STIRLING-BASED Charolais breeder, Andrew Hornall has been recognised for his 20-cow Falleninch pedigree herd making the greatest genetic progress in Scotland during the last 12 months, with the Harman Charolais Genetic Improvement Award 2010.

Falleninch also achieved the biggest improvement in Self Replacing Index in the British Charolais herdbook in the last 12 months. Herd progress was measured by the greatest improvement in the SRI for the calves born in 2008, and recorded over the 2008/2009 recording years. All Breedplan recording society members with a minimum recorded 10 calves were eligible to enter. During the 12 months, the Falleninch herd SRI has increased from an average SRI +27.2 to SRI +34.3.

The winning members in England were Howard and Edward Forster, Bardon Mill, Northumberland (Piatroon herd) with a 12 month SRI improvement from SRI +24.7 to SRI +30.9; Northern Ireland, Stuart and David Bothwell, Ballinamallard, County Fermanagh (Killadeas herd) SRI +26.4 to SRI +28.7; and Wales, John Williams, Caersws, Powys (Trannon herd) SRI +16.3 to SRI +23.1.