We look at the inter-breeds from six notable shows across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The cattle pictured below were all inter-breed champions at their relevant show.
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Balmoral
Damm Tatoo Sallie from Martin
Supreme champion in the dairy rings at Balmoral show was the Holstein champion Damm Tatoo Sallie, a VG89 cow in milk from husband and wife Martin and Cyrill Millar, Londonderry .
The second calver was purchased by the Millar family at last years Northern Ireland summer sizzler sale, from David and George Simpson, Lisburn for 18,500gns, a record price on the day.
Out of Damm Goldsun Sallie, the champion gave 9,500kg in her first lactation andis currently giving 50kg daily fresh into her second lactation.
Royal Cornwall
Cardinney Bontino Winner 3 EX92
In the Royal Cornwall dairy section, the Jersey claimed top honours.
This was Cardinney Bontino Winner 3 EX92, sired by Carnbrae Bontino and exhibited by Rosmary, James, Shelly and Sophia Warren who are based in Penzance. She was which on her first outing of the summer and is producing 38kg daily.
Three Counties
Glanmor Levi Okapi
In the dairy rings for the second year running at the Three Counties show, the supreme award went to the any other breed champion, the Guernsey 2018-born Glanmor Levi Okapi, a third calver from Michael Dawes, Banbury.
Royal Highland
Eedy Crushabull Acclaim
Holstein champion Eedy Crushabull Acclaim clinched the inter-breed dairy title at this year's Royal Highland Show.
From father and son duo, Brian and Michael Yates, of Logan Holsteins, Castle Douglas, the second calver was bought privately last year from Robert and Jason Helen, Southern Ireland.
Shown giving 55kg daily, the VG89 cow was crowned super heifer at Agriscot in 2022, as well as taking home the reserve supreme championship at this year's Dairy Expo.
Great Yorkshire
Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 51
It was the Dairy Shorthorn champion Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 51, a fourth calver from the Collins family, Dewsbury, which scooped the dairy inter-breed championship and the best exhibitor bred award at the Great Yorkshire Show.
No stranger to the titles, the seven-year-old cow in-milk also took home the inter-breed championship at the Great Yorkshire Show in 2021 and claimed the championship at Dairy Day the same year.
Royal Welsh
Windyridge Tequila Diamond
It was the Jersey champion, which was the choice of judge, Mark Logan, Northern Ireland to take the supreme dairy title
This was Windyridge Tequila Diamond by Towevue Prime Tequila out of Shellen Connection Diamond from Emma and Philip Manning Shrewsbury. The seventh calver which is giving 38kg daily was also breed champion at the show in 2018 and breed champion at Dairy Day the same year and had not been shown since.
