The Altmann family’s Blackwood Park has again taken out first place in the ICSA’s Holzhauser Production Awards although this year Ian and Julie Mueller’s entry was top for litres of milk, a great effort.  Most improved went to Raymond and Sarah Parker.

Each entry consists of ten cows with the winning entry going to the highest average of the combined total protein and butterfat content.  The 120 cows entered averaged 10795 litres of milk for 817.2 kgs Fat Plus Protein.

Place    Breeder                           Litres of milk    Fat & Protein
1    JC Altmann & Son (SA)           12,274                   939
2    IJ & JA Mueller (SA)                13,008                   922.7
3    T & E Hayes (Vic)                   11,088                   872.9
4    RN & RM Newton (Vic)            11,586                  865.2
5    J & R Williams (SA)                 11,557                   861.8
6    Chelmonte Farming (Qld)      10,242                   834.2
7    JC Altmann & Son (SA)           10,692                   812
8    T & V Tidcombe (Vic)              9,966                    769.5
9    T & E Hayes (Vic)                    9,880                    761.5
10    Braelee Pastoral (SA)             9,535                    728.6
11    T & K Cochrane (NSW)          9,811                    727.3
12    R & S Parker (Vic)                  9,896                    711.5

Most Improved
1    R & S Parker (Vic)
2    IJ & JA Mueller (SA)