We travelled to the Northumberland Holstein Club meeting on Thursday 21st January to find out the results for the 2009 Club Herds Competition

2^nd Large Herds
1^st Cow on Inspection Newheaton Cello Cleo – her dam was 2^nd twice
1^st Progeny Group Lord Lily
Most Improved Herd.

* Results  are in from the Border & Lakeland Winter Classic and Northumberland Holstein Club Herds Competition 2008;

Border & Lakeland Winter Classic:

• 3rd Iron Grandma with Newheaton Dido

• Best Newcomer

Northumberland Holstein Club 2008 Herds Competition:

• 3rd Large herds

• 2nd Heifer on Inspection - Newheaton Cello Cleo VG86-2yrs

• 2nd Cow on Inspection- Newheaton Lily Cleo EX91- 2E

• 2nd Family Group - Cleos

• 2nd Progeny Group- Lord Lilys

Good results were achieved from the start including;

·        1st Cow on inspection. (Leadman Natalie)

·        2nd progeny group (Celsius),

·        2nd Heifer Inspection & Production and Inspection (Lily Crocus).

Judge Robert Butterfield.

  2005 Results were;

·        2nd progeny group Ca-Lil Belltone.

·        3rd Overall herd on Production & Inspection.

Judge Harold Hodgson.

  2006 Results were;

·        1st Heifer on Production & Inspection (Meadowlord Joy).

·        2nd Cow on Inspection (Lily Cleo).

Judge Robert Steel.

  2007 Results were;

·        1st  Heifer on Production & Inspection (Principal Becky)

·        3rd Heifer on Inspection (Cello Cleo)

·        2nd Large Herd

·        2nd Family Group (Cleo)

·        3rd Cow on Inspection (Leadman Dido)

·        3rd Progeny Group (Lord Lily)

·        2nd Cow over 50 Tonnes (Sunnyboy Becky)

Judge  Bernard Liddle

  2007 Four cows in excess 100 tonnes awarded the Holstein Society rose bowl; 

·        Sunnyboy Opel EX93(4E),

·        Sunnyboy Selina VG88, (now and LP 120)

·        Ambition Britt NC,

·        Ambition Helen NC.

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  As a result of  the breeding policy adopted over the last 10 yrs  the herd has consistently been in the top 1% genetic standard based on MDC breeding PLI, and in 2007 had 3 cows in UK top 1000 based on PLI;

·        Lord Lily Gina GP82 SP PLI 72,

·        Lord Lily Joy GP84 PLI 78 (dam of Meadowlord Joy)

·        Celsius Crocus NC SP, PLI 69.

In excess of 30 SP awards for superior lactations have been achieved in the past 12 months.

  The Cleo family is the herds’ first successive fourth generation VG or EX, Lily Cleo is now EX91 4th calver, PLI 48, dam Bellwood Cleo EX90, PLI 47, Grandam Tonic Cleo VG85, now decd.  We have daughters on the ground, Igniter Cleo, Cello Cleo (now VG86-2yrs and 3rd Heifer on Insp in Border & Lakeland Herds Comp 2008 and due with her 2nd in December) and Bonanza Allen Cleo (a young Allen son from the Braedale Gypsy Grand family). Bellwood Cleo has been flushed, and has two daughters by Kendall at Newheaton, while there are Goldwyn pregnancies due in March 2009. Leadman Natalie EX 91(2E) LP50, SP, PLI 52 produced 13,500 litres as a heifer, and 12,000 litres at 5.78% fat, 3.5% protein in her fourth lactation.  Her son from  her 4th calving by Lucente was kept and scored EX 90 at 2.5yrs.  His calves are on the ground although he is no longer with us, and they look very promising and will soon be joining the milking herd.

Since then Natalie has been kept solely for flushing.  Her first flush to Maughlin Storm left one bull (who was kept and is being used- Newheaton Seti ).  Her flush to Shottle gave us 13 embryos in one go –  with 4 daughters, and sons Newheaton Shottle Khnum and Shottle Aten born in late 2007. Further flushes has been done to Shottle and Goldwyn and she has Goldwyn sons born early 2008 that are for sale at any time, she also bred four Goldwyn heifers that are among the Newheaton youngstock, and one of these was sold at Carlisle to Robbie Scott, Nethervalley.

3rd Heifer on Inspection with Newheaton Cello Cleo VG86-2yrs (her dam Lord Lily Cleo EX91 was part of the progeny group). She is due mid December.

2nd Heifer on Production with Newheaton Webster Heather

2nd Progeny group with the Lord Lily's which included Becky VG89, Pam VG88, Trudy VG88, Mitzy VG87, Eva VG85 and Cleo EX91. All were homebred and in their 4th lactation (with the exception of Mitzy who is 3rd lactation)

Judge: Richard Thomas.