Aberdeen-Angus bull crowned king of the beef rings at Royal Highland Show

The Aberdeen-Angus champion was crowned this year’s supreme beef champion at the Royal Highland Show

Katie Fallon
Livestock Specialist
clock • 6 min read
Beef inter-breed and Aberdeen-Angus champion, Wensleydale Black Voltage Y140, from Mike and Melanie Alford, Devon.
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Beef inter-breed and Aberdeen-Angus champion, Wensleydale Black Voltage Y140, from Mike and Melanie Alford, Devon.

Expertly selected by this year's inter-breed judge, Dave Murray of Kirriemuir, Angus, the champion was Wensleydale Black Voltage Y140, a three-and-a-half-year-old bull from Mike and Melanie Alford and...

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