Vorn Texel Production Sale 130517

ELEVENTH PRODUCTION SALE FROM THE

VORN TEXEL FLOCK

VORN YARDSTICK

SATURDAY 13th MAY 2017 COMMENCING 12.30pm

within Borderway Mart, Carlisle CA1 2RS

Auctioneers

VORN YUM YUM BIG BUM – sire of Lot 334

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CATALOGUE OF

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PEDIGREE TEXEL SHEEP for the Annual Production Sale from the

VORN FLOCK on behalf of Mr T John Vaughan, Moorside, Bodenham, Hereford.

Tel – 07974 956201 comprising – 23 ewes (2&3 crop) with (23) lambs at foot, 4 hoggs with (4) lambs at foot, 6 empty hoggs and 2 shearling rams

SATURDAY 13th MAY 2017 Sale to commence at 12.30pm On-Farm Viewing Day – Saturday 6th May (please ring vendor for arrangements) to be held at Borderway Mart, Rosehill, Carlisle (adjacent to J43 M6 Motorway) Auctioneers

Head Office: Borderway Mart Rosehill Carlisle CA1 2RS Telephone: 01228 406230 – Fax: 01228 406231 E-mail: info@borderway.com Website: www.harrisonandhetherington.co.uk

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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS SETTLEMENT & CLEARANCE OF STOCK Please note that all lots must be settled on the day of purchase Completion of a buyers slip is essential for parties who have not dealt with the company before New customers and agents wishing to purchase on behalf of another party must contact the companys main office 48 hours prior to a sale No Lots can leave the market without a ‘pass slip’ being issued by the main office

Purchasers From Outside The United Kingdom Invoices will be raised in pounds sterling.

We request that payment is made to us in pounds sterling by cheque/bankers draft on the day of sale.

Card facilities are available (2% surcharge on credit cards)

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS ALL LOTS MUST BE SETTLED ON THE DAY OF PURCHASE Parties who have not dealt with the company before should complete the undernoted form and hand it in to the auctioneers’ clerk when a purchase is made.

Alternatively it can be sent to the main office in advance of the sale.

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2017 LIST OF ACCOMMODATION WITHIN EASY REACH OF BORDERWAY MART Farm House Accommodation Mrs D Nicholson, Gill Farm, Blackford, Carlisle. CA6 4EL Tel: 01228 675326

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Howard Lodge Guest House, 90 Warwick Road, Carlisle CA1 1JU

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Gretna Hall Hotel, Gretna Loaning, Gretna, Dumfries & Galloway Tel 01461 338257 www.gretnahallhotel.com

Pinegrove Hotel, 262 London Road, Carlisle CA1 2QS

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Smiths Hotel Gretna Green, Headless Cross, Gretna Green, Dumfries & Galloway Tel: 01461 337007 www.smithsgretnagreen.com *Customers of H&H offered a Special Rate

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All vehicles transporting livestock will be subject to a documentation check before entry to market site.

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All visitors and traders using car park areas please use main entrance.

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General Information & Sale Notes LOCATION: The Sale will be held in the Borderway Mart, Carlisle Cumbria.

Motorists should leave the M6 at Junction 43 and follow CARLISLE signs. The Market is on the left hand side of the road within 1/4 mile of M6.

VIEWING - The Sale Sheep will be available for viewing at Borderway Mart, Carlisle on the morning of the sale, or Prior Inspection of the sheep is most welcome by appointment with John Vaughan, (Tel: 01568 797435 or Mobile: 07974 956201.)

CONDITIONS OF SALE - Sold under the conditions of sale as recommended

by The Livestock Auctioneers’ Association.

HOTELS - There are many hotels within the area, ranging from four star to excellent Bed and Breakfast accommodation, a list of which may be found on page 4 of the catalogue.

METHOD OF SALE - All sheep will be sold in guineas (105 pence) and strictly in catalogue order, unless any alteration is announced by the Auctioneers.

COMMISSIONS - The Auctioneers will dutifully execute commissions to purchase for buyers unable to attend the sale personally, upon receipt of written instructions.

SETTLEMENT AND CLEARANCE OF STOCK - Settlement in full is due immediately at the close of Sale. No animal may leave the Sale Premises without an official ‘Pass Slip’, obtainable only from the Auctioneers upon settlement.

HEALTH - The Flock is Maedi-Visna Accredited. Signet recorded. All sheep are on Heptavec P+ System.

TRANSPORT - Purchased sheep can be returned to Mr Vaughan's premises for one week, to be collected by the purchaser at their own risk.

Detailed information of Texel Sheep Society

British Texel Sheep Society National Agricultural Centre Stoneleigh, Kenilworth,Warwickshire Telephone: 02476 696629 Fax: 02476 696472

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VORN TEXEL FLOCK Foreword This will be the 12th draft sale of sheep from my Vorn Texel flock. It is now an annual event and I am very pleased that this year it will be conducted by Harrison and Hetherington at Borderway market.

I think this sale is unique in the pedigree sheep world, in that ewes and hogs are sold with their lambs at foot, in working condition, unlike a lot of sales of overfed, overfat Texel gimmers that are half the size when in their working clothes some 6 months later. I decided a long time ago that I did not want to take part in a feeding contest to sell breeding females.

I have ploughed a lone furrow in a lot of my sheep breeding, in that I have steered away from the big headed deep bodied type that seem to win shows. In my experience of lambing, once the head is out the rest is a doddle, so why breed sheep with large heads? Does size of head result in brainier sheep? Mine are brainy enough in that one ewe has found out that by turning the handle on the end of the creep feed with her nose it opens the gap and she can fill her belly with creep. I don’t know which one it is but I have a suspicion it must 470 who didn’t come running for her feed this morning.

The most important trait in a ruminant meat animal is length, for it is the only way you can increase the weight of end product without increasing birth problems, other than selection for a shorter gestation period.

I am pleased that after 20 plus years of breeding Texels, I have my own type of longer, angular and more refined sheep, yet with high muscle depth, gigot score and lean weight. I say high, but the EBV averages for the flock in these traits are well into the top 1%.

I have been breeding Performance Recorded Texels since 2011 and am pleased that the flock is now the number one PR flock, based on the average EBV of last year’s lambs.

Like most schemes run by committees and civil servants, it leaves a lot to be desired. I remember after taking sheep to be CT scanned for the first time in 2012, writing to the society of what a pity that such a wonderful machine was not being fully utilised, in that length of spine was not being measured and that eye muscle area was measured but not utilised other than in lean weight. Muscle depth from on farm scan is one dimensional, area from the CT scan is two dimensional and area x length is 3 dimensional or volume. Isn’t the whole idea of selective breeding of meat sheep to increase the volume of high price meat? Furthermore I have noticed that a lot of high muscle depth sheep are losing their width of loin. Selecting for just muscle depth can be just altering the shape of the eye muscle.

I got so exasperated that last year I didn’t take my lambs to be CT scanned, but now this year, I understand that BASCO, Signet or AHDB (or whoever pulls the strings) will be introducing EBVs for eye muscle area and length of spine. Hoorah!

I do always use this foreword to air my views!

The sale sheep; I am sure this will be the best bunch of sheep I have ever offered, and look forward to meeting friends old and new on 13th of May. Please make yourselves known to me.

Bona fide junior members of the Texel society will qualify for a free straw of semen from any sires I have in stock.

Prospective purchasers or interested parties will be most welcome to a viewing day, probably 6th of May, but should ring me first to get the post code of the site, as my flock is of no fixed abode.

T John Vaughan

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ANTUR WYTHABERYST AAA1508227(2) Born: 02/04/2015

Sire: ANTUR UCHELGEISIOL AAA1305351(1) by DRINKSTONE ROCKET GUN PJP1000047(

Dam: AAA1000278(2) by RUGLEY OH YES JER08225(1)

GDam: AAA08082(2) by LUMBYLAW MONTANA ORL06072(E)

GGDam: AAA06124(2) by LUMBYLAW LUCKY DIP ORL05425(E)

EBVs: Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.12 8.18 kgs 1.52kgs 17.11 kgs 7.32 mm 0.08 mm 6.74mm 558 Accuracy 47% 76% 32% 82% 75% 79% 67% 80%

I was very proud in July/Sept 2015 when Vorn Whisky Mac became the highest indexed Texel lamb. But in the October figures he dropped to third being surpassed by two lambs from the Antur flock belonging to Aberystwyth University who had been pioneers of performance recording and had over 20 years of records. I did a bit of research and found that they were both by a ram called Antur Uchelgeisol. So I did a bit more research and found that the word Uchelgeisiol meant ambitious or aspiring, but I still have no idea how to pronounce it, even though my maternal grandfather spoke Welsh. So from now on he’ll be Be Uch. Further research revealed that that of the 242 lambs born in the flock 64 were by Uch, and 19 of the top 20 EBVs were by him and the other three sires used had indexes of 388, 388 and 367 with accuracies of 95%, 98% and 98%. The top lamb, 227, was given a 10% inbreeding co-efficient by BASCO, which should have been 12.5 because his mother was a daughter 08082 and his sire was a grandson of her. .

227 had an eye muscle depth of 32.2mm at a weight of 48.5kg, which is as high a ratio as I had come across and the years of recording with BASCO by the Antur flock were bound to back up their EBVs. So a trip to Aberyswyth in late October. Elvis was still there! New manager Martin Davies who was Welsh did not know how to pronounce the Uch name nor know what it meant, and he didn’t know where Uch was; running with some commercial ewes he thought. But he had collected about a dozen lambs with the highest indexes into a pen and they looked like a bunch of store lambs that would make about £62.50 in Hereford market. 227 was lame and didn’t look much better than the rest. The flock wasn’t accredited. Let’s go and have some fish and chips at the seaside and go home. As we were about to leave I thanked Martin and thought about the inbreeding and the fact that he should breed better than himself and offered him half his asking price. A little bit of negotiating and the deal was done. A shot of metacam and his lameness disappeared. So we took him with us to a chip shop opposite Aberystwyth railway station. Eating our meal I started to think of a name for him beginning with W and a lorry pulled up in front of the station and all we could see was wyth railway station.

Once I had him home I picked out 8 hogs and they ran with him and had to stay as an isolated group until he passed his second MV test. It was quite nerve racking awaiting the result, knowing if he failed he would be put down and the 8 females and their lambs would not be accredited. But it all turned out OK. His first lambs grew well and had cracking eye muscle depth ( with width of loin) resulting in him now being top UK PR sire. Last year, because of his MV accreditation, I was able to use him much more widely and he was used on the majority of the ewes. It is interesting that other than Uch, the other sires in his pedigree come from the Scottish borders, probably the cradle of Performance Recorded Texels.

10 VORN YARDSTICK (pictured on front cover) VJV1600774(1)

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

Born: 19/02/2016

VORN WAR'ORSE VJV1500653(E) by VORN VAURUS VJV1400561(1) VJV1400629(2) by VORN UNCLE JOHN VJV1300516(2) VJV1300445(3) by AVON VALE REAL DEAL MQZ1000044(1) VJV08429(2) by VORN NINETHREE VJV07293(1) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.14 9.64 kgs 2.48kgs 20.84 kgs 5.85 mm 0.11 mm 10.20mm 576 Accuracy 40% 67% 32% 74% 67% 72% 58% 72%

The highest indexed lamb ever, Yardstick ticks all the boxes, he is on the right side of the road for ease of lambing and with a maternal ability EBV of 2.48 when 1.53 equals top 1%. There’s talk now of producing a terminal index and a maternal index and combining the two. Thus he will stand in good stead when we follow New Zealand down this road.

Yardstick is somewhere near what I was aiming for when I started breeding Texels over 20 years ago, and it is interesting that 7 of the 8 animals in the above pedigree are Vorn sheep.

One of the first lambs by War’orse, who was the longest ever measured Texel and had the highest ever eye muscle area when CT scanned in 2015. Yardstick comes from the most productive line in the flock going back to ‘Big Ears’ VJV03158, from which have come Three Oh Oh, Typecast, Ramsda and Vaurus, all successful sires in the flock.

Because of all his Vorn blood I was not able to find enough unrelated ewes to use him on last year, but greater use will be made of him this year.

His semen has already been used in two performance recorded New Zealand flocks at present and I am eagerly looking forward to the results of how he compares to their own sires.

11 VORN YSTWYTH

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1600855(1)

Born: 23/04/2016

ANTUR WYTHABERYST AAA1508227(2) by ANTUR UCHELGEISIOL AAA1305351(1) VJV1500654(E) by VORN VAURUS VJV1400561(1) VJV1300435(2) by AVON VALE REAL DEAL MQZ1000044(1) VJV1100140(2) by VORN RAMSDA VJV1000048(1) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.12 9.85 kgs 2.05kgs 20.50 kgs 6.47 mm 0.48 mm 7.08mm 571 Accuracy 36% 62% 24% 64% 54% 55% 50% 64% From the first crop of Wythberyst out of a hog who was an ET sister to War’Orse and Waterloo (sold for 3100 gns at Worcester 2015 to the Ballaglonney flock).

CRAIG FARM WIZARD

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

EWA1504836(E)

Born: 20/03/2015

GOLDIES SUPREME GJG1100397(1) by LIVERY PREDATOR VTL09922(E) PJP09133(2) by DRINKSTONE OH SO SMART PJP08021(1) PJP07003(3) by LUMBYLAW KENYA ORL04073(E) PJP05019(2) by LUMBYLAW KEMPTON ORL04096(E) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.04 6.56 kgs 1.98kgs 15.87 kgs 5.20 mm 0.12 mm 9.79mm 528 Accuracy 60% 86% 58% 91% 87% 91% 86% 90% They were like bees round a honey pot the day before the sale at Kelso inspecting this son of Goldies Supreme and in the morning he was gone!

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CATALOGUE EWES WITH LAMBS AT FOOT

301 VORN

VJV1400627(1)

Born: 24/03/2014

Sire: DRINKSTONE USAR FRIENDLY PJP1304753(1) by CAMBWELL TAURUS LTC1201035(E

Dam: VJV1300496(1) by VORN THREE OH OH VJV1200300(1)

GDam: VJV1100156(2) by LIVERY PREDATOR VTL09922(E)

GGDam: VJV03254(1) by CLUN GENOTYPE WSF00016(2)

EBVs: Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.16 7.71 kgs 2.69kgs 16.76 kgs 3.27 mm 0.72 mm 7.28mm 401 Accuracy 56% 75% 36% 78% 71% 75% 62% 76%

Sells with her ewe lamb at foot:

Sire:

VJV1700880

Born: 19/02/2017

VORN YARDSTICK (VJV1600774)

Her two 2016 lambs, male and female, both scanned over 33mm eye muscle depth, which makes her a bit special when one considers that only 9 of the top 24 PR lambs had more than 33mm eye muscle.

Sells with a tremendous daughter of Yardstick, a twin to which is retained. Usar Friendly was my pick of the Drinkstone lambs when we swapped ram lambs in 2013.

302 VORN

VJV1200281(2)

Born: 15/02/2012

Sire: ROXBURGH SPITFIRE EJR1101073(2) by DRINKSTONE PEACEMAKER PJP09040(3)

Dam: VJV08397(1) by HADDO MARVEL KWJ06904(E)

GDam: VJV03273(2) by CLUN GENOTYPE WSF00016(2)

GGDam: VJV01012(2) by CLUN ECONOMIST WSF98015(2)

EBVs: Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.19 5.78 kgs 2.41kgs 12.74 kgs 2.25 mm ‑0.21 mm 6.15mm 345 Accuracy 77% 86% 59% 88% 83% 86% 78% 87%

Sells with her twin ewe lambs at foot: VJV1700906 and VJV1700907 Born 11/03/2017

Sire: ANTUR WYTHABERYST (AAA1508227)

This ewe leaves 3 daughters in the flock; another daughter sold with her lamb for 1700gns in last year’s sale to the Stonedge flock of David Prince.

Two of her sons are in pedigree flocks including Vorn Uncle John in the Fearn flock of TV personality John Scott.

With her two lovely Wythaberyst daughters, they make a superb flock foundation.

VORN UNCLE JOHN – son of Lot 302

Vorn Flock

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VORN Sire:

Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs: Index

Accuracy

VJV1400556(2)

0.19 65%

5.22 kgs 77%

2.14kgs 11.84 kgs 3.69 mm 0.12 mm 77% 79% 73% 77%

Sells with her ram lamb at foot:

Born: 14/02/2014

AVON VALE REAL DEAL MQZ1000044(1) by DRINKSTONE OH JUST SO PJP08020(1) VJV1200319(2) by ROXBURGH SPITFIRE EJR1101073(2) VJV07307(2) by WARTLE LAMPART BIA05051(2) VJV04399(2) by VORN INFIDEL VJV02049(1) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

VJV1700881

6.05mm 66%

405 77%

Born: 18/02/2017

Sire: ANTUR WYTHABERYST (AAA1508227)

Her dam sold in last year’s sale to Mat Frear for his Felton House flock. A maternal brother sold for 1040gns at NSA Ram Sale Builth Wells last year. Avon Vale Real Deal has been the most influential PR sire in the 6 years I have been performance recording. This daughter sells with a ram lamb by Wythaberyst who may well have as much influence as Real Deal if he continues to produce long, angular and heavy ram lambs like this one.

Time will tell.

304 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1500697(1)

Born: 06/03/2015

VORN VENTURE ON VJV1400616(1) by VORN UNCLE JOHN VJV1300516(2) VJV08443(1) by VORN NINETHREE VJV07293(1) VJV02046(1) by CLUN GENOTYPE WSF00016(2) VJV99039(2) by BALLAGLONNEY BLB94128(2) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.08 7.22 kgs 1.95kgs 15.17 kgs 2.08 mm ‑0.02 mm 7.71mm 391 Accuracy 58% 72% 35% 76% 68% 74% 62% 74%

Sells with her ewe lamb at foot:

VJV1700900

Born: 07/03/2017

Sire: CRAIG FARM WIZARD (EWA1504836)

From the best female line in the best ever Texel flock; the original Annan flock of Keith Jamieson. Scientists have only recently discovered what livestock breeders have known for generations; the strength of the female line, as there are a couple of chromosomes passed on by the female in the nucleus of the egg, in the same way the Y chromosome is passed on to sons of males. She is a maternal sister to Vorn Shorn who won 1st prize as a lamb at Brecon, and the grand sire of Uncle John. Because this ewe is 10% inbred according to BASCO she should breed better than she looks when outcrossed. Her first lamb has an index of 490 and she is offered with one of her two Craig Farm Wizard daughters.

305 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1300470(1)

Born: 25/02/2013

VORN THREE OH OH VJV1200300(1) by ROXBURGH SPITFIRE EJR1101073(2) VJV09484(2) by VORN OBLONG VJV08408(1) VJV05029(2) by TRANNON JACK IN THE BOX HGT03056(1) VJV00008(1) by CLUN ECONOMIST WSF98015(2) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.08 6.57 kgs 2.18kgs 14.06 kgs 0.82 mm 0.05 mm 6.00mm 328 Accuracy 67% 75% 34% 78% 70% 75% 62% 76%

Sells with her twin lambs at foot: VJV1700908 (ewe) and VJV1700909 (ram) Born: 11/03/2017

Sire: ANTUR WYTHABERYST (AAA1508227)

This huge ewe leaves two daughters and three grand-daughters in the flock. Three Oh Oh was one of the first crop of Spitfire and used in five flocks including Drinkstone. A massive specimen, he was the number one UK sire for lean weight until he was surpassed by Vorn Vaurus.

Vorn Flock

VORN THREE OH OH – sire of lots 305, 313 & 318

VORN TYPECAST – sire of Lot 306, 307 & 310

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Vorn Flock

18 306 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1300469(1)

Born: 25/02/2013

VORN TYPECAST VJV1200293(1) by ROXBURGH SPITFIRE EJR1101073(2) VJV1100239(2) by VORN RAMSDA VJV1000048(1) VJV06209(2) by WARTLE LAMPART BIA05051(2) VJV02055(1) by CLUN GENOTYPE WSF00016(2) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.14 6.63 kgs 1.60kgs 13.57 kgs 2.77 mm ‑0.01 mm 6.78mm 397 Accuracy 65% 76% 32% 78% 71% 76% 62% 77%

Sells with her ewe lamb at foot:

Sire:

VJV1700882

Born: 23/02/2017

ANTUR WYTHABERYST (AAA1508227)

She leaves a daughter in the flock and a twin to the lamb which is sold with her. Vorn Typecast (sire) was in the first bunch from the flock to be CT scanned and came out with the highest gigot score of 82 which has only been surpassed twice. He was sold to the Ballaglonney flock in the Isle of Man and was the number 2 UK sire in 2014.

307 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1300452(2)

Born: 13/02/2013

VORN TYPECAST VJV1200293(1) by ROXBURGH SPITFIRE EJR1101073(2) VJV1100208(2) by VORN RAMSDA VJV1000048(1) VJV04388(2) by VORN INFIDEL VJV02049(1) VJV00038(2) by CLUN ECONOMIST WSF98015(2) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.11 6.62 kgs 1.61kgs 13.76 kgs 3.10 mm 0.23 mm 6.64mm 393 Accuracy 70% 77% 32% 79% 72% 77% 63% 77%

Sells with her ewe lamb at foot:

VJV1700958

Born: 24/02/2017

Sire: VORN YARDSTICK (VJV1600774)

The ewe has a daughter in the Stonedge flock of David Prince.

308 DRINKSTONE

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

PJP1304654(2)

Born: 06/03/2013

GOLDIES SUPREME GJG1100397(1) by LIVERY PREDATOR VTL09922(E) PJP1100005(3) by DRINKSTONE PUNT GUN PJP09090(1) PJP06073(1) by LUMBYLAW KENYA ORL04073(E) PJP03015(1) by GOLDIES GODFATHER GJG00036(3) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.07 5.69 kgs 1.31kgs 12.81 kgs 4.45 mm ‑0.09 mm 8.14mm 445 Accuracy 65% 75% 59% 77% 72% 75% 66% 75% We call her PJ Proby, who split his pants on the stage in Hereford in the sixties when he sang ‘Somewhere’. I went to the final Drinkstone dispersal sale in Carlisle just to buy her, the first female I have bought since the Annan female 15 years earlier. By Goldies Supreme and out of a full sister to Drinkstone Tasmania, the number 1 sire of 2014, with a muscle EBV of 7.28mm and index of 525. Her grand dam, PJP06073, was described to me by Arnold Park as the best ewe he had ever had. So like the Annan ewe, she is from the top female line of the top performance recorded flock. I was fortunate enough to buy her for one bid of 1700gns. She has not been so fortunate for me: Flushed three times, to no avail, but this year she has produced what I bought her for. Job done!

She can now go and I will be retaining the two ewe lambs that will follow her through the ring. She sells with two shots of semen from Vorn Yardstick, the sire of the two lambs, stored at FarmGene, Shrewsbury.

Vorn Flock

309 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1500730(1)

19 Born: 01/05/2015

VORN VODKA JOE VJV1400635(1) by DRINKSTONE USAR FRIENDLY PJP1304753(1) VJV1400615(2) by VORN TEE JAY VJV1200357(2) VJV1200307(2) by ROXBURGH SPITFIRE EJR1101073(2) VJV07300(2) by HADDO MARVEL KWJ06904(E) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.19 6.68 kgs 2.06kgs 14.33 kgs 3.26 mm ‑0.12 mm 6.54mm 407 Accuracy 42% 58% 28% 60% 56% 59% 50% 59%

Sells with her ewe lamb at foot:

VJV1700872

Born: 15/02/2017

Sire: VORN YARDSTICK (VJV1600774)

Vorn Vodka Joe (sire) was a massive son of Usar Friendly. He was used in the flock and was sire of the top priced hogg in last year’s sale at 1750gns and Whisky Mac, last year’s number three UK sire. The dam sold for over £1000 at last year’s sale and grand dam (1200307) is lot 311 in the sale.

310 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1200307(2)

Born: 23/02/2012

ROXBURGH SPITFIRE EJR1101073(2) by DRINKSTONE PEACEMAKER PJP09040(3) VJV07300(2) by HADDO MARVEL KWJ06904(E) VJV02054(1) by CLUN GENOTYPE WSF00016(2) VJV97015(2) by BALLAGLONNEY BLB94128(2) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.17 5.59 kgs 2.09kgs 11.65 kgs 3.22 mm ‑0.41 mm 4.51mm 367 Accuracy 76% 82% 45% 84% 78% 82% 70% 82% As a lamb she was the best looking daughter of Spitfire and had the highest eye muscle depth of 34mms. I always thought she was capable of producing a real topper, and this year she has.

She sells with two shots of semen from any ram that I have in my possession. I think her grand-daughter (864) is the pick of this years ewe lambs.

311 VORN ABERYSTWYTH

Sire:

VJV1700874 Son of Lot 310 Born: 16/02/2017 ANTUR WYTHABERYST AAA1508227(2) by ANTUR UCHELGEISIOL AAA1305351(1)

This ram is well on target to be the heaviest lamb yet in the flock at eight weeks. He looks like growing on and he should make one of the top weighted lambs yet at 21 weeks. If he has inherited the eye muscle from his sire the potential for this lamb is enormous and therefore I am offering a half share with a reserve. Unless other arrangements are made before the sale by prospective purchasers, I will retain possession of the lamb for this year, including having him scanned and supply the purchaser with semen, if produced, for the purchaser’s exclusive use. He will be available for the purchaser to use for mating between 19th September 2017 and 20th October 2017. The purchaser will then have full possession after the 2017 mating season.

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Vorn Flock

312 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1300426(2)

21 Born: 12/02/2013

VORN TYPECAST VJV1200293(1) by ROXBURGH SPITFIRE EJR1101073(2) VJV1000065(2) by HADDO MARVEL KWJ06904(E) VJV06182(2) by VORN VJV05021(2) VJV00060(1) by CLUN ECONOMIST WSF98015(2) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.14 6.18 kgs 1.57kgs 13.45 kgs 3.57 mm ‑0.06 mm 7.04mm 392 Accuracy 66% 75% 31% 77% 70% 75% 62% 76%

Sells with her ewe lamb at foot:

VJV1700895

Born: 02/03/2017

Sire: ANTUR WYTHABERYST (AAA1508227)

This ewe is a maternal sister to Vorn Voyager who was purchased by A & J Hughes for their renowned Marlsborough flock in Pembrokeshire. She will be leaving my flock but her bloodlines will not, as last year’s ewe lamb by Stainton Valour, that at 110 days weighed 51kg with 33.9 mm eye muscle depth, has produced 7 ET lambs.

313 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1300496(1)

Born: 04/03/2013

VORN THREE OH OH VJV1200300(1) by ROXBURGH SPITFIRE EJR1101073(2) VJV1100156(2) by LIVERY PREDATOR VTL09922(E) VJV03254(1) by CLUN GENOTYPE WSF00016(2) VJV01076(1) by CLUN ECONOMIST WSF98015(2) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.11 7.11 kgs 1.96kgs 14.68 kgs 0.63 mm 0.09 mm 6.95mm 337 Accuracy 68% 76% 39% 79% 72% 77% 64% 77%

Sells with THE CHOICE of one of her ewe lambs at foot: VJV1700888 or VJV1700889

Born: 25/02/2017

Sire: VORN YARDSTICK (VJV1600774) Another massive ewe by Three Oh Oh (see lot 305). Out of a daughter of Livery Predator who produced many noted sons including Goldies Supreme and Vorn Shorn from this flock. Grand-dam (03254) was the mother of Vorn Oblong, an exceptionally long ram, who was used in the flock as a lamb and a yearling and was the first 1000gns animal from the flock when sold as a yearling at NSA Ram Sale Builth Wells.

She sells with buyers pick of one of the two lambs at foot.

314 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1500704(1)

Born: 06/03/2015

VORN VENTURE ON VJV1400616(1) by VORN UNCLE JOHN VJV1300516(2) VJV1300496(1) by VORN THREE OH OH VJV1200300(1) VJV1100156(2) by LIVERY PREDATOR VTL09922(E) VJV03254(1) by CLUN GENOTYPE WSF00016(2) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.13 7.30 kgs 1.84kgs 15.59 kgs 2.08 mm ‑0.17 mm 8.46mm 402 Accuracy 56% 74% 36% 75% 67% 72% 60% 74%

Sells with her ewe lamb at foot:

VJV1700885

Born: 24/02/2017

Sire: ANTUR WYTHABERYST (AAA1508227)

The first of the daughters by Venture On who was used as a lamb and unfortunately put down because of a copper poisoning incident. He was the number 4 UK lamb in 2014. A very muscular ram, he sired a 1st prize ewe lamb at Kington Show and the 1st prize ram lamb at Hereford Markets show and sale of ram lambs and another son was sold to Geoff Stringer for his Lodge flock at Talgarth. This ewe leaves a very high index daughter in the flock which she produced as a hogg.

Vorn Flock

22 315 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1500651(3)

Born: 09/02/2015

VORN VODKA JOE VJV1400635(1) by DRINKSTONE USAR FRIENDLY PJP1304753(1) VJV1100223(2) by VORN RAMSDA VJV1000048(1) VJV07318(1) by WARTLE LAMPART BIA05051(2) VJV04352(1) by CLAYBURY JURASSIC DHL03053(E) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.18 6.49 kgs 1.87kgs 14.22 kgs 3.31 mm 0.29 mm 6.44mm 392 Accuracy 54% 74% 30% 76% 69% 74% 61% 74%

Sells with her ram lamb at foot:

VJV1700903

Born: 08/03/2017

Sire: ANTUR WYTHABERYST (AAA1508227)

A maternal sister to Vorn Upper Caste who was used in the Drinkstone flock prior to the dispersal sale and has progeny recorded in five flocks resulting in him being the number 11 PR sire in 2014. As a hogg, last year, she produced a ewe lamb which at 89 days weighed 40kgs with an eye muscle depth 32.9mm. This ewe lamb, with an index of 509, has already produced viable embryos. The ram lamb at foot is a full brother, and is already stacking up the kilograms and a real sire prospect.

316 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1400547(E)

Born: 12/02/2014

AVON VALE REAL DEAL MQZ1000044(1) by DRINKSTONE OH JUST SO PJP08020(1) VJV1200281(2) by ROXBURGH SPITFIRE EJR1101073(2) VJV08397(1) by HADDO MARVEL KWJ06904(E) VJV03273(2) by CLUN GENOTYPE WSF00016(2) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.18 4.80 kgs 2.62kgs 11.30 kgs 2.88 mm 0.09 mm 6.30mm 366 Accuracy 60% 72% 55% 77% 72% 76% 67% 76%

Sells with her ewe lamb at foot:

VJV1700870

Born: 15/02/2017

Sire: ANTUR WYTHABERYST (AAA1508227)

This daughter of Avon Vale Real Deal is a maternal sister to Vorn Uncle John, used in the flock and then sold to John Scott, Fearn Farm. Among the many good females he produced here was the mother of Vorn Yardstick.

317 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1500656(E)

Born: 10/02/2015

VORN VAURUS VJV1400561(1) by CAMBWELL TAURUS LTC1201035(E) VJV1300445(3) by AVON VALE REAL DEAL MQZ1000044(1) VJV08429(2) by VORN NINETHREE VJV07293(1) VJV03158(2) by CLUN GENOTYPE WSF00016(2) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.23 7.78 kgs 2.42kgs 16.34 kgs 3.91 mm 0.10 mm 6.79mm 456 Accuracy 56% 74% 36% 75% 67% 72% 60% 73%

Sells with her ewe lamb at foot:

VJV1700901

Born:

08/03/2017

Sire: CRAIG FARM WIZARD (EWA1504836)

An ET brother to this ewe sold for 1000 gns as a lamb at Welshpool. She comes from a very strong female line.

Grand-dam, VJV080429, is the dam of Three Oh Oh and two 1st prize ewe lambs at Kington and Brecon shows.

A half share in Vaurus was sold for 2500gns to the Ballaglonney flock and the first four sons to be sold came to 9500gns. This ewe produced her first lamb as a hogg last year and now has an index of over 500. This year she was scanned for two but produced triplets and although she had plenty of milk last year I would assume that, having only been fed for twins, it all proved too much and she has only been able to rear one lamb this year. She sells with one of her two ewe lambs by Wizard.

Vorn Flock

318 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1400569(2)

23 Born: 17/02/2014

VORN THREE OH OH VJV1200300(1) by ROXBURGH SPITFIRE EJR1101073(2) VJV1100216(3) by LUMBYLAW MADRAS ORL06032(E) VJV07317(2) by HADDO MARVEL KWJ06904(E) VJV03208(1) by CLUN GENOTYPE WSF00016(2) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.20 5.92 kgs 2.02kgs 13.49 kgs 1.77 mm ‑0.20 mm 6.13mm 338 Accuracy 56% 69% 39% 76% 69% 74% 63% 74% Sells with her twin ewe lambs at foot: VJV1700886 and VJV1700887

Sire: ANTUR WYTHABERYST (AAA1508227)

Born: 24/02/2017

Yet another lengthy female by Three Oh Oh, sells with two daughters by Wythaberyst. She is a maternal sister to Vorn UB 40 sold to John Elliot of Roxburgh at Worcester in 2013. Her dam was sold in the flocks 2015 sale to Peter Mitchell, Avon Vale who used her son in his flock, and I see on BASCO that she produced his highest ever indexing female last year. It’s very satisfying to learn of your sheep doing well in other flocks.

319 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1500690(2)

Born: 03/03/2015

VORN VENTURE ON VJV1400616(1) by VORN UNCLE JOHN VJV1300516(2) VJV1200278(2) by ROXBURGH SPITFIRE EJR1101073(2) VJV08439(2) by VORN NINETHREE VJV07293(1) VJV01011(1) by CLUN ECONOMIST WSF98015(2) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.26 6.11 kgs 1.61kgs 13.81 kgs 2.01 mm ‑0.48 mm 7.02mm 369 Accuracy 56% 75% 37% 77% 70% 75% 62% 76%

Sells with her ram lamb at foot:

VJV1700876

Born: 19/02/2017

Sire: ANTUR WYTHABERYST (AAA1508227)

Another daughter of Venture On, this time out of 278, the longest and heaviest ewe in the flock. From the same Annan line as lot 304, she is a maternal sister to Vorn Shaun sold to Roger Helme and sire of his winning pen of prime lambs at Hereford market prior to the Royal Three Counties Show where the balloted lamb won Reserve Champion carcase, beating a lot of Beltex lambs. She is dam of lot 335, a yearling ram.

320 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1500682(2)

Born: 25/02/2015

VORN VODKA JOE VJV1400635(1) by DRINKSTONE USAR FRIENDLY PJP1304753(1) VJV1200383(1) by ROXBURGH SPITFIRE EJR1101073(2) VJV1100263(1) by HADDO MARVEL KWJ06904(E) VJV1000021(1) by HADDO MARVEL KWJ06904(E) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.23 7.47 kgs 2.49kgs 15.64 kgs 2.93 mm ‑0.20 mm 6.92mm 429 Accuracy 55% 73% 32% 76% 68% 73% 59% 74%

Sells with her ram lamb at foot:

VJV1700932

Born: 16/03/2017

Sire: ANTUR WYTHABERYST (AAA1508227)

As a hogg last year this ewe produced the number 11 indexed ram lamb in the UK; some achievement when there are over 5,000 performance recorded lambs. Her ram lamb is a full brother.

Vorn Flock

24 321 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1500728(1)

Born: 27/04/2015

VORN VAURUS VJV1400561(1) by CAMBWELL TAURUS LTC1201035(E) VJV1400574(2) by VORN UNCLE JOHN VJV1300516(2) VJV1100237(2) by LUMBYLAW MADRAS ORL06032(E) VJV09517(1) by VORN OBLONG VJV08408(1) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.15 6.71 kgs 1.78kgs 15.08 kgs 2.94 mm 0.21 mm 6.55mm 391 Accuracy 42% 63% 36% 65% 56% 58% 55% 65%

Sells with her ram lamb at foot:

VJV1700905

Born: 09/03/2017

Sire: ANTUR WYTHABERYST (AAA1508227)

This ewe is bred the same way as Yardstick, the highest ever indexed Texel being by Vaurus out of an Uncle John female and sells with a ram lamb by the number one sire.

322 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1500681(2)

Born: 25/02/2015

VORN UNCLE JOHN VJV1300516(2) by VORN TEE JAY VJV1200357(2) VJV1000023(1) by LUMBYLAW MADRAS ORL06032(E) VJV08390(2) by HADDO MARVEL KWJ06904(E) VJV04334(1) by CLAYBURY JURASSIC DHL03053(E) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.11 4.15 kgs 1.46kgs 9.75 kgs 3.00 mm ‑0.01 mm 5.23mm 309 Accuracy 53% 70% 53% 76% 70% 74% 64% 74%

Sells with her ewe lamb at foot:

VJV1700894

Born:

01/03/2017

Sire: ANTUR WYTHABERYST (AAA1508227)

A daughter of Uncle John, she got behind the other lambs when her mother had mastitis, and thus had a very poor weight at scanning and thus a poor index. However, she has made a very good start to her breeding career producing a ewe lamb of enormous weight and potential. Not many of the fat overfed gimmers sold for big money in the winter could produce such a lamb.

323 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1200378(2)

Born: 21/03/2012

ROXBURGH SPITFIRE EJR1101073(2) by DRINKSTONE PEACEMAKER PJP09040(3) VJV09484(2) by VORN OBLONG VJV08408(1) VJV05029(2) by TRANNON JACK IN THE BOX HGT03056(1) VJV00008(1) by CLUN ECONOMIST WSF98015(2) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.14 4.93 kgs 1.87kgs 9.64 kgs 1.63 mm ‑0.45 mm 3.62mm 304 Accuracy 72% 79% 43% 81% 75% 79% 67% 80%

Sells with her ewe lamb at foot:

VJV1700891

Born: 26/02/2017

Sire: ANTUR WYTHABERYST (AAA1508227)

Her dam, 484, by Oblong produced a lamb that had 39.5mm eye muscle in my first scan. Roxburgh Spitfire (sire) was the highest ever indexed ram lamb in 2011 and offered at the English National at Worcester. I had just started performance recording; he had a head like a donkey, but I was looking at his length, and asked Paul Phillips of the Kimbolton flock if he would like to buy him in partnership. We bought him for 3000gns but in his first winter he died at Paul’s from pasturella and I well remember saying to Paul, ‘If he doesn’t get something good enough to use in his place he will be no loss.’ He did with Three Oh Oh and Typecast both with superior figures and a bunch of big lengthy females that will breed to any ram.

Vorn Flock

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HOGGS WITH LAMBS AT FOOT

324 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1600780(2)

Born: 20/02/2016

VORN WAR’ORSE VJV1500653(E) by VORN VAURUS VJV1400561(1) VJV1400627(1) by DRINKSTONE USAR FRIENDLY PJP1304753(1) VJV1300496(1) by VORN THREE OH OH VJV1200300(1) VJV1100156(2) by LIVERY PREDATOR VTL09922(E) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.15 8.61 kgs 2.54kgs 18.19 kgs 4.68 mm 1.17 mm 8.06mm 443 Accuracy 36% 66% 25% 74% 67% 72% 56% 72%

Sells with her ram lamb at foot:

VJV1700936

Born:

18/03/2017

Sire: VORN YUM YUM BIG BUM (VJV1600808)

A daughter of War’orse, who had the largest eye muscle area yet measured and the greatest length of spine, and was bought by the renowned John Sinnet, Stockton on Teme. Her ram lamb is a real one (the result of rapid generation turnover when one considers his ggdam is just 6 years old); length, top, gigot and style, combining the qualities of War’orse and Yum Yum, who will follow hoggs with lambs.

VORN WAR’ORSE – sire of Lot 324 & 326

Vorn Flock

26 325 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1600778(2)

Born: 18/02/2016

GAYNES VALIANT II CMG1401162(2) by AVON VALE REAL DEAL MQZ1000044(1) VJV08429(2) by VORN NINETHREE VJV07293(1) VJV03158(2) by CLUN GENOTYPE WSF00016(2) VJV98014(1) by BALLAGLONNEY BLB94128(2) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.20 7.30 kgs 1.86kgs 15.06 kgs 3.33 mm 0.15 mm 6.45mm 410 Accuracy 51% 69% 41% 76% 69% 74% 63% 74%

Sells with her ewe lamb at foot:

VJV1700946

Born:

27/03/2017

Sire: ANTUR WYTHABERYST (AAA1508227)

By Gaynes Valiant II, who was the Number 1 UK sire of 2015. This hogg is the last lamb of 08429, who bred a lot of good sheep including Three Oh Oh, a ewe lamb first at Brecon and a ewe lamb first at Kington.

326 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1600802(2)

Born: 19/03/2016

VORN WAR’ORSE VJV1500653(E) by VORN VAURUS VJV1400561(1) VJV1000060(E) by LUMBYLAW MADRAS ORL06032(E) VJV03254(1) by CLUN GENOTYPE WSF00016(2) VJV01076(1) by CLUN ECONOMIST WSF98015(2) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.13 7.17 kgs 1.72kgs 15.79 kgs 3.81 mm 0.92 mm 7.63mm 399 Accuracy 45% 65% 31% 74% 66% 71% 57% 72%

Sells with her ewe lamb at foot:

VJV1700942

Born:

23/03/2017

Sire: ANTUR WYTHABERYST (AAA1508227)

Another War’orse daughter from the female line that produced Vorn Oblong, who has had such an influence in the flock. Got a bit close in the breeding here as the sire of the lamb, Vorn Ystwyth (the number 2 PR lamb last year with an index of 571), is out of an ET sister to War’orse. The ewe lamb was a twin to a stillborn.

327 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1600766(2)

Born: 15/02/2016

GAYNES VALIANT II CMG1401162(2) by AVON VALE REAL DEAL MQZ1000044(1) VJV1200307(2) by ROXBURGH SPITFIRE EJR1101073(2) VJV07300(2) by HADDO MARVEL KWJ06904(E) VJV02054(1) by CLUN GENOTYPE WSF00016(2) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.17 6.03 kgs 2.03kgs 11.38 kgs 4.79 mm ‑0.49 mm 4.73mm 416 Accuracy 49% 70% 43% 76% 70% 74% 63% 74%

Sells with her ram lamb at foot:

VJV1700938

Born:

21/03/2017

Sire: VORN YUM YUM BIG BUM (VJV1600808)

This is a daughter of lot 311 and also sired by by Gaynes Valiant 2nd who was number one UK sire in 2015. She sells with another son of Yum Yum and its twin sister is retained.

Vorn Flock

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EMPTY HOGGS

328 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1600830(2)

Born: 05/04/2016

VORN VLADIMIR VJV1400631(1) by VORN UNCLE JOHN VJV1300516(2) VJV1400548(E) by AVON VALE REAL DEAL MQZ1000044(1) VJV1200281(2) by ROXBURGH SPITFIRE EJR1101073(2) VJV08397(1) by HADDO MARVEL KWJ06904(E) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.13 6.07 kgs 2.37kgs 13.82 kgs 3.13 mm 0.19 mm 7.49mm 402 Accuracy 42% 68% 39% 74% 67% 72% 60% 73% From the same female line as Uncle John and by his son Vladimir who is owned by Ken Hodge from Cheshire.

She also has two shots of Avon Vale Real Deal and an inbreeding figure of 15.9% which means she has the potential to breed very well when outcrossed. I have high hopes for her twin retained.

329 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1600841(2)

Born: 07/04/2016

ANTUR WYTHABERYST AAA1508227(2) by ANTUR UCHELGEISIOL AAA1305351(1) VJV1500707(2) by VORN VENTURE ON VJV1400616(1) VJV1300459(1) by EAST MIDDLE POWERSTATION SCE09191(1) VJV09476(1) by ALWENT MAJOR FORCE NTA06007(2) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.17 7.20 kgs 1.76kgs 15.25 kgs 5.20 mm 0.22 mm 7.16mm 468 Accuracy 37% 63% 24% 73% 64% 70% 54% 71%

By Antur Wythaberyst, she has an index of 468 including a muscle depth EBV of 5.20mm which compares very favourably with the 3.62mm EBV for the top 1%. She too is from that powerful female line tracing to ‘Big Ears’.

330 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1600809(2)

Born: 22/03/2016

HOLLYFORD VROOM VROOM DHA1400268(2) by GOLDIES SUPREME GJG1100397(1 VJV1500657(2) by VORN VODKA JOE VJV1400635(1) VJV1200348(2) by ROXBURGH SPITFIRE EJR1101073(2) VJV1000109(2) by KINGFORD PERHAPS TGL09033(1) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.14 6.72 kgs 1.78kgs 13.91 kgs 3.38 mm 0.05 mm 8.00mm 436 Accuracy 41% 68% 32% 74% 67% 72% 60% 73% This is a twin to Yum Yum, Lot 334. I think Yum Yum was the stronger of the two and took the most milk. I don't let hogs rear two lambs any more to try to prevent this. This hog is only for sale because her dam has an even better ewe lamb this year.

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331 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1600832(2)

Born: 05/04/2016

VORN WHISKY MAC VJV1500721(1) by VORN VODKA JOE VJV1400635(1) VJV1400573(2) by VORN U BELONG VJV1300457(1) VJV1000100(1) by MILLEND PHENOMENON WCM09620(2) VJV09494(2) by VORN OBLONG VJV08408(1) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.15 6.04 kgs 1.85kgs 14.34 kgs 2.17 mm 0.06 mm 7.00mm 379 Accuracy 36% 64% 22% 73% 65% 70% 55% 71%

Whisky Mac was number 3 UK lamb in 2015 and number 3 UK sire in 2016 weighing just short of 165kg last summer and is now in the Drumcross flock of I & S Graham near Glasgow.

VORN WHISKY MAC – sire of Lot 331 & 332

332 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1600826(3)

Born: 30/03/2016

VORN WHISKY MAC VJV1500721(1) by VORN VODKA JOE VJV1400635(1) VJV1400565(1) by VORN TYPECAST VJV1200293(1) VJV1100131(2) by LUMBYLAW MADRAS ORL06032(E) VJV02054(1) by CLUN GENOTYPE WSF00016(2) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.22 7.69 kgs 2.24kgs 17.42 kgs 3.92 mm 0.23 mm 8.79mm 472 Accuracy 38% 62% 25% 68% 61% 66% 53% 66% This lamb was a triplet by Whisky Mac out of an exceptionally lengthy Typecast daughter. Probably the highest indexed Texel female ever offered for sale.

333 VORN

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1600824(2)

Born: 13/03/2016

VORN VLADIMIR VJV1400631(1) by VORN UNCLE JOHN VJV1300516(2) VJV1300445(3) by AVON VALE REAL DEAL MQZ1000044(1) VJV08429(2) by VORN NINETHREE VJV07293(1) VJV03158(2) by CLUN GENOTYPE WSF00016(2) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.14 5.77 kgs 2.41kgs 12.02 kgs 3.94 mm 0.35 mm 5.94mm 383 Accuracy 46% 68% 37% 75% 68% 73% 61% 73% Built like a Beltex with her 11.3% inbreeding co-efficient she has a tremendous gigot and is a real prospect. She has two shots of Real Deal from her dam and Vladimir’s dam who is also the dam of War’orse, Whisky Mac and Waterloo who sold at Worcester for 3100gns.

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SHEARLING RAMS

334 VORN YUM YUM BIG BUM

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1600808(2)

Born: 22/03/2016

HOLLYFORD VROOM VROOM DHA1400268(2) by GOLDIES SUPREME GJG1100397(1 VJV1500657(2) by VORN VODKA JOE VJV1400635(1) VJV1200348(2) by ROXBURGH SPITFIRE EJR1101073(2) VJV1000109(2) by KINGFORD PERHAPS TGL09033(1) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.14 8.12 kgs 1.78kgs 16.58 kgs 4.67 mm 0.12 mm 9.39mm 512 Accuracy 41% 68% 32% 74% 67% 72% 60% 73% Yum Yum was a hogg’s twin by the 2016 number 2 PR sire Hollyford Vroom Vroom. His dam is a maternal sister to Vorn Vaurus, who’s first 4 sons sold in pedigree sales have grossed 9500gns. He comes from the most successful line in the flock, his 4dam ‘Big Ears’ being grand-dam through 3 daughters to Three Oh Oh, Typecast and Ramsda, three high index sires that have left their mark in this and other flocks. Yum Yum combines the shape of Goldies Supreme with the power and size of his maternal line.

He ran with some hogg last back end and has sired some startling lambs (besides the lamb on lot 324), that are retained and may be inspected.

He is a very good semen producer and 25 straws will be retained for use only in the Vorn flock.

335 VORN YOLANDO

Sire: Dam: GDam: GGDam: EBVs:

VJV1600806(2)

Born: 22/03/2016

VORN WHISKY MAC VJV1500721(1) by VORN VODKA JOE VJV1400635(1) VJV1500690(2) by VORN VENTURE ON VJV1400616(1) VJV1200278(2) by ROXBURGH SPITFIRE EJR1101073(2) VJV08439(2) by VORN NINETHREE VJV07293(1) Litter Size 8 Wk Wgt Maternal Scan Wgt Musc Dpth Fat Dpth CT Gigot Musc

Index 0.21 7.38 kgs 2.09kgs 16.88 kgs 2.77 mm 0.00 mm 8.44mm 440 Accuracy 36% 66% 25% 74% 67% 72% 56% 72% This yearling ram by Whisky Mac is the son of lot 319.

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