The Garratt family of Southbrook, Qld, had a hugely successful Ekka debut in the dairy ring this year, taking out supreme champion intermediate dairy and supreme intermediate udder.
Based on the Darling Downs, near the town of Pittsworth, the family's team of homebred Holstein cows showed their dominance, taking out two of the major interbreed awards for the 2023 competition.
Their intermediate heifer, Majuba Doc Lightning, by Woodcrest King Doc, out of Majuba Discovery Lightening, progressed from the two years and under two-and-a-half years, in milk, category to take the intermediate udder championship over the Jersey and Illawarra entries, before overcoming the Jersey, Illawarra, Guernsey and Ayrshire heifers for the supreme intermediate ribbon.
The Paulger family of Kenilworth returned to the winner's circle once again this year, claiming the title for supreme junior heifer with their Jersey entry, Adadale Valiant Petra, as well as the supreme champion dairy cow and supreme udder with Adadale Sleeping Jingles.
Interbreed
- Supreme champion dairy cow: Adadale Sleeping Jingles, Paulger family, Kenilworth, Qld.
- Supreme udder: Adadale Sleeping Jingles, Paulger family.
- Supreme champion intermediate udder: Majuba Doc Lightning, Peter and Jessica Garratt, Southbrook, Qld.
- Supreme champion intermediate dairy: Majuba Doc Lightning, Peter and Jessica Garratt.
Holstein
- Champion Holstein cow: Springoaks Doc Fay, Paulger family.
- Reserve champion Holstein cow: Arabella Tatoo Ding, AD and Sl Barron, Cambooya, Qld.
- Champion intermediate female: Majuba Doc Lightning, Peter and Jessica Garratt.
- Reserve champion intermediate female: Arabella Gogo Betsy, Paulger family.
- Champion junior female: Ardylbar Unix Select Pig, ADand Sl Barron.
- Reserve champion junior female: RJ S Cadillac Paradise,Paulger family.
Jersey
- Reserve champion Jersey cow: Ardylbar Money Patsy, AD and WJ Barron, Cambooya, Qld.
- Champion junior female: Adadale Valiant Petra 2, Paulger family.
- Champion intermediate female: Adadale Jamie B Rowena, Paulger family.
- Reserve champion intermediate female: Ardylbar Blackstone Emmee, AD and WJ Barron.
- Champion Jersey cow: Adadale Sleeping Jingles, Paulger family, Kenilworth.
- .Reserve champion junior female: Brunchilli Joel Olivia, Paulger family, Kenilworth.
Illawarra
- Champion Illawarra cow: Ovensdale Rose, Henry and Bourke, Hodgsonvale, Qld.
- Reserve champion Illawarra cow: White Park Minnie, MJ and GJ Henry, Hodgsonvale, Qld.
- Champion intermediate female: Myrtlehome Maid 100, Bourke family, Gladfield, Qld.
- Reserve champion intermediate female: Sunny View Supreme Blossom, Damen Phillips Barron, Cambooya, Qld.
- Champion junior female: Llandovery SS Eva, Ryan Phillips, Nobby, Qld.
- Reserve champion junior female: Tara Dahlia 30, exhibited by MJ and GJ Henry.
Ayrshire
- Supreme Ayrshire exhibit: Boombana Perfect Angel, Nicholas Schneider, D'Aguilar, Qld.
- Champion junior female: Tailors Grove Pokerette, Leo and Margaret Schneider, D'Aguilar, Qld.
- Reserve champion junior female: Tailors Grove Willow's Maid, Leo and Margaret Schneider.
- Champion intermediate female: Boombana Perfect Angel, icholas Schneider.
- Reserve champion intermediate female: Tailors Grove Miss Charlie, Leo and Margaret Schneider.
Guernsey
- Champion junior heifer: Tamborine Vengeance Saidey, exhibited by Thomas Tippett, Petrie, Qld.
