FATHER and son team, Robert and Bryce Sloan from the Townlaw Holstein herd ruled supreme at another impressive show of dairy cattle at Ochiltree, when their Holstein leader went one better than James Nisbet's beef champion.
Taking the inter-breed title before going on to stand supreme of the show was Townlaw Hamish Lisa VG88, a second calver from the 190-strong herd run alongside 55 Jerseys at Darnlaw, Auchinleck. Bred from three generations of Excellent cows, she was paraded giving 54kg having calved in November. 
Securing the reserve supreme honours was James Nisbet's commercial bullock from Orchardton, Mauchline. On just its first outing, the nine-month-old pure Limousin bullock, named Razzle My Tazzle is by Lodge Hamlet and was bought at Brecon calf sale, in February. Reserve beef was a British Blue cross bullock from Stuart Watson, High Tarbeg. 
George and Jan Templeton, and daughters, Laura, Claire and Rachel, who run their 300-strong cow herd at Knowe, Auchinleck, picked up the reserve dairy inter-breed title with their Ayrshire leader, Knowe Buttergirl 212. This VG88-rated first calver, by Diladdy Fabio, is giving 30kg a day having calved in December. 
The Templetons had more to celebrate when they produced the reserve honours in the Ayrshire section with Knowe White Lily 619 and won the maiden heifer, pair and group of three titles, while the Mortons who run 270 Holsteins at Auchinbay, Ochiltree, won the group of five. The Mortons also picked up the reserve title in the Holsteins with their three-year-old heifer by Toystory. She was paraded giving 38kg.

Jamie Morton (7) from Auchinbay, stood champion in the calf section with his Holstein heifer calf by Seagull-Bay Solaris.