10/03/08
The first ever Charolais bull to be exported to Poland was made
at the weekend when Goldies Bonanza left Ruthwell, Dumfries for
Warsaw, following a private deal agreed between his breeder, Hamish
Goldie and facilitated by Norbreck Exports.
Hamish Goldie with Goldies Bonanza
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The 16 month old Bonanzo was the first pick of an entry of 10 Goldie
bred bulls destined for the Perth February sales. The remaining nine
sold to average more than 6,000gns a piece.
“Bonanza was chosen for his all round exceptional conformation,
ease of calving and good locomotion,” explains Mr Goldie. “He
was also accompanied by a superb blend of genetics.” Bonanza
was the first son of Newroddige Venture, the Royal Show junior champion
and 10,000gns Perth reserve intermediate champion. Venture’s
dam was the highly acclaimed Royal Show Burke trophy champion, Mowbraypark
Gigi. Furthermore, Bonanza’s dam, Goldies Uptowngirl is one
of five full sisters to the 25,000gns Perth supreme and Royal Highland
junior interbreed champion, Goldies Unbeatable. She is also from
the same family as Goldies Banker, the 14,000gns Perth reserve senior
champion.
“We are really pleased to be involved in the first exportation
of a live Charolais bull to Poland, and we trust the breed will impact
on the country’s beef sector, as it has in the UK,” adds
Mr Goldie who also clinched his the first ever export deal since
taking over the family’s herd 12 months ago. “This bull
is following in the foot steps of both his sire and maternal grandsire
whose semen has already been exported to Australia and Mexico.”
The purchasers, Rafel and Izabela Kapica who own Uniagro, a 1,750ha
mixed unit based at Mazurowo, near Warsaw plan to run Bonanza with
their 80 cow suckler herd which is scheduled to expand to 300 cows
running alongside a 350 cow dairy herd. Purchasing British Charolais
was a natural decision, explains Norbreck Exports’ Philip Halhead. “Rafel
Kapica was aware of British Charolais’ superior growth rates,
together with the herdbook’s depth of pedigrees. He also has
a close association with British agriculture having studied at Newton
Rigg College of Agriculture in the 1990’s and being awarded
the RABDF Student of the Year.”
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