TANDARRA Brown Swiss cattle breeder Ben Govett and Matt Dennis have taken out the grand champion prize at International Dairy Week in Tatura.
Their Tandara Dynamite Sarajevo 150 (Dynamite) was named senior champion at the premier show and capped off a successful week for the local pair by being awarded the show’s top prize.
Tandara Paray Lola 74 (Paray), owned by the stud and Sarah Chant received an honourable mention in the championship decision.
The Govett’s Tandara stud was also named junior premier and breeder at International Dairy Week. 
Other successes included winning the breeders’ group, dam’s progeny or two daughters from the same dam.
Judge of the Brown Swiss events was Brad Gavenlock, of Cherrylock Cattle Co, Tallygaroopna. Brad has judged throughout Australia and New Zealand.
He has owned or managed 25 Sydney Royal Champions, 28 IDW Champions and has also shown at World Dairy Expo.
In the auction as part of International Week, Ben sold Tandara Spark Lunda 6 VG87 (1st lact) for $8000, above the sale average of $7310. Top price under the hammer was $20,000.
International Dairy Week is the sector’s largest show in the Southern Hemisphere.
More than 800 cattle were on show for the 35th year of the event.
For the first time, a Red and White Holstein has taken out Senior Interbreed and Supreme Champion Cow.