Woodston Berrichon du Cher
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2002 Show results 2000 Show results
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The Berrichon du Cher breed originated from the SE of Paris. A white polled face, with a pink nose, good skin and little belly wool.
The Berrichon du Cher is powerful, lengthy with thick loins and deep well fleshed gigots.
The breed used as a terminal sire, lambs have a good covering of wool, are extremely hardy and very quick to get going.
The breed as a crossbred breeding ewe will lamb naturally out of season, at a lambing percentage up to 200%.
The original breed was crossed with a merino, which gives the wool a fine texture, usually 3-4 kg in weight and 27/8 microns.
Test for scrapie resistance to date show a high percentage of the breed are R1 animals.
A quote from a livestock buyer ( Willie Cobden, Southern Counties Fresh Foods)
‘ Berrichons are the quickest growing breed I have ever seen, they are good quality finishers, which is what the market requires, they are Top Quality!’
A quote from a farmer ( Andrew Cook, Georgeham, Devon)
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Compared with other well known continental breeds, the berrichon produces lambs
1kg heavier and a grade leaner’
RBG98 020. 3rd Royal Welsh Show 2002 MRW00 014 Stock tup for 2002
DMG00 040 Champion Royal Welsh 2002
RBG98 020, CMH01 005, CMH01 009, CMH01 007
Bishops Castle Show | Champion Any Other Breed |
Burwarton Show | Champion Female, Any Other Breed |
Tenbury Show | Champion Any Other Breed |
Monmouth Show | Champion Berrichon du Cher |
Royal Welsh Show | Champion & Reserve Berrichon du cher. Last 4 interbreed pairs |
Burwarton Show | Champion Any Other Breed Ram/Ram Lamb. Last 4 interbreed |
Tenbury Show | Champion Downland. Reserve Interbreed |
Monmouth Show | Champion Berrichon du Cher |
NEW00 010 | DMG00 040 |
Newark Ambassador | Redmoss Debra |
Champion Tenbury, Burwarton | Champion RWAS, Monmouth |
Three Counties | Woodston Charmer Reserve Champion CMH02 014 Yearling Ram |
Royal Highland | Woodston Charmer Male Champion, Reserve Champion CMH02 014 Yearling Ram |
RWAS | Woodston Charmer Male Champion, Reserve Champion CMH02 014 Yearling Ram. Reserve female champion CMH98 002 |
Bishop's Castle | Reserve champion any other terminal sire DMG00 040 Ewe |
Tenbury | Champion Downland DMG00 040 Ewe |
Burtwarton | Champion Berrichon DMG00 040 Ewe |
CMH02 014 Male Champion Highland |
Three Counties | Champion with Yearling Ram |
RASE | 3rd, 4th Yearling Ram, 2nd Ram Lamb, 3rd 4th Ewe, 2nd shearling ewe, 3rd ewe lamb |
RWAS | 4th yearling ram, 4th ram lamb, 2nd ewe, 5th shearling ewe, 3rd ewe lamb, |
Tenbury | Champion Downland Yearling ram |
Burtwarton | Champion Group, |
Bath and West | Reserve Champion with Yearling Ram |
Three Counties | Champion with Yearling Ram |
RASE | 4th Yearling Ram, 3rd, 4th Ram Lamb, 5th Ewe, 8th shearling ewe, 5th, 6th ewe lamb |
RWAS | 4th yearling ram, 6th ram lamb, 3rd ewe, 5th ewe lamb, |
Tenbury | Reserve Champion Berrichon aged ewe |
Burtwarton | 3rd Group, 2nd yearling ram, 1st 3rd ram lamb, 2nd ewe lamb |
Monmouth | 3rd yearling ram, 2nd ram lamb, 2nd ewe lamb |
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Phone Calum 01584 881657
Newark Ambassador. NEW00 010 ARR/ARQ
sold £441 |
Woodston Charmer CMH02 014 ARR/ARR
sold £788 |
24.04.03
Market Report- Woodston Berrichon x spring lambs top Brightwell's Market Tenbury for the 3rd week in a row. 34Kg lamb £1.94/Kg.
31.10.03
Welshpool Market - 5 rams wee taken to multibreed ram sale, with buyers keen to purchase, a poor position in the sale. LAST. didn't deter the buyers with an easy clearance averaging £340/head.
Tel/Fax: Calum Hillhosue: 01584 881657
Email: berrichon@supanet.com