THE Brahman breed pipped the Charolais at the post for two of the three interbreed titles at Beef Australia 2000. Queensland Country Life found this report originally titled, Brahmans take two of three major titles, in the archives.
BRAHMAN and Charolais breed representatives shared the spoils in the nation's biggest ever interbreed championships held during Beef 2000.
Held before a capacity crowd in centre ring last Wednesday evening, the Wesfarmers Dalgety Australian Interbreed Stud Beef Championships was a fitting climax to two days of stud beef judging at Beef 2000, involving a record 40 British, European, bos Indicus, Sanga and derived breeds.
After clean sweeps by the Charolais breed in the bull, female and exhibitors group divisions at both Beef 94 and Beef 97, many onlookers again expected another wave of ribbons to fall to the large-framed white continental cattle.
But in the best bos Indicus result in major interbreed competition in recent memory, Brahman entries claimed two of the three major titles on offer, with Charolais having to be content with the cow title.
In a colourful display, interbreed judging involved all 16 stud beef judges, drawn from most mainland Australian States, plus South Africa, Italy and France.
In the interbreed bull division, the senior and grand champion Brahman, Kabala Laureate, clinched the title with a low score of 49 points, including four first placings by judges.
This grey, 26-month-old 950kg ET son of Apis Creek Sir Alberto was bred under a joint arrangement by Maureen Olive and family's Apis Creek Stud, Marlborough, and John Rosenthal's Kabala Stud, Mutdapilly, who supplied the donor dam, Dunluce Miss Julio 847, a daughter of Sir Rem 433.
Apis Creek now owns Laureate outright, selecting him as the pick of the flush. Beef 2000 was his first show outing, and he impressed judges for his strong bone and excellent fleshing.
He is likely to be retained in the Apis Creek stud herd.
Placed second in the interbreed bull division on 60 points was the Charolais entry, Harleywood Tycoon, representing Stephen Hayward's, Advance Charolais Stud, Allora and owner, Ken Rutherford, Redskin Charbrays, Morinish, who paid $10,000 for a majority share after Brisbane Royal 1999.
This bull has already had a strong show career having been judged reserve junior champion at Melbourne Royal and junior champion at Brisbane last year, and most recently junior and grand champion at Toowoomba Royal 2000.
A well fleshed, early maturing type with good feet and legs, Tycoon was sold during Beef 2000 to the Mixhill Stud, Dalby, for $15,000 with a quarter semen share retained by the Advance Charolais stud, Allora.
In the Angus breed's best ever interbreed result at a Rockhampton Beef Expo, exhibitor Kelle Smith, K5X Stud, Allora, could barely contain her delight when her senior and grand champion bull K5X Indian Outlaw placed third in interbreed competition, scoring 94 points.
This structurally correct, well-muscled red bull weighed 968kg at 25 months, scanning for an eye muscle area of 124sq cm, and fat of 14 and 11mm at the P8 and rib sites. He is an AI son of Beiber Impact (US) out of bought cow, Teranga Lisa L89.
Indian Outlaw, the recent Toowoomba Royal interbreed champion, later sold for $15,000 at auction to Ian and Anne Galloway, Duarran Stud, Roma.
Maintaining an unbroken sequence of three interbreed cow championships at Rockhampton Beef Expos dating back to 1994 was the Charolais breed, this year represented by Palgrove Refine 32, from David and Prue Bondfield 's Palgrove Stud, Dalveen. In the most decisive victory of the night, Refine 32 scored 51 points, a full 24 points clear of her nearest rival.
Beef 2000 represented just her second showing, following an interbreed win at the recent Warwick Show.
She supported an outstanding heifer calf at side by Palgrove Supa Doopa. Refine 32 is one of the first female progeny by the highly credentialled Femvale Prime Mover, who sired five of Palgrove's successful entries in breed judging.
Renowned for exhibiting strong maternal traits (including a previous interbreed cow championship at a Beef Expo in the early 1990s) was the Gelbvieh breed, placed second this year with a score of 68 points.
The representative this year was the breed's senior and grand champion female, Norolle Lady in Red T62 (P) from the Johnson family, Norelle Cattle Co, Roma.
This well balanced, feminine cow is an ET calf featuring all home breeding, sired by Norolle New Sensation out of Norolle lady in RedQ201.
Placed third with a score of 75 points was the Droughtmaster breed representative, Swan Heart, representing Nobbs Cattle Co, Cungelella, Springsure.
This daughter of Crusader Mission 11, a multi-show award winner last year, will feature as Lot 1 at the Cungelella female sale on April 29.
The interbreed exhibitors group division produced another outstanding display, with close to 120 cattle under scrutiny.
The Brahman team made up of exhibits from Ron Kirk and family, Yenda Stud, Gayndah, clinched the title scoring a low of 58 points, including four first placings.
The Brahmans finished just ahead of the Charolais team from David and Prue Bondfield's Palgrove Stud Dalveen, led by the previously mentioned interbreed champion cow Palgrove Refine 32, supporting an outstanding heifer calf at side by Palgrove Supa Doopa (60 points).
A distant third on 111 points was the Santa Gertrudis team from Alistair and Louise Bassingthwaighte's Yarrawonga and Waco Studs, Wallumbilla, led by senior and grand champion bull, Waco Knight.
