CATALOGUES are avail-able for the Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society’s regional show and sale at Dungannon Farmers’ Mart.
Taking place on Tuesday, April 18, the sale has attracted an entry of 11 pedigree bulls and one pedigree heifer.
Judging gets underway at
10.30am, with judging in the
capable hands of Ivan Forsythe from the noted Coltrim Herd based at Moneymore. The sale will commence at noon.
Bulls catalogued range in age from November 2021 to March 2022 and are consigned by high health status herds participating in the AFBI and SAC schemes.
All bulls have been DNA sire verified and will be veterinary inspected prior to the sale.
Entries have been received from eight of the Province’s leading herds, Ballyvaston, Bessiebell, Coolermoney, Em-ber, Home Farm, Island Farm, Tullybryan and Tyrone.
The bulls on offer are sons of top AI sires and prolific stock bulls, including Linton Gilbertines Dubliner R970, Tub-
ridmore Gizmo, Home Farm
Edge W507, Shadwell Evolut-ion, Stouphill Bomber T182, Stouphill Marcus Prince U251, Blackhaugh Time F610, Tyrone Matador T972, Drumcarbin Ri-
chie, Coolermoney Rufus W016,
and Rawburn Jagger Eric R094.
Included in the catalogue is Coolermoney Lord Harry Y167, winner of the reserve junior male championship at the NI Aberdeen Angus Club’s Summer Championship at Cl-ogher last year.
Also selling is Tullybryan Lord Jono Y455, winner of the bull calf championship at the club’s annual calf show, held at Dungannon in November.
Fintan Keown, Belleek, is offering the January 2022 born heifer Home Farm Lady
Heather Y743.
Sired by Netherton Ameri-cano M703, she stood second in the senior heifer class at the calf show.
The Aberdeen Angus breed is highly regarded world-wide for its many traits, including short gestation, ease of cal-ving, fertility, longevity, and the ability to thrive in low input systems.
Auctioneer Trevor Wylie co-
mmented: ”The catalogue feat-ures an unrivalled selection of bulls suitable for dairy and suckler herd owners.”
Further details and cata-logues from Dungannon Farm-
ers’ Mart, telephone 028 8772 2727.
Alternatively, view the cat-
alogue online at:
www.aberdeen-angus.co.uk
Online bidding is also avail-able via www.livestock-live.com
Register online or download the App.
Contact the auctioneers for online bidding approval prior to the sale.
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