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Double Diamond takes sire of the year title Following an action packed 10 days of National Sales in late August and early September the results for the First Season Sire of the Year show an overwhelming trend, with four out of the top five all being sired by previous winner Garngour Craftsman.
Members are reminded of the updates made last year to the rules for the GB Scrapie Monitored Scheme (SMS) managed by SRUC and increased enforcement of them.
Leading the way, in news which won’t surprise many, was the 350,000gns Sportsmans Double Diamond bred by Messrs Boden and Davies. He topped the rankings with an average for his top three selling sons of 73,333gns. These were, Auldhouseburn Expression at 100,000gns, Procters El Presidente at 80,000gns and Procters Exocet at 52,000gns, with all having been sold at the Scottish National Sale, Lanark. In second place was Castlecairn Doodlebug. Bred by Bruce Renwick, his top three selling sons from different dams sold at 75,000gns for Sportsmans Express, 18,000gns for Lakeview Earn Your Keep and 14,000gns for Sportsmans Eye Catcher. This gave him an average of 35,666gns, with all three once again sold at Lanark. Third spot was filled by Mellor Vale Dakota, bred by Charlie Boden. His best-selling
sons were Cressage Enforcer at 38,000gns, Oldford Eisenhower at 5000gns and Oldford Entertainer at 1200gns. This left with an average of 14,766gns. Another from Boden and Davies, Sportsmans Dirty Harry, then followed in fourth place. His best selling sons were Haymount Eye of The Beholder at 22,000gns, Haymount Enter The Dragon at 12,000gns and Milnbank Ed Shearing which sold for 2200gns. He finished with an average of 12,066gns for his best three sons from different dams. And fifth place then went to Mellor Vale Déjà vu from Charlie Boden, again, and with an average of 11,066gns. Best sellers here were Harestone Eldorado at 17,000gns, Glenside Emerald King at 10,000gns and Harestone Everest at 6200gns.
Sire
Breeder
Dam
Ram Lamb
Sold for Gns
Sportsmans Double Diamond
Boden and Davies
BYZ1922916
Auldhouseburn Expression
100,000
PFD1903114
Procters El Presidente
80,000
PFD1903111
Procters Exocet
52,000
BGS2004369
Sportsmans Express
75,000
PTT1800107
Lakeview Earn Your Keep
18,000
WWB1901370
Sportsmans Eye Catcher
14,000
EMK1903624
Cressage Enforcer
38,000
PRE1901190
Oldford Eisenhower
5,000
PRE1901182
Oldford Entertainer
1,200
AWJ1701318
Haymount Eye Of The Beholder
22,000
AWJ1901785
Haymount Enter The Dragon
12,000
LYM1803018
Milnbank Ed Shearing
2,200
BSA1901633
Harestone Eldorado
17,000
FPG1901761
Glenside Emerald King
10,000
CFT1805742
Harestone Everest
6,200
Castlecairn Doodlebug
Mellor Vale Dakota
Sportsmans Dirty Harry
Mellor Vale Déjà vu
Changes to GB Scrapie Monitoring Scheme
Bruce Renwick
Charlie Boden
Boden and Davies
Charlie Boden
Average Gns
77,333
35,666
14,766
12,066
The rule changes mean that animals from SMS flocks attending either shows and/ or sales will have to be segregated from other animals unless the SMS animals are of ARR/ARR scrapie genotype and the genotyping was undertaken by either SRUC or APHA, with samples taken by a vet. Additionally, animals from Negligible Risk SMS flocks (those with seven years SMS membership) have to be kept separate from those from Controlled Risk SMS flocks (those with three years SMS membership). Society chief executive John Yates said while the rules around SMS were becoming increasingly complex, it was the responsibility of each member to ensure they maintained their chosen flock health status and the Society currently had no plans to segregate sheep of different SMS status at Society sales. To maintain the status of SMS sheep there must be no nose-to-nose contact between SMS sheep and non-SMS sheep or between SMS animals of different risk levels. This includes during transport to and from shows and/or sales, in penning areas, show rings and sale rings. “It is also important to note that unless they are of ARR/ARR genotype sheep from SMS flocks will lose their SMS status when attending a non-segregated event. Should those animals return home then there will also be an impact on the whole flock.” Members in Northern Ireland whose flocks are members of the DAERA Scrapie Monitored Flocks Register should refer to DAERA for guidance on how their attendance at events in GB will affect their flock’s scrapie status.
11,066
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