A MINIATURE Galloway bull has taken the world by storm in the recent Champion of the World competitions, being named other recognised breeds (ORB) Champion of the World for 2019.
Torcroft Thyme was the three-year-old Miniature Galloway bull that featured among a strong line up of Australian representatives, but he was the only Aussie bull that took the crown.
He qualified during the Galloway Feature Show at the Royal Canberra Show where he received the Wannawin "Chocolate Soldier" Perpetual Trophy for the grand champion Miniature Galloway bull
Exhibited by Alan and Pauline Dunk, Wamboin, he was also the Canberra supreme exhibit in the Miniature Galloway section.
Chosen for the gold medal by three out of the four judges from across the globe, Thyme received a total of nine points ahead of a Gelbvieh from Canada in silver, and fellow Australian representative Dehavalyn Wakefield N6, a Murray Grey in bronze.
The Childs family from Glenlands Droughtmasters, Qld, took the prize of Miss World for the Droughtmaster/Beefmaster breeds with their champion cow Glenlands D Whitney.
The three-year-old daughter of Glenlands D Ramsay qualified for the competition after claiming grand champion Droughtmaster cow at the Royal Queensland Show.
After first winning the Miss Africa/Asia award, three out of four international judges chose her for the gold position in the Miss World competition, with her scoring a total of 11 points to beat out the USA's seven point silver placing Beefmaster female.
Glenland Droughtmasters' Darren Childs said they saw the result early on Wednesday morning via Facebook and were pleased to get some recognition for their breeding program.
"It's always good to be nominated for something like that and even better to actually take it out," he said.
"The competition is starting to get a bit of recognition and I like the basis of it and what they're aiming to do."
Mr Childs said the young matron is expecting her second calf.
"We've been utilising her in our IVF program as well... we've got quite a few frozen IVF eggs from her ready to go," he said.
The Champion of the World competition was founded in 2012 to promote awareness, goodwill and trade between and within cattle producing countries.
It runs anually from December 1 to 14 every year and cattle qualify by winning their country's premier breed show in their respective regions.
Judges from each region select regional winners with females going on to compete for Miss World and winning bulls vying for the Champion of the World accolade.
The world champions of each breed, both males and females, will now face-off in the 2020 All Breeds Supreme Champion of the World.
Australia still has a chance to possible pull two more world placings, with the Hereford breed destined to announced their victors on February 3 at the American Hereford National Hereford Show in Fort Worth, USA.
Other NSW winners were:
- Angus: Bronze Miss World and Miss Asia/Africa to Tattykeel Blackcap Essence M26
- Braford: Bronze Champion the World and Champion of Asia/Africa to Big Valley 15
- Charolais: Silver Miss World and Miss Asia/Africa to Wakefield Amaze 38
- Galloway: Silver Miss World and Miss Asia/Africa to Monreith Hiver, Champion of Asia/Africa to Elm Park Montgomery
- Hereford: Miss Asia/Africa to Kanimbla Harmony, Champion of Asia/Africa to Tycolah Queenscliffe N029
- Limousin: Silver Miss World and Champion of Asia/Africa to Warrigal Foxy Lady M22
- Shorthorn: Miss Asia/Africa to Marrington Effie N82
