Rathkeeland Topaz
Foundation Female
Herd Book Number: CBL22-4244
Eartag: UK 9480016/1424-4
Date of Birth: 06/10/2022
Myostatin: F94L/Q204X
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Breeder: Mr Stephen Crawford, Crawford Brothers Livestock.
Maguiresbridge, Co, Fermanagh, NI
About Topaz
Foundation Female
Rathkeeland Topaz was purchased privately from Crawford Brothers. Her Dam has been a proven female breeder, Crawford Brothers Champion Show Cow Rathkeeland Premier, (who is a proven female breeder herself) is half sister to Topaz through the same Dam. The pedigree breeding through this heifers sire made her an obvious choice as a foundation female.
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Topaz's Sire
Claddagh McCabe
Sire; Claddagh McCabe
"Mccabe is an outstanding Limousin sire with a strong pedigree, including a prolific cow family. Mccabe has been transmitting shape, style and quality to his progeny, producing award winning pedigree and crossbred calves . Carrying two copies of the Q204X myostatin gene, this bull provides moderate calving ease when used on cows."
Rachael Dale - Beef Product Specialist
Cogent UK
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McCabe was purchased by Goldies Limousins as a junior bull.
Topaz Granddam
Milbrook Gingerspice
Individual Interbreed, Supreme Limousin Champion & Female Champion RUAS 2012
- Individual Interbreed, Supreme Limousin Champion & Female Champion RUAS 2013
- Supreme Champion and Overall Female Champion RUAS 2014
- She is by the prolific 42,000gns sire, Wilodge Vantastic, and is out of Milbrook Baby
- The world record price holder is an embryo daughter of the renowned county Meath-bred Limousin cow, Milbrook Ginger Spice. In January 2021, Wilodge Poshspice set a new record-breaking price for the Limousin breed when she changed hands for 250,000gns at England’s Borderway Mart.
Topaz Grandsire
Ampertaine Foreman
-Â Ampertaine Foreman, sold for 38,000gns to Joe Rafferty
- Son Ampertaine Teus, an 18-month-old bull is bred from Ampertaine Joy, a Goldies Fantastic daughter, and sired by the 38,000gns Ampertaine Foreman, sets the N.I Bull record 17,000gns
- Son Everpark Partylight from J & T Waring from Everingham, sold under the hammer for 50,000gns at Carlisle This September-2019-born embryo calf is a son of 38,000gns Ampertaine Foreman
-Â Ampertaine Foreman has blood lines including Wilodge Cerberus, Sympa and Kype Sharon
-Â Foreman boasts qualities of calving ease, heavier muscle depth and a Beef Value of LM+52
- Described as the ‘best bull he has ever bred’ by James McKay
Topaz Dam
Erne Mandy
- Daughter Rathkeeland Rose, also December 2020 born has double F94L myostatin and a beef value of LM37. She is sired by Gunnerfleet Mack and was purcahsed by Kieran Farrell Keady, Co Armagh at the May Day sale, Ballymena Livestock Market
- Daughter RATHKEELAND PREMIER PREMIER is an excellent show cow and was a great show heifer,
