Dairy Cattle

Judging begins at 10.00am prompt

In the event of a large turnout. Classes will be split

Entry Fee for all Classes £2 unless otherwise stated

Prize Money for Classes 1st-£7; 2nd-£5; 3rd-£3 unless stated differently

Holstein Friesian cattle

  1. Cow in milk, having had only two calving’s
  2. Cow in milk, having had three calving’s or more
  3. Back calving cow, any age, to calf after 1st July and not later than 31st December, not shown in foregoing classes
  4. The Derby for 2024 for the best two or three-year-old heifer
  5. Pair of females shown in foregoing classes
  6. Calf born after 1st September 2023 led by under 14-year-old
  7.  Calf born after 1st December 2023 led by under 14-year-old
  8. Maiden Heifer born before 1st September 2022
  9. Holstein confined to Garnock Valley & Lochwinnoch Parish
  10. best registered female of Holstein Breed.

 

CHAMPION & RESERVE CHAMPION

The best Holstein/Friesian (registered or unregistered)

 

Any Other Dairy Breed

  1. Cow in milk, any age
  2. Back Calving Cow, any age to calf after1st July and not later than 31st Not shown in foregoing classes
  3. Derby for 2024 for two or three-year-old Heifers in milk or in calf
  4. Pair of females shown in foregoing classes
  5. Confined to Garnock Valley & Lochwinnoch Parish
  6. Female any age, bred by Exhibitor
  7. Calf born after 1st September 2023, to be shown & led under 14-year-old
  8. Calf born after 1st December 2023 to be shown & led by under 14-year-old
  9. Maiden Heifer born before 1st September 2022

 

CHAMPION & RESERVE CHAMPION

All Dairy breeds shown in foregoing Classes

  1. Official Milk Records for all Dairy Breeds. To produce to the secretary no later than 10am (to calve within 400 days.) (Free Entry)
  2. Best Udder in Show Nominated by the section Judge  Prize £10
  3. Dairy Interbreed to be judged by the Umpire.  (Free Entry)                                     1st– £10; 2nd-£5
  4. Best Female of the Dairy Breeds confined to Garnock Valley & Lochwinnoch Parish (Free Entry)

 

The exhibitor with most points in Holstein & Any other Dairy Breed Section

  1. Pair of animals from the same exhibitor. All cattle sections to be judged by the umpire.

Champion – £20                                  Reserve – £15

Donated by R. Boyd                           Donated by J. Reid

Pedigree

  1. Beef Bull any breed,
  2. Cow in Calf or Calf at foot
  3. Heifer Maiden or in Calf
  4. Heifer under one year old

 

CHAMPION & RESERVE CHAMPION – Best Continental Shown in foregoing classes

CHAMPION & RESERVE CHAMPION – Best Native shown in foregoing classes

Kindly sponsored by Andrew Kirkpatrick Champion £20 Reserve £10

  1. Pairs – Shown by exhibitor in foregoing classes.

CHAMPION & RESERVE CHAMPION – for the best animal in Pedigree section (excluding Highland)

Commercial Breeds

  1. Crossbreed cow in calf or calf at foot
  2. Breeding Crossbreed Heifer any age
  3. Prime Heifer
  4. Prime Bullock (Cross Breed) Calf Teeth
  5. Prime Bullock (Cross Breed) Two Broad Teeth
  6. Suckled calf (no bulls) born between 1st April 2023 & 30th September 2023
  7. Suckled Calf. Born after 1st October 2023
  8. Best Bullock or Heifer, bred and reared by exhibitor.

Kindly Sponsored by Ian Gillan 1st-£15; 2nd – £10

 CHAMPION & RESERVE CHAMPION

  1. The best Prime Animal. Confined to Garnock Valley & Lochwinnoch Parish.
  2. Beef Calf male or female born in current year to be led by under 14-year-old
  3. Beef Calf from Dairy Herd, male or female, born after 1st 2023

Young Farmers’ Clubs

Kindly Sponsored by Allan Blair

  1. Young Farmers’ Club, any Prime Beef male.       1st – £75; 2nd – £50 3rd– £25
  2. Young Farmers’ Club, any Prime Beef Female.   1st -£75; 2nd -£50 3rd -£25

All Bulls to be double haltered

Highland Cattle

All prize money for Highland Cattle Section is donated by J& D. Pierce, (Contracts) Kilbirnie

  1. Bull, born 2023
  2. Bull, born before 2023
  3. Cow in milk with own calf at foot, or in calf
  4. Heifer, born before 1st January 2022
  5. Heifer, born on or after 1st January 2022
  6. Heifer, born on or after 1st January 2023
  7. Calf born after 1st September 2023 to be led by under 14-year-old
  8. Pairs class, two animals in same ownership.

CHAMPION & RESERVE CHAMPION

Judging begins at 10.00am prompt