A Victorian Limousin stud has repeated its success at last year’s Royal Melbourne Show, taking out the Supreme Exhibit with a May, 2013 cow and calf combination.
It was the second year in a row Mandayen Jill J2402 was sashed Supreme Exhibit of the breed.
This year and last year, Mandayen Jill J2402 took out the Grand Champion Limousin Female ribbon for Patrick Halloran, Bush Park Limousin Stud, Kyneton.
She also took out this year’s Senior Champion Cow.
This year, Mandayen Jill beat the Grand Champion Bull, Mount View Orchards, Batlow, Flemington Legend, a May 2015 drop animal, by Warrigal High Vision, out of Flemington Polled Pride H1
“I didn’t expect her to go as well as she did, but I think she is a pretty fit cow, and a pretty fair cow, she’s the type of cow I am breeding,” Mr Halloran said.
“She’s got plenty of soundness, a pretty good, deep bodied cow, she’s got plenty of milk, she’s got a good heifer calf, coming on behind, and that’s the line of cows I want to progress.”
Judge Huw Evans, Quirindi, New South Wales, said Mandayen Jill had a “lot of muscle, a lot of depth, a big long barrel and plenty of softness too.
“She moves around really well, she has a good udder on her, a nice square udder, with a lot of milk and a tremendous heifer calf.”
Grand Champion bull Flemington Legend, a sixteen month weighed 756kilograms and recorded estimated breeding values (EBV’s) of 12millimetres of rump fat, 8mm of rib fat and an estimated eye muscle area (EMA) of 125square centimetres.
Flemington Legend went on to win the interbreed junior champion bull. The bull was reserve junior champion at the Royal Easter Show, Sydney, when it was only 10 months old.
Mr Evans said Flemington Legend was “an outstanding bull”, with depth, muscle, softness and fertility.
Winners:
Junior champion heifer: Mount View Orchards Batlow, Flemington: Flemington Cupcake, L3, February 22, 2015, Sire: Flemington Exception E19, Dam: Summit Magic yH1
Reserve Junior Champion Heifer: GR & KA Hedger, Garren Park Genetics: Garren Park Jewel L7, March 17, 2015, Sire: Donna Valley Poll Dictator, Dam: Donna Valley Forbidden Jewel
Senior Champion Cow: Patrick Halloran, Bush Park Limousins: Mandayen Jill J2402, May, 19, 2013, Sire: Mandayen Eveready E1385, Dam: Mandayen Jill F1646
Reserve Senior Champion Cow: David Galpin, Warrawindi: Warrawindi Krystal Gem K14, March 8, 2014, Sire: Wulfs Yonkers K682Y, Dam: Warrawindi Gem 88
Grand Champion Female: Patrick Halloran, Bush Park Limousins: Mandayen Jill J2402, May, 19, 2013, Sire: Mandayen Eveready E1385, Dam: Mandayen Jill F1646.
Senior Champion Bull: Richard Martin, Manoora Park Limousins, Manoora Park Kent, 17 December 17, 2014, Sire: Manoora Park First General, Dam: Manoora Park Harper.
Reserve Senior Champion bull: Cassandra Coombe, Cassalee Limousins, Cassalee Keep Me In Mind, June 18, 2014, Sire: Longreach Fleet Street, Dam: Kia Ora Giselle
Grand Champion Bull: Mount View Orchards Batlow, Flemington: Flemington Legend, May 13, 2015, Sire: Warrigal High Vision, Dam: Flemington Polled Pride H1