Holstein crowned supreme in Royal Highland Show dairy rings

This was the first year an, any other breed class was included in the dairy section, the championship was claimed by a Brown Swiss from Robert McColm, Stranraer. Soulseat Lasson Kizzy is part of Mr McColm’s 130 Brown Swiss cattle in the Soulseat herd. It calved in March with its third calf and is giving 32kg a day at 4.3 per cent fat and 3.77 per cent protein.

The reserve any other breed champion was Lismulligan Priscilla 53, a Friesian from A. Lawson. The homebred cow by Winnoch Umpire calved in March with its third calf and is giving 34kg a day. It was the any other dairy breed champion at Fife show and is part of Mr Lawson’s herd of 175 Friesians and Dairy Shorthorns.

Taking the Ayrshire championship was a homebred cow from A. and S. Lawrie, Kinross. This was Cuthill Towers Highland Dream, a second calver which calved in March and is giving 50 kg a day. It was placed fourth in its class at the Royal highland last year and will head to Dairy Day in September.

The reserve Ayrshire was Changue Martha 49 from Mungo Bryson, Mauchline, bought privately from Changue four years ago. The EX95-classified cow calved with its seventh in March and is giving 45kg daily.

Mr Lawson also claimed the trophy in the Dairy Shorthorn ring with Winbrook Cactus 30. The VG88-classified, third-calved cow by Winbrook Pedro calved in May and is giving 42kg a day. It was second in its class last year as a junior cow.

The reserve Dairy Shorthorn honours fell to Irthingelt Talula 2 from T.W. and A.M. Moscrop, Carlisle. The VG89-classified, homebred cow by Skyhigh Hartland calved with its fifth calf in January, it is giving 35kg a day and is predicted to give 10,500kg this lactation.

The Red and White Holstein champion was Redsky Land Delight from J. and G. Lawrie, the EX93-classified cow by Tiger Lily Ladd P-Red, was bought from the Black and White sale in Carlisle five years ago. It calved for the fourth time in February and is giving 55kg a day.