An impressive turnout of both pedigree and commercial Charolais at the NI National Charolais Show at Fintona gave the judges an arduous task and ensured a wonderful spectacle for the large crowd of visitors who attended.
Both the supreme female champion and reserve were taken by Gilbert Crawford’s Coolnaslee herd
The 2008 Dectomax Charolais championships rivalled beef cattle competitions anywhere when they brought out a line-up of quality cattle that stole the show at Clogher Valley.
The Final of the Dectomax Charolais Championships is taking place at Clogher Valley Show on Wednesday next the 30th of July.
Three Interbreed Titles, Best Steak and Commercial Champion are Charolais!
The consumer who wished to view and experience meat quality at Balmoral Show had the complete production chain for quality, tenderness and taste demonstrated by the Charolais breed.
The Charolais breed may have been small in numbers they certainly made up for this in awards, taking three Interbreed titles – Reserve Beef Interbreed champion; Junior Beef Interbreed Champion; Marks and Spencer Interbreed Bull performance award - along with Tesco’s Best Steak award and the commercial championship.
Visitors to Clogher Valley Show for the past two years have commented on the wonderful line-up of white cattle at one end of the show grounds . The grand final of the Dectomax Charolais championships has brought out the very best young Charolais cattle from around the province and Clogher Valley Show committee has enabled these to be shown to best advantage.
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