Hallow Holsteins secure seventh Royal Ulster Winter Fair inter-breed championship

Co Wexford-based Hallow Holsteins notched up their seventh Royal Ulster Winter Fair inter-breed Championship. The 2024 winning cow, Hallow Octain Twizzle, calved for the second time back in March of this year

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Inter-breed and Holstein champion, Hallow Octain Twizzle, from Hallow Holsteins, Gorey, Co Wexford.
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Inter-breed and Holstein champion, Hallow Octain Twizzle, from Hallow Holsteins, Gorey, Co Wexford.

Twizzle is projected to produce just short of 12,000litres of milk during her current lactation at 4.4% butterfat and 3.55% protein. This victory for the herd's owners, the Jones family, Gorey, Co...

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