Below you can see the results from the Christchurch A&P Show held this week. A great result for the Southdown was Neville Moorhead’s and Christina Jordan’s ram and ewe winning the Champion Meat Breeds Pair.
Sheep Interbreeds Champion/Group Awards
Champion Meat Breeds Pair (Champion Ram & Champion Ewe) N J Moorhead, I M & C A Jordan.
PGG Wrightson Ltd Champion Wool Breeds Pair (Champion Ram & Champion Ewe) Matangi Station, A D Paterson.
BNZ Supreme Champion Meat Animal. Bank of New Zealand sponsor Prize Money $500: I M & C A Jordan.
BNZ Supreme Champion Wool Animal. Bank of New Zealand sponsor Prize money $500: Jim & Ramona Sidey.
Southdown Sheep Section
Southdown Judge(s): R T McKenzie, Masterton, D Murray, Lawrence (Junior Judge).
Ram, over 18 months, shorn. (5 entries): Moorhead N J 1, Gill R E & J 2, Jordan I M & C A 3.
Alliance NZ Ltd Ram, under 18 months, shorn. (22 entries): Williams P G, F C & B R 1, Moorhead N J 2, Medlicott Chris J 3, A D Gillespie 4, Christey A C & L K 5 & 6.
Alliance NZ Ltd & Merial Ancare Quality Meat Yield Class, two Rams. (11 entries)
Judges: Blair Robertson, Gore, Bruce Robertson, Wyndham.
Medlicott Chris J 1, Christey A C & L K 2, Williams P G, F C & B R 3, Tasvic Family Trust 4, Jordan I M & C A 5, Jordan I M & C A 6.
Champion Southdown Ram: N J Moorhead.
Reserve Champion Southdown Ram: R E & J Gill.
Ewe, over 30 months, shorn, and her suckling lamb(s). (6 entries): Jordan I M & C A 1, Jordan I M & C A 2, Brannigan S W 3.
Ewe, 18 to 30 months, shorn and her suckling lamb(s). (4 entries): Jordan I M & C A 1, Christey A C & L K 2, Gillespie A D 3.
Essential Nutrition Ewe, under 18 months, shorn. (13 entries): Christey A C & L K 1, Tasvic Family Trust 2, Tasvic Family Trust 3, Jordan I M & C A 4.
Allflex NZ Ltd Pair of Ewes, under 18 months, shorn. (8 entries): Jordan I M & C A 1, Medlicott Chris J 2, Medlicott Chris J 3, Christey A C & L K 4.
Best Carcass Sheep – judged by all four Southdown judges: Tasvic Family Trust.
Champion Southdown Ewe : I M & C A Jordan.
Jarman Cup – Perpetual Trophy awarded to Champion Southdown Ewe: Jordan I M & C A.
Reserve Champion Southdown Ewe : I M & C A Jordan.
Supreme Champion Southdown : I M & C A Jordan.
James Deans Challenge Shield – Most Points Southdown Section. : I M & C A Jordan.