The Irish Holstein Friesian Association (IHFA) held it’s 49th annual show and sale today (Wednesday, March 27) at the Kilmallock Mart Co. Limerick.
There were 16 bull catalogued for sale on the day, with 12 lots being sold.
The sale also saw 62 heifer catalogued as part of the IHFA premier heifer sale, with 57 put forward on the day for sale.
Bull sale
The Champion bull selected by judge Rickey Barrett at the IHFA 49th annual show and sale was Mountfarna Gulliver from John O’Callaghan Mountfarna herd.
He is back by seven generations of EX/VG cows and is maternal brother to last years champion Mountfarna Gulliver.
Reserve went to Monamore Exhibit from James and Thomas Kelly’s Monamore herd.
The top price of the sale went to Lot 13: Radney Kentucky, he is sired by Gortcreen Sebastian and was sold by Henry O’Keeffe – he sold for €4,800.
He has an economic breeding index (EBI) of €276, with a milk sub-index of €105 and a fertility sub-index of €121.
The second highest price of the sale went to Lot 9: Radney Alaska, he is sired by Saintbrigid Frank Joseph and was sold by Henry O’Keeffe- he sold for €4,700.
He has an EBI of €282, with a milk sub-index of €91 and a fertility sub-index of €114.
Premier heifer sale
Topping the trade at the IHFA’s 49th annual show and sale in the heifer section and the pre-sale Champion was Lot the 19: Lisnalty Artist Zandra, sired by Stone-Front Artist-Et and was sold by Paul Hannon – she sold for €4,150.
In her first lactation she is projected to produce 9,165kgs of milk, with fat of 3.86% and protein of 3.18% in a 305 day lactation.
Her dam Woodmarsh Mogul Zandra 2 (Ex91) produced 10,816 kgs of milk in her fourth lactation, with fat of 4.26% and protein of 3.15% in a 305 day lactation.
The second highest price went to Lot 24: Barna Pepper Archie, with the proceeds being donated to Milford Hospice.
The Delaberge Pepper sired heifer from the McNamara family sold for €2,600.
She was the pre-sale reserve champion heifer and has an EBI of €140.
Her dam Barna Archie Grey produced 9,129kgs of milk in her third lactation, with fat of 4.24% and protein of 3.37% in a 305 day lactation.
