A Victorian Limousin stud has gone one better at this year’s Royal Melbourne Show, by taking out the Supreme Exhibit with a May, 2013 cow and calf combination.

In 2015 and this year, Mandayen Jill J2402 took out the Grand Champion Limousin Female ribbon for Patrick Halloran’s Bush Park Limousin Stud, Kyneton.

She also took out this year’s Senior Champion Cow title.

This year, Mandayen Jill beat the Grand Champion Bull, Flemington Limousin stud, Mount View Orchards Batlow, Adelong, New South Wales’ Flemington Legend, a May 2015 drop animal, by Warrigal High Vision, out of Flemington Polled Pride H1.

“I didn’t expect her to go as well as she did, but I think she is a pretty fit cow, and a pretty fair cow, she’s the type of cow I am breeding,” Mr Halloran said.

“She’s got plenty of soundness, a pretty good, deep bodied cow, she’s got plenty of milk, she’s got a good heifer calf, coming on behind, and that’s the line of cows I want to progress.”

Judge Huw Evans, Quirindi, New South Wales, said Mandayen Jill had a “lot of muscle, a lot of depth, a big long barrel and plenty of softness too.
“She moves around really well, she has a good udder on her, a nice square udder, with a lot of milk and a tremendous heifer calf.”

The sixteen month old Flemington Legend took out the title of Grand Champion Bull.

Legend weighed 756 kilograms and recorded estimated breeding values (EBV’s) of 12 millimetres of rib fat, 8mm of rump fat and an estimated eye muscle area (EMA) of 125 square centimetres.

Mr Evans said Flemington Legend was “an outstanding bull”, with depth, muscle, softness and fertility.

Winners:

Junior champion heifer: Mount View Orchards Batlow, Flemington: Flemington Cupcake, L3, February 22, 2015, Sire: Flemington Exception E19, Dam: Summit Magic H1

Reserve Junior Champion Heifer: GR & KA Hedger, Garren Park Genetics: Garren Park Jewel L7, March 17, 2015, Sire: Donna Valley Poll Dictator, Dam: Donna Valley Forbidden Jewel

Senior Champion Cow: Patrick Halloran, Bush Park Limousins: Mandayen Jill J2402, May, 19, 2013, Sire: Mandayen Eveready E1385, Dam: Mandayen Jill F1646

Reserve Senior Champion Cow: David Galpin, Warrawindi: Warrawindi Krystal Gem K14, March 8, 2014, Sire: Wulfs Yonkers K682Y, Dam: Warrawindi Gem 88

Grand Champion Female: Patrick Halloran, Bush Park Limousins: Mandayen Jill J2402, May, 19, 2013, Sire: Mandayen Eveready E1385, Dam: Mandayen Jill F1646

Senior Champion Bull: Richard Martin, Manoora Park Limousins, Manoora Park Kent, 17 December 17, 2014, Sire: Manoora Park First General, Dam: Manoora Park Harper

Reserve Senior Champion bull: Cassandra Coombe, Cassalee Limousins, Cassalee Keep Me In Mind, June 18, 2014, Sire: Longreach Fleet Street, Dam: Kia Ora Giselle

Junior & Grand Champion Bull: Mount View Orchards Batlow, Flemington: Flemington Legend, May 13, 2015, Sire: Warrigal High Vision, Dam: Flemington Polled Pride H1

Reserve Junior Champion Bull: Mount View Orchards Batlow, Flemington: Flemington Like A Cat L22, August 19, 2015, Sire: Flemington Exception E19, Dam: Gold Star Zephyr D45.

Breeders group was won by Mount View Orchards Batlow, Flemington Limousins, 2nd place went to Garry & Karen Hedger, Garren Park Limousins, 3rd place went to Richard Martin, Manoora Park Limousins and 4th place went to Bruce & Sue Griffiths, Beckenham Limousins.

Sires progeny was won by Mount View Orchards Batlow with progeny sired by Flemington Exception, 2nd place went to Greg & Leigh Price by Kensal Academy A97 and 3rd place went to Bruce & Sue Griffiths by Beckenham Jill’s Prize.

Pair of bulls was won by Mount View Orchards Batlow, Flemington Limousins and 2nd place went to Bruce & Sue Griffiths, Beckenham Limousins.

Pair of heifers was won by Mount View Orchards Batlow, Flemington Limousins; 2nd place went to Garry & Karen Hedger, Garren Park Limousins; 3rd place went to Richard Martin, Manoora Park Limousins and 4th place went to Bruce & Sue Griffiths, Beckenham Limousins.

Most successful exhibitor was won by Mount View Orchards Batlow, Flemington Limousins, followed by Pat Halloran, Bushpark Limousins in second place and Richard Martin, Manoora Park Limousins in 3rd place.