BJAC Have Competed in The National Young Farmer Beef Cattle Dressing For The First Time in Club's History
​Bute Junior Agricultural Club placed second in west region cattle dressing and have just competed in the National Cattle Dressing at St Boswells.
Stewart Kennedy on his experience taking part in SAYFC Cattle dressing competition from his district to national
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Lewis Robertson and Stewart Kennedy placed second in the West beef cattle dressing and have just competed in the national competition for the first time themselves and for the club.
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The small club on the Isle of Bute automatically qualified from the Clyde and Central district and placed second at the West beef cattle dressing earlier this year. They then went on to place 6th in the National Cattle Dressing held in St Boswells.
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Despite the result this still marked a moment in history for the club and has helped put Bute Junior Agricultural Club on the map. The small club has went from strength to strength in recent years and will hopefully not be the last time we see Bute Junior Agricultural Club in the National competition.
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Competitor Stewart Kennedy described what the aim of the cattle dressing competition is “to clip all the cattle to look their best. It is all about clipping their backs so they look level and clip around their faces to take the rough hair away and to make the animal look as wide and big as possible.”
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They also brushed “up the rough hair on the side of it and taking away any rough hair to make it just look and to present it as nicely as possible so it looks at it's best”​​​​
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​Images from Stewart Kennedy from the west cattle dressing in Ayr
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The team begin by catching and haltering their animal. and then begin washing off any dirt on the animal, they then dried them before clipping. The aim of clipping the beast is to make it look as big and wide as possible to show off the power of the cattle and make them look their best.
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Some of the rules for the competition include only one person allowed to use the clippers while the other made sure the person using the clippers was safe and did not get hurt. The teams are only allowed three hours to wash and clip the beasts.
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Despite being the first time for the boys competing Stewart “ would do the experience again it was something different we don’t usually do as a club.”
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Stewart would encourage other members to take part in the competition “I would recommend it to other members it was a good experience we met new people and it was a fun chance to learn how to prepare your stock better and got to see how you do against other people.”
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