Australia has had phenomenal results in the 2014 All World Ayrshire Photo Competition!!

All World Heifer 6 – 12 Months

Hurlstone Majors Finale
Hurlstone Ag High School

All World Heifer 12 – 18 Months

Boldview Dream Alter
Boldview Farms

Reserve All World Cow 8 years and over

Paschendaele Wee Vicki 2
Eagles Partnership

Honorable Mention All World heifer under 6 months

Liddel R2 Skye
Stu & Bec Cole

Honorable Mention All World 3 years in milk

Liddel Poker Eva
Stu & Bec Cole

Honorable Mention All World 4 years in milk

Auchenroad Poker Sukey
Shane & Brenda Wadley

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People’s Choice All World heifer 12- 18 months

Boldview Dream Alter
Boldview Farms

People’s Choice All World 3 year old in Milk

Liddel Poker Eva
Stu & Bec Cole

People’s Choice All World cow 6 – 7 years in Milk

Boldview Far Knight Star
Boldview Farms

Congratulations Australia!!

Ayrshire enthusiasts from around Australia were at Camperdown for the 34th annual fanfare sale.

Top lot at $2900 was paid by return buyers S & K Beard of Jancourt East for Boldview Pedro Spammy a close to calving heifer who had won her class at the Celebration Show the day prior. She sold a/c Boldview Farms of Jervois, SA.

Next top price of $2800 was paid twice for Geelunga Dreamer Thea (R1) a stylish Nexus Dreamer from G & T Edmonds of Meadows, SA to the Gardner Family of Yarroweyah. Also at this price was the correct yearling Revolution Farms Gib Syndy selling to Sam Hentschke of Glencoe, SA.

Other noted sales included Cher-Bar Poker Glare who had won the 3-4 year old class the day prior, she sold a/c C Liebich of Jervois, SA to D & T Wallis of Noorat at $2400. L & J Gass of Princetown also paid $2400 for Invergowrie Berthas Fiona a/c F & B Sharpe of Camden, NSW.

Semen was in strong demand including Bo Pepperoni at $300 per straw, Teddy Bear at $250 and Merlin at $200.

Australian Ayrshires also hosted a very successful show of high quality Ayrshires the day prior with a large crowd of spectators.

Selling agents Dairy Livestock Services report –

37 Ayrshires av $1730 selling to buyers from throughout Vic, NSW, SA & Tas

 

Report courtesy of Dairy Livestock Services

OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION

From: Becky Payne, Executive Secretary
Date: March 19, 2015

The Ayrshire Breeders’ Association has been advised by the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) that Covey-Farms Forever Jade, Registration Number 100304923, has genomes present from the Holstein bull, Indianhead Red-Marker-ET, indicating that he is her sire. The CDCB provided data from two separate genomic tests conducted at two different laboratories, DNA Landmarks and Geneseek. The first was a high density test and the second was a low density test. Both tests had the same conclusion: HOUSAM2284915 (Indianhead Red-Marker-ET) is the sire. Genomic test results for Indianhead Red-Marker-ET were in the CDCB genomic database, resulting in this conclusion. He is a red carrier, black and white bull, with no other known recessives.

The official method of parentage verification for the ABA is DNA typing. A DNA case report for “Jade” was completed by ImmGen Inc. in 2006. Her sire and dam had no DNA cases on file as the ABA progressed from blood testing to DNA sampling in the early 2000s. On the basis of the information available to them at the time, the testing laboratory noted that neither parent had genotypes
available. “Jade” met the requirements for being a donor dam by having her DNA profile placed on record at the ABA; and therefore her embryo transfer (ET) progeny were eligible for registration.

As part of the discovery and investigation process, the ABA was thorough in collaborating with experts in this field. “Jade” was flagged for this parentage discrepancy because her sire’s genomics are on file at the CDCB.

Based on the current known facts, the ABA Executive Committee has directed that the pedigree of Covey-Farms Forever Jade, Registration Number 100304923, be corrected to reflect the change in her sire from Covey-Farms Reno Forever to Indianhead Red-Marker-ET. She will therefore be
registered as a 50% Ayrshire. As a consequence of this action, all registered Ayrshires with “Jade” present in their pedigrees will be updated accordingly to reflect the change in Jade’s parentage. All show winnings and production honors earned in the past will stand as they are in the ABA’s pedigree database for every animal affected by this change.

The ABA is confident that this mistake in parentage was an unfortunate accident after consulting with “Jade’s” breeder, Stanley Covey of Rose, OK; and current owners, the partnership of Covey and Tom and Sara Kruse of Dyersville, IA. No blame is being assigned to the breeder or owners of this cow.

Approximately 400 animals (male and female) recorded by the U.S. Ayrshire Breeders Association to date have “Jade” present in their pedigrees. The Association has updated the registry status of these animals and is proceeding to issue replacement registration certificates to their owners.

Click here to download the 2015 Ayrshire Fanfare Show and Sale Entry Form

To celebrate the amalgamation of the 2 Ayrshire groups into the combined Australian Ayrshires body, the annual Ayrshire Fanfare Sale will double as a Celebration Show and Sale in 2015.

Show : Sunday May 3rd, 2015

Sale : Monday May 4th, 2015

Camperdown Showgrounds, Victoria

Judge : Mr Brian Leslie

Show is open to both Sale and Non-Sale animals.

For more information, please contact a member of the Australian Ayrshires committee.
More information and catalogues will be released at a later date.