AN Ayrshire producer from north of the Border had plenty to celebrate when his champion from the Royal Highland Show went on to scoop the dairy inter-breed title at the Great Yorkshire. 
William Lindsay’s Willowfields Winnie 2, which is owned in partnership with her breeder, Howard Batty, caught the eye of inter-breed judge, Gilmour Lawrie, of the Brieryside, Arranview and Eastford herds based in the breed’s birthplace, having calved her third six weeks ago and giving 55kg per day. She’d already done well in the showring last year, winning the tri-colour tickets at East Kilbride, Strathaven and Dumfries, and backed it up with the breed supreme at the Highland for William’s 45-cow herd near Sandilands, Lanark. 
“She was the most correct of the four before me with such a capacious barrel and lovely udder. She was also the best on her feet and legs which I’m a real stickler for,” said Mr Lawrie. 
Going on to stand reserve supreme was Robert and Elaine Butterfield’s Holstein leader, Saxelby Brady Amber Ex93-4yr, another third calver but this time a bought-in beast having been purchased at the Saxelby dispersal in March. Making a strong show debut, she calved down in December and was paraded giving 45kg. 
There was further success for the Holstein breed when young Millie Wardle’s reserve breed champion, Milliedale Commander Rhapsody, won the heifer inter-breed. She was gifted to Millie by her grandmother, Yasmin Bradbury, and goes back to the famous show cow known as the ‘Tank’, Peak Goldwyn Rhapsody. She was paraded giving 38kg since calving in January. 
This youngster then teamed up with Shawhill Atwood Pamela to win the pairs ahead of the Ayrshire duo, William Lindsay’s Willowfields Willie 2, owned with Howard Batty, and Harperfield Sandy Rose. 
Having bred the dairy inter-breed champion, Mr Batty had more to celebrate when his Willowfields June 2 landed the reserve heifer title. 

For full report and pictures from this week's Great Yorkshire Show, see today's Scottish Farmer