THE sheep and cattle rings at the 144th annual Orange Show presented a wide representation of quality breeds.
Both animal rings exhibited five breeds including Poll Dorset, Texel, White Suffolk, Border Leicester and Australian White in the sheep judging and Black Angus, Red Angus, Galloway, Murray Grey and Shorthorn in the cattle.
The Poll Dorset judging attracted the highest number of entries, with both ram and ewe champion accolades awarded to Phil Balcombe and daughter Joanna, Cranbrook Poll Dorsets, Canawindra.
Kildara Glen Poll Dorsets, Millah-Murrah, near Bathurst, dominated the broad ribbons in two breeds, taking out champion ewe and ram sashes in the Border Leicester and Australian White judging.
Both Peter Matus, Tara stud, Rockley, and Neil Williams, Ashburnia, Four Mile Creek, took home clean sweeps in the Texel and White Suffolk judging.
Cattle judging presented stand out females exhibits, with three taking out breed champion.
Black Angus champion was awarded to Chris Garvin, Trowbridge BBB, Cudal, Murray Grey champion to Cameron Baker, Steadily Forward Murray Greys, Blaney and Galloway champion went to Elsa Bates,Orange High School.
Bulls dominated Shorthorn and Red Angus judging, with Jonathon Tink, Killkee Cattle Company, Borenore taking out Shorthorn champion and Red Angus awarded to Chris Haycock, Pine Villa Red Angus, Yeoval.
