Cattle & Livestock

Beef Cattle and Beef Carcase Competition

There's nothing like award winning livestock at the Royal Melbourne Show!

Beef Carcase Competition Results

Please click here for the results of the 2011 Royal Melbourne Show Beef Carcase Competition.

Beef Cattle

More than 650 of Victoria’s best beef cattle will be on show in The Weekly Times Livestock Pavilion at this year’s Show. Travelling from around the state to compete for a prestigious blue ribbon, only the best of the best will take home the glory. Angus cattle are the feature this year, over 150 of the breed will compete for the Supreme Exhibit.

Highlights

Angus Feature Show – Friday 30 September, 9am, Weekly Times Livestock Pavilion
Gun Fitter Competition – Friday 30 September, 6.30pm, Weekly Times Livestock Pavilion
ALPA Young Auctioneers Competition – Sunday 25 September, 11am, Weekly Times Livestock Pavilion
Parade of Champions – Saturday 1 October, 12.30pm, Coca-Cola Arena

Please click here for the Beef Cattle competition timetable

Dairy Cattle Competition

The 2011 Royal Melbourne Dairy Show will be held prior to the Royal Melbourne Show at the Melbourne Showgrounds and showcases Victoria's best dairy cattle.

Please click here to visit the Royal Melbourne Dairy Show webpage.

Please click here for the Royal Melbourne Show Dairy Show competition timetable

Dairy Cattle

The Weekly Times Livestock Pavilion is home to the Pura New Milking Barn, a free, hands on, fun educational activity for the whole family. Experience the unique opportunity to hand milk a cow or observe a cow being milked by a farmer. Learn about the dairy industry and how butter is made. This interactive, entertaining and unique activity is sure to be great fun, with prizes on offer every show!

Visit Farmer Neville at the Dairy Experience, see different breeds of Dairy Cattle and learn more about Australia’s Dairy Cattle industry.

Sheep and Goat Competition

There's nothing like the top quality Sheep and Goat Competition at the Royal Melbourne Show!

Click here for the Sheep and Goat Competition Timetable

Sheep

A remarkable array of sheep will again be on display and competing for a Blue Ribbon in the Weekly Times Livestock Pavilion. The Feature Breed is the Dorper which will include white Dorpers. The Dorper breed was developed in South Africa in the 1930's by crossing Blackhead Persian ewes with a Dorset Horn ram. They were bred to produce a high quality meat under extensive conditions. The Breeding program resulted in the development of the black headed and white headed Dorper. The breed was introduced into Australia in 1996 and has the potential to be developed for domestic and export meat markets.

If you’d like to see sheep being shorn and learn more about wool, visit the Shearing Shed to see Click go the Shears each day. There’s lots of interactive fun to be had feeding a lamb at Feeding Time also in the Shearing Shed. Make sure you also visit the Animal Nursery to cuddle up to lambs and other baby animals.

Goats

The Weekly Times Livestock Pavilion is also host to both Dairy and Boar Goat Competitions.

Goat's milk is a wonderful source of calcium and is commonly processed used to make a number of different products including feta cheese, soap and beauty products. More recently, goats' milk has been used as a substitute to cows' milk for infants and people who may be lactose intolerant. Learn more about Dairy Goats at the Sustainable Backyard and then feed a baby goat (known as a kid) at Feeding Time.

Make sure you also visit the Animal Nursery to cuddle up to kids and other baby animals.

Fleece Competition

There's nothing like Victoria's top quality fleece at the Royal Melbourne Show.

Fleece Schedule

Fleeces will be displayed in the Weekly Times Livestock Pavilion and sold after the show with the proceeds of their sale donates to Camp Quality. The fleece competition features the Australasian Lamb’s Wool Competition as well as Skirted fleece, Black and Coloured and district fleece sections.

Contact Information

For information regarding the Beef Cattle & Carcase, Sheep & Goats and Fleece Competition and the Royal Melbourne Dairy Show contact:

Fiona Looker,
Agricultural Events Coordinator
The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Limited,
Melbourne Showgrounds, Epsom Road
Ascot Vale Vic 3032
Telephone 03 9281 7412
Fax 03 9281 7512
Email fiona.looker@rasv.com.au