Simmentals Impress Judge at Perth Royal Show

ELGIN-BASED Bandeeka Simmental stud made it a clean sweep at this year's Perth Royal Show presented with every broad ribbon for the Simmental breed and continuing the stud's outstanding history at the show.
In a magnificent display of Simmental cattle, not only from the Bandeeka stud but all studs exhibiting, judge Rhett Mobbs, Gowrie Simbrah and Simmental studs, Charleville, Queensland, had his work cut out for him in a number of classes but at the end of the day could not overlook the Bandeeka cattle.
The stud dominated right through the classes, championships and group classes.
But the 818kg young bull Bandeeka Ansa, won his class of six before going on to win the junior and supreme champion titles.
Mr Mobbs described Ansa as an extremely good bull and in terms of money making ability was the ideal type to be breeding.
"He is a standout balanced sire and at only 18 months is the heaviest bull with the largest EMA (eye muscle area) in his class," he said.
"It helps to have the figures but I didn't need them here; easy doing type with volume, strong across loin into the flank, good head pigmentation, broad muzzle and correct legs."
Standing in reserve for the junior champion bull was Bandeeka African, a son of Bar 5 SA Optimal.
The cow-calf combination Bandeeka Y Faint and her handy bull calf were promoted from senior to grand champion female of the show.
Mr Mobbs described the 36-month-old daughter of homebred parents, Bandeeka Ventilla and Q Faint, as "a very correct cow showing femininity and a quiet nature with good hip to pin placement".
Twenty-five-month-old Bandeeka Zannie with a heifer calf at foot was sashed the reserve champion senior female.
She was sired by homebred bull Bandeeka West Aussie.
Eighteen-month-old heifer Bandeeka Tasha won a close battle with counterpart Bandeeka Abba Rhonda for junior champion female as Mr Mobbs deliberated between the two very similar types.
"You could be justified in going either way with these two; both of type that I'm looking for in terms of size and structure and the balance of femininity and thickness," he said.
"She came out on top showing the finer details such as the true to type head with 100pc pigmentation in each eye."
The single entry in the senior bull section, Bandeeka Zeper, a son of Bandeeka West Aussie was presented with the senior champion bull sash.

TONY and Loreen Kitchen, Bandeeka stud, were the proud winners of the 2006 Governor's Cup at the Perth Royal.
Bandeeka won every class and every championship in the Simmental class and a range of other awards in the Red Angus class to amass enough points to take out this year's title.
The Kitchen family had previously bred Gelbveih then Red Angus but their main breed is now Simmental.
Mr Kitchen, said it was a great honour to win the Governor's Cup, attributing the victory to a team effort.
"I'd like to thank the weatherman and my financial advisor because they both made a contribution to this win and they are both very important tools of modern farming," Mr Kitchen said.
Mrs Kitchen works the stud, north-east of Busselton, while Mr Kitchen is a bricklayer.
The couple also won the Governor's Cup in 1998.
Mr Kitchen thanked the Bandeeka cattle team and encouraged young people to set goals.
"If you put your mind to something and set goals don't be afraid to follow through and just go for it," he said.
"There's no such word as can't in the Bandeeka cattle camp."
The Governor's Cup is presented to the exhibitor who scores the most points in livestock competition - including sheep, cattle, horses, goats and alpacas - at the Perth Royal Show.
In presenting the cup to the Kitchen family, WA Governor Ken Michael commended all exhibitors for overcoming the difficulties of the dry season.
Dr Michael said the prize rewarded both excellence and consistency.
The winner of the previous three Governor's Cup titles, Lewisdale Merino stud, did not enter exhibits in this year's competition.