Pedigree Hereford cattle could almost be a rare breed in the north of Scotland, but at Echt Show, where an impressive bull took the event by storm to win the inter-breed beef honours and the overall champion of champions. Taking all the plaudits was the three-year-old bought in bull, Milovaig 1 Vindicator, from Martin Poyser and daughters, Maisie, Molly and Hope, New Aberdour, Fraserburgh. Beef winner lands champion of champions prize This son of Shraden 1 Perostroika, out of Milovaig 1 Bonnie Belle 6, was a unanimous winner for the supreme according to the four selected inter-breed judges from the sheep, beef, goat and horse sections.
“He’s an exceptional bull and a great example of the breed,” said Hugh Thomson, Insch, who had earlier placed the Aberdeen-Angus cattle. “The Hereford bull is bang on 12 o’ clock with a very good top line and he walks really well – just a great looking animal with the exact colours you would expect to see on a Hereford,” said Mr Thomson. ‘Hereford bull bang on 12 o’clock’ The Hereford was up against the supreme sheep, a Beltex from Alan Miller’s Lurg flock, that had earlier topped the breed’s National Show that was being staged at Echt; the inter-breed goat champion, a Boer female from Maureen Ross, and the overall horse, Tylo Erebus, a three-year-old gelding that first won the arab and riding in hand section from Claire Chisman, Turriff.
All the inter-breed winners were selected on a points basis by the various breed ju.
