James Alexander from Randalstown, Co. Antrim, is about to supply a a number of award-winning bull from his famend Jalex Herd in an upcoming on-farm sale on Friday, August 18.

The Could 2022-born Limousin bull Jalex Rework is about to go up for public sale and is taken into account by these behind the Jalex herd as “the very best they’ve ever provided”.

The bull was sired by the 16k Huntershall Nutcracker which is a confirmed show-calf producer. The bull’s dam is Brockhurst Oriana and was a fatstock champion a number of instances over together with champion at Bucks present, Reserve Champion at Agri Expo, and Champion Winter Inventory Pageant.

Oriana is from a line of famend breeding females from the Brockhurst Herd. Her dam Brockhurst Lucy was Champion on the Scottish Grand Prix, her grandam being Brockhurst Bolshoi, a number of Champion and Interbreed champion-winning cow, together with Interbreed on the Yorkshire present.

Jalex Rework has chalked up an array of awards to incorporate:

  • Balmoral Present Junior, Male and Reserve Exhibitor bred Champion;
  • Ballymoney Present, Interbreed Champion and Limousin Champion;
  • Ballymena Present, Champion Limousin and Interbreed Champion;
  • Antrim Present, Supreme, Intermediate and Male Champion at Northern Eire’s Limousin Membership’s Nationwide Present;
  • Antrim Present, Bull Stakes 2023 Interbreed Champion and General Interbreed Champion;
  • Clogher Present, NISA Junior Bull of the 12 months Champion 2023.

Jalex Rework was bred with 1 NT821 and 1 Q204X genes and the Jalex Herd workforce has stated the bull “must be an thrilling prospect to breed calves for each the pedigree and business market”.

The herd homeowners stated: “Ordinarily, this bull would have travelled to Carlisle later within the season, nonetheless work commitments on this busy farm has promoted the choice to supply Rework on the on-farm sale as a substitute. Export could be organized to UK and Eire.”

The sale will happen on August 18, from 7.30p.m, on the farm at Gloverstown Street, Randalstown, Co. Antrim. Pre-sale viewing is an choice.