Balmoral Show: Salers bull crowned beef champion and Large White gilt wins inter-breed pig title

There was some hot competition across the livestock sections at this year’s Balmoral Show as the sun shone over the showrings

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It was the Salers champion which took the supreme sash at this year's Balmoral Show.
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It was the Salers champion which took the supreme sash at this year's Balmoral Show.

Taking the crown as this year's individual beef inter-breed champion at Balmoral Show was the Salers Champion, a French import bull named Sidney, from Stephen and Hannah Maginn, Downpatrick. Residing...

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