An Aberdeen-Angus yesterday won the McIntosh/Donald best Scotch steak competition at the Royal Highland Show for the first time in 10 years. The winner was a sirloin steak from an Orkney-bred Aberdeen-Angus cross heifer consigned by Ian and John Emslie, Little Barras, Laurencekirk. It came from a carcass weighing 318.7kg and grading R for conformation and 4L for fat cover. …
Aberdeen-Angus team wins interbreed native group at Royal Highland
Aberdeen-Angus team wins interbreed native group at Royal Highland
The representative Aberdeen-Angus team in today’s native interbreed group competition found favour with judge Friar Thomson, Forfar, to win the title ahead of some stiff competition from the Highland team. Their winning group was headed by the breed champion from yesterday, Rawburn Jester Eric J034 from Alistair Clark and family, the reserve breed champion Haughton Laura L026 from Whittaker and Co …
Rawburn Jester Eric J034 scoops 2014 Royal Highland Show title
Rawburn Jester Eric J034 scoops 2014 Royal Highland Show title
Having come through as the winner of the senior bull class then male championship, Alistair and Brian Clark’s April 2009-born bull Rawburn Jester Eric J034 clinched the overall championship honours at this year’s Royal Highland Show under judge Albert De Cogan of the Mogeely herd, co Cork. By The Moss Beautiful Man D410, he’s out of Rawburn Joy Eirca …
DNA technology to sample every pedigree Aberdeen-Angus at the Royal Highland Show today
DNA technology to sample every pedigree Aberdeen-Angus at the Royal Highland Show today
We were delighted to announce the implementation of the latest DNA technology to sample every pedigree Aberdeen-Angus at the Royal Highland Show today. The innovative technology has been developed in order to protect the integrity of our Herd Book and our iconic Aberdeen-Angus brand, a first for any breed society in the UK. As a Society we are innately proud …
Aberdeen-Angus Herd Book will shortly be published
Aberdeen-Angus Herd Book will shortly be published
Vol. 138 of the Aberdeen-Angus Herd Book will shortly be published. To receive your copy as soon as it’s released please download the order form below. The Herd Book is a quality, casebound book containing full details of registrations (Vol. 138 being for calves born 1st January 2013 to 31st December 2013). Click here to download your order form