Royal Highland Show: Holstein reigns supreme in dairy rings

Claiming the top spot for the second consecutive year was the Holstein champion Mag Pandor, from the Laird family, Peeblesshire and Ferme Blondin, Canada

Katie Fallon
Livestock Specialist
clock • 3 min read
Dairy inter-breed and Holstein champion Mag Pandor, from the Laird family, Peeblesshire and Ferme Blondin, Canada.
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Dairy inter-breed and Holstein champion Mag Pandor, from the Laird family, Peeblesshire and Ferme Blondin, Canada.

Purchased privately from France in 2023 and classified max score EX95, the fourth calver was inter-breed champion at last year's show and supreme champion at this year's Borderway UK Dairy Expo. It calved...

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