Gigot Muscularity (warning: smugness content)

[neilo]

Back in June I posted a picture of a couple ET Charollais lambs in the 'Livestock Pictures' thread. They were March born, being reared as twins on a Highlander recipient ewe without any creep feeding.

Those lambs were weighed and back fat scanned in early August and were in a group of 7 that went through a CT scanner at Aberystwyth at the end of the month, with the data going into the latest BLUP run, published a couple of days ago. The lamb above is 17ZVY03456 and has come back as the highest gigot ebv of any Charollais ever, at +10.25 (top 1% is +6 for reference). He is followed by his father at +9.49, then his sibling (also CT scanned) that is stood behind the ewe above, then his grandfather pictured here a couple of days ago:

They are bred from 4 generations of homebred sires, several being top of their year group for gigot ebv, and the female line goes back through 5 generations of Lowerye ewes.

Photos taken yesterday of that same lamb and pair of lambs yesterday, still on grass only:

My apologies for the blatant self promotion, but feeling just a tad chuffed.

 

[Kiwi Pete]

A simple "like" is nowhere near enough.

Those meaty big bums are all the rage around Southland too, they look better on a charollais I must say!

Good job

 

[MRT]

they made it home from the CT alive then..... Sarah owes me a fiver.... (congratulations )

 

[farmer james]

Congratulations
Good looking lambs with fantastic figures and your own breeding, you have every right to be chuffed.

Does gigot ebv as high as that increase their KO% on the CT results?
Any of these genetics in ramcompare?
FJ

 

[Woolless]

My smugometer has gone haywire!! This is off the scale!

Seriously, well done. Shows what can be achieved by sticking to your breeding guns. Tempted to give a good Char tup a try but lamb survival is king here.

 

[GTB]

Well done Neil.

 

[reverand]

how much do you want for it.
Are your prices going up.
Put me down for a tup lamb
Very well done, you have every right to be smug

 

[Sandpit Farm]

Shows it is worth doing

amazing what trimming can do

 

[GTB]

amazing what trimming can do

And feeding of course!

 

[TL100]

Top job Neil.

But it must have gone to your head as you forgot to hide your Suffolk tup before getting the camera out!!

 

[yellowbelly]

Nice one @neilo

You've got to blow your own trumpet now and again, 'cos nobody else will

I looked at our Lowerye tup from behind yesterday and although he had a good back end as a shearling, he's even better now....................


................maybe I'm just a better feeder

 

[gatepost]

A simple "like" is nowhere near enough.

Those meaty big bums are all the rage around Southland too, they look better on a charollais I must say!

Good job

I think a simple like, and a private message of congratulation would be adequate, otherwise we will never hear the end of it, how ever as one who knows about gigots, looking good.

 

[dogandstick]

I guess it's moments like these that make keeping and looking after those b*tches of ewes make it all worth while then Neil

 

[Deereone]

Congratulations you deserve to be smug

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Shows it is worth doing

amazing what trimming can do

And feeding of course!

Nah, it'll be the beltex infusion

Good to see my ram breeder is making gains to protect me from inflation eh Mr Rohloff @Global ovine .
Well done Neil.

 

[sheep breeder]

Which ram is the father and grand father, what way bred

 

[Danllan]

Well, I'm smiling from ear to ear for you, its a hell of an achievement. I'll openly admit to envy and pay you the compliment of it being something to aspire to at the same time. Bl**dy well done!

 

[same crap different day]

Neilo's sale rams looked impressive in the field last week , also looking good in welshpool market charollais catalogue and ludlow market ram friday catalogue .

 

[Ysgythan]

Back in June I posted a picture of a couple ET Charollais lambs in the 'Livestock Pictures' thread. They were March born, being reared as twins on a Highlander recipient ewe without any creep feeding.

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Those lambs were weighed and back fat scanned in early August and were in a group of 7 that went through a CT scanner at Aberystwyth at the end of the month, with the data going into the latest BLUP run, published a couple of days ago. The lamb above is 17ZVY03456 and has come back as the highest gigot ebv of any Charollais ever, at +10.25 (top 1% is +6 for reference). He is followed by his father at +9.49, then his sibling (also CT scanned) that is stood behind the ewe above, then his grandfather pictured here a couple of days ago:
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They are bred from 4 generations of homebred sires, several being top of their year group for gigot ebv, and the female line goes back through 5 generations of Lowerye ewes.

Photos taken yesterday of that same lamb and pair of lambs yesterday, still on grass only:
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My apologies for the blatant self promotion, but feeling just a tad chuffed.

Well done. Can you apologise for the blatant self promotion every time from now on though...

Seriously though, that's impressive stuff.

 

[Al R]

Top job Neil.

But it must have gone to your head as you forgot to hide your Suffolk tup before getting the camera out!!

He's in there to see how soon he dies surely?

Well done @neilo !! I need a new charolais next year for the terminals so may well go east to you!