Bull of the week - Overside Dictator

Overside Dictator’s first proof run heralds a new star in the making, with an incredible 88% of his classified daughters scored GP or Better, and an early type proof of +2.2, great things are expected. For production Dictator also shines offering +353kg milk and positive fat and protein percentages.

Bred in Hugh Neilson’s highly acclaimed Overside herd in Lanarkshire, Dictator is an early son of the noted Alzi Juror Ford from the exceptional brood cow Overside Convincer Delight EX93. Convincer Delight EX93 has been an all round success story for Hugh, having yielded over 16,000kg at 4.1% Fat and 3.7% Protein in her 3rd lactation, been Reserve Champion at the National Holstein Show in 2004 and already having bred a number of highly successful daughters including Dictator’s full sister Overside Ford Delight VG88-2yr, that sold for 13,000gs at the Black & White Sale in 2002.

Convincer Delight herself comes from a notable heritage, with her dam being an EX93 Fatal daughter that was able to shine in the parlour as well as the show ring. She then traces back to the world renowned Snow-N Denises Dellia EX95 that has already bred some of the world’s most sought after bulls such as Durham & Dundee.

Dictator daughters have fantastic udders, super legs and feet and the ideal balance of strength and dairyness demanded by modern dairy farmers all over the world. “Dictator daughters are not extreme cattle, but you just have to love their balance, and ability to look like they are not trying whilst performing well above herd average,” comments Cogent sire analyst Hugh Pocock “this combination is what everyone is looking for now in a modern cow.”