The annual Pedigree Ram Show and Sale hosted by Aberdeen & Northern Marts and kindly sponsored by Harbro Ltd and supported by Elanco will be held at Thainstone Centre, Inverurie on Tuesday, September 24.
The event has a total of 740 entries forward, with 245 Suffolk, 180 Texel, 10 Bluefaced Leicester, 10 Border Leicester, 50 Charollais, 50 Beltex, 40 Blue Texel, 95 Dutch Spotted rams & females, and 60 pure and cross any other breeds.
The show of Suffolks will be judged by Bobby Poleson of Findlins Farm, Hillswick, Shetland, with Ewan Gordon of Wellheads, Huntly set to judge the Texel section. The Bluefaced Leicester, Border Leicester and Charollais section will be judged by John Blackhall, East Brachmont, Durris, Banchory. Andrew Anderson, of Smallburn Farms, Plewlands, Duffus is set to judge the Beltex and Blue Texel’s and in the Dutch Spotted section, the show will be judged by Edward Adamson, Kilroot Flock, Co Antrim.
Colin Slessor, Deputy Head of Livestock at Aberdeen & Northern Marts, said
“We are pleased to have a strong lineup of entries for this year's Pedigree Ram Show and Sale at Thainstone. We have a fantastic entry of top-quality rams on offer from many of the best breeders across the North & North East.
We would like to thank Harbro for their continued sponsorship of the event and we look forward to the show in a couple of weeks’ time.”
At last year's event, Texels lead the way when the champion shearling from Matthew Seed of Auchry, Cuminestown, topped the sale, fetching 2,400gns. The John Mackie Perpetual Trophy winning ram was sold to Cairness Ltd, Fraserburgh.
Online bidding will be available for the sales.
Programme of Events – Tuesday, September 24
Ring 3 and Thainstone Exchange
Suffolks from 8am in Thainstone Exchange – Judging of Suffolk Rams, Sale of Suffolk Rams from 9.30am in Ring 3. Presentation of Suffolk trophies from 11am in Ring 3.
Texels from 10am in Thainstone Exchange – Judging of Texel Rams, Sale of Texel Rams from approx. 12.30pm or Following Suffolk Rams in Ring 3. Presentation of Texel Trophies from 1.30pm in Ring 3.
Ring 2 and Show Area Behind Ring 2
Judging of Bluefaced Leicester from 8:30am, Border Leicester from 8:45am and Charollais from 9am.
Judging of Beltex Rams from 9:30am followed by Blue Texel Rams, Dutch Spotted, AOB Pure Bred Rams
Sale of Bluefaced Leicester Rams from 11am in Ring 2, followed by Border Leicester Rams and Charollais Rams, Beltex, Blue Texel, Dutch Spotted rams and females, AOB Pure Bred and Cross Bred.