Patron: HRH Prince Charles
This technical event is a showcase for Breedplan performance recording South Devon herds, to highlight the importance of Estimated Breeding Values as a tool for breeding selection.
This year’s Championships are being held by kind arrangement of Agrifest Southwest on Wednesday 3rd November.
“The Society and its members are saddened by the news of the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh and wish to convey their sincere condolences to Her Majesty The Queen, to their Patron His Royal Highness Prince Charles, and to all the Royal Family.”
Evaluation of the replacement of cereals with a high energy forage with intensively finished weaned spring born South Devon suckled steers.
The top bull price reached 9,500 gns for Z Mutterton Kyoto 17 offered by A H & E M Bartley from East Devon, selling to J & B Fentem & Sons from Ashbourne, Derbyshire. This bull was born 24th March 2019, is heterozygous polled and with a myostatin status of ‘1’ F94L. Sired by X Arncliffe Kyoto and out of AI Z Mutterton Pansy 7, his breeding extends to Shorland, Lumbylaw, Billingsley, Clobred and Northwick bloodlines. Dam Pansy 7 has an impressive herd competition record and is rated Excellent in type classification.
The 2020 Herd Competition is CANCELLED due to coronavirus. We had hoped to be able to facilitate it, albeit with some amendments to the usual arrangements, but with the worrying increase in the number of Covid-19 hotspots and in the interests of safety of members and our judges the decision has had to be made.
