English Winter Fair launches national pedigree calf show

By Melanie Jenkins

The English Winter Fair is introducing a new national pedigree calf show for all beef breeds at this year’s event, it has been announced today at the Royal Welsh Show.

The new national pedigree calf show will introduce specific breed championships for pedigree British Limousin, British Charolais, British Blue and British Simmental calves, with an additional class for any other native breed.  These will include individual breed classes for junior and senior bull and junior and senior heifer calves.

These will then go on to compete for the overall inter-breed calf championship on the following day at the event.

The new championship is sponsored by Cogent Breeding who is offering a £1,000 and £500 cash prize for the overall and reserve champion.