Ben Govett, Tandara stud, Dingee, has again dominated the Brown Swiss show at International Dairy Week (IDW).
His April 2009-drop Tandara Dynasty Fortuna 2 took out the grand champion and best udder of the show.
American judge Paul Trapp said he impressed by this true-to-type senior cow as soon as he saw her in her six years and over in-milk class.
Mr Trapp said she had a tremendous rear udder, dairy strength, width and capacity.
In awarding her grand champion over herd-mate Tandara Denver Lunda 216, Mr Trapp said she had a wider frame for more capacity and was stronger in her topline.
Mr Govett was thrilled the success of the last few years had continued for the family, who have had a closed breeding program for 20 years.
With a team of 10 entries, Tandara had eight that won first or second in their class.
The winning cow calved in September and has been joined again. Her dam Tandara Rhythm Farina 83 was also champion cow.
Tandara also had the intermediate champion Brown Swiss, its reserve and junior reserve.
The intermediate champion was Tandara Brookings Ann Arbor 29 by R N R Payoff Brookings and out of Tandara Ann Arbor 2, and its reserve Tandara Carter Sarajevo 107 was out of a different cow family.
“The intermediate champion is a daughter of a cow we imported from the US a long time ago,” owner Ben Gavett said. “Hopefully she’s back in calf now (with her third calf).”
Tandara took home premier breeder and exhibitor of the breed.
For Kit Davidson, 24, the junior champion Brown Swiss ribbon was the first broad ribbon she has won at IDW. Her May 2015-drop heifer Kit Brookings Spencer is also an R N R Payoff Brookings daughter, and is out of the first Brown Swiss cow family Ms Davidson ever owned. She is hoping the young heifer will grow out well and continued to be shown. She bought three Brown Swiss females to the show.
Mr Trapp described the exhibit as a very stylish, balanced heifer with a nice set of legs and feet
“This is the heifer most on the money; I love the stretch and the style. She goes over the reserve because she has more balance and spring in her rib structure,” Mr Trapp said.
