Several Scots take to the judging seat at this year's Balmoral Show

The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society has announced an exceptional line-up of judges for the 155th Balmoral Show, which takes place on May 15-18.

The full list of judges is as follows, and includes several well-known Scottish names.

HEAVY HORSES

Clydesdales, farm cart/agricultural vehicle, heavy trade turnouts, Clydesdale young handlers – Robert Morton

SHEEP

Badger Face Texel – Nigel Hogan

Beltex – Stuart Wood

Berrichon – Carl Gwynne

Inter-breed overall championships – Malcolm Coubrough

Bleu Du Maine – Simon Norman

Blue Texel – Hamish Currie

Bluefaced Leicester – Robert Loughridge

Border Leicester/Greyface – Ian Walker

Charollais – David Argue

Dorset Horn and Poll – Alec Steff

Dutch Spotted – Brian Davies

Greyface – Ian Walker

Hampshire Down – Adrian Rundle

Ile de France – Melvyn Annett

Jacob – Wyn Harris

Inter-breed pairs and group of three championships – Peter Gray

Kerryhill – Chris Adamson

Lleyn – Roger Wells

Mules – Robert Loughridge

North Country Cheviot – Scott Davies

Minority breeds – John Blaney

Rouge de l’Ouest – Jeremy Metianu

Suffolk – Michael Black

Texel – Iolo Prys Jones

Valais Blacknose – David Hodge

Zwartbles – Arfon Lloyd

Pairs of ewe and ram lambs and gimmers – Jennifer Aiken

Single lamb – any breed – Jennifer Aiken

Inter-breed pairs and group of three championships – Peter Gray

Inter-breed overall championships – Malcolm Coubrough

Sheep young handlers – Marjory Blackburn

GOATS

Goats – Tim Garry

Goat young handler – Olive Mercer

PIGS

Pig pairs – Robin Todd

Pig young handler – Olive Mercer

BEEF CATTLE

Aberdeen Angus – David Johnstone

Hereford – James Ludgate

Charolais – Kevin Thomas

Simmental – Norman Robson

Limousin – Rheon James

British Blonde – James Weightman

British Blue – Andrew Kay

Beef young handler – John McCulloch

Salers – Adam Crockett

Commercial – Tracy Jones

Beef Shorthorns – George Somerville

Dexter – Steven Darnbrook

Irish Moiled – Dan Bull

Beef inter-breed performance, inter-breed stock judging – Meurig D E James

Beef pairs and group championships – Vikki Wood

Beef groups of five, native and continental and exhibitor bred pairs – Colin Fordyce

Junior championship, champion of champions – Vikki Wood

Beef presentation award – Alexandra Woods and Alan Armstrong

Beef young handler – John McCulloch

DAIRY CATTLE

Dairy Shorthorn, Ayrshire, Jersey – Arwyn Wilson

Holstein – Wyn Jones

Inter-breed dairy pairs, groups championships, champion of champion and dairy young handler – Duncan Hunter

Dairy presentation award – Alexandra Woods and Alan Armstrong

CHAMPION OF CHAMPION

Champion of Champions – Ken Fletcher