This year’s All Britain Awards received 169 entries, with results announced by Holstein UK on March 15th. After the UK Dairy Expo, the highly anticipated winners were
announced at the annual All Britain Dinner. A total of fifteen classes were judged based on the quality of animals displayed in show rings at recognised shows across the UK in 2024. Each year, the awards bring together animals from across the UK to compete against each other.
A shortlist of animals from each class was submitted to the National Judging Panel after the first round of judging. The preliminary judges for this year were David Booth (Shawdale), Iain McLean (Priestland) and Wyn Jones (Feithy).
As a result of the high quality of entries this year, the judges made the following comments: David said, “I really enjoyed the day judging; it was a great entry with good classes of up to 19 entries. It was great to spend the day with my fellow judges. It was the first time I’ve been asked to judge this competition, and it has been a great honour.”
Iain added “It was an absolute honour to judge the All Britain Award classes, I very much enjoyed studying the photos of beautiful cattle of all ages.”
Wyn added “It was a privilege to be asked to judge this year’s All Britain Award nominations. May I congratulate all exhibitors on their entries, it has been a tremendous quality throughout the classes.”
Final placements were determined by the Holstein UK National Judging Panel, who allocated their placings individually, with the Champion, Reserve and Honourable Mention titles awarded to the animals with the most votes.
As Holstein UK’s Chairman, Steve Hill expressed his congratulations to all winners of the All Britain Awards 2024. “Holstein UK breeders continue to breed and exhibit an impressive display of cattle with the same dedication and passion as in years past, despite the challenges facing the industry. It is great to see animals excel in productivity and performance as the breed continues to develop and improve.”
The class champions are listed below, with a full list of the winners available on the website: www.holstein-uk.org/awards/all-britain
Junior Heifer Champion: Ingleview Loyall Gail
Exhibited by: R & E Butterfield
Intermediate Heifer Champion: Starlet Legend Barbara
Exhibited by: Will Horsley
Senior Heifer Champion: Riverdane Artist Atlee
Exhibited by: Messrs Awde
Junior 2yr Old in Milk Champion: Firstlook Jackpot Sara
Exhibited by: J & S Doherty & Jack Watts
Intermediate 2yr Old in Milk Champion: Boclair Lambda Hope 18
Exhibited by: I Smith, Boclair Holsteins & David Gray
Senior 2yr Old in Milk Champion: Ingleview Bevin Sidekick
Exhibited by: R & E Butterfield
Junior 3yr Old in Milk Champion: Wiltor Chief Atlee
Exhibited by: DW & CE Jones
Senior 3yr Old in Milk Champion: Clydeview Sidekick Matilda
Exhibited by: R & M Scott & S Esquierdo
4yr Old in Milk Champion: MAG Pandor
Exhibited by: Blyth Farms & Ferme Blondin
5yr Old in Milk Champion: Evening Sidekick Jennifer
Exhibited by: Evening Holsteins
Mature Cow in Milk Champion: Dulais Silver Lustre
Exhibited by: Messrs Davies, Haines, Jones, Sercombe & Yates
Junior Red & White Heifer Champion: Tregibby Rager Lustre Red
Exhibited by: AH Wilson
Senior Red & White Heifer Champion: Knoweside Addison Warrior Red
Exhibited by: Neil Sloan
Red &White Heifer in Milk Champion: Logan Latenite Shania Red
Exhibited by: Brian & Michael Yates
Red & White Cow in Milk Champion: Redsky Altitude Jazz Red
Exhibited by: Grantchester Farms
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