeding index Signet has recently produced a new index that retains the existing ATAN penalty placed on the leanest breeding lines and simultaneously reduces the emphasis applied to controlling the Fat Weight EBV. These changes will lead to the production of well-muscled, fast growing – but slightly fatter Charollais sheep.

The 25 years that followed have had many highs (and a few lows) as we have learned how to use the latest scientific advances to monitor and enhance the performance of recorded Charollais sheep; selecting animals whose genetic merit excels for those commercially important carcase traits. The Charollais has been the first to benefit from technology like ultrasound scanning and CT scanning. The breed has taken part in pioneering genomic approaches to the identification of major muscling genes and www.charollaissheep.com

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Dalby Charollais ‘PE’ Breed Leading

Balanced Breeding - Blending type and performance

DALBY NEXT GT

Our senior stock ram, a superb individual whose progeny greatly impressed in 2014. Siring 1st prize winning ram and ewe lambs and lambs at the very top of the index charts. EBVs of 13.87, 4.95, -0.02 431

ARBRYN OLAZABAL

Jointly purchased at Worcester for 3,100 gns, we were attracted by his style and presence, combined with a very sound structure and amazing growth. EBVs of 11.56, 2.30, 1.59 285

MICKLEHILLS ODESSY

The breed’s highest index lamb in 2014 and winner of 4 1st prizes at county shows. A superb combination of index and type EBVs of 15.87, 4.25, 0.10 494 Odessy has sired a really promising crop of lambs this year.

Va Va Voom - Watch them grow!

Winners of ~Eastern Region Show Points Cup in 2014, including winning the Championship @ 3 county shows with 3 different sheep. Our usual selection of high index, naturally managed shearlings (male and female) available for sale, off-farm this year. CHARLES & HELEN SERCOMBE

Sandlands 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 email: charles.sercombe@btopenworld.com

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23 These changes are best demonstrated in the chart above, which shows the relative change arising in each trait. This chart shows the new index is very much a win-win for Charollais breeders. The biggest change observed is the proportional increase in the amount of fat within the carcase and across the loin, but overall muscling is not affected and even faster progress can be now achieved in lamb growth traits. These changes are expected to further increase the commercial value of Charollais sires.

Recorded rams are in demand A survey undertaken in England at the start of the year indicated that over 95% of recording breeders had noted an increase in interest in performance recording over the last 10 years. More recent surveys completed by Abacus-Bio showed similar high levels of support for the work of Signet and Signet recorded flocks – but the true picture of the value people put in performance records is provided at sale time. In 2014, Top 10% recorded ram

lambs accounted for 25% of the sheep sold at the Worcester Premier Sale. They achieved a clearance rate 18% higher than non-recorded sheep and a £118/head premium. Buyers want to invest in rams with records of performance.

What does the future hold? The future is all about making the best decisions using the best possible information available. Due to the dedication of Charollais breeders and the forward thinking approach taken by the Charollais Society, this is an area in which the Charollais breed has always found itself well placed. In the short term, the AbacusBio review indicates that breeders now regard the Muscle Depth EBV as the most important trait when making breeding decisions. It will be no surprise to see breeders putting even more emphasis on this trait in the future; to accompany the genetic gains already achieved in growth rate. New CT traits such as intramuscular fat and spine length have been routinely collected for

several seasons amongst flocks sending lambs to the CT scanner and the availability of new EBVs for these traits is clearly an aspiration for the future. Breeders may also start considering whether the mature size of the breed should be controlled more closely. This can only be done through measurement – and hence breeders are encouraged to submit shearling ewe weights prior to tupping so that this trait can be monitored.

Across Breed Analysis However, the biggest changes on the horizon are less related to the genetic change possible within the Charollais breed – and more closely aligned to the way in which data will be analysed in the future. EBLEX are investing in research to look at analysing multiple terminal sires within the same BLUP analysis. This exciting approach should provide yet another incentive to encourage commercial producers to engage in the purchase of recorded genetics and it could be as revolutionary as those first across flock evaluations delivered twenty five years ago. www.charollaissheep.com

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25 community of restaurants and Rob has benefited from the steady growth in quantity of meals being eaten out by consumers. This trade is very strong in the winter. In the summer trade switches to the Norfolk coastline, which is so popular with holiday makers and also it is the wedding season. Pork is still the biggest product sold by Swannington Farm to Fork but lamb meat is also a popular and important product line for the Mutimers.

Top quality Charollais lambs supply multi-award winning rural business - Carroll Barber reports ob and Helen Mutimer have over the past 9 years created a largescale and highly successful farm butchery business at Woodland Farm, Swannington in Norfolk.

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The main enterprise on the farm is a herd of 600 free-range sows with all the offspring finished. “The pig business was running well; all our pigs were being sold to Waitrose and the system was relatively simple, but not very exciting” explains Rob. The farm shop started on a small scale but Rob was soon

enthused by the challenge and interaction with the public and the catering trade. Today the shop supplies 85 different wholesale customers across Norfolk. The split of the business is around 50% direct to customers and 50% to wholesale buyers. “We supply the whole range of customers right from the low price burger vans up to highclass restaurants” An interesting factor of the trade is the difference in seasons and areas within Norfolk. The City of Norwich has a thriving

The farm has some beautiful low lying meadows beside the Swannington Beck a tributary of the river Wensum, which is home to a flock of 350 North Country Mules and Texel and Suffolk cross ewes. “We started with the mules and have now retained some of our home-bred cross ewes. We run to very high health standards with our pig herd and wanted to follow a similar regime with the sheep, so buying out of markets was not an option,” explains Helen, whose is a fully qualified veterinary surgeon. The land is light so the flock is over-wintered on fodder

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Crogham Charollais Flock AB Established 1977 Signet Recorded Scrapie Tested

Monarch of the Glen - Senior Stock Ram “With a back-end like that and a lot more length and growth, whose needs any other breed?� Quote from a commercial ram buyer at Crogham Farm.

Sales Worcester Premier Saucy Sale 3rd Oct

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27 beet, which has proven slightly problematic with the different ewe breeds in the flock. “We found that the diet of ad-lib fodder beet did not suit the Texel cross ewes, who put on too much condition with resulting incidences of prolapse.” The challenge of the sheep flock is to have ready 8 – 10 lambs every week of the year to supply the shop. Six years ago they starting using Charollais rams to improve growth rate and carcase quality. “We look for performance recorded results and select with greatest emphasis on muscling traits, but also linked with a good growth EBV. On the mule we can go for a ram with a slightly higher figure for fat, without problems.” The flock lambs down outside with the ewes and lambs being penned inside for a short period before being turned back outside on fresh grass paddocks. “Easy lambing is vital for our system and with the Charollais we have very few births that require assistance. Also the lambs are lively and quick to suckle.” The field used for lambing is grazed by the pigs afterwards, so this rotates and cuts back any disease issues.

North Country Mule ewe with her week-old Charollais cross lambs at Woodland Farm, Swannington. The ewes rearing singles go up to the Norfolk coast where the grass tends to come earlier and these lambs then get away 1st. The stronger twins are batched up together and smaller triplets make up a further group to achieve continuity of supply. Some lambs are sold to a local abattoir (around 25%) if there are too many for the needs of the shop and also if the price is high. This leaves 75% which are sold direct. The Charollais cross lambs finish well at a range of weights which gives the Mutimers flexibility; carcase weights ranging from 18 – 28 kgs,

graded U3 and R3L are marketed successfully through the shop and wholesale outlets. “The catering trade is looking for a larger carcase, which are lambs that would be penalised by the abattoir.” Carcase structure is important. “At Easter we have a high demand for leg joints, in the summer racks of lamb are very popular for weddings and we have developed a cutting technique to use the shoulders for a Greek style dish that goes down well in pubs. Plenty of muscle without fat right through the carcase is what

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29 we need.” The meat business has been so successful that Rob and Helen will soon be faced with a decision whether to expand further, which would mean a change of premises. They have invested in time-saving machinery; bacon slicing and sausage making machines but Rob says the most useful element is the bar coding technology which links back to the accounting programme. “With many customers taking in excess of 20 different lines in one order, we have to use this technology to be efficient.” The future of the sheep flock is also changing; “we purchased some Romney ewe lambs last year in a move towards a more self-sufficient ewe breed that in time will lamb and stay outside. We will see how they perform and whether this is a move in the right direction.”

North Country Mule ewe with Charollais sired lambs.

Texel Cross ewe with Charollais sired lambs.

These will be tupped by Charollais and hopefully this will take away some of the workload from Helen’s shoulders to give her more time with their young family.

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31 majority of the Masham ewes on the farm are home-bred, being the progeny of the farm’s Dalesbred ewes and Teeswater rams. “We have a total of 810 Masham ewes, 400 Dalesbred ewes, 20 Teeswaters and 175 Masham hoggs. We like the Masham, she produces just what we need on this farm; few multiple births, a good carcase and able to thrive on the land, with minimal shepherding requirements.“

Mashams in Cumbria Chris Gibson and Matthew Berry back Charollais as their top terminal sire - Carroll Barber reports. ow Audlands farm in the Lake District Low Fells, near Kendal in Cumbria officially has ‘undisturbed wind’ all the way 30 miles from the coast and then from across the Irish Sea . As you can imagine it is therefore extremely exposed to harsh weather conditions and runs from 700’ – 1,000’. The 1,100 acre holding is farmed by a family partnership; Chris Gibson and his wife Anna together with Chris’s step-son Matthew Berry and his wife Louise and their two young children, 4 year old Jake and 1 year old Katy.

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One ewe breed has dominated the farming at Low Audland for many years, the Masham. This hardy sheep renowned for its longevity and good mothering ability has stood the test of time. The

In addition to the sheep flock the farm has 200 dairy cows and 180 followers. “We took the decision a couple of years ago to up the number of cows and then house them, which has released more land for the sheep flocks. So their numbers have gone up as well.” In line with the farm’s policy to cut back on shepherding all the sheep are lambed outside from the end of March onwards. They can find some shelter from the stone walls but little else to protect them from the strong winds. Ten years ago the farm started using Charollais tups and continue to tup all the Mashams with the breed, including the hoggs. The family find them easily lambed with their small heads and get up and go.

“We did start with other terminal sires but nothing has worked as well as the Charollais.” “We buy our rams usually at the Bentham Rampage sale, which is first in the season. We would prefer to purchase rams with performance data, but if these are not available we go for the best shaped, growthy rams with width and a good bit of cover.”

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11DG01588 FOULRICE LIGHTENING - Index 344. Senior Champion Stock Ram - progeny to 1,400gns. 12PE01524 DALBYSMOUNT ALOE - Index 415 - Sire of Champion Gimmer Shearling - Foulrice Naomi also our top index lamb - Foulrice Onyx - sold Builth II 2014 for 1,500gns to Nick & Mimi Hart. 13ZVY00661138022 LOWERYE NEILS FAVOURITE Index 482 - tremendous gigots and fleshing. 12DG02005 FOULRICE MAJESTIC - tight skinned and very well fleshed son of H138022. 14DG04289 - Index 395 - Son of Langstone K2 - 1st prize ram lamb Kilnsey Show 2014. FOULRICE NAOMI 13DG03523 - Champion Charollais Great Yorkshire Show 2014 - Champion and Interbreed Champion at both Driffield and Ryedale Shows 2014

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Charles & Stephen Marwood Foulrice, Whenby, York YO61 4SD Tel: 01347 878529 Mob: 07980 563153 www.charollais-sheep.com

RHAEADR NOCK 13XXK00879 - Purchased Worcester Premier 2013 - 4,000gns. Champion Male and Reserve Overall Champion Great Yorkshire Show 2014 and Interbreed Champion Kilnsey Show 2014.

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33 “We did start with other terminal sires but nothing has worked as well as the Charollais.” Chris sells all the lambs deadweight to 2 Sisters, they select all the lambs on farm and take them to a collection centre a few miles away. Their ability to hit the target specification for 2 Sisters is to be admired. “They want a 20 kgs carcase at R2 or R3L and we find that the Charollais on the Masham does this consistently, with no risk of going overfat or not reaching the weight.” Quite rightly the farm is proud of the results achieved; to date they have sold 627 lambs graded R, 386 grade U and 47 graded E. “To get E grade lambs out of a cross-bred ewe is tremendous and nothing going overfat, which is when the penalties really kick in, anything graded 4 will lose you 35p/kg.” The flock starts lambing at the end of March and by the 1st August the first lambs are ready to go. Everything is reared outside on grass up until the end of November when a small amount of concentrate feed is given. During December and January the abattoir offer an extra 10p/kg for “Northern Lambs” and Chris takes advantage of this bonus and sends the majority of lambs during this period. They get paid on weights up to 21 kgs and a typical batch of 102 lambs that went in December averaged 19.9 kgs and £84 in money.

“The collection centre are just amazed when they see the results come back, the killing-out % and grades achieved are just spot on, for the market.”

Masham ewe with her Charollais cross lambs at Low Audlands Farm, Cumbria Chris is the first to admit that this cross does not produce the smartest looking lambs with the long coat of the Masham. “The collection centre are just amazed when they see the results come back, the killing-out % and grades achieved are just spot on, for the market.” “Sheep farmers have to accept what the consumer desires and produce it in a profitable way; worrying about flashy looks especially in the ewe breeds is just not relevant to making a profit from lambs.” Chris is sure that more emphasis needs to be put on easier rearing and carcase qualities in the future. “We love our sheep but they need to look after themselves; you cannot afford to spend too much time shepherding. My other step-son Adam has twice represented England in the World Championships and has spent a lot of time in New Zealand. My daughter Ellen is the secretary for the

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35 Dalesbred Sheep Breeders Assocation.” The windy conditions are not all bad news for the farm. Some 19 years ago the long process of obtaining planning permission to put up wind turbines on the farm began. The metering that recorded the wind for three years confirmed that it was indeed an excellent site and today there are four turbines continually turning in the wind. One of the conditions of the planning permission was that 230 acres of land had to be farmed under a habitat management plan, similar to HLS. There are limitations on stocking rates and breeds that can be run on this land, so much so that in the summer it gets overgrown. “They are looking to re-establish heather on the land.”

Masham ewe with her Charollais cross lambs at Low Audlands Farm, Cumbria

Charollais cross Masham lambs all born outside at Low Audlands Farm, Cumbria.

The family have invested heavily on the farm in recent years. Chris explains “When you have someone to follow on from you who is so interested and dedicated to farming, then you want to ensure they have a good future. Matthew has an ambition to lamb 3,000 ewes and if we can find the land, there is no reason why he should not achieve it.” www.charollaissheep.com

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Worcester Premier Sale Leading Prices TOP PRICE RAM AT 4,300 GNS CASTELLAU ONE IN A MILLION 14TZ00793 (PICTURED OPPOSITE) Sold to Norman McMordie, Riverdale Flock.

ABERKINSEY NUMBER 1 13YBJ00478 (TOP) Sold for 4,200 gns to S & S Murray, Shipley Flock.

ABERKINSEY OPTIMUM 14YBJ00633 (MIDDLE) Sold for 4,200 gns to Patrick Tully, Bincombe Flock

ABERKINSEY NUCLEAR POWER 14YBJ00517 (BOTTOM LEFT) Sold for 4,000 gns to M D Rees, Banc Flock

SHOW CHAMPION, LOANHEAD OUTLAW 14WNC10017 (BOTTOM RIGHT) Sold for 3,200 gns to Dewi Evans, Ffrwd Flock.

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Worcester Premier Sale 2014 Castellau One in a Million tops sale at 4,300 gns verage prices, numbers sold and clearance rates were all up at the Charollais Sheep Premier Sale held at Worcester Market in early July. Leading the trade at 4,300 gns was a very smart tup lamb from the Castellau Flock of Tim Prichard, Glamorgan. After fierce bidding from a number of breeders, Norman McMordie from Northern Ireland put in the final nod for this son of Castellau Lord of the Manor. “This lamb was just what I was searching for, plenty of style, correct with excellent performance figures and pedigree to match his looks” said Mr McMordie.

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Nuclear Power which was knocked down to Matthew Rees from Ceredigion. The next two sold for 2,600 gns to A J Snaith, Northumberland and 2,300 gns to E J Taylor from Warwickshire. The Aberkinsey Flock was also to the fore with their ram lamb, Aberkinsey Optimum which took the reserve show champion award prior to the sale. Going to 4,200 gns was Mr Patrick Tully from Bridgewater in Somerset for this twin by Southam Easy

Rider out of a Bachymbyd Jack Daniels ewe. The show classes were judged by Mr Drew Cowan from Northern Ireland and he selected a lamb from the Loanhead Flock of Gregor and Bruce Ingram from Aberdeenshire as his champion. Outlaw was sired by Logie Durno Laird out of Riverdale Iris and was purchased for 3,200 gns by Dewi Evans from Anglesey for his Ffrwd Flock.

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Enjoying an outstanding sale was Meilir Jones from Trelawynd in Flintshire. His five shearling rams all sired by Glen Coch Mr T out of Bachymbyd Jack Daniels bred ewes averaged £2,961. Aberkinsey Number 1 sold for 4,200 gns to S & S Murray from Pattingham, Nr Wolverhampton for her Shipley Flock. Next at 4,000 gns was Aberkinsey www.charollaissheep.com

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Worcester Premier Sale Leading Prices LOANHEAD ONE AND ONLY, 14WNC10008 (TOP) Sold for 3,100 gns to Robert & Gary Scott, Bunderg Flock.

LOGIE DURNO OBAMA 14ZNN09849 (MIDDLE) Sold for 3,100 gns to Ian Spence and Sue Pye, Tullynessle Flock.

WERNFAWR OMG 14XEV00704 (BOTTOM LEFT) Sold for 3,200 gns to William & Carole Ingram, Logie Durno Flock.

ARBRYN OLAZABAL 14WRF00262 (BELOW RIGHT) Sold for 3,100 gns to C Sercombe Dalby Flock, and Robert Gregory Edstaston Flock.

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Worcester Premier Sale 2014 Going back to the Northern Irish flock of R Scott at 3,100 gns was Loanhead One and Only a very muscular tup by Riverdale Noble out of a Logie Durno Jackpot ewe. An embryo lamb out of the 2012 RWAS Champion of Champions Logie Durno Kate by Loanhead Midas Touch sold to Mr and Mrs Mark Rushbrooke and Mr and Mrs Tony Gregory for 2,600 gns. Tim Prichard from the Castellau flock took a further Loanhead lamb at 2,200 gns. A shearling ram, Loanhead Nimrod this time by Rutland Humdinger from the same flock sold for 3,200 gns to Mr T C Phillips from Brecon. The Logie Durno flock which is owned by Gregor and Bruce’s parents, William and Carole enjoyed their best trade with their pen of lambs. Topping their trade at 3,100 gns was Logie Durno Obama, the winner of the Signet Performance ram lamb class. Sired by Crogham Lambert out of a Rockvilla Golden Promise ewe his purchasers were Ian Spence and Sue Pye, Aberdeenshire. Their next best price was 2,600 gns

paid by Gail and Gwen Jones from Chepstow for Logie Durno Outstanding another Crogham Lambert lamb. Arwyn Thomas from Carmarthenshire achieved 3,100 gns for Arbryn Olazabal an embryo lamb by Shamrock Northern Star out of top show ewe, Elmwick Kit Kat. Joint purchasers of this one were Charles Sercombe from Leicestershire and Society Inspector, Mr Robert Gregory from Shrewsbury. Fellow Carmarthenshire breeder, Mr David Curran attracted some lively bidding late in the day, with a top of 3,200 gns for Wernfawr OMG. This embryo tup lamb was by Wrenvale Mad 4 Ewe out of a Foulrice bred ewe by Rutland Ensign and was purchased by the Ingrams. Ben James from Tenbury Wells, Worcester went to 2,500 gns for Wernfawr Olympus, another Wrenvale sired lamb this time out of a Netherkeir Kiwi ewe.

Scott for his Bunderg Flock. Scottish flock owners, Alan and Herbie Kennedy from Dumfries achieved 2,500 gns for their lamb by Carnew Nijinsky. Buyer for this one was G J Williams, Brecon. Another Welsh bred lamb, Glyn Coch Olympus sold for 2,650 gns to local breeder Mrs Jennifer Curtis for her Elmwick Flock along with John and Ann Griffiths, Chestnut Park Flock. First in the ring was Galtres Never say Never Again from Deborah Whitcher in Yorkshire. Going to 2,500 gns for this son of Mountsted Jethro were joint buyers, J A Geldard & Son Wraycastle Flock and Geoff Probert Mortimer Flock. Auctioneer Clive Roads said after the sale “I had buyers all around the ring for the sheep, there was a buzz and enthusiasm for the lots on offer and a great result achieved for everyone.”

Ian Matthews from Brecon sold Buckland Oberon for 2,600 gns a Logie Durno Macbeth son to Northern Irish breeder, Robert www.charollaissheep.com

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Worcester Premier Sale Leading Prices BUCKLAND OBERON 14WCF00485 (TOP) Sold for 2,800 gns to Robert & Gary Scott, Bunderg Flock. GLYN COCH OLYMPUS 14XCA00552 (MIDDLE) Sold for 2,650 gns to Jennifer Curtis, Elmwick Flock and John & Ann GriďŹƒths, Chesnut Park Flock.

ABERKINSEY NUTCRAKER 13YBJ00502 (BOTTOM LEFT) Sold for 2,600 gns to A J Snaith, Burgh Hill Flock.

LOANHEAD ODDS ON 14WNC10006 (BOTTOM RIGHT) Sold for 2,600 gns to Tony & June Gregory Coldharbour Flock and Mark and Margie Rushbrook, Brettle Flock.

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Worcester Premier Sale 2014

OTHER LEADING PRICES WORCESTER PREMIER SALE 2014 LOT 34 3,200 GNS

LOANHEAD NIMROD 13WNC07417 SOLD TO T C PHILLIPS, RHULAN FLOCK.

LOT 142 2,600 GNS

LOGIE DURNO OUTSTANDING 14ZNN09807 SOLD TO G C JONES, SPRINGFIELD FLOCK.

LOT 215 2,500 GNS

WERNFAWR OLYMPUS 14XEV00714 SOLD TO BEN JAMES, CINDERS FLOCK.

LOT 1 2,500 GNS

GALTRES NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN 13ZKT00925 SOLD TO J. GELDARD WRAYCASTLE FLOCK

LOT 98 2,200 GNS

LOANHEAD OSPREY 14WNC10016 SOLD TO TIM PRICHARD, CASTELLAU FLOCK.

LOT 38 2,000 GNS

LOANHEAD NEWTON 13WNC07402 SOLD TO GAIL HODGSON, SHIELD ASH FLOCK.

LOT 58 2,000 GNS

GLYN COCH OGI OGI OGI 14XCA00540 SOLD TO ALBERT FERGUSON, S. IRELAND.

LOT 144 2,000 GNS

LOGIE DURNO OSCAR 14ZNN09812 SOLD TO R C DAVIES, PENTYPARC FLOCK.

LOT 11 1,900 GNS

LOGIE DURNO NORTHERN STAR 13ZNN07275 SOLD TO CECIL THOMAS, WOLSTON FLOCK.

LOT 159 1,900 GNS

PARKGATE OPTIMUM 14ZCA01010 SOLD TO IAN CRAIG, BALLYNOE HOUSE FLOCK

LOT 54 1,500 GNS

BRONWYDD OUTLAW SOLD TO REDHILL CHAROLLAIS.

LOT 206 1,700 GNS

RHAEADR OAK 14XXK01083 SOLD TO STEPHEN MACAULEY, ERENAGH FLOCK

PARKGATE ONE & ONLY 14ZCA01074 (TOP) Sold for 2,500 gns to G J Williams, Padest Flock. ABERKINSEY NAVIGATOR 13YBJ00448 (MIDDLE) Sold for 2,300 gns to E J Taylor, Little Dassett Chard Flock. GLYN COCH 14XCA00546 (BOTTOM) Sold for 2,100 gns to N Martin, Lakeland Flock.

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AVERAGE PRICES WORCESTER PREMIER SALE 2014

37 SHEARLING RAMS SOLD TO AVERAGE £1,249.22 +£109.46 124 RAM LAMBS SOLD TO AVERAGE £1,031.03 +£0.78 10 SHEARLING EWES SOLD TO AVERAGE £484.05 +£14.17

SHOW JUDGE, DREW COWAN WITH THE WINNING RAM PROGENY GROUP. Bruce, Gregor, Willian Ingram, Ben Radley with rams sired by Loanhead Midas Touch. MEILIR JONES WITH HIS PEN OF SHEARLING RAMS.

3 EWE LAMBS SOLD TO AVERAGE £315.00 uctioneer : Clive Roads, McCartneys

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Worcester Premier Sale Wernfawr OMG sold for 3200gns to the Logie Durno Flock Wernfawr Olympus sold for 2500gns to Ben James Royal Welsh Show 2nd Prize Shearling Ewe, 2nd Prize Shearling Ram (Wernfawr Norman) Brecon County Show Breed Champion

Sires used in 2014 WRENVALE MAD 4 EWE - 12XGY00118 Jointly purchased for 2,600gns at Builth II 2012. Sire of Wernfawr OMG which sold for 3,200gns to the Logie Durno Flock and Wernfawr Olympus which sold for 2,500gns at Worcester Premier Sale 2014 where five of his top ram lambs averaged 2,480gns. WERNFAWR NORMAN – 13XEV00529 2nd Prize Shearling Ram at last year’s Royal Welsh Show, sired by Glantren Legend. Legend sired the Worcester Premier Sale Champion 2012 selling for 5,200gns

Wernfawr Norman

GLYNCOCH NIGHT TO REMEMBER – 13XCA00357 Sired by Logie Durno Magnum, purchased for 5,600gns. Grand dam was Glyncoch Imogen who was 1st prize and Reserve Female Champion at the Royal Welsh 2009. Night to Remember is a full brother to the 1st prize ewe lamb and Reserve Champion at the Royal Welsh 2014. WRAYCASTLE DAI HARD – DW3198 Sired Ram Lambs up to 2800gns We will be reducing Flock numbers this year through Private and Society Sales

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Wernfawr Bungalow, Talgarth, Brecon. Powys. LD3 0DY Tel: 01874 711 560 or 07977 493 087 Email : wernfawr@hotmail.co.uk

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ZEG Riverdale Obadiah

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sold for 1,000gns to Freda and Noel Donnelly. Full brother to Riverdale Mastermind, both by Logie Durno Laird

Naturally reared --- High index rams for sale Riverdale One & Only

First son of Logie Durno Nobleman (index 370), out of a Laird daughter.

Sold for 1,100gns to Mr McKane of Co. Donegal. Nobleman now owned with Bertie McAfee

Castellau One in a Million - (index 348)

Purchased at Worcester for 4,300gns, EBV growth 10.7, muscle 3.8. He has bred some very big, stylish lambs. He is a grandson of two Royal Welsh champion females and sired by Male Champion ‘Lord of the Manor’. Semen available to those with Riverdale breeding.

Best Small Flock Region 8 2006 to 2012

Worcester 2014 saw the Champion out of Riverdale Iris by Logie Durno Laird, sell for 3,200gns, a Loanhead Shearling by our old faithful Rutland Humdinger also make 3,200gns and the first son of Riverdale Noble (also by Laird) sell for 3,100gns. We will have Laird daughters for sale bred to Casteallau One in a Million in late summer/autumn 2015

McMordie Family, 3 Riverdale Lane, Saintfield, Co. Down, N. Ireland BT24 7JG Tel: Norman 028 97511181 www.riverdalecharollais.co.uk

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Stirling Premier Sale CHAMPION, RIGGHEAD SHEARLING EWE 13HR00283 (PICTURED RIGHT) Sold for 800 gns to Eilidh and Erin Duncan, Braemuir Flock. MALE & RESERVE CHAMPION, LOANINGFOOT OMAR 14XZR00178 (PICTURED TOP) Sold for 780 gns to Leathorn Farms.

FIRST PLACED JANUARY LAMB, 14YWK00738 (PICTURED MIDDLE)

ROBERT TOWERS GETTING TO GRIPS WITH THE SHOW LAMBS.

GEORGE PURVES FROM UNITED AUCTIONS PRESENT THE TROPHY FOR THE BEST JANUARY LAMB TO JOCH CLANACHAN, MARYHOLM FLOCK.

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Stirling Premier Sale 2014 RIGGHEAD SHEARLING EWE CHAMPION AT STIRLING he Charollais Society held their inaugural sale of ram lambs and gimmers at Stirling Auction Mart with stock selling to a top of 850 gns.

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Leading the way in the show ring was a fine gimmer from Helen and David Sloan’s Rigghead flock in Dumfries. Sired by Maryholm Loch Lomond out of a Glyn Coch Idol ewe she was the choice of judge Mr Robert Towers from Lancashire. Going to 800 gns to secure the ewe were the Duncan family from Aberdeenshire.

The male champion was a ram lamb from Ben Radley, Dumfries. Loaningfoot Omar was sired by Parkgate Hurricane. The lamb had been in the line-up at the Ayr Show. This one sold for 780 gns to Leathorn Farms, Barend Farm, Dundrennan, Kirkcudbright. The Banwy Flock of Arwel Owen sold a Foulrice Nelson ram lamb for 650 gns to Ewan Lawrie, Grangehall Flock.

AVERAGE PRICES STIRLING PREMIER SALE 2014 12 RAM LAMBS AVERAGED £556.50 12 SHEARLING EWES AVERAGED £398.13 Auctioneer : George Purves, United Auctions

Top price at 850 gns in the ram lamb section was a son of Carnew Nijinsky from the Parkgate flock of Alan and Herbie Kennedy from Dumfries. This was an embryo lamb out of a ewe purchased from Irish breed Micheal Power for 3,000 euros. This was purchased by Yvonne Spence from Invernesshire for her Benmore flock. www.charollaissheep.com

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48 ARTNAGULLION NIGHTRIDER 13ZGQ01511 (TOP LEFT) Pre-sale Champion sold for 2,100 gns to Paul Amphlett and David Jones.

Dungannon Premier Sale Leading Prices

CARNEW (TOP RIGHT) Sold for 2,000 gns to E McCarthy, Co. Cork LOT 33 (BOTTOM LEFT) Sold for 1,700 gns to J Gallagher, Co. Donegal LOT 126 RESERVE CHAMPION (BOTTOM RIGHT) Sold for 1,100 gns to N Martin, Co Fermanagh

TOP PRICE AT THE SALE, TULLYEAR OMAN SOLD FOR 3,200 GNS (OPPOSITE)

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Dungannon Premier Sale 2014 Top price to Tullyear Oman harollais Sheep trade in Northern Ireland got off to a flying trade in July, with averages up and an excellent clearance at the annual premier sale held at Dungannon Market. The buzz around the market confirmation of the interest in the breed.

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Topping the trade at 3,200gns was Tullyear Oman, a ram lamb from the Tullyear pen of Drew and Stephen Cowan. Oman is a son of Foulrice Nuria top priced ram lamb at Worcester Premier 2013 who was purchased by Eddie Buckley’s Kilbarry Flock. Oman’s maternal sire is Tullyear Krackerjack . Standing second in the late December born class this impressive ram was purchased by Friarstown Charollais, County Leitrim.

Standing second in the shearling class was the Carnew Flock of Jonathan Aiken, his Castellau Lord Mayor son selling for 1,000gns to Eamonn Quinlivan, County Clare. Reserve Champion went to the Female Champion a big powerful ewe lamb from the Erenagh Flock of Stephen Macauley, selling for 1,100gns to County Tyrone breeder Neville Martin. First Prize in the Early December Ram Lamb Class went to the

Carnew Flock of Jonathan Aiken, this Lord Mayor son sold for 700gns to a County Antrim Buyer. The Carnew Flock also won the January Ram Lamb Class with another Lord Mayor son, this eye-catching ram bred from the multi prize winning Carnew Jo sold for 2,000gns to Southern Irish Breeders Eddie O’Gorman and Eddie McCarthy. Standing second in this class was William McAllister with his 1st prize placed Balmoral ram, this Ballyhibbon Kickstart son

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Champion of the day chosen by Judge Geoff Probert was a powerful shearling ram shown by the Artnagullion Flock of William McAllister. This Ballyhibbon Kickstart son sold to a consortium of English and Welsh Breeders for 2,100gns. www.charollaissheep.com

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50 RIVERDALE ONE & ONLY 14ZEG00168 (TOP LEFT) Sold for 1,100 gns to J McKane, Donegal. RIVERDALE OBADIAH 14ZEG00147 (TOP RIGHT) Sold for 1,000 gns to Noel Donnelly, Co Armagh.

Dungannon Premier Sale Leading Prices

HOLYLODGE OLYMPIC 14XWZ00223 (BOTTOM LEFT) Sold for 1,000 gns to Diane Christie, Co Down. CARNEW 14ZXJ00505 (BOTTOM RIGHT) Sold for 700 gns to K & M McCord, Co Antrim.

THIS YEAR’S SALE MONDAY 27TH JULY

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Dungannon Premier Sale 2014 sold to County Donegal for 1,700gns. First prize in the late December born class came from the Bunderg Flock of Robert and Gary Scott, sired by Rhaeadr Magic this well-muscled ram sold to William McAllister for 1,600gns. The Group of Three sponsored by J Thompson & Sons Animal Feed was won by William McAllister’s Artnagullion Flock. One of the top pen averages of the day went to the McMordie Family, their Riverdale Flock sold to a top of 1,100gns for a Logie Durno Nobleman son. This high index lamb sold to County Donegal. A Logie Durno Laird son from the same pen sold for 1,000gns to County Armagh breeder, Noel Donnelly. The McMordie Family sold three rams to average 983gns.

Christie. The Northern Ireland Charollais Sheep Club are once again indebted to main Sponsors Danske Bank, also J Thompson and Sons Animal feeds and Dungannon Market for their generous Sponsorship

TOP & AVERAGE PRICES DUNGANNON PREMIER SALE 2014 18 SHEARLING RAMS SOLD TO AVERAGE £665.70 TOP 2,100 GNS 70 RAM LAMBS SOLD TO AVERAGE £640.50 +£100.63 TOP 3,200 GNS

BUNDERG 14XGB01908 SOLD FOR 1,600 GNS TO WILLIAM MCALLISTER.

8 EWE LAMBS SOLD TO AVERAGE £537.60 TOP 1,100 GNS

McConnell Brothers sold to a top of 1,000gns, sired by Tullyear Norris and out of the same dam as Hollylodge Made to Measure this stylish ram going to the Lornbrook Flock of Diane www.charollaissheep.com

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Builth Wells Ram Sale Leading Prices JUDGING UNDERWAY (PICTURED RIGHT) Patrick Tully from Dorset judging the shearling ram class.

ABERKINSEY 13YBJ00504 (TOP) Sold for 3,200 gns to Huw Roberts, Bachymbyd Flock.

ARBRYN OTTOMAN 14WRF00267 (MIDDLE) Sold for 3,000 gns to Mr Chris Parkinson, New House Flock.

FOULRICE ONYX 14DG04407 (BOTTOM LEFT) Sold for 1,500 gns to Nick & Mimi Hart, Langstone Flock.

CWN DUNRIG 13YRY00340 (BOTTOM RIGHT) Sold for 780 gns to I M & S E Woosnam

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Builth Wells Sale 2014 Aberkinsey Shearling tops Builth sale at 3,200 gns verages for both categories of rams at the main Builth Wells sale were up on the 2013 figures.

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flock in Ruthin. Another shearling the same way bred went for 1,750 gns to Mr G Morgan, Herefordshire.

on an average of £750 for 22 sold. Their top rams made 1,020 gns twice for two Crogham Hannibal II sired rams.

A strong show of lambs produced the pre-sale show champion from Arwyn Thomas’s Arbryn Flock. This was an ET lamb sired by Shamrock Northern Star out of top show ewe, Elmwick Kit Kat. A full brother to Arbryn Ottoman was sold at the Worcester Premier sale for 3,100 gns and the Builth Champion nearly reached this figure when sold for 3,000 gns to Mr Chris Parkinson from Doncaster for his New House Flock.

First ram in the Aberkinsey run sold for 1,500 gns to Mr David Jerman, Powys. The pen of 17 shearling rams finished the top average in this ring of £995 for 17 sold.

In the lamb ring Charles Marwood sold his high-indexed son of Dalby Mount Aloe, Foulrice Onyx for 1,500 gns to Nick and Mimi Hart, Herefordshire.

The 1st prize pen of shearlings from Gregor and Bruce Ingram’s Loanhead Flock finished the day

Adrian Davies from Carmarthen sold a Dudston Monty son for 1,350 gns to Janet and

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Glyncoch Lady Gaga Supreme Champion at the Royal Welsh Show 2014

Semen Available Wrenvale Mad 4 Ewe Logie Durno Magnum Glyncoch Habana Top quality stock available at home or at society sales.

Glyncoch Ogi Ogi Ogi Sold at Worcester Premier 2014 for 2.000gns

Glyncoch One Classy Lady, 1st prize ewe lamb and Reserve Breed Champion at RWAS 2014

Glyncoch Olympus Sold at Worcester Premier 2014 for 2,650gns

Adrian Davies, Glanbrydan Farm, Manordeilo, LLandeilo, Carmarthenshire. SA19 7BG

Contact: 01558 822312 OR 07796352304

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Builth Wells Sale 2014 Jonathan Corbett, Gloucestershire for their Wedderburn flock. Winning the card for the Champion Pen of rams was Tim Prichard with lambs from his Castellau Flock. These sold to a top of 950 gns for the 4th prize winner at the Royal Welsh show. Sired by Castellau Nockout out of a Southam Exotic sired ewe, Robert Towers from Lancaster put in the final bid for his Camp House flock. ARBRYN OTTOMAN, CHAMPION SOLD FOR 3,000 GNS

PRIZE WINNERS & AVERAGE PRICES BUILTH WELLS 2014 1ST PRIZE WINNERS CLASS 1 - 1ST - 10TH DECEMBER 14XCA00493 ADRIAN DAVIES CLASS 2 - 11-31ST DECEMBER 14WRF00267 ARWYN THOMAS CLASS 3 - JANUARY BORN 14TZ00984 TIM PRICHARD CLASS 4 - SIGNET RECORDED 14WRF00260 ARBRYN OZZIE ARWYN THOMAS

CHAMPION PEN TIM PRICHARD, CASTELLAU RAM LAMBS RESERVE CHAMPION PEN DILWYN DAVIES, HIGHWAY RAM LAMBS

260 SHEARLING RAMS SOLD TO AVERAGE £552.92 TOP GNS 3,200 GNS 227 RAM LAMBS SOLD TO AVERAGE £435.55 TOP 3,000 GNS

CLASS 5 - UNTRIMMED RAM LAMB 14WAJ00305 EMYR HUGHES CLASS 6 - SHEARLING RAM LOT 421313YST00337 G & C WATSON CLASS 7 - UNTRIMMED SHEARLING 13YRY00340 M & J E JONES & D C E DAVIES

FINAL LINE-UP OF THE UNTRIMMED SHEARLING RAMS www.charollaissheep.com

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11TZ00252 CASTELLAU LORD OF THE MANOR Sire of One in a Million and also top stock sire in Signet Recording Scheme. (semen for sale) 14WNC10016 LOANHEAD OSPREY Full brother champion at Worcester, has produced very smart lambs

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Champion Builth early sale Champion pen Builth Wells and 1st prize January lamb

NEW VENUE FEMALE PRODUCTION SALE AT HEREFORD MARKET ON SATURDAY 17TH OCTOBER 2015

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Charollais Wool British Wool Marketing Board update – Gareth W Jones, Producer Communications Manager: s we enter another year the British Wool Marketing Board (BWMB) are encouraged by the continuing strong demand and are hopeful this will continue for the remainder of the selling season.

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In terms of production, the increase last year was not as great as originally anticipated due to some sheep losses and the very dry spring. This resulted in less grease being in the fleeces and therefore, the weight being down. However, this is not all bad news as the prices are determined by clean weight so the loss in actual weight should be compensated by a rise in price. In general, apart from China, all the other major wool producing countries are, if not static, experiencing a fall in the size of their clips. The supply factors are not positive but with the global economy improving, we have seen a very consistent pattern of price and clearances over the last 18 months for British Wool.

GRADING WOOL One important service the Board provides to all producers is we grade your wool – we grade wool in order to add value to your product. Every fleece is individually graded as every fleece is unique in terms of quality and characteristics. The wool is graded by type rather than breed with the Charollais wool falling into the ‘Fine’ category.

CHAROLLAIS FLEECES The wool produced by the Charollais is very soft to handle with an average fleece weight of 1.5 – 2 kgs. The staple length would be variable measuring between 4 – 6cm and a micron range of 29 – 30.5. The micron measures the fineness of the fibre and is vital information for the buyers when identifying the wool they require. Some of the Charollais wool would be used for the Japanese bedding market and also blending for apparel. The Campaign for Wool is now in its 5th year and continues to raise awareness of wool as a versatile, quality fabric for both the fashion and furnishing industries. During last year’s ‘Wool Week’ held in October 2014, a number of high profile events took place to continue to engage with the consumer on the benefits of wool as well as woollen products. This included an interiors collection exhibited at Southwark Cathedral in London with a broad range of fabrics, flooring, furnishings and lifestyle items including craft and creative pieces gathered together to show the story of wool interiors. I wish you all a successful year and to those exhibiting, we look forward to seeing many of you at the shows and competitions during the year.

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63 Suffolk cross ewe with Charollais lambs in Pembrokeshire The farming enterprise comprises of 36 acres of owned land with a further 27 acres of rented ground. His sheep now number 300 ewes, up 50 ewes from last year, through the introduction of home bred mules; bred off draft welsh ewes, and home bred Suffolk cross mules.

Charollais takes pole position in ram trial. Emyr Hughes updates us on results of an on-farm ram trial in Wales. welve months ago we reported about a unique ram trial being carried out by Gareth Thomas, a young shepherd attempting to make his sheep business more profitable. He embarked on this unique trial, in order to assess which terminal sire will suit his sheep system best of all. Pitting several different terminal sire breeds head to head, with “no hiding

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places” and everything fully recorded through EID. Gareth (25) farms in conjunction with his mother and father near Letterston in Pembrokeshire. All three also work full-time, with Gareth working on a local dairy farm. He also has a keen interest in training sheep dogs for trials and sale.

“We’re now at the point where we have enough ewes” says Gareth, “so I’ve been looking for something to improve the end product”. Unsure which terminal sire to choose Gareth decided to buy one of each type that took his fancy rather than a group from one breed. In the summer of 2013 Gareth bought a Suffolk, a Texel, a Beltex cross Charollais and a pure bred Charollais. So, how did the Charollais ram fair when compared to his counterparts from other breeds?

“He was the stand out ram” “He was the stand out ram” reports Gareth, “we were so convinced by the job the

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Shearling rams on display at Royal Welsh Show 2014

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Bronwydd Outlaw — Sired by Edstaston Lambarda. Sold at Worcester Premier Sale 2014 for 1500gns to Redhill Charollais.

14WAJ00305 — Sired by Rhaeadr Legend. 1st Prize Untrimmed lamb at Builth II Sold for 720gns to Parkgate Flock. New Sires Used for 2015 Crop include; Parkgate Hurricane - Sire of ram lambs to 5100gns and ewe lambs to 3000gns, Shamrock Northern Star - Sire of Arbryn Olazabal 3100gns and Champion Builth main sale sold for 3000gns, Gwyndy Llewelyn - Champion Stock Ram Welsh Region 2014.

Emyr Hughes, Bronwydd, Wolfscastle, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, SA62 5NH.

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65 breed was doing for us we mated that ram to over 90 ewes in 2014 and bought another for a further 60 ewes.” ”Half of the flock now go to the Charollais tup”. One of the main reasons Gareth gives for this, is the rapid growth rate of the Charollais sired lambs.

The speed of getting the lambs to a saleable specification is something that set the Charollais sired lambs apart from the other lambs. The speed of getting the lambs to a saleable specification is something that set the Charollais sired lambs apart from the other lambs. This growth rate has also led to Gareth changing his lambing system for spring 2015. “We are going to try lambing in two batches this year, lambing 60 ewes much earlier in January”. These ewes will be lambing indoors, in the same way that the ewes have always been lambed previously, and then turned out at 24hrs old. Gareth is clear

“People told us that the Charollais couldn’t cope, that it was too soft!” “This is nonsense; picking the right ram with the correct head cover, the Charollais will stick the weather as well as anything else”.

Pick the right ram with the correct head cover, and the Charollais will stick the weather as well as anything else”. These early born lambs will then be creep fed and pushed on for the early spring lamb market, something that Gareth has not done before. But the growth rate of the Charollais has meant it’s something that he now thinks is achievable to make full use of the market peak. Lambing an early group will then allow all of the remaining ewes to be lambed later on in March, including 90 ewes put to two Charollais rams and others put to the Bluefaced Leicester to produce mules and some to a Suffolk for further female replacements. Gareth hopes that these lambs will then be finished off grass and sold throughout the remainder of the year.

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Suffolk Cross ewe turned out after 24 hours with Charollais cross lambs.

Suffolk Cross ewe penned with her new-born Charollais cross lamb. www.charollaissheep.com

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0YMH9103 Bachymbyd JR at 5 years old The foundation ram of the flock came 1st in the medium flock competition South West region 2012. Sire Logie Durno Gladstone out of a muscly Inglis Director Daughter

South West Flock Competition Champion Flock 2013

2015 other lambs by BRANDYWELLS NOUGAT breed champion Bath and West show 2014 - Southam Exotic son

13XXK00825 Rhaeadr Not for Turning A Ballyhibben Klass Act son, his dam ZVB6062 was the top price sheep at the Penrhos dispersal sale at 4,300gns Redrock Merchant Paddy A Grangeeth Grandmaster son. His dam by Castellau Figurehead Cortoon Nifty Ned A Kilbarry Scooby Son. His dam by Bawnard Newline

14WAA01313 Kingsland Odds on Favourite in his working clothes - A Bachymbyd Kracker son, his Dam was the top priced sheep at Kingsland dispersal sale - 3,050gns. His ET sisters sold for 960gns. This ram was purchased for his length and wide deep back end and super skin

0XVA 9024 A daughter of Hyde Havoc, being a son of Rockvilla Ferrari - a typical Ewe in the flock being full of muscle.

IXAA82 A daughter of Trevadlock He’s Got It. The flocks show Ewe for 2013, winning 2 reserve champion cards.

12WRF00148 By Penrhos Ibanez out of a very good Edstaston TG4058 ewe, this ewe is having a very good year in the show ring, winning several 1st prizes, two breed champions.

Autumn 2016 - 1st Biannual production sale of Ingst females

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67 Previous years have seen lambs taken right through over the winter to sell as hoggets. But the goal now is to finish all lambs before the Autumn. “The Charollais ability to finish off grass should mean that all lambs will be away by the Autumn”. Also, lambing and finishing a percentage of lambs early should leave more grass to finish the second bunch without any feed. Gareth’s new system model highlights the versatility of the Charollais. He is clear “Charollais lambs grow and finish fast with a good carcase on the creep system or just off grass.” “It’s why we bought another one”. Gareth is also full of praise for many of the other traits of the Charollais breed. Firstly, the “Get up and go” as he puts it, of the lambs.

“They are unbelievable at lambing time” says Gareth, “They are up and suckling in no time” “They are unbelievable at lambing time” says Gareth, “They

Suffolk Cross ewes waiting to lamb. are up and suckling in no time” “Having lively lambs instead of lazy lambs just makes things so much easier”. The ease of lambing is also something that Gareth states reduces stress when lambing large groups of ewes together.

the system for the foreseeable future. “As long as the breed produces good carcase sheep that grow quickly it’s a clear winner here” he says. It speaks volumes for the breed that when matched up against its closest rivals it has proved once again it can come out on top.

Another quality Gareth is keen to talk about is the working ability of the Charollais rams themselves. “They serve lots of ewes, they are very active” with one of the Charollais rams covering 90 ewes last year.

“As long as the breed produces good carcase sheep that grow quickly it’s a clear winner here”

So impressed is Gareth with the merits of the Charollais that he is sure that it will remain part of

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Edstaston Olianna 13TG00334 Top priced ewe lamb Worcester Saucy Sale 2014 at 1,700gns

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Charollais ram lambs in New Zealand awaiting CT scanning.

Charollais Down Under

Ian McDougall reports on his Charollais breeding operations in Australia and New Zealand.

t is now 10 years since I implanted the first Charollais embryos into recipients in Australia. Since then Charollais has expanded across Australia and into New Zealand.

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Progress has not been fast, Charollais have had to Australianise and Kiwi-ize – adapt to the local conditions and it takes time to fully evaluate the quality of individual ewes and rams. Breeding terminal sire rams is not only about the figures (all my flocks are performance recorded) – farmers down under expect rams to mate 100 ewes in 35 days and do this for 4 years so, good feet and

legs are a must as is an ability to do well off grass under tough conditions. We have continued to cull hard and flush our best ewes to our best rams. Although both Australia and New Zealand speak a similar form of English their sheep industries are very different. Australia is a large continent with many different climatic zones and in the main, much drier than New Zealand. Large quantities of grain and legumes (peas, beans and lupins) are produced in Australia meaning that these are available for supplementary feeding in times of drought or over the

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. Champion Flock - 2011/12/13 . Reserve Champion Flock - 2014 . Champion Shearlings - 2011/12/13/14

Stock Rams 2015

. Logie Durno Maverick 12ZNN04743 . Galtres Nimrod 13ZKT00904 Champion Shearling Ewes 2014 exported to Germany

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NEW ZEALAND New Zealand however grows much more grass, produces very little grain but much more silage and haylage. Kiwi farmers tend to be far superior to their Australian counterparts at grassland management but Australian farmers are possibly better at drought management! The explosion in dairy farming in New Zealand over the past 8 years has left the bulk of the sheep occupying the cold, wet and windy hill country. Our rams have to produce tough hardy lambs that are born with a decent birth coat and quick to suckle. No nice warm shed or heat lamps here! The small, the weak and those with a poor birth coat are quickly “culled”. Lambs then must grow as fast as possible to 12 – 13 weeks of age at which point they should be heavy enough to slaughter (3642 kgs lwt) and have a carcase good enough to qualify for the premium ($5-6/lamb). All outside off grass. No creep or concentrates are fed.

Typical New Zealand sheep country - cold, wet and windy hill land

PROGENY TESTING We progeny test our stock sires over crossbred ewes to better understand how they perform “down on the farm”. Each stock ram is put to 80 crossbred ewes, all ewes are lambed in their sire mating group, lambs are given an EID at tailing before being mixed and raised as a single group. We record the weight of the lamb at tailing (day 5-10) then at day 50 and again at weaning. In 2014 there was a 6 kgs difference in the live weight of progeny between best and worst sires. At birth this difference was 0.9kgs, at 50 days it was 1.8 kgs

but by 95 days it was 6 kgs. We are retaining the crossbred ewe lambs to grade up from and are selecting them on their ability to grow quickly from day 50 till weaning as this period identifies those lambs that have an ability to grow off grass.

CT SCANNING Extensive use of CT scanning (30—40 lambs per year) is identifying sires that transmit extra muscle to all their progeny (rams that carry 2 copies of the Charollais muscling gene) from those that appear to transmit extra muscle to only half of their progeny (carry one copy of the Charollais muscling gene).

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CHAMPION FLOCK WELSH REGION 2013 & 2014 MV ACCREDITED

SIGNET RECORDED

Show Success 2014 Aberystwyth County Show

Rams used 2014 Glantren Linesman

Interbreed reserve male Champion

A stylish and correct ram (son of Glyncoch Konga, who sired Glantren Legend and Glantren Merlot)

Lampeter Show

Loanhead Magnum

Purchased Worcester 2013 for 3,000gns. Breed index 386 top 5%. Glantren Lulu A stylish son of Crogham Hannibal II 11XUE00342

Glantren Outlaw

A very promising ram - son of Wrenvale Mad 4 Ewe

VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME!

Dalby PE9127

Glantren Linesman 11XUE00363

Interbreed Champion - Glantren Nansi (13XUE00838).

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FORTRESS CHAROLLAIS XRD Farm assured - Signet Recorded MV Accredited - Visitors Welcome Winner of the South of Central Region Flock competition 2014

Dalby Malachite 12PE01501 EBV 474 Jointly purchased with the Rainbow, Edstaston and Knockin Flocks for 6,500 gns

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MUSCLING GENE We use rams carrying 2 copies of the Charollais muscling gene in grading up programmes because all their progeny will carry some extra muscle. Grading up enables us to quickly improve both the maternal qualities of our Charollais type ewe and the hardiness of the new born lamb. It appears that a “Kiwi-ized” Charollais suits New Zealand farmers – the on-farm data we have to date indicates that our Charollais are competing very well against Lamb Supreme and Sufftex rams - as judged by lamb weaning weights and carcase quality and we know we can improve further.

AUSTRALIA Australia produces a heavier lamb at slaughter, 45-55kgs live weight. Over the past 30 years the Australian version of Signet has encouraged farmers to select for fast growth rates to 21 weeks of age and a big eye muscle. In response pedigree breeders have produced rams (White Suffolk and Poll Dorset) that grow very fast, are very long and lean with not much hind quarter muscle and with no ability to produce a finished lamb at under 55 kgs live weight.

Retained Charollais ram lambs in New Zealand A proportion of these lambs also “get stuck on the way out” which enables us to sell the easy lambing traits of the Charollais to farmers. Fortunately for us the best money is now paid on the 45-50kgs live weight lamb so demand for our Charollais in Australia is increasing and some breeders of White Suffolk and Poll Dorset are crossing Charollais into their sheep to breed a terminal sire that is easier lambing and more suited to the changed market place.

Britain to New Zealand in the not too distant future. This will enable us to expand our genepool but will also bring in those genes we have been culling. Australia is now beginning to focus on meat eating quality – recent research into our Charollais in Australia indicates that Charollais meat is tender and juicy – exactly what the market requires. Onwards and Upwards!

WHAT OF THE FUTURE? It will be possible to export sheep semen and embryos from

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Coldharbour Award Winners Coldharbour flock wins Eblex “Most Improved Flock Award” for the Charollais breed The Coldharbour flock, owned by Tony and June Gregory of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, has been recognised by EBLEX as the Most Improved Flock of Charollais sheep in England for 2015. The award is presented by the EBLEX Better Returns Programme (BRP) to the recorded flock that shows the greatest genetic gain for commercial characteristics over a 12-month period. Coldharbour Farm is a grassland farm comprised of permanent pastures. Tony and June moved there 35 years ago with a flock of Welsh Mules, their first experience of a Charollais was with a ram used to produce finished lamb for the market. They soon concluded that Charollais rams used as a terminal sire provide stress-free lambing, fast-growing lambs, with a good carcase quality and a high killing-out percentage.

Tony and June Gregory with shearling ewes from their award winning Coldharbour Flock. genetics and changed the breeding line. They rented more land and expanded by establishing a Lleyn flock alongside the Charollais, at times running up to 400 sheep in total. With the December-lambing Charollais flock and the Lleyns crossed with Charollais rams lambing in March, they could breed top quality sheep for breeders and sell high quality meat through their own farm shop. The shop, which opened in 2001, became a successful family business selling up to six lambs a week.

Establishing the flock gradually In 1990 they were keen to establish a pedigree flock and the Charollais seemed the natural choice. They acquired some good stock from notable breeders and built their Coldharbour flock up gradually by keeping their own replacements and buying in a few extra ewes along the way. Investing in a good ram when necessary has improved

Dedicated recorders and Sire Reference Scheme members The Gregorys started performance recording their lambs in 1998 and joined the Sire Reference Scheme the following year, with the intention of providing rams with high breeding values to suit both pedigree and commercial farmers.

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m.v. Accredited Signet Recorded scrapie genotyped

The Bould Flock is one of the oldest in the Flock book, we have always strived to produce good correct fleshy sheep through the purchase of good Rams from Top UK Flocks and also the use of AI from top French flocks, notably H13, J17 & B430043

Past Central Region Overall Champion and Flock, South Champion Flock and Overall Champion Sheep Flock for Midlands BOULD STOCK SIRES all genotype ARR/ARR Logie Durno Klaymor ZNN0091 - Breed Index 405 Top 5%. Premier sale, purchased for 2,600gns. He was chosen for his tremendous growth & power. His full sister was sold at Logie Durno Production sale to Tim Prichard for 4,000gns.

Sheldon-on-the-Ball 14XNR00358 Purchased in partnership with A Thomas (Tilton Flock) at Worcester Premier Sale 2014.

A Sample of Shearling Rams produced at Bould Farm

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FLOCK COMPETITION CENTRAL REGION 2013 1st Prize flock ewes sired by Bronallt Buster & Logie Durno Klaymor 1st Prize Shearling ewes sired by Logie Durno Klaymor 1st Prize ewe lambs sired by Bronallt Buster YCL8273 & Logie Durno Klaymor 1st Prize Stock Ram ZNN0091 1st Prize Junior Stock Ram 13DG03460

Semen still available. Logie Durno Klaymore and also French Ram Semen J17 and B430043

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.uk www.bouldfarmlivestock.uk Also Andrew in France on 0033 5452 90245 email: andrew@freesurf.fr

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77 “I was keen to start recording when it became evident that buyers were looking for crossbred lambs with a combination of length and muscling ability,” said Tony. “Data received from recording, ultrasound and CT scanning has proven very beneficial in being able to quantify progress and promote sheep with good muscle and length.” In addition to good breeding values and overall index, their breeding stock must have good visual appearance, a well-muscled body, good legs (not with excessive bone), sound feet and mouths and a tight fleece. Through their involvement with the Sire Reference Scheme, the Coldharbour flock has had a number of homebred rams successfully selected as reference sires and has been able to access genetics from other flocks which offer the right combination of breed characteristics and performance traits.

Easter they start to select animals with good conformation, and true to type. They sell rams for breeding and, although the majority of females will be retained as replacements, they are members of a select few breeders at the in-lamb ewe sale at Builth Wells each autumn. Making use of artificial insemination has provided them with the opportunity to use a range of different sires over the years. The one with the greatest influence in the flock is Coldharbour Famous Grouse, selected as a Sire Reference Ram in 2006. Famous Grouse was a very correct strong ram, highly rated, and consistently produces stock with good conformation and muscularity. In order to widen the gene pool they invested in Castellau Grandeur and enjoyed great success with him in the show ring. He too has proven to be a great sire, with progeny displaying his great attribute of style, length, muscle, width and back ends.

Over the years, they have built sound relationships with repeat customers, providing quality rams for both pedigree and commercial buyers, and have enjoyed many successes in the show ring.

Focus on genetics Due to a change of personal circumstances, combined with the devastating effect of the Schmallenberg virus which led to 60 per cent losses during the 2012 lambing season, they decided to reduce overall numbers. They now concentrate on their own 40-acre farm and their pedigree Charollais flock of 50 breeding ewes. The Gregorys’ December lambing flock is lambed indoors and weaned at eight weeks of age. Around

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79 Going outside of the scheme to widen the bloodline led to a fall in their overall figures. However, the use of their two new stock rams, Logie Durno Navigator (shared with Jonathan and Carroll Barber) and homebred Coldharbour Naprose (son of Famous Grouse), have seen figures rise again during the last twelve months. Now the Gregory’s watch with renewed excitement as progeny develop from Loanhead Oddson, a new ram purchased last year at the Worcester Premier Sale.

TONY & JUNE GREGORY

STOCK RAMS

LOGIE DURNO NAVIGATOR 13ZNN0739 Breed index 434 top 1% - joint ownership with The Crogham Flock

Increased interest in figures Speaking about the benefits of performance recording, Tony said: “In the last few years, customers are showing increased interest in animals with figures. They are seeking animals with superior muscling and length, and an awareness of the positive correlation between daily liveweight gain and the ability for early finishing. Performance recording helps us satisfy their requirements.” Commenting on the win, Signet Breeding Services Manager Sam Boon said: “Rates of genetic improvement in Signet recorded flocks are at an all-time high. The difference between the best high EBV breeding stock and average animals is increasing year on year.” “This means commercial producers have more to gain when investing in rams with superior genetics. Pedigree breeders can capitalise on these differences too and this is exactly what Tony and June have done. The improvement in the genetic merit of their flock is clear and they are to be congratulated on their achievement.”

VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME LOANHEAD ODDS ON 14WNC10006 Breed index 367 Sire Loadhead Midas Touch Dam Royal Welsh Show Champion of Champions 2012

FEMALE SALE AT HEREFORD MARKET ON SATURDAY 17TH OCTOBER 2015 Signet Recorded MV Accredited Scrapie Monitored COLDHARBOUR FARM, STEWKLEY LANE, MURSLEY, BUCKS. MK17 0JD TEL: 01296 720554 Mobile: 07885 429374 Email: tony.coldharbourfarm@gmail.com Website:www.coldharbour-charollais.co.uk

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New stock sire Banville Oxygen (pictured) Full French bred - 2015 lambs very promising

Stock rams for sale Logie Durno Judge & Jury Maerdy Madonna’s Choice Redrock Merchant Paddy Cortoon Nifty Ned Phaedr Not for Turning Attiknockan Noble Art

Grand Dams of all 2015 lambs sold between £900 to £3,400 at reduction sale 2014

For Further Information contact:

Michael Power 00 353 87 246 0506 Alymer Power 00 353 86 173 8559 Email: powerlivestock@gmail.com www.powerlivestock.com

Supreme Champion 2014 owned by Kieran Forde (pictured left) and Reserve Supreme Champion owned by M & D & J Miley (pictured right)

Website: www.irishcharollaissheep.net

Rosslare - 75 miles

Dublin - 50 miles

Larne - 150 miles

PREMIER SHOW & SALE OF CHAROLLAIS SHEEP at TULLOW LIVESTOCK MART

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on SATURDAY 25th July 2015 Judging - 9.00am Sale 12 noon All sheep shown and sold untrimmed

Catalogues from Michael Higgins - 00353 879 521585

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Royal Welsh 2014 PRIZE WINNERS 2014 CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS & FEMALE CHAMPION (PICTURED LEFT) Adrian Davies - 11XCA00038 - Senior Ewe Glyn Coch Lady Gaga MALE CHAMPION (PICTURED MIDDLE) Edward Lloyd-Lewis & Meilir Jones - 12XGY00121, Wrenvale Master RESERVE MALE CHAMPION(PICTURED BOTTOM LEFT) W & C Ingram - 14ZNN09810, Logie Durno Officer RESERVE OVERALL CHAMPION (PICTURED BOTTOM RIGHT) A Davies - 14XCA00503 - Glyn Coch ewe lamb.

ADRIAN DAVIES CELEBRATING HIS WIN WITH HIS SON TOMOS AS THEY TAKE CHAMPION & RESERVE TICKETS. (PICTURED OPPOSITE)

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83 occasion. Not only did they win the supreme title but their ewe lamb was reserve breed champion. This embryo transfer lamb was sired by Logie Durno Magnum out of an Edstaston June ewe. She was shown by Adrian’s son Tomos.

Royal Welsh Show 2014 THREE YEARS IN A ROW - CHAMPION OF CHAMPION WIN FOR CHAROLLAIS BREED For the third year in a row the Charollais breed took the highly coverted ‘Champion of Champions’ award at the Royal Welsh Show. Coming through as winner of the Continental Section, Adrian Davies’s 3 shear ewe, Glyn Coch Lady Gaga was the top sheep at the show. Interbreed judge, Mr Morgan said the Charollais had been an easy winner, having style, great length and evenness of fleshing. “On the day she is a superb ewe with

everything in her favour.” The ewe is sired by Artnagullion Jose out of a Edstaston bred ewe by Wraycastle Delmonte. Previously she was reserve breed champion at the Royal Welsh Show in 2012. The Davies family from Manordeilo in Carmarthenshire were ecstatic with their victory. It was the first time the flock had taken the breed championship and then to go on to win the overall title at the show was indeed an historic

The Male Championship went to Edward Lloyd-Lewis and Meilir Jones’s very powerful senior ram, Wrenvale Master sired by Crogham Hannibal II. Standing reserve male champion was an outstanding ram lamb from the Logie Durno Flock. Officer was an ET lamb by Loanhead Midas Touch out of Logie Durno Kate, the 2012 RWAS Interbreed Champion. This lamb went on to be victorious in the Interbreed Ram Lamb competition. Geoff and Carol Watson’s multiple show winning shearling ram headed the line-up in his class. His sire was Sulwood Lieutenant out of a home-bred ewe. The Castellau flock was in the cards most of the day and had the pleasure of winning maybe the strongest class of the day, the shearling ewes. Tim’s fleshy www.charollaissheep.com

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Royal Welsh 2014 PRIZE WINNERS 2014 1ST PRIZE SHEARLING EWE (PICTURED TOP) T Prichard - 13TZ00730 - Castellau Flock

1ST PRIZE SHEARLING RAM(PICTURED MIDDLE) G&C Watson - 13YST00337 - Sulwood Flock

1ST PRIZE GROUP OF THREE FROM THE LOGIE DURNO FLOCK. THE GROUP WON RESERVE INTERBREED TITLE. (PICTURED BOTTOM LEFT)

FINAL LINE-UP IN THE SHEARLING EWE CLASS. (PICTURED BOTTOM RIGHT)

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AWARDS ROYAL WELSH SHOW 2014 JUDGE : MR ROBERT HOPPER

In the Interbreed Group of Three competition the Logie Durno trio were just pipped at the post into reserve position. But yet again a highly successful show for the Charollais breed.

SENIOR RAM 1 2 3

E Lloyd-Lewis/M Jones - 12XGY00121 Wrenvale Master T Prichard - 11TZ00252 - Castellau Lord of the Manor P Tait - 11XJS00233 - Kingsland Louis

SHEARLING RAM 1 2 3

G & C Watson - 13YST00337 D & P Curran - 13XEV00529 R Gregory - 13TG00253

RAM LAMB 1 2 3

W & C Ingram - 14ZNN09810 M Alford - 14XWY00354 A Davies - 14XCA00504

SENIOR EWE 1 2 3

A Davies - 11XCA00038 - Lady Gaga A & J Thomas - 11HK00379 T Prichard - 12TZ00437 - My Fair Lady

SHEARLING EWE 1 2 3

T Prichard - 13TZ00730 D & P Curran - 13XEV00431 W & C Ingram - 13ZNN07240

EWE LAMB 1 2 3

A Davies - 14XCA00503 W & C Ingram - 14ZNN09802 G & B Ingram - 14WNC10001

GROUP OF THREE W & C Ingram

FEMALE & OVERALL CHAMPION Adrian Davies - Ewe

RESERVE FEMALE & RESERVE CHAMPION Adrian Davies - Ewe Lamb

JUDGE AT THE ROYAL WELSH WAS SOUTH-WEST BREEDER, MR ROBERT HOPPER

MALE CHAMPION E Lloyd-Lewis & M Jones - Senior Ram

RESERVE MALE CHAMPION W & C Ingram - Ram Lamb www.charollaissheep.com

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Balmoral Show 2014 PRIZE WINNERS 2014 INTERBREED CHAMPION (PICTURED OPPOSITE) William McAllister, Artnagullion Nigella 13ZGQ01484 MALE CHAMPION (PICTURED TOP) Diane Christie, Lornbrook Nutcracker - 13ZHV13523 RESERVE MALE CHAMPION AND 1ST PRIZE SENIOR RAM (PICTURED MIDDLE) Diane Christie, Hollylodge Made to Measure 12XWZ00115 RESERVE FEMALE CHAMPION AND 1ST PRIZE SENIOR EWE (PICTURED BOTTOM) Diane Christie, ZHV0017 BEST GROUP OF THREE (PICTURED BOTTOM RIGHT) Diane Christie - Lornbrook Nutcracker, Hollylodge Made to Measure and Lornbrook J-Lo.

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87 claimed the red rosette. In the Shearling Ram Class the Lornbrook Flock were once again at the top of the line, this time it was a homebred ram, Lornbrook Nutcracker, sired by last year’s Male Champion, Gogwell Kicking King, who caught the Judges eye. A very correct, well-muscled ram that portrayed the natural characteristics of the breed. Aberdeenshire Judge Mr William Ingram had no qualms in going onto place him breed champion.

Balmoral Show 2014 MORE INTERBREED SUCCESS FOR CHAROLLAIS BREED AT BALMORAL Whoever said showing isn’t exciting should come along to Balmoral Show where the Charollais Breed added a little spice to the Interbreed events. It was another great Balmoral Show for the McAllister Family winning the Supreme Interbreed Champion for the second consecutive year. This year’s winner was a tremendous gimmer Artnagullion Nigella, sired by Castellau Figurehead and out of the same dam as last

year’s Champion, a Loaning Foot Highlander daughter. Charollais also won the Interbreed Pairs for the second consecutive year with the impressive combination of the Breed Champion and Reserve Champion from the Lornbrook and Artnagullion Flocks. First into the ring were the Senior Rams and it was last year’s “Male of the Year”, Hollylodge Made to Measure. son of Blakeney King Louis, who

The senior ewe class was headed up by last year’s “Female of the Year”, Lornbrook J-Lo, who went on to be placed reserve female champion. A very strong line-up of shearling ewes attracted a lot of interest around the ring side and were a great showcase for the breed. The Artnagullion Flock of William McAllister was awarded the red rosette; a Castellau Figurehead daughter out of a Loaningfoot Highlander dam Artnagullion Nigella, proved a worthy winner going on to win female breed champion and reserve breed champion. Standing second to the www.charollaissheep.com

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QY Tullyear Charollais QY Breeding for Quality, Breeding for You 2014 proved to be a great year for us with great demand for our stock both from

Pedigree and Commercial Breeders. Flock Competition: Winner of Large Flock Ewes and Ewe Lambs. Champion Junior Stock Ram, Ardbrin Orlando, 2nd in Stock Rams with Lisfuncheon Limited Edition.

STOCK SIRES

LISFUNCHEON LIMITED EDITION A5411014 Progeny from Limited Edition are now much sought after for their terrific carcase and tremendous gigots.

ARBRYN ORLANDO 14WRF00271 Winner of the Junior Stock Ram in NI Flock Competition

HIGHWAY OBELISK 14ZDG00211 Purchased at Worcester Premier this ram is producing growthy lambs which are very even and correct. TULLYEAR OMAN sold for top price of 3,200gns at Dungannon Premier, used on a few ewes before sale with very impressive results. DREW and STEPHEN COWAN 26 Cascum Road, Banbridge, N. Ireland BT32 4LF Tel: 028 4062 6275 Mob: 07845 941128 / 07729 128926 E: tullyearcharollais@googlemail.com W: www.tullyearcharollais.co.uk

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89 Champion in the shearling ewe class was Mervyn Torrens, showing for the first time at Balmoral, with a gimmer purchased from the Rhaeadr Flock of Myfyr Evans at the Shrewsbury Glamour Girls Sale. Both lamb classes were dominated by the Artnagullion Flock winning both the ram lamb and the ewe lamb classes. The first prize ram lamb out of a Crogham Hannibal dam and sired by Ballyhibben Kickstart and winning the ewe lambs was another big strong Artnagullion lamb, this one sired by Leelaw Hardnut and out of a Ballyhibben Kickstart dam.

AWARDS BALMORAL SHOW 2014 JUDGE : MR WILLIAM INGRAM SENIOR RAM 1 Diane Christie, Made to Measure 12XWZ00115 2 Diane Christie, ZHV 491 3 K & S Malcomson A54 12062

1ST PRIZE EWE LAMB WILLIAM MCALLISTER 14ZGQ01863

SHEARLING RAM 1 Diane Christie 13ZHV00523, Lornbrook Nutcracker 2 William McAllister ZGQ1494 3 Diane Christie 13WPF0015

SENIOR EWE 1 Diane Christie ZHV0017,Lornbrook J-Lo 2 K&S Malcomson 12YBX162 3 Diane Christie ZHV 624

SHEARLING EWE 1 William McAllister, 13ZGQ01484 2 Mervyn Torrens 13XXK00108 3 Diane Christie 13PQ00623

RAM LAMB 1 William McAllister 14ZGQ01881 2 D & L Mawhinney 14VV01370 3 Jonathan Aiken 14ZXJ0536

EWE LAMB 1st William McAllister 14ZGQ01863 2nd Tommy Fenton 14ZLZ00411 3rd Diane Christie 14ZHV00675

GROUP OF THREE 1st Diane Christie 2nd K& S Malcomson

1ST PRIZE RAM LAMB WILLIAM MCALLISTER 14ZGQ01881

A YOUNG MEMBER EXHIBITING HIS RAM LAMB

RESERVE MALE CHAMPION Senior Ram, Diane Christie, Hollylodge Made to Measure

FEMALE CHAMPION Shearling Ewe. William McAllister, Artnagullion Nigella

RESERVE FEMALE CHAMPION Senior Ewe. Diane Christie, Lornbrook J-Lo

MALE CHAMPION

CHAMPION

Shearling Ram. Lornbrook Nutcracker

Shearling Ram Diane Christie, Lornbrook Nutcracker www.charollaissheep.com

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Highland Show 2014 PRIZE WINNERS 2014 BREED CHAMPION AND MALE CHAMPION (PICTURED OPPOSITE) Trevor Bell - 13ZHV00523 - Lornbrook Nutcracker RESERVE BREED CHAMPION AND RESERVE MALE CHAMPION (PICTURED TOP) Trevor Bell - 12XWZ00115 - Hollylodge Made to Measure FEMALE CHAMPION (PICTURED MIDDLE) Jonathan Aiken, Carnew shearling ewe 13ZXJ00426 RESERVE FEMALE CHAMPION (PICTURED BELOW RIGHT) William & Carol Ingram - Logie Durno ewe, 12ZNN04479 FEMALE CHAMPIONSHIP UNDERWAY (PICTURED BELOW LEFT)

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91 championship title. Her sire was Castellau Lord Mayor out of a Foulrice Danny Boy ewe. The Logie Durno flock from Aberdeenshire took a couple of red tickets and both the reserve titles. First of their winners was their ram lamb, Logie Durno Officer. A son of Loanhead Midas Touch out of Logie Durno Kate, the multiple Interbreed Champion at the 2012 Royal Welsh Show.

Royal Highland Show 2014 NORTHERN IRISH FLOCKS TAKE THE GLORY AT ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW Northern Irish breeders took the Royal Highland Show by storm walking away with all the top prizes. Judge, Mr Tim Prichard from Glamorganshire found his champion from the shearling ram class and selected Diane Christie’s solid and smart tup, Lornbrook Nutcracker. His sire was Gogwell Kicking King; a purchase at the 2010 Worcester Premier Sale.

The Lornbrook flock also won the reserve title with their senior stock ram, Hollylodge Made to Measure. This tup was bred in Northern Ireland by the McConnell Bros and was sired by Blakeney King Louis out of a Ballynoe House Felix ewe. Top of the females also came over to the show from Northern Ireland. Jonathan Aiken’s shearling ewe from his Carnew flock won a strong class and then took the female

The first prize ewe from the Logie Durno flock was a twoshear bred the same way as Kate; by Rockvilla Golden Promise out of a Rutland ewe by Foulrice Chieftain. The Parkgate Flock of Alan and Herbie Kennedy were top of the line in the ewe lamb class with their smart daughter of Carnew Nijinsky out of an Artnagullion Knailer ewe. So Northern Irish breeding was also much to the fore with this lamb. Finishing off the day with another ticket was the Logie Durno Flock with their winning group of three.

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HEKRA FLOCK M rs S C o gh i ll M rs S C o gh i ll

Signet Recorded

MV Accredited

Hyde Charollais SU

Over 25 years of breeding for quality and performance

Senior Stock Sire

Hekra Nigella

Ch. X Bred Texel/Charollais 2014

• • • •

Grimston Jefferson ZPH 9035 EBV 351

Hekra Northern Isle

North of Scotland Flock Competition Wins - 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014 (Reserve in 2009 & 2012) 2003 1st National Flock Competition - Runner Up Pure and Cross Males and Females always for sale. Rams sold to over £1000 at Kelso in 2010, 2011 & 2014

Muce Farm, Birsay, Orkney KW17 2NB Tel: 01856 721334

Pictured at 5 1/2yrs old and still producing outstanding lambs. In 2014 he sired Hyde Octavian who scanned with an eye muscle of 44.2mm - the second highest measurement ever recorded in a Charollais ram lamb- and was sold at the Premier Sale to Redhill Charollais.

Stuart Dunkley 01604 862338

Hyde Farm, Roade, Northampton. NN7 2LN stuartdunkley@btinternet.com

FORDHAM YGD & NEWMARKET XSP CHAROLLAIS Overall Res. Champion Flock of Eastern Region 2013, including 1st prize junior stock ram & 1st prize ewes. Highest price ram at both Rugby & Melton Mowbray NSA Sales 2013

Spring Frost in the Fens

Interbreed group of 4 Winners Kent Show 2012

Fordham ‘Lady Diva’ Breed Champion at Kent & East of England Show 2012

GENUINE RETIREMENT DISPERSAL OF FORDHAM FLOCK IN 2016 FABBL - MV ACCREDITED - SCRAPIE MONITORED - SIGNET RECORDED

SIRES USED THIS YEAR; LOGIE DURNO KING PIN, PARKGATE LIKELY LAD & FFRWD NOBLE

J, C & G Maxwell, Moor Farm, Fordham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5LX John - 01638 720291 / 07789 347737 - Gemma - 07901 558155

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AWARDS ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW 2014 JUDGE : MR TIM PRICHARD RAM 1 2 3

T Bell 12XWZ00115 Hollylodge Made to Measure A & H Kennedy 11ZCA00038 R Paterson

SHEARLING RAM 1 2 3

T Bell 13ZHV00523 Lornbrook Nutcracker A & H Kennedy 13ZCA00848 W & C Ingram 13ZEG00127

RAM LAMB 1 2 3

W & C Ingram B Radley B Radley

14ZNN09810 14XZR00171 14XZR00188

EWE 1 2 3

W & C Ingram A & H Kennedy B & G Ingram

12ZNN04479 12ZCA00509 12WNC04357

SHEARLING EWE 1 2 3

J Aiken J Aiken T Bell

13ZXJ00426 13ZXJ00461 13ZHV00623

CONCLUSION OF THE EWE CLASS TIM PRICHARD HANDLING AN ENTRY

EWE LAMB 1 2 3

A & H Kennedy B & G Ingram B Radley

14ZCA01033 14WNC10002 14XZR00170

GROUP OF 3 William & Carol Ingram

CHAMPION TIM PRICHARD WAS THE JUDGE AT THE ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW.

Shearling ram - Lornbrook Nutcracker

RESERVE CHAMPION Ram - Hollylodge Made to Measure www.charollaissheep.com

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Gt Yorkshire Show PRIZE WINNERS 2014 BREED CHAMPION, SHEARLING EWE FROM THE FOULRICE FLOCK. (PICTURED OPPOSITE)

MALE CHAMPION, RHAEADR NOCK (PICTURED TOP)

RESERVE BREED CHAMPION, SHEARLING EWE FROM THE SILTON FLOCK (PICTURED MIDDLE)

RESERVE MALE CHAMPION, RAM LAMB FROM THE KIRKHOUSE FLOCK (PICTURED BELOW LEFT) 1ST PRIZE EWE LAMB FROM THE SULWOOD FLOCK (PICTURED BELOW RIGHT)

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95 exhibitors David and James Norman from Cockermouth in Cumbria. Their ram lamb Kirkhouse Optimus beat off the competition to win his class. This triplet ram lamb was the product of an in-lamb ewe purchased from the Castellau Flock of Tim Prichard. His sire was Castellau Lord of the Manor and his dam was by Galtres Dominator. The lamb was awarded the reserve male champion ticket.

Gt Yorkshire Show 2014 DOUBLE DELIGHT FOR FOULRICE FLOCK AT GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW Yorkshire flock owners Charles and Valerie Marwood enjoyed a memorable Great Yorkshire Show winning both the Female and Male Championship awards. Taking the top prize was their delightful shearling ewe by Dalby Mount Aloe out of a Castellau Krypton ewe. The judge Mr Charles Sercombe from Leicestershire was obviously so impressd with the shearling ewes, that he selected his reserve champion from that class

as well. This accolade went to David Dennis, also from Yorkshire with a Llynfi Leading Light ewe from his Silton Flock. The male champion from the Foulrice Flock was Rhaeadr Nock, purchased at the Worcester Premier Sale in 2013 for 4,000 gns. His sire was the Southern Irish bred ram Ballyhibben Klass Act and his dam by Parkgate Hurricane.

Regular exhibitor from Worcester Percy Tait won the senior ram class with his stock ram, Kingsland Louis. This ram was also sired by a Ballyhibben ram, this time Paddy Power. In the senior ewe class it was junior breeder, Molly Dougherty from Malton in Yorkshire, who lead the line-up with her father’s ewe by Foulrice Excalibur out of an Arjane Hardy ewe. Geoff and Carol Watson from Northamptonshire won the ewe lamb class with their sparky daughter of their Bincombe Kirk Patrick, senior stock ram and also stood first with their team of three.

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Sale of 150 In-lamb Females & Ewe Lambs

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AWARDS GT YORKSHIRE SHOW 2014 JUDGE : MR CHARLES SERCOMBE SENIOR RAM 1 - Percy Tait 2 - Ralph Anderson 3 - Sam Tindall

11XJS00233 Kingsland Louis 12ZNN04444 Logie Durno Mac the Knife 12XUJ00286

SHEARLING RAM 1 - C W Marwood & Son 13XXK00879 Rhaeadr Nock 2 - G&C Watson 13YST00337 3 - David Dennis 13YCR00551

RAM LAMB 1 - J Norman 2 - CW Marwood & Son 3 - G&C Watson

14XNK010301 14YST00454

SENIOR EWE 1 - C Dougherty 2 - David Dennis 3 - Sam Tindall

11XRL00027 12YTU00225 12ZNN04739

SHEARLING EWE 1 - C W Marwood & Son 2 - David Dennis 3 - G&C Watson

13DG03523 13YWB00565 13YST00335

EWE LAMB 1 - G&C Watson 2 - David Dennis 3 - C W Marwood & Son

14YST00416 14YWB00856

CHAMPION & RESERVE TERMINAL SIRE CHAMPION C W Marwood & Son - Shearling Ewe

RESERVE BREED CHAMPION David Dennis - Shearling Ewe

MALE CHAMPION C W Marwood & Son - Shearling Ram

RESERVE MALE CHAMPION J Norman - Ram Lamb www.charollaissheep.com

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AWARDS THREE COUNTIES SHOW 2014 JUDGE : MR TOM GREENFIELD SENIOR RAM 1 2 3

Peter Vaughan Percy Tait D Bussey

12WNC04403 11XJS00233 11XXL00479

SHEARLING RAM CHAMPION Peter Vaughan - Shearling Ewe - 13WAA01170 (pictured opposite page) 1ST PLACED RAM LAMB - Mrs Jennifer Curtis 14DQ00819 (pictured above) GROUP OF THREE Paul Amphlett - 14WBX00315, 14WBX00306 & 14WBX00286 (pictured below)

1 2 3

G & C Watson J Curtis I T Davies

13YST00337 13DQ00622 13XNR00265

RAM LAMB 1 2 3

J Curtis G & C Watson Peter Vaughan

14DQ00819 14YST00454 14WAA01394

SENIOR EWE 1 2 3

J & J Corbett Peter Vaughan J Curtis

12ZDG00124 10WAA00024 12DQ00457

SHEARLING EWE 1 2 3

Peter Vaughan J Curtis J Curtis

13WAA01170 13DQ00666 13DQ00607

EWE LAMB 1 2 3

G & C Watson Mr & Mrs Price J & J Corbett

14YST00416 14WKW00058 14WNY01668

GROUP OF 3 LAMBS 1 - Paul Amphlett - 14WBX00315, 14WBX00306 & 14WBX00286

RESERVE CHAMPION Peter Vaughan - Kings Land Flock - 12WNC04403

CHAMPION Peter Vaughan - Shearling Ewe - 13WAA01170

PAIRS INTERBREED CHAMPIONS Peter Vaughan - Shearling Ewe and Senior Ram, Loanhead Monarch of the Glen.

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99 The Sulwood flock of Geoff and Carol Watson from Northamptonshire, were top of the line with their multi-show winning shearling ram, sired by a home-bred sire, Sulwood Lieutenant. They were also victorious in the ewe lamb class with a daughter of Bincombe Kirk Patrick. Jennifer Curtis’s Elmwick flock was amongst the prize winners and won a red card with her ram lamb, by previous Three Counties champion, Elmwick Mr McGregor.

Three Counties Show 2014 KINGS LAND FLOCK LANDS PAIRS INTERBREED TITLE AND RESERVE SUPREME AT ROYAL 3 C’S Peter Vaughan, from Herefordshire, had a highly succesful, albeit last Three Counties Show with sheep from his Kings Land Flock, which was dispersed in the summer. The Kings Land shearling ewe was the breed champion and also went on to be awarded the reserve interbreed championship against all other breeds. The ewe was sired by the Southern Ireland bred tup, Ballyhibben Killarney out of a Penrhos Ibanez

ewe. Taking the reserve breed champion award was the 2-shear stock ram, Loanhead Monarch of the Glen. This ram is jointly owned by the Kingsland, Mortimer and Crogham Flocks and was top price and champion at the 2013 Worcester Premier Sale. Monarch was sired by Rockvilla Golden Promise out of a Dalby ewe. The Champion and Reserve paired up to take the Interbreed Pairs title.

The first prize ewe was exhibited by Janet and Jonathan Corbett from Gloucestershire. Their Highway ewe was by Oakchurch Lukasz out of a Banwy Impressive ewe. Paul Amplett’s Tawelfa flock put out a great team of three ram lambs all sired by Tymaen Knobby to win the progeny class.

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MALE CHAMPIONS 2014 101

G. SIRE 0NF8101

SIRE 1NF0012 LORNBROOK NUTCRACKER 13ZHV00523 BALMORAL & HIGHLAND CHAMPION

GOGWELL KICKING KING

GOGWELL ICE CREAM MAN

G. DAM 0NF8074 G. SIRE 0XWM8004

DAM 11ZHV00360

BALLYMULTIMBER IRONBAR

G. DAM 0ZHV4102

G. SIRE VV5034

SIRE AB7003 WRENVALE MASTER 12XGY00121 ROYAL WELSH MALE CHAMPION

CROGHAM HANNIBAL II

ROCKVILLA FERRARI

G. DAM AB2069 G. SIRE 0TZ6089

DAM 0ZXW8065

CASTELLAU GRANDEUR

G. DAM 0ZXW5074

G. SIRE 0ZNN5635

SIRE 0VV6049

LOGIE DURNO FINNEGAN

ROCKVILLA GOLDEN PROMISE

LOANHEAD MONARCH OF THE GLEN - 12WNC04403 THREE C’S MALE & IB PAIRS CHAMP

G. DAM 0VV4033

DAM 0PE7063

G. SIRE 0DG6432 FOULRICE GARCIA G. DAM 0PE2081

G. SIRE B39013

SIRE B310060

BALLYHIBBEN

BALLYHIBBEN KLASS ACT

RHAEADR NOCK 13XXK00879 GT YORKS MALE CHAMPION

G. DAM B37041 G. SIRE 0ZCA7047

DAM 0XXK9029

PARKGATE HURRICANE

G. DAM 0XXK7007 www.charollaissheep.com

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FEMALE CHAMPIONS 2014 103

G. SIRE 0ZKT8025

SIRE 0TZ5046 CASTELLAU FIGUREHEAD ARTNAGULLION NIGELLA 13ZGQ01484 BALMORAL IB CHAMPION

GALTRES DOMINATOR

G. DAM 0TZ1030 G. SIRE XZR7004

DAM ZGQ8023

LOANINGFOOT HIGHLANDER

G.DAM ZGQ5010 G. SIRE 0XZR7004

SIRE 0ZGQ9017

LOANINGFOOT HIGHLANDER

ARTNAGULLION JOSE

G. DAM 0ZGQ7020

GLYN COCH LADY GAGA 11XCA00038 ROYAL WELSH CH OF CHAMPIONS

G. SIRE 0DW3093

DAM 0TG5027

WRAYCASTLE DELMONTE

G. DAM 0DG1235

SIRE 12PE01524

G. SIRE 1PE0114 DALBY KRACKED-IT

DALBY MOUNT ALOE

G. DAM 1PE0261

FOULRICE NAOMI 13DG03523 GT YORKS BREED CHAMPION

DAM 11DG01238

G. SIRE 1TZ0007 CASTELLAU KRYPTON G.DAM 0DG9143

SIRE B310002 BALLYHIBBEN KILLARNEY

KINGS LAND 13WAA01170 3 C’S BREED & IB PAIRS CHAMPION

DAM 11WAA00246

G. SIRE B39013 BALLYHIBBEN G. DAM B38007 G. SIRE 0YLK8020 PENRHOS IBANEZ G. DAM 0TZ6085 www.charollaissheep.com

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JUDGES PANEL 2015 104

EAST OF ENGLAND CARROLL BARBER JONATHAN BARBER STUART DUNKLEY TONY GREGORY CHARLES SERCOMBE ALAN THOMAS GEOFF WATSON

Norfolk Norfolk Northants Bucks Leics Leics Northants

01953 607860 01953 607860 01604 862338 01296 720554 01664 434760 01455 552675 01536 763462

MIDLANDS GEOFF BIDDULPH Cheshire TOM GREENFIELD Warwickshire ROBERT GREGORY Shropshire STUART JOHNSON Stafford ALAN POTTER Shropshire GEOFF PROBERT Worcester DAVID ROBERTS Shropshire MARGIE RUSHBROOKE Worcestershire MARK RUSHBROOKE Worcestershire CECIL THOMAS Coventry ANDREW WALTON Cheshire

01625 424284 01827 881244 01939 291466 01785 246998 01694 731305 01568708766 01746 785255 01299 861200 01299 861200 02476 542409 01244 851705

NORTHERN IRELAND JONATHAN AIKEN DAVID ANDERSON JIM BELL WILLIAM BROWN DIANE CHRISTIE DREW COWAN STEPHEN COWAN IAN CRAIG ROBERT CROMIE TOMMY FENTON SAMUEL FLANAGAN IAN GOUDY WILLIAM McALLISTER HAROLD McBRATNEY NORMAN McMORDIE KENNY MALCOMSON GEOF MALCOMSON DAVID MAWHINNEY

N. Ireland N. Ireland N. Ireland N. Ireland N. Ireland N. Ireland N. Ireland N. Ireland N. Irealnd N. Ireland N. Ireland N. Ireland N. Ireland N. Ireland N. Ireland N. Ireland N. Ireland N. Ireland

028 9753 2578 028 207 41211 02897 521206 018206 22469 02897 521206 028406 26275 028406 26275 02894 463326 028406 23861 028 295 71455 028375 31629 028 427 88267 02825 898084 02891 464768 02897 511181 028406 51676 028406 51676 02891 812076

LIZ MAWHINNEY JONATHAN O’LOAN

N. Ireland N. Ireland

02891 812076 028217 58338

NORTH OF ENGLAND RALPH ALDERSON DAVID DENNIS KENTON FOSTER JOHN GELDARD RICHARD GELDARD STEPHEN HODGSON THOMAS HUNTER CHARLES MARWOOD DEBORAH WHITCHER MARTIN PRESTON SAMUEL TINDALL WILLIAM SOULSBY ROBERT TOWERS JONATHAN WALES

North Yorkshire 01845 567403 N Yorkshire 01609 883044 North Yorkshire 01969 622566 Cumbria 01539 552247 Cumbria 01539 55224 N Yorkshire 01677 450367 N Yorkshire 01723 891846 Yorkshire 01347 878529 Yorkshire 01347 878529 N Yorkshire 01274 565910 Yorkshire 01937 581101 Cumbria 01768 361829 Lancaster 01524 221273 Carlisle 01697 476247

SCOTLAND JAMES ANDREW Ayrshire JOHN ANDREW Ayrshire JAMES CLANACHAN Dumfries RUSSELL GRAY Lanark WILLIAM INGRAM Aberdeen GREGOR INGRAM Aberdeen BRUCE INGRAM Aberdeen ALAN KENNEDY Dumfriesshire HERBERT KENNEDY Dumfriesshire JIM KENNEDY Ayrshire ANDREW LAWRIE Lanark EWAN LAWRIE Lanark LINDA MCKENDRICK Fife ROBERT PATERSON SNR Perthshire ROBERT PATERSON JNR Perthshire Dumfries BEN RADLEY THOMAS SANDS Perthshire THOMAS SANDS JNR. Perthshire DAVID SLOAN Dumfries HELEN SLOAN Dumfries

01655 740578 01655 740578 01387 253934 01555 662613 01467 681579 01467 681579 01467 681579 01387 860253 01387 860253 01655 882895 01555 870410 01555 870410 01334 840489 01786 823129 01786 823129 07790 240074 01828 686327 01828 686327 01387 750378 01387 750378

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SOUTH WEST

GERALD BURROUGH ANDREW COOMBS PETER COOMBS ROB HARRIS CLIVE HOPPER ROBERT HOPPER ANGUS HOWIE MICHAEL MILLER JOHN OSBORNE AMY PEDRICK ASHTON SELWAY DAVE SMITH STEVE STEWART PATRICK TULLY

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Devon Somerset Somerset Devon Devon Devon Devon Dorset Cornwall Devon Dorset Devon Cornwall Somerset

01823 680565 01761 233446 01761 232448 01409 241221 01884 252133 01884 252133 01837 811559 01258 880469 01840 230354 01364 642844 01963 362751 01769 572177 01579 349163 01278 732944

Montgomery Powys Powys Carms Powys Carms Anglesey Flintshire South Glams Powys Carms Powys Mid Glamorgan

01938 561437 01874 711560 01874 711560 01550 777064 01874 622616 01267 241604 01248 410122 01745 570410 01446 792308 01686 440344 01559 362422 07977 458544 01443 224253

WALES CHRIS CROWTHER PAUL CURRAN DAVID CURRAN ADRIAN DAVIES BRIAN DAVIES DILWYN DAVIES DEWI P EVANS MEILIR JONES MIKE LEWIS MEDWYN LLOYD LIONEL ORGAN NEIL OUGHTON TIM PRICHARD

HUW ROBERTS NIGEL SHELDON ARWYN THOMAS

Denbighshire Carms Dyfed

01824 703222 01269 826700 01994 240261

INTERMEDIATE PANEL LIST PAUL AMPHLETT

Powys

01874 610130

GILBET ANDERSON N. Ireland LAWRENCE BUCKLAND Glos ED BULMAN N Yorkshire ANDREW DAVIES Aberdeenshire CYRIL DOUGHERTY N Yorkshire TIM GREENOW Hereford NICK HART Worcs BRUCE IRVINE Aberdeenshire TOM MAWER Lincolnshire ALAN MCCAFFERTY N. Ireland ABBIE MOSELEY Shropshire FRED PAYNE Somerset AMELIA PEDRICK Devon MARK SHIMWELL Cheshire JOHN STOTT Cumbria JAMIE WILD Rutland

028 406 62305 01452 700747 01609 748015 01651 862322 01653 668577 01432 870580 01989 770205 01346 561425 01400 230142 028 7086 8094 01691 682 220 07577 682482 01364 642844 01260 270061 01539 560213 07843 098 761

INTERMEDIATE PANEL This panel is for newly trained judges, who the committee feel require more experience of judging before joining 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.

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS DO YOU NEED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE JUDGES 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 including the ownership of a registered ock which submits registrations to the Society on an annual basis.

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CAROL IRWIN BRANDYWELLS XUA Tel: 01769 581499 BRANDYWELLS NOUGAT - 13XUA00104

Semen Directory 2015 ADRIAN DAVIES

GLYNCOCH XCA

DAVID & PAUL CURRAN WERNFAWR XEV Tel: 01558 822312 Mobile: 07796 352304

WRENVALE MADE 4 EWE - 11XGY00118 Tel: 01874 711560 Mobile: 07977 493087

ARR/ARR - Top five sons averaged £2,480 at last year’s Worcester Premier Sale. Price per dose : £40 - discount for quantity

LOGIE DURNO MAGNUM - 12ZNN04424

ARR/ARR - Purchased for 5,600gns, he has sired ram lambs for 2,300gns, a 1st prize and two 2nd prizes at the Royal Welsh Show, including last year’s Reserve Champion. Price per dose : £30 GLYNCOCH HABANA - 0XCA7040 ARR/ARR Sire of the Dam of Glyncoch Mr T, who sold for 4,400gns and two Champions at Builth NSA sales. Price per dose : £25 MORTIMER JUMBO - 0HH9180 ARR/ARR Purchased for 4,200gns, has produced lambs within the top 5% for muscle and breed index. Price per dose : £30

ARR/ARR - South West Male Sheep pf the Year 2014 - Breed Champion at Bath & West, Devon County and Dorset County Shows. A long strong son of Southam Exotic Price per dose : £25

NEIL OUGHTON LOWERYE ZVY Mobile: 07977 458544 LOWERYE OTT - 14ZVY01182 ARR/ARR Our top index lamb in 2014. Huge growth rate, massive loin and positive fat EBV. Myomax Gold. used extensively in our March lambing flock and the commercials. Price per dose : £30 - frozen to export spec.

LOWERYE KRIKEY - 1ZVY0078 ARR/ARR

A son of Golden Promise from a huge Lowerye Eric daughter. Fantastic gigot muscularity shown by CT scanning. Semen exported and used in numerous composite breeding programs in the UK. Myomax Gold.

Rainbow Milburn 12XPU01224

many top quality ewes and rams Price per dose : £20

Milburn consistently breeds correct, tight skinned, lengthy progeny with exceptional loin and gigots.

ARR/ARR - Outstandingly well muscled ram produced sons to 5,600gns Price per dose : £20

£25/dose (discount for 10 or more doses)

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WESTONVALE JUBILEE - 0XBB9016 ARR/ARR - A legend in his time - breeder of Tel: 01347 878529

ASH CHAROLLAIS FILIBUSTER - 0YFD5002 WERNFAWR JIM - 0XEV9061 ARR/ARR

Produced sons to 4,260gns strong correct show sinning ram with many daughters still in flock Price per dose : £15

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EBV's- 8wk +3.05; Scan 7.00; Muscle +4.99; Fat -0.43; Gigots +6.06; Index 351. Contact: Medwyn Lloyd 07721 894859 email: rees_lloyd@btinternet.com web: charollaisrams.co.uk www.charollaissheep.com

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Calendar of Ram Sales 2015 RAM SALES

VENUE

DAY OF WEEK

DATE

WORCESTER PREMIER

WORCESTER MARKET

SATURDAY

4TH JULY

SCOTTISH PREMIER SALE

STIRLING MARKET

WEDNESDAY

8TH JULY

DUNGANNON PREMIER

DUNGANNON FARMERS

MONDAY

27TH JULY

BUILTH WELLS EARLY

WELSH SHOWGROUND

MONDAY

3RD AUGUST

CHELFORD SALE

CHELFORD MARKET

SATURDAY

8TH AUGUST

EXETER NSA SALE ** INCLUDES FEMALES

EXETER LIVESTOCK MARKET

WEDNESDAY

19TH AUGUST

CARLISLE ** INCLUDES EMPTY FEMALES

BORDERWAY MART

FRIDAY

28TH AUGUST

DUNGANNON SEPT

DUNGANNON FARMERS MART

MONDAY

7TH SEPTEMBER

SKIPTON

SKIPTON MARKET

TUESDAY

15TH SEPTEMBER

STIRLING

STIRLING MARKET

FRIDAY

18TH SEPTEMBER

BUILTH WELLS MAIN ** INCLUDES FEMALES

WELSH SHOWGROUND

MONDAY

21ST SEPTEMBER

BALLYMENA

BALLYMENA MARKET

MONDAY

21ST SEPTEMBER

WELSHPOOL

WELSHPOL LIVESTOCK SALES

THURSDAY

1ST OCTOBER www.charollaissheep.com

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ANNUAL SHOW & SALE OF PEDIGREE ACCREDITED CHAROLLAIS SHEEP on SATURDAY 8th AUGUST 2015

On the same day Society and Club sales of Texel, Dorset and Bleu du Maine Sheep

DUNGANNON FARMER’S MART

90 Granville Road, Dungannon, Co Tyrone Telephone: 028 8772 2727 Fax: 028 8772 4254

1st & 3rd WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Store Cattle, each month Dropped Calves, Fat & Store Lambs Weaners, Dairy Fat Ewes & Stock, Fat Cows Breeding Stock. & Bulls. MACHINERY SALE: 2nd Friday each month POULTRY FAIR, CAR BOOT & HOME PRODUCE SALE: 3rd Saturday each month HORSE & PONY SALE: Last Friday each month PEDIGREE SALES: Pedigree Shows & Sales of Sheep and Cattle (as advertised in the Farming Press) Property Sales and Land Lettings as Advertised

PREMIER EXPORT SHOW & SALE Monday 27th July 2015

RAM SALE (non export) - Monday 7th September FEMALE EXPORT SALE - Monday 26th October

EXETER LIVESTOCK CENTRE OFFICIAL AUCTIONEERS TO THE BRITISH CHAROLLAIS SHEEP SOCIETY

WEDNESDAY 19TH AUGUST NSA SOUTH WEST RAM SALE PLUS FEMALES Prime Sheep Sale Every Monday Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Every Friday www.kivells.com Contact Russell Steer 07788 318701 or 01392 251261 Exeter Livestock Centre, EX2 8FD livestock@kivells.com

Welshpool Livestock Sales Ltd Buttington Cross, Buttington, Welshpool, Powys SY21 8SR WWW.Welshpoolsmithfield.co.uk

We are proud to announce, official Society sales on:

Thursday 1st October 2015 Pedigree Charollais Rams Saturday 7th November 2015 Pedigree In-Lamb Charollais Ewes and Ewe Lambs

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ALL EWES AT OUR OFFICIAL SALES ARE INSPECTED AND WARRANTED IN LAMB

IN-LAMB SALES

Calendar of Female Sales 2015 VENUE

DAY

SKIPTON SALE

SKIPTON MARKET

EXETER SALE

EXETER LIVESTOCK MARKET FRIDAY

16TH OCTOBER

BRECON FEMALE

BRECON LIVESTOCK MARKET

SATURDAY

24TH OCTOBER

DUNGANNON EXPORT FEMALE SALE

DUNGANNON FARMERS MART

MONDAY

26TH OCTOBER

WELSHPOOL FEMALE

WELSHPOOL LIVESTOCK SALES

SATURDAY

7TH NOVEMBER

STIRLING

STIRLING MARKET

SATURDAY

14TH NOVEMBER

SATURDAY

9TH JANUARY 2016

SHREWSBURY FEMALE SHREWSBURY MARKET

“FEMALES WITH FIGURES” SATURDAY 6TH JUNE WORCESTER MARKEST Vendors : Andrew Walton, Mark Rushbrooke & Guest Consignors. Auctioneer : Clive Roads

SATURDAY

DATE 10TH OCTOBER

WORCESTER ‘SAUCY SALE’ - SATURDAY 3RD OCTOBER - WORCESTER MARKET In-lamb ewes and ewe lambs from 10 leading flocks; Edstaston, Logie Durno, Knighton, Crogham, Tullyear, Glyncoch, Rockvilla, Banwy, Dalby & Wolston. Auctioneer:Clive Roads,

DISPERSAL OF THE ABERKINSEY FLOCK JOINT PRODUCTION SALE SATURDAY 17TH OCTOBER SUNDAY 25TH OCTOBER HEREFORD MARKET RUTHIN MARKET Vendor : Meilir Jones Auctioneers : Ruthin Auction Mart

Elmwick, Highway, Castellau, Coldharbour, Wernfawr, Loosebeare and Tawelfa Auctioneer : Mike Evans, Brightwells. www.charollaissheep.com

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Regional Officers 2015 NORTH OF SCOTLAND

SOUTH OF SCOTLAND

NORTH OF ENGLAND

CHAIRMAN Mr James Clanachan, Maryholm Farm, Dumfries, DG2 0BQ. Tel: 01387 253934 talk2jock@hotmail.co.uk

CHAIRMAN Mr Bruce Irvine Sauchentree New Aberdour, Fraserburgh AB63 7LN Tel: 01346 561425 Mobile: 07809 051550 Email: irvinebruce@aol.com VICE CHAIRMAN Mr Howard Davies Hillhead of Cannahars Whitecarns, AB23 8XJ Tel: 01651 862322 Email: h.davies295@ btinternet.com

VICE CHAIRMAN Mr Alan Kennedy Wester Parkgate Dumfries. DG1 3NN Tel : 01387 860253

SECRETARY Mrs Margaret Gray Langside Farm, Kirkfieldbank, Lanark Scotland ML11 9TZ Tel: 01555 662613 Email: magsbaillie@ hotmail.com

EAST OF ENGLAND CHAIRMAN Mr Tom Greenfield Harris Bridge Farm, Sibson, Nuneaton, Warks. CV13 6LS Tel: 01827 881244 Email: teresa.greenfield @yahoo.co.uk

CHAIRMAN Mr Kenton Foster Garriston Farm Garriston, Leyburn, N. Yorks Tel: 01969 622566 Farm Mobile: 07711 469280 Email:kentonfoster@ sky.com VICE CHAIRMAN Robert Towers Camp House Farm, Farleton, Lancaster. LA2 9LH Tel : 01524 221273 Email : robchfarm@hotmail.co.uk

SECRETARY Ms Sue Amery Email: sueamery@tiscali.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: ruthmawer123@btinternet. com

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Regional Officers 2015 CENTRAL ENGLAND

WALES

SOUTH WEST ENGLAND

CHAIRMAN Mr Dewi Prichard Evans Tyddyn-Y-Ffrwd, Moelfre, Anglesey. LL72 8HF Tel : 01248 410122 Email : dewie@nmr.co.uk

CHAIRMAN Mr Andrew Walton Church Farm, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BE Tel: 01244 851705 Email: andrew@wtms.biz VICE CHAIRMAN Mr Mark Rushbrooke Brettles Farm, Shatterford, Bewdley, Worcs DY12 1TJ Tel: 01299 861200 Email: rushbrooke@ supanet.com SECRETARY Jan Walton, Church Farm, Backford, Chester.CH2 4BE Tel: 01244 851705 Mobile: 07949 370684 Email: jan@wtms.biz

VICE CHAIRMAN Mr Adrian Davies, Glanbrydan, Manordeilo, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire. SA19 Tel: 01558 822312 Mobile: 07796 352304 Email: adrian.davies@animalhealth.gsi.gov.uk

SECRETARY Emyr Hughes Bronwydd, Wolfscastle, Haverfordwest, Pembs, SA62 5NH Tel: 01348 840602 Email: info@bronwyddcharollais.co.uk

NORTHERN IRELAND CHAIRMAN Mr William McAllister, 92 Parkgate Road, Kells, Co Antrim. BT42 3PG Tel : 02825 898084 Email : mcallisterlivestock@ yahoo.co.uk

CHAIRMAN Mr Robert Hopper Gogwell Farm, Cove, Tiveton, Devon EX16 7RN Tel: 01884 252133 Email :paulinehopper964@ btinternet.com VICE CHAIRMAN Mr John Osbourne Tobarn, Jacobstow, Bude, Cornwall. EX23 0BU Tel : 01840 230354 Email : john.tobarn @googlemail.com

VICE CHAIRMAN & SECRETARY Mrs Sheila Malcomson 29 Ringclare Road, Donaghmore, Newry, Co Down. BT34 1RY Tel: 028 406 51676 Email: sheilam29@hotmail.com PR OFFICER Mrs Maureen Cowan Tel: 028 406 26275 Email: tullyearcharollais@google mail.com

SECRETARY Mrs Carol Irwin Rose Cottage Reeds Hammetts, Kings Nympton, Umberleigh Devon EX37 9ST Mobile: 01769 581499 Email:brandywellscharollais@ gmail.com www.charollaissheep.com

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Company Officials 2015 NATIONAL CHAIRMAN David Mawhinney Email : david.mawhinney@btconnect.com Tel : 02891 812076 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 Elaine Tinsley Email : elaine@charollaissheep.com Telephone : 01953 603335 ACCOUNTS Liz Harmer Email : liz@charollaissheep.com Telephone : 01953 603335 REGISTRATIONS Cathryn Ince-Jones Wendy Brown Email : registrations@charollaissheep.com Telephone : 01953 603335

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bruce Irvine James Clanachan Kenton Foster Tom Greenfield Andrew Walton Dewi Evans Robert Hopper William McAllister David Mawhinney

FINANCE & GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE Charles Sercombe - Chairman Email : charles.sercombe@btopenworld.com

Robert Gregory Bruce Irvine David Mawhinney

Andrew Walton

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 : 1341920 Youngmans Road, Wymondham, Norfolk. NR18 0RR

Tel : 01953 603335 Fax : 01953 607626 Email : office@charollaissheep.com

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Index to Breeders Advertisments Mr Jonathan Aiken - Carnew` Mr Jonathan & Mrs Carroll Barber - Crogham Colin & Ros Bowen - Gwyndy Mrs Sheena Coghil - Hekra Jonathan & Janet Corbett - Webberburn Mr Drew Cowan - Tullyear David & Paul Curran - Wernfawr Jennifer Curtis - Elmwick Stuart Dunkley “Females with Figures” Mr Adrian Davies - Glyncoch Cyril Dougherty - Shamrock

102 26 64 92 28 88 44 6 92 19 56

70 Huw & Bronwen Evans - Glantren 72 Females with Figures Sale 19 Tim & Liz Greenow - Fortress 72 Mr Tony & Mrs June Gregory - Coldharbour 79 Mr Robert & Mrs Jeanette Gregory - Edstaston 68 Mr John & Mrs Anne Griffiths - Chestnut Park 6 John Harding - Ingst 66 Clive & Robert Hopper - Gogwell 8 Emyr Hughes - Bronwydd 64 William & Carol Ingram - Logie Durno 12 10 Carol Irwin - Brandywells Mr Meilir Jones - Aberkinsey IBC Jane & Medwyn Lloyd - Meyne 107 Mr Charles & Mrs Valerie Marwood - Foulrice 32 J C & G Maxwell - Fordham & Newmarket 92 Mr Tom Mawer - Kelby 70 Mr David Mawhinney - Rockvilla 2 Norman McMordie - Riverdale 45 McConnell Brothers 52 G Meyrick & Sons - Bould 76

Micklehills Partnership - Micklehills D & J Norman - Kirkhouse Lionel Organ - Tymaen R H & M E Oughton & Sons - Lowerye Dr. Amelia & Amy Pedrick - Churchill Mr Tim Prichard - Castellau Michael Power - Ballyhibben Mr & Mrs M Rushbrooke - Brettles Charles & Helen Sercombe - Dalby Mr Dave & Mrs Margaret Smith - Nympton Mr Cecil & Mrs Janette Thomas - Wolston R & S Tindall - Linton Springs Andrew & Jan Walton - Rainbow Worcester “Saucy Sale” Mark Worthington - Moss Side

62 34 81 16 8 60 80 19 22 10 100 30 18 62 96

NORTHERN IRELAND BREEDERS PAGE George & Jason Booth, Berry Bros, Sydney Corbett, Ian Goudy, Kenny & Sheila Malcomson, William McAllister 53

www.charollaissheep.com

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COMMERCIAL ADVERTISERS AB Europe Ball of Madley Bayer Brightwells British Wool Marketing Board Caltech Celtic Sheep Breeding Services Craven Cattle Marts Ltd, Skipton Dungannon Farmers Mart Gripple Irish Charollais Sheep Society J G Animal Health Kivells & Husseys KiwiKit McCartneys MSD Animal Health Premium Sheep & Goat Health Shearwell Data Show Box Show Winners Signet United Auctions Vale Veterinary Group Welshpool Livestock Sales Wright Marshall, Chelford

106 81 78 74 4 24 81 96 110 28 80 IFC 110 74 4 42 108 OBC 96 100 20 14 108 110 110

DESIGNED AND PUBLISHED BY Ceres Solutions 01953 607860 EDITOR Carroll Barber ADVERTISING Elaine Tinsley CONTRIBUTORS Emyr Hughes Sam Boon Ian McDougall PHOTOGRAPHY Tim Scrivener Alfie Shaw Wayne Hutchinson Carroll Barber PRINTED BY Colour Print, Norwich THANKS TO ALL CHAROLLAIS BREEDERS, COMMERCIAL COMPANIES AND FEATURE FARMERS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS PUBLICATION. Every care is taken when compiling editorial and advertisements. The British Charollais Sheep Society can accept no responsibility for errors or omission arising from publication. Information and photographs contained within the advertisements may not necessarily be the views of the British Charollais Sheep Society which therefore cannot be held responsible for any reason arising therefrom.

BRITISH CHAROLLAIS SHEEP SOCIETY YOUNGMANS ROAD, WYMONDHAM, NORFOLK. NR18 0RR TEL : 01953 603335 FAX : 01953

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Dispersal of the ABERKINSEY flock (YBJ) Ruthin Farmers Market on Sunday 25th October 2015

MEILIR OWAIN JONES - Gop Farm, Trelanwyd, Flintshire.

LL18 6DG

Tel: Home: 01745 570410 Mobile: 07887 868 349 Email: meilir.jones@googlemail.com

www.aberkinseycharollais.co.uk

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