Amended on11th September 2014

Holstein Northern Ireland

Show and Sale Schedule (Kilrea/Ballymena)

Sale/Date/Venue/Tel Closing DatePrize Money Judge

Ballymena Bull Show and Sale
10th October 2014
Ballymena Livestock Mart
Tel 028 2563 3470 / Monday,22nd September 2014 / Champion:
Res Champion:
Hon Mention: / £100
£75
£50 / Ben
Mallon
December Bull Show and Sale
2nd December 2014
Kilrea Livestock Mart
Tel. 028 2954 0269 / Tuesday, 4th November
2014
at noon / Champion:
Reserve Champion:
Hon Mention: / £100
£75
£50 / John
Berry
Skybrook
Ballymena BullShow and Sale
16th January 2015
Ballymena Livestock Mart
Tel 028 2563 3470 / Monday,
29th December
2015 / Vouchers:
Champion:
Res Champion:
Hon Mention: / £150
£125
£75 / Robbie
Smith
Prehen
March Bull Show and Sale
3rdMarch2015
Kilrea Livestock Mart
Tel. 028 2954 0269 / Tuesday, 3rd February 2015
at noon / Champion:
Reserve Champion:
Hon Mention: / £100
£75
£50 / William Kerr
Fordwich
May Bull Show andSale
5thMay 2015
Kilrea Livestock Mart
Tel. 028 2954 0269 / Tuesday, 7th April 2015
at noon / Champion:
Reserve Champion:
Hon Mention: / £100
£75
£50 / Mervyn
Johnston

Notes for October Bull Sale Ballymena

Bulls born from 1stJanuary 2013 to 10th October 2013

Bulls must be bred from first dam classified at least Good Plus

Notes for December Bull Sale Kilrea

Bulls born from 1stMarch2013 to 2nd December 2013

Bulls must be bred from first dam classified at leastone generation VG

Notes for January Bull Sale Ballymena

Bulls born from 1stApril 2013 to 16th January 2014

Bulls must be bred from first dam classified at least Good Plus

Notes for March Bull Sale Kilrea

Bulls born from 1stJune 2013 to 3rdMarch 2014

Bulls must be bred from first dam classified at least one generation VG

Notes for May Bull Sale Kilrea

Bulls born between 1st August2013 and 5th May 2014

Bulls must be bred from firstdam classified at least one generation VG

Please read the conditions as laid out by the Show and Sales Committee overleaf.

HolsteinNorthern Ireland

Bull Show and Sale Conditions (Kilrea/B’mena)

  • Exhibitors must be fully paid up members of the club. Non-members can apply for membership by contacting the secretary on Tel. 07711 0411 28
  • All animals must be born in Northern Ireland on the Exhibitors farm and registered with the Exhibitors prefix.
  • All bulls must be full pedigree. Pedigree certificates must be forwarded to the auctioneer with the application form.
  • All animals must be Double Tagged and this tag must correspond with the Ear Tag on the pedigree certificate.
  • Any yield not shown on the pedigree certificate must be verified with a lactation certificate. Copies of these will be sufficient.
  • If the steward rejects an animal, then it must be removed from the sale yard immediately.
  • Any animal not sold on first presentation in the ring must wait until the end of the sale before it can be presented again. It cannot come in at the end of its class.

Semen Storage - Under HUK rules if semen has already been taken from a bull, then it must be declared in the catalogue.

Twice daily milking - Breeders should clearly indicate which animals are ‘milked twice daily’ - as the catalogue must reflect this with ‘2X’. All other yields in respect of the entry will be assumed as ‘milked 3 times daily’.

All milk yields must relate to 305 days. Extended lactation details are to only be included in the footnotes and not along side the 305 day yields.

Sales will have a maximum number of 50 bulls. Entries willbe restricted to 10 bulls per exhibitor. In the event of the Show and Sales Committee having to reduce numbers further this reduction will be made on the latest PLI index with the lowest PLI’s being ruled out.

Showing

Animals will be catalogued according to age and then split into appropriate classes according to numbers.

Kilrea judging commences 10.30 amsharp andthe sale after close of weekly dairy sale approx 12 noon.

Ballymena judging commences 10.30 amsharp and the sale approx 12 noon.

Please Note: Trophies, cash prizes and points will be allocated to winners provided the animals are sold on first presentation in the ring. In the event of winners being unsold, then the reserves will be the recipients of the trophies, cash prizes and points. The club following the show results being forwarded to the secretary will pay prize money.

Rosettes - will be awarded to the Champion, Reserve Champion and the first 4 places in each class.

Entry fees - Kilrea and Ballymena.Entry fee of £15.

  • NOTE: Holstein UK Sale Rules will apply to all Holstein NI Sales