The British Simmental Review 2022

Welsh Pedigree Calf Show
SHOWS
Standing Reserve Supreme Champion, was the April-born Hirwaun Nos
Da 22, who had been tapped out as the Reserve Male Champion just
moments before. A heifer’s calf bred out of the Salisbury Challenger
daughter Hirwaun Kitty VG8, he is sired by the popular AI bull
Curaheen Bandit. Nos Da was bred and exhibited by the Davies family,
Ponthirwaun, Ceredigion; Aled and Rachel, their two girls Catherine
and Lilly and Aled’s father Huw, of the five cow strong Hirwaun herd,
which was established in 1996 and is run alongside their pedigree
sheep enterprise of 50 breeding ewes consisting of Blue and Badger
Face Texels. Hirwaun Nos Da will also be shown again in the summer
and the family are aiming him at Stirling next October.
The Simmental Female Champion was Fole Vivian 93, an October
2021 born heifer sired by the 16,000gns Blackford Falcon. Vivian
was purchased as a calf at foot at Worcester in May at the Fole Herd
dispersal sale of Joe & Rachel Ede, Checkley, Stoke on Trent. Her dam
is the Dellfield Wyvis daughter Fole Vivian 69 who, since her purchase,
has produced a second calf also by Blackford Falcon.
Vivian was exhibited by her new owners Richard and Jennifer Jones
who, along with their sons Gareth and Robert, run the Willowgreen
Simmental herd at Helygenlas, Peniel, Carmarthenshire. The family’s
main business is their dairy, where they run 150 cows to produce
milk for their First Milk contract for Tesco, which is used to produce
Pembrokeshire cheese. They purchased their first Simmental bull 10
years ago and are now producing ‘cracking’ Simmental sired calves
which they sell at 3 – 4 weeks old at Carmarthen and Whitland, with
them holding the centre record of £460.00 for the top priced 3-weekold
calf at Carmarthen.
Fole Vivian 93.
Showing the calf on the family’s behalf were Richard and Jennifer’s
daughter and son in law, Elin and Steven John. Commenting after the
show Richard said, “We are delighted that this calf has done so well on
her first show outing. We intend to show her again in the summer and
time willing we are hoping to take her to the Royal Welsh Show in July”.
The Reserve Female Champion was an entry from Merion Jones,
Llanfynydd, Carmarthenshire. A well-known figure in Welsh
Simmentals Mr Jones, whose Dyfed Simmental herd consists 20
cow and followers, has been a member of the Society for some 40
years. Alongside his Simmental cattle, Merion also keeps a small
herd of Welsh Black cattle and over 60 breeding ewes, consisting of
Jacobs, Herdwicks and Dutch Spotted. His Reserve Champion was
the 11-month-old Dyfed Angharad 8, a polled heifer sired by the Irish
bred Coose Jericho and out of Dyfed Angharad 6 th who goes back to
Losning Iver.
RESEARCH
PROVEN
PRE-CALVER
FOR DAIRY
AND BEEF COWS.
• Reduces the risk of milk fever, difficult
calvings and retained placenta
• Promotes calf health and vigour (more “get
up and go”)
• Supports and maintains a strong healthy
immune system to help withstand infectious
challenges post-calving
• Enhances post calving conception rates
• Promotes rumen condition for improved
lactation
• Low required intakes 200g/cow/day
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