Web Catalogue For the 2019 NITBC Swatragh Club Show & Sale Of 56 Pedigree Male & Female Texels At Swatragh Livestock Market on Wednesday Evening, 18th September Inspection : 4pm Show : 6pm Judge : Mr Martin Warnock Auction : 7pm Convenors : S Etherson, D Tosh Sponsor: Farmware Supplies Further Information Tel: 07803 609 502 ~2~ CONDITIONS OF SALE All sheep will be sold under the Auspices of the Society and the LAA National Conditions of Sale (Livestock Auctioneers Association). These can be viewed at ... www.texel.co.uk/societyrules Neck tags supplied must be worn by all sheep PRIOR to the inspection. Individual animal ID numbers on ear tags must match the ID number displayed in the sales catalogue and substitute catalogue. DISCLAIMER While every effort is made to ensure accuracy of information contained within the Texel Sheep Society Sale Catalogues, the Pedigree information is supplied by the Breeder to the Society and to their best knowledge and belief the information contained therein is true and correct. No responsibility can be accepted for any errors or omissions or any reliance on use of the information to readers AUCTION MART RULES FOR VENDORS The Shepherd in charge must bring their respective lots forward, take them to and from the Sale Ring, attend until delivered and assist in trucking if required as the Auctioneers will be responsible only for what is delivered to the purchaser. Should the Shepherd not be in attendance at the time his lots fall to be sold, it will be passed over and taken at the end of Sale. All Stock will proceed in the order of the Catalogue and all lots not previously entered will be sold only when the list is finished. All purchases to be settled for and taken delivery of on the Day of Sale. No stock can be removed without a Pass. Purchasers should see that their Stock is correct before leaving the gates, as no deduction can be made afterwards. No Private Sales prior to the Stock being offered by Auction will be allowed or recognised by the Salesman. The usual commission must be paid on consignments sold privately within this Market. ~2~ Every assistance in loading or keeping overnight, for the accommodation only of Buyers, will be arranged, as far as possible, by the Auctioneers, who will not be responsible for loss or damage incurred thereby. Please note, ram dockets will no longer be available at sales. A proof of purchase will still be needed to transfer/register a ram into your flock. This can be either a handwritten ram docket or an invoice with the complete animal number including flock code. Also please note, registration certificates are only available on request and will no longer be automatically printed and posted. Certificates will need to be requested prior to selling your registered sheep, to be given to the purchaser at the time of the sale. These will be used as proof of purchase when transferring the sheep into the new owner’s flock. ~2~ From 1st April 2019 the Texel Sheep Society has been providing performance recording services directly to our membership. AHDB-Signet introduced the new National Terminal Sire (NTS) Evaluation this year for all terminal sires breeds within the UK. The Society has agreed to support this new evaluation by providing Pedigree Texel data and so NTS forms the base evaluation for British Texel flocks. When looking at rams EBVs in the catalogue this year please remember that the introduction of the new evaluation has caused some changes to the indexes and figures from what they have been previously. •The Terminal Sire Index and Traits have now been rebased EBVs and indexes have been rebased to the average Texel animal in 2010. You will find that all animals index will have ‘fallen’ in number. With Top 10% animals having an index of 210 compared with the 361 it was before the change. •Meat traits are now based on a fixed weight rather than age Animals now have their muscle/fat EBVs predicted for a fixed carcass weight rather than at a fixed age. When buying a ram, buyers should use the breed benchmark to identify where an animals Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) rank within the breed. The aim of EBVs are to allow buyers to see how much of an animal’s performance is due to its breeding (genetics) and how much has been influenced by the environment that they have been kept in – management, feeding, farm location, housing etc An animal will pass on half of its genetic merit to its offspring. eg, if Ram A has a Scan Weight of +3.33 then his progeny at scanning will be over 1.5kg heavier than average ~2~ British Texel Breed Benchmark 2019 Remember EBVs and indexes have been rebased and are now expressed relative to the average Texel sheep in 2010. Trait Average Top 25% Top 10% Terminal Sire Index Combines traits to allow breeders to select rams 150 182 210 who will breed more profitable slaughter lambs Scan Weight (kg) Breeding Potential for growth, measured at scanning 3.33 4.94 6.39 Rams with higher EBVs produce lambs that are heavier at time of ultrasound scanning Muscle Depth (mm) The amount of muscle present across the loin -0.07 0.37 0.76 at a fixed carcass weight. Can be used to asses overall lean meat yield. Fat Depth (mm) The amount of fat present on a carcass at a fixed weight. Negative values indicate animals -0.28 -0.06 0.13 who will produce leaner animals, Positive values indicate fatter carcases CT Gigot Muscularity (mm) 0.12 0.67 1.16 Breeding potential for gigot shape Litter Size 0.05 0.08 0.11 Number of lambs born to increase prolificacy Eight Week Weight (kg) 1.3 1.93 2.51 Breeding potential for growth to 8 weeks of age Maternal Ability The ewe’s maternal ability – Milk production -0.01 0.2 0.39 and maternal care – expressed by lambs performance to 8 weeks ~2~ INDEX Name Flock Prefix Lot Number ADAMS, JAMES BLAIR, KERRYHILL FARM, 144 KERRYHILL M55-56 SHELLINGHILL RD, GLARRYFORD, BALLYMENA, COUNTY ANTRIM, BT44 9HD. UK721025 BOYD, PETER, 8 LOGWOOD ROAD, BALLYCLARE, POSEYHILL M45-46 COUNTY ANTRIM, BT39 9LR. UK761145 BRADLEY, PHILIP, 74 DRUMAGARNER ROAD, DRUMAGARNER M19, M29-30 KILREA, COUNTY LONDONDERRY, BT51 5TE. UK731897 DEVINE, CHRISTOPHER, 33 ALTAGHONEY ROAD, CNOC DUBH M3 CLAUDY, LONDONDERRY, BT47 4JR. UK770004 DUGGAN, SHAUNE, 5 DRUMARD HILL, DRUMARD HILL M49-50 KNOCKLOUGHRIM, MAGHERAFELT, COUNTY LONDONDERRY, BT45 8QD. UK731916 ETHERSON, STEPHEN, 157 BENDOORAGH ROAD, KILLANS M8, M33-34 BALLYMONEY, COUNTY ANTRIM, BT53 7NR. UK730849 GREGG, COLIN, 20 KILDOWNEY ROAD, KILDOWNEY M20-21 GLARRYFORD, BALLYMENA, COUNTY ANTRIM, BT44 9EY. UK720732 HENDERSON, R, 36 CLOONEY ROAD, BALLYNAHONE M9-11, M31-32 TOBERMORE, MAGHERAFELT, COUNTY LONDONDERRY, BT45 5RA. UK730495 HEPBURN, JAMES ROBERT, 13 B DRUMARD ROAD, SANDY LANE M12-13 DRAPERSTOWN, MAGHERAFELT, COUNTY LONDONDERRY, BT45 7JU. UK730909 JOHNSTON, P, 25A KNOCKADOO ROAD, KNOCKADOO M6-7, M23 CHURCHTOWN, COOKSTOWN, COUNTY TYRONE, BT80 9XQ. UK731970 MCAFEE, KIERAN, 54 DRUMEIL ROAD, DRUMEIL M4-5, M51-52 AGHADOWEY, COUNTY LONDONDERRY, BT51 4AG. UK731690 MCAULEY, SAM, 44 BALLYCLOGH ROAD, WHITEPARK M24-25 BUSHMILLS, COUNTY ANTRIM, BT57 8UZ. UK721312 MCKINNEY, J, 91 CRAIGADICK ROAD, MAGHERA, HEATHMOUNT M14-18 COUNTY LONDONDERRY, BT46 5DH. UK730524 MULLAN, CHRISTOPHER & MARTIN, 15 KILHOYLE BLUE GATES M26-28 ROAD, LIMAVADY, COUNTY LONDONDERRY, BT49 0PU. UK731408 RODGERS, GRAHAM, 19A TULLYBLEETY ROAD, BOHARD M1-2 AUGHNACLOY, COUNTY TYRONE, BT69 6HG. UK740275 SIMPSON & CALVIN, S & R, 131 CASTLECATT BALLYHIVISTOCK M41-44 ROAD, BALLYMONEY, COUNTY ANTRIM, BT53 8AP. UK730733 SMYTH, MICHAEL, 50 TERRYDOO ROAD, FOYLE VIEW M39-40 LIMAVADY, COUNTY LONDONDERRY, BT49 0PF. UK770106 STRAWBRIDGE, ROGER, GORTGRANAGH, 279 TAMNAMONEY M35-38 DRUMCROON ROAD, COLERAINE, COUNTY LONDONDERRY, BT51 3QT. UK731305 ~2~ THOMPSON, ALEX, 31 MILLBAY ROAD, KILCOAN M47-48 ISLANDMAGEE, LARNE, COUNTY ANTRIM, BT40 3RG. UK760473 TOSH, DESSIE, 7 TIRCREVEN ROAD, TOSHS M22 MAGILLAGAN, LIMVADY, COUNTY LONDONDERRY, BT49 0LN. UK770450 WILKINSON, JAMES H, 42 KILCRONAGH ROAD, BALLYGROOGAN M53-54 COOKSTOWN, COUNTY TYRONE, BT80 9HG. UK740603 ~2~ Shearling Rams GRAHAM RODGERS BOHARD ROG 1 BOHARD UK740275 ROG1800867(2) Born: 16/03/2018 Sire: SPRINGHILL ATOMIC FTS1703277(E) by BLUEHILL YOGI Dam: ROG1500518(2) by CURLEY URBANA TYC1300330(E) 2 BOHARD UK740275 ROG1800858(1) Born: 19/03/2018 Sire: SPRINGHILL ATOMIC FTS1703277(E) by BLUEHILL YOGI Dam: ROG1400409(2) by CURLEY URBANA TYC1300330(E) CHRISTOPHER DEVINE CNOC DUBH DVU 3 CNOC DUBH BANSHEE UK770004 DVU1800039(2) Born: 10/02/2018 Sire: MILLAR'S WINDBROOK VMG1501215(E) by KNAP VITAL SPARK Dam: SRY1601678(3) by KNAP WOT A NUT CKP1500186(2) KIERAN MCAFEE DRUMEIL MKV 4 KILTARIFF BEST UK 1 780944 BBK1800915(2) Born: 21/02/2018 Sire: SPORTSMANS YOGI BEAR BGS1602303(E) by KNOCK WILL.I.AM Dam: BBK1200447(1) by FAIRYWATER SUPERSTAR FAO1100161(E) 5 ARKLE BEST BET UK 0 101662 WGA1805040(2) Born: 07/02/2018 Sire: ALDAN ADONIS JDY1700662(E) by EDEN VALLEY WIZ KID Dam: WGA1603001(E) by HALBEATH VIP ONH1400185(1) E & P JOHNSTON KNOCKADOO JNO 6 KNOCKADOO UK731970 JNO1800377(E1) Born: 05/02/2018 Sire: USK VALE WAR-LORD UVP1501751(E) by GLENSIDE VALHALLA Dam: JNO1500253(E) by DUNCRYNE UBER COOL JRV1300796(1) 7 KNOCKADOO UK731970 JNO1800382(3) Born: 26/02/2018 Sire: BUSHMILLS ACE CBU1700313(1) by GARNGOUR VERTIGO Dam: FAO1400595(2) by CWMCERRIG TOPPER WJJ1200201(E) STEPHEN ETHERSON KILLANS ESK 8 KILLANS UK730849 ESK1801181(2) Born: 28/02/2018 Sire: SPRINGWELL YOUNG BLOOD GRS1602031(2) by HOLYLEE VOLCANO Dam: OCC1400353(2) by HADDO UNIQUE KWJ1300545(E) MR R HENDERSON BALLYNAHONE HBR 9 BALLYNAHONE UK730495 HBR1801170(E2)