2020 Irwin Stockfeeds Hoof & Hook Competition Results

We thank our naming rights sponsor ‘Irwin Stockfeeds’ and major sponsor ‘Nutrien Ag Solutions Euroa & Seymour’ and our other participating sponsors for agreeing to sponsor the competition in 2020.

Despite the cancellation of our annual Whittlesea Show, we were pleased to still be able to provide an opportunity for beef breeders to benchmark their cattle against other local breeders.

Whilst this year the competition was run with a very different platform due to Covid-19 restrictions, the Society believed that the annual feedback that this competition provides for the entrants was significant and the competition still needed to go ahead.

Just as the name suggests, the cattle are judged both on the hoof, which may mean being paraded around in a show-ring environment on their appearance, structural soundness, fat cover and temperament before being sent to the abattoir for further scoring based on how the meat looks hanging on the hook and this is where carcass data is vital.