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It was a case of northern dominance at the 2017 Sydney Royal Show’s cattle breed judging.
It was very fitting the standard Red Angus woolen vest required to be worn in the show ring was maroon coloured with Queensland bred GK Red Ruba 26 G40 Red Angus cow with a bull calf at foot winning the highest accolade, The Urquhart Perpetual Trophy of Supreme Beef Exhibit.
The judges called her a powerhouse of volume and capacity, but the Red Angus cow that won Supreme Beef Exhibit at Sydney Royal was only pulled out of the paddock at the end of January.
In fact, it’s that sort of efficiency and easy keeping that is what really makes GK Red Ruba 26 G40 a champion because it epitomizes industry relevance in today’s beef industry, according to her owners Gavin and Kirrily Iseppi, GK Stud, Dalby.
“We wanted to support a Red Angus Feature Show in our home State, so we pulled her out and got her ready - she no doubt thought her show days were over,” Mrs Iseppi said.
“She won the Supreme at that show and all the Red Angus breeders hassled us to take her to Sydney.”
