Prehen herd tops Dungannon Bull Sale at 4,1 OOgns

摘要

Auctioneer Michael Taaffe confirmed a ready market for quality bulls, with 20 lots changing hands to average £2,596 per head in an 87% clearance. Topping trade was the 15-month-old Prehen Farrell, PLI £670, bred by Stuart Smith, and father Robbie, from Londonderry. Sired by Westcoast Guarantee ET, this third prize winner was bred from Prehen Altabarney Froukje ET EX 2* - the former number one GPLI cow in the UK (April 2017). She produced 13,759kgs at 4.42% butterfat and 3.52% protein in her third 305-day lactation, and is a maternal sister to the former number one PLI UK-bred and proven bull Prehen Omen EX94.