252 animals from 52 farms have been registered for the great annual meeting of the Friesian breed in Spain
On Saturday morning will be held the classes of calves and heifers and lactating cows will take place in the afternoon
XXII National Showmanship will be held on Sunday morning
Everything is ready for the great annual meeting of the Friesian breed in Spain, once the animal registration period has closed. So next Saturday 23th of September will be celebrated a new edition of the Spanish Holstein Show organized by CONAFE (Spanish Holstein Confederation) with the collaboration of Asturiana de Control Lechero-Asociación Frisona (ASCOLAF) and under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Rural Development and Natural Resources of the Government of the Principality of Asturias, the City Council of Gijón, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Chamber of Commerce of Gijón, CLAS, Caja Rural de Gijón and Caja Rural de Asturias.
For this edition, 252 animals from 52 farms of 7 different regions have been registered, with Asturias, with 23 farms, being the community with the greatest representation, followed by Cantabria (10) and Galicia (7).
Among the registered animals is Llinde Ariel Jordan (S.A.T. Ceceño, Cantabria), CONAFE National Grand Champion of the last three editions held in 2019, 2021 and 2022.
Likewise, the out-of-competition recognition section that premiered last year will continue. This time five animals from five farms from Galicia, Asturias and Cantabria that are characterized by their excellent morphological and productive qualities will be exhibited on the track.
As usual since 2002, the Monographic Fair of the Field and the Agricultural, Livestock, Forestry and Fishing Industries of Asturias, AGROPEC, will be the framework of the 43º edition of the Spanish Holstein Show.
Together with the Spanish Holstein Show, it celebrates the XXII National Showmanship, where the expertises value how the handlers present the animals on the ring. It will be held on Sunday 24th.
Programme
Saturday, September 23th:
From 10 am:
Judging of calves and heifers classes
From 3 pm:
Judging of lactating cows classes
Recognition section (out of competition)
Sunday, September 24th:
From 10.30 am:
XXII Spanish Cow Handler Championship
Paulino Badiola, Judge of the Competition
The Spanish judge Paulino Badiola has been appointed to judge the 43rd National Contest of the Friesian Breed of CONAFE 2023.
Born in Candás (Asturias), Paulino Badiola is a Veterinarian, has a Master’s Degree in Integral Livestock from UNESCO and Technical Director of the Badiola Holstein Livestock (Condres, Gozón, Asturias), which he owns together with his father, José Ramón. Badiola Holstein has its beginnings in the 70s and since the 80s it has been regularly participating in national competitions. Among the numerous prizes won, the title of “Vaca Gran Campeona Nacional” stands out, achieved eleven times: 1988 (Osa); 1994 Spring edition (Trespandio Aguilucha); 1995 (Badiola Inspiration Lesly); 2004 (Badiola Leduc Megate); 2010 (Badiola Goldwyn Kournikova); 2011 and 2013 (Pacho Goldwyn Telva); 2014 (Badiola Mordoc Lubasca); 2016 (Pacho Goldwyn Telva); 2017 and 2018 (Badiola Atwood Koketa) to which they added in 2022 the first National Red Cow Championship with the triumph of Badiola Jordi-Red Mega Red.
Badiola Holstein, elite of the Friesian breed from the heart of Asturias
Added to this dazzling list of awards in the National Contest have been 26 times Best National Breeder; 25 times Best National Herd; have 6 Reserve Champions and 3 Grand Champion Heifers through four different decades; get 4 triple crowns (Champion Young Cow, Champion Intermediate Cow and Champion Adult Cow in the same edition of a National); and to be included in 2019 among the 100 best Friesian breed farms in the world by Holstein International magazine.
The farm also has the title of “Master Breeder” obtained in 2006 and 2016.
Experience as Judge
As a judge, Paulino Badiola has extensive national and international experience. He has judged all the most important regional competitions at the national level in recent years in Asturias, Cantabria, Galicia, Catalonia, Andalusia, Guipúzcoa, Talavera de la Reina (Toledo) or the Balearic Islands.
In addition, at an international level, he has also judged Friesian cattle competitions in different countries such as Mexico (National Holstein Forum of Querétaro 2019); Italy (2010 Cremona European Championship); Portugal (Agroleite 2004 and 2012, Gándara 2005, and San Miguel (Azores) 2007 and 2014); or Colombia (Chiquinquirá 2002).
As a member of the International Panel of European Judges he has participated in the European Judge Harmonizations held in Germany and Ireland, as well as in the European Schools of Judges in Denmark (2004) and Switzerland (2006).
He was also the Technical Director of the 34th National School of Livestock Judges held in Catalonia in 2005 and the Technical Director of the School of Livestock Judges held in San Miguel (Azores, Portugal) in 2008.
History of the CONAFE Spanish Holstein Show
In 1991, CONAFE took charge of the Spanish Holstein Show, which was organised by ANFE since 1974. Throughout 41 editions, three animals have achieved the highest award three times: Argomota Infanta Inspiration, as Grand Champion Heifer in 1989 and 1990 and as Grand Champion Cow in 1991; Pachecas James Gretta, Spring Grand Champion Cow in 2005 and Autumn Grand Champion Cow in 2005 and 2006; and Pacho Goldwyn Telva, Grand Champion Cow of CONAFE for the years 2011, 2013 and 2016.
Llinde Ariel Jordan, from the Cantabrian farm S.A.T. Ceceño, currently holds the triple title of CONAFE Grand National Cow Champion by winning the last three Friesian breed events held in 2019, 2021 and 2022.
Asturias and Cantabria are the regions which more times have won the Spanish Holstein Championship, with nineteen victories and seventeen triumphs respectively. By farms, the Asturian farm Badiola Holstein is the one that has won the most awards, with eleven titles of National Grand Champion Cow and three titles of National Grand Champion Heifer.
