Claiming the Jersey National show championship before being crowned inter-breed of the day was Rivermead Minx Candy from the Davis family, Tiverton. A clear decision from the judging panel after scoring 49 out of 50.
Winner of the intermediate cow in milk class, the home-bred cow is sired by Stoneyrun Aus Tbone Minx and is a VG89 classified cow. No stranger to the showring, she was reserve breed champion at UK Dairy Day last year.
Reserve in the Jersey national show came from the same stable and was the EX94 classified cow, Rivermead Verdi Pixie. She is fresh from success at the UK Dairy Day where she was breed champion. Giving 34kg daily, she is due to calve in March to Victorious.
Travelling from New Zealand to judge the Jersey National show. Warren Ferguson, said: "I have not been to the UK for a number of years, so did not know what I was going to see, but I have been blown away by the quality of cows."
The Holstein took the overall reserve inter-breed title, scoring 46 out of 50. Thuborough Freda 610 is a fourth calver from the Ley family, Holsworthy where they milk 270 cows.
She also won best exhibitor bred Holstein and highest placed animal residing in the South West counties.
After calving in April, this Stantons Adorable daughter was shown producing 48kg a day. The Dairy Show was her third show of the year and she had claimed a champion ticket on each of these outings.
Taking reserve in the Holstein judging was Beaconhill Sidekick Rae 2 from Olly Reed, Cullompton. She is producing 45kg a day and is a home-bred daughter of Walnutlawn Sidekick.
Rae was third at UK Dairy Day and is due to calf in February.
Winning the Dairy Shorthorn section, and narrowly missing out on the reserve inter-breed title by three points, was Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63.
Retaining her title from 2022, the intermediate cow from the Collins family, Dewsbury was shown by Harry Collins.
She was breed champion at last year's Great Yorkshire show and was shown giving 50 litres daily.
UK Dairy Day hosts three National shows
Reserve Dairy Shorthorn was Churchroyd Fay 22 from the same stable. The junior cow in milk is sired by Blackwood Park Butternut.
The Ayrshire champion and reserve came from the Christophers family, Truro who milk a 180-head Ayrshire herd.
The winner was Rosehill Madison Jelly, a VG87 classified cow sired by Cuthill Towers Madison. She was shown giving 38kg.
This is the herds first year back in the show ring after being restricted by TB for eight years and they picked up the reserve breed title with
Rosehill Premier Verylight, a sixth calver, which was champion at the Royal Cornwall show earlier this year.
Taking top honours in the Guernsey championship was Greensfield Dandy Dan Butterfly from M. and C. Greenslade, Cullompton, Devon.
Home-bred on both sides, the junior cow in milk is fresh from winning the breed section at UK Dairy Day.
She gave 4,615kg in her first lactation at 4.65 per cent butterfat and 3.42 per cent protein.
After winning the Holstein championship, the Warren family also took reserve in the Guernseys with Tredinney Pistoll Brenda 11.
She won the breed section at the Royal Cornwall show earlier this year. The EX94 classified cow is sired by Tredinney Grumpy Echo.
The Friesians dominated the any other breed section, with the champion and reserve coming from Les Rockett and Tracey Marshall, Devon.
Greenway Solo Billie Jo, an EX91 classifiend cow, took the championship.This is her last show after a long career in the showring and follows a reserve championship ticket at last year's Royal Bath and West .
Reserve went to the junior cow class winner, Greenway Bombardier Billie Jean, which is a daughter of Aintree Bombardier.
The inter-breed heifer championship was awarded to the Holstein breed's honourable mention, Bartinney Altavelvet Chassity, from James and Shelly Warren, Penzance.
She was shown back in calf to sexed Lamda after calving in April. She is currently giving 44kg a day and is predicted to give 11,500 litres in her first lactation.
Reserve was awarded to Rivermead Bubba Tweeny, which took the Jersey honourable mention title before being tapped out in the heifer judging.
The calf classes, saw the top honours once again go to the Jersey breed, with the winner, for the second year, running coming from
James Evans, Carmarthen. This year his winner was Tyfri Ferdinand Queen Blossom, a Lightening Ridge Ferdinand sired calf.
The reserve went to Wowcow Lambda Yoder Rachel 2, an October born Farnear Delta Lamba sired calf, from the Wowcow herd, Somerset..
Results
Inter-breed (panel of judges) Supreme, Davis family, Rivermead Minx Candy (Jersey) ; reserve, Ley family, Thuborough Freda (Holstein)
Jersey (W. Ferguson, New Zealand) Sup., Davis family, Rivermead Minx Candy; res., Davis family, Rivermead Verdi Pixie
Holstein (R. Thomas, Kidwelly) Sup., Ley family, Thuborough Freda; res., O. Reed, Beaconhill Sidekick Rae 2
Dairy Shorthorn (S. Thomas, Llanfynach) Sup., Collins family, Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63; res., Collins family, Churchroyd Fay 22
Ayrshire (S. Williams, Haverfordwest) Sup., W. J. Christopher, Rosehill Madison Jelly; res., W. J. Christopher, Rosehill Premier Verylight.
Guernsey (L. Bustard, Plymouth) Sup., Greenslade family, Greensfield Dandy Dan Butterfly; res., R. J. S. Warren, Tredinney Pistoll Brenda.
Any Other Breed (D. Smith, Corf) Sup., L. Rockett and T. Marshall, Greenway Solo Billie Jo; res., L. Rockett and T. Marshall, Greenway Bombardier Billie Jean.
