Four successive judges representing Scotland, the United States and two from Australia have failed to find a better Guernsey cow at International Dairy Week than Florando SD Koala 7.
The 10-year-old dam shown by the Joyce and Gass families, Golden Gate Guernseys, Tennyson, Victoria, was crowned champion Guernsey, grand champion Guernsey exhibit and best udder Guernsey at the 2015 IDW.
This year’s judge, Allan Clark, was the latest to acknowledge Koala 7s dominance of the breed at IDW.
He said he really admired the cow and the quality of Koala 7 and the entrants at this show were the reasons “why I love judging dairy cows”.
Steve Joyce, who has led the cow through its reign at IDW, was thrilled with the cow’s continued success.
When asked how he got the cow up for each year, he said “she’s just a freak”.
While Koala 7 dominated the broad ribbons, an even more impressive run was continued by breed legends L.F. and J.M. Cleggett’s Brookleigh Guernsey stud, Glencoe, South Australia, in the award for premier breeder and premier exhibitor..
Reserve champion Guernsey was Glenally Spc Clara shown by G. and S. Tivendale, Murchison, Vic.
The Tivendales had a successful show earlier exhibiting the junior champion heifer Glenally Esp Karina and their heifer Glenally Mrls Hetty received an honourable mention in the heifer section.
Reserve junior champion was Kookaburra Kringle Stormy, which had made the trip from Morpeth in the NSW Hunter Valley, shown by D.J. and J.J. Clarke and family and W.W. Gibson.
Mr Clark said he loved the young heifers in the show and singled out Esp Karina for special mention with its “tremendous dairyness”.
In the judging for Intermediate Champion it was an entry from the Brookleigh stud, Brookleigh Geo Breaktime that was victorious ahead of the Tivendale family’s Glenally stud, Glenally Mrls Della.
Brookleigh followed up with an honourable mention for its entry, Brookleigh Glistening.
