HUGE BENEFITS IN TOP-END GENETICS - By TOM PENNA, Merino SA
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HUGE BENEFITS IN
ELDERS SA STUD MERINO EXPO
TOP-END GENETICS
By TOM PENNA,
Elders stud stock
W
HEN commercial sheep breeders We are confident that the SA stud Merino top-end making $300-$366 and 30,000 ewe
prioritise ram buying and then back breeders are on-track to do this – that the lambs topping at $230-$310.
it up when the bidding starts, that quality of the ram being offered at lot 3 at sales Rob Heysman, Elders Port Augusta, says
investment generally transcends positively onto will soon be the quality of ram at lot 100 or the investment from his pastoral clients has
the rest of their sheep enterprise. 150. There is the passion and drive within ram been “explosive”, with the better wool and
Merino and Poll Merino ram prices are buoyant, breeders to do that. Technology combined with sheep returns enabling producers to buy up on
no doubt, but with the high returns for meat and hands-on enthusiasm and life-learnt skills will water products, tanks and fencing and animal
wool the ram investment is the catalyst for doing make it happen. health products.
the ‘job’ well overall. Spend good dollars on rams And top-end returns is what commercial The increased bidding from pastoralists in
and more care, thought and effort in breeding and growers can aspire to. Phil Nagel, Elders Murray the past decade has underpinned ram sales as
managing ‘top-end’ sheep generally follows. Bridge, reports top-end 1.5-year-old ewes at people in the bush realise that they can breed
At a guess I would bet that self-replacing the September Murray Bridge off-shears sales top-end sheep by ‘having a crack’ at the higher
Merino flocks are the most profitable item on the ranged from $220 to $260 and 5.5-year-old ranked auction rams.
SA rural horizon at present. But, there is a need breeding ewes made $140-$158. We have all seen tough times and who knows
to continually push the boundaries to push the Tom Dennis, Elders Naracoorte, quoted the what is around the corner – but being involved
quality further down the line and produce more massive Border Leicester–Merino sales where with the Merino breed is a great place to be now
top-end sheep. 23,000 1.5-year-old ewes sold with the and in the foreseeable future.
QUALITY FOCUS: Elders stud stock’s Tom Penna with Roger and Gail Duell, Bowhill, and their son Kyle, who combines working at home with off-farm shearing. The Duells
place a strong emphasis on buying top rams for their 1000 Merino breeders. They bid up to $5000 at the Radnor ram sale last year, and also buy rams at Kamora Netley
Park. They were rewarded at the Murray Bridge off-shears sale where their 1.5-year-old ewes topped the sale at $260 and 5.5-year-old ewes sold to $152.
Merino Annual 2018 23ELDERS SA STUD MERINO EXPO
EXPO DAY ONE – ON-PROPERTY DISPLAYS
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24 Merino Annual 2018average of $2054 and a top of $18,000 twice. Three further stud rams ram, grand champion Merino ewe and exhibiting the group of three rams
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were offered and sold at the Adelaide Ram Sale to Argentina for $34,000, with the highest average score in the Fibre Meat Plus class were some of
Mutooroo Pastoral at $24,000 and White River for $26,000. Fourteen rams our results from the show. In 2017, the stud offered and sold seven stud
were also offered and sold via silent auction on the Burra Oval at the SA Merino and Poll Merino rams at the Adelaide Ram Sale to a top price of
Stud Merino Expo, with the top price Poll sold to Stavely Park for $17,000 $36,000, averaging $23,428. Its annual on-property sale in September,
and the Merino to East Mundulla for $17,000. Collinsville will display at the held at the historic Old Bungaree Woolshed for the first time, was another
SA Stud Merino Expo on-property at Cappeedee on Monday and at the Burra highlight with 120 rams sold to a top of $10,500, averaging $2911. Another
Oval on Tuesday. This display will again culminate with the silent auction of 48 mini-auction rams averaged $1087. Greenfields has two lambings a
rams on the Burra Oval. Throughout 2018, 1200 top quality and affordable year, enabling quality rams to be available for selection throughout the year.
flock improving rams will be available. Collinsville will once again offer stud Studmasters Jim, Robert and James Sullivan are committed to breeding
sires at the Adelaide Ram Sale and will also have an on-property auction on top quality Merinos and Poll Merinos, constantly striving to produce rams
the changed date of Monday, September 17. with superior genetics. They are available to assist clients with classing and
provide general advice with ram selection and flock management. A highlight
Details: collinsville.com.au
of this year’s on-property field day will be sons of 3.1 (2015 Royal Adelaide
Show supreme exhibit), Rex (2016 South Australian Ram of the Year), Oscar
(PM 345) and Kepler (085). The stud’s annual on-property production sale
EAST BUNGAREE is on Monday, September 10, where 170 rams and 300 stud ewes will be
East Bungaree was founded after the offered.
division of the original Bungaree stud.
From 1980 to 1986 the Wylie family,
Kangaringa, held the stud. In 1986, the
Hawker family repurchased the stud and
GUM HILL
Established in 1885, Gum Hill Poll Merino
kept it until late 1995, when the stud
stud has experienced and survived many
and property were sold to the Litchfield
family, Hazeldean stud, Cooma, NSW. Tony Brooks Mark Brooks economic and seasonal changes. The
In November 2005, East Bungaree was challenges that have come from these
bought by Tony and Mark Brooks and will continue to be maintained as a experiences have influenced the type of
distinct strain of South Australian Merino. The objective is to retain the Merino that the studmasters, across many
valuable attributes of the East Bungaree Merinos – including size, fertility years, have chosen to pursue. As one of
Glan Lines Justin Lines
and the ability to thrive in pastoral country – but at the same time improve the pioneering studs objectively measuring
the quality of wool they grow. There are 3000 ewes in the stud, 800 of which since the 1950s, a profitable and productive animal has been developed.
are elite ewes artificially inseminated to the best sires we can identify. These A balanced approach to measurement resulted in the stud producing
sires are a combination of East Bungaree and outside sires of proven ability plain-bodied, fertile, easy-care animals of a strong constitution that continue
to maintain wool quality and carcase value. East Bungaree Merinos are to perform for our clients under a range of commercial environments. We
bred for producers looking for productive, dual-purpose sheep that deliver in believe that the individual animal’s all-round performance for fleece weight,
a range of environments. At its 2017 on-property sale, held in September, body weight, micron, comfort factor and growth rate are equally as important
the stud offered and sold 300 rams to a top of $18,000 and averaged as its pedigree. Results from our clients in sheep and wool sales indicate
$2050. East Bungaree’s 2018 annual ram sale will be held on Tuesday, that the Gum Hill sheep have a strong and recognised place in the Merino
September 18. industry. Gum Hill is a family-owned and run business, established by the
Lines family in 1885, covering properties at Mount Bryan in the Mid North
and Keith in the South East. This allows for an increase and diversity in
clients’ environmental requirements. Rams are bred at both properties, and
GLENOWIE the top 60 per cent of the drop – along with surplus stud sires – are offered
The Glenowie Merino stud was founded in 1937 on for private selection from July to October, priced in grades to suit most
Collinsville bloodlines. Glenowie is located 18 kilometres budgets. Gum Hill choses to use the private selection process to allow time
south-west of Burra. The Glenowie Poll Merino was formed to discuss an individual’s breeding selection for their flocks. With a client
on a Collinsville and Ashrose blood base. We have a base spread across all parts of Australia, our breeding flock can meet most
strong emphasis on breeding large-framed, deep and commercial sheep breeders’ objectives required from the modern Merino.
plain-bodied, soft-handling, early-maturing, heavy-cutting,
multi-purpose rams with an average fibre diameter of Details: www.linesgumhill.com.au
Angus Stockman
21 microns. Profitable, hardy sheep that perform for you
is the Glenowie trademark. Glenowie mates 2500 ewes.
More than 500 rams are sold annually with a top sale price of $6000
in 2017. The stud is accredited brucellosis-free and is MN3 status. All
MOORUNDIE PARK
Moorundie Park Poll Merino stud was founded by Eric
sheep are run under natural paddock conditions and are suited to all Davidson in 1955. Today, his grandson Tom operates the
climatic conditions. The stud sells to all parts of SA, NSW and Qld. Private stud at Gulnare in the state’s Mid North. We endeavour
selection of rams is available for selection in spring and at the on-property to breed profitable Merinos and build honest and friendly
sale on September 19. For further enquiries contact Angus Stockman
relationships with our clients. Moorundie Park sheep are
0408 540 983 or stud classer Paul Cousins 0427 922 108.
noted for their large frames and free-growing, white wool.
Details: www.glenowie.com.au Our stud continues to maintain a focus on profit-driving Tom Davidson
attributes such as fertility, early maturity and robustness.
A measure of our success has been the excellent results
GREENFIELDS achieved by our clients who consistently feature in livestock and wool
markets. Moorundie Park will host an on-property field day as part of the
Greenfields Merino stud, SA Stud Merino Expo in March. We will display at Burra the following day.
founded in 1949 on Rams will be offered at the Adelaide Ram Sale in September. We will
Ashrose bloodlines, had offer 200 rams at our on-property ram sale the following week. Pastoral
regular purchases of drafts of rams are available from then on. Please see our website www.
Ashrose stud rams and moorundiepark.com.au or Facebook www.facebook.com/MoorundiePark for
ewes as well as stud updated information.
rams and semen from
Collinsville. Collinsville Jim Sullivan Robert Sullivan James Sullivan
NORTH ASHROSE
blood formed the basis
of the Greenfields Poll Merino stud, founded in 1957. In 2017, the stud
sold more than 700 rams to all parts of SA and interstate. They are keenly North Ashrose stud was first registered in 1996, facilitating more than
sought for their well-nourished, bright, stylish wool and large, plain bodies. 100 years of sound breeding from the Ashrose stud, which was founded in
Emphasis is on breeding early-maturing sheep with strong constitutions. 1910. North Ashrose’s breeding program and continuous improvement has
Greenfields clients regularly achieve high returns for their quality wool clip resulted in another exceptional year in 2017. The ewe flock is ever-evolving with
and top prices for livestock sold at saleyards. Last year proved to be a continual assessment and evaluation of market trends as well as technology.
successful one for Greenfields, highlighted by winning the most successful North Ashrose joins 4100 stud ewes. From a Collinsville-blood base, the
exhibitor at the Royal Adelaide Show. Claiming grand champion Merino stud has a solid background of structural soundness and constitution within
Merino Annual 2018 25the ewe flock, which has a five-year micron objectives are aligned with market and environmental requirements that
EXPO DAY ONE – ON-PROPERTY DISPLAYS
average of 20.6. The breeding objectives challenge our clients. These profit-driven objectives are continually reviewed
are to have a nourished, well-defined to ensure Old Ashrose sheep remain relevant to present and future
fibre while maintaining fleece weight and requirements. The 2017 on-property sale consisted of 155 rams offered
improving carcase and meat traits on and sold to $8000, averaging $2334. At the 2017 Adelaide Ram Sale, five
a plain-bodied Merino. This consistent rams averaged $16,300 and sold to $34,000, bought by the Hams family,
breeding has been evident throughout Broadoak Merino and Poll Merino stud, Whyte Yarcowie. Ram marketing in
Tom Ashby Matt Ashby
2017, where North Ashrose was awarded September will continue to be focused on the on-property auction and the
the supreme champion fleece of the Royal Adelaide Show as well as the Adelaide Ram Sale with private selections by appointment throughout the
grand champion ewe and ram fleece. The stud was also successful in winning year. Visit Old Ashrose at www.oldashrose.com.au for further information.
the White River Prize for champion group of five March-shorn sheep, along You can also follow us on Facebook. The annual on-property ram sale is on
with grand champion March-shorn Poll Merino ewe. In 2017, North Ashrose Thursday, September 13 at 1pm.
again enjoyed the accolade of being most successful Merino and Poll Merino
exhibitor overall at the Royal Adelaide Show. At the 2017 Adelaide Ram
Sale, North Ashrose sold eight rams to a top price of $26,000 and averaged
$13,125. The on-property sale held annually in September is always a highlight PINDARI
in the ram selling calendar for the stud. For 2017, North Ashrose recorded a Pindari Merino stud was formed in 1966,
top price of $8000 and an average of $2108 for the 160 rams offered and while the Poll Merino stud was registered
sold. North Ashrose clients report consistently high returns for their quality in 1980, with many infusions of Moorundie
wool clip, as well as having reputable livestock sales at sheep markets. North Park in the early years. In recent years,
Ashrose is continually striving for excellence and firmly believes in the solid Robin, Mary-Anne and Greg Schwartz have
foundations and integrity, service and reputation with its clients. Clients also sought the judicious use of plain-bodied,
topped the local Jamestown sheep markets with North Ashrose bloodlines in free-growing, bold-crimping sires, while
Robin Schwartz Greg Schwartz
September and October sales in 2017. A feature of the 2018 field days will be maintaining conformation, to produce
the progeny displayed by J,C&S Regal 242 and J,C&S Imperial 141, along with a more modern Poll Merino. Rams with
North Ashrose Impact. These are exciting young sires that show outstanding ASBVs have also been sought in recent years, targeting improvement in clean
wool qualities with impressive frames and deep bodies. The annual on-property fleece weight, maintaining micron, and looking for above average weaning
ram sale is on Wednesday, September 12. weight and genetic fat. This will continue the goal of easier-care, faster-growing
and genetically-resilient Merinos. We are consistently achieving lambing
percentages of 105 per cent to 113pc in stud sheep, and 120-140pc in our
NYOWEE
own commercial flock. With the use of pregnancy scanning and identifying
twins, we plan to keep pushing these goals higher. Forty per cent or more of
The Nyowee Poll Merino the ewe flock is scanning up with multiples, with the challenge being to get
stud, operating as BA more of these surviving to weaning with a July/August lambing. Mature ewes
Michael & Co, Balaklava, consistently produce 7 kilograms to 8kg of wool a year, at 20 micron to 21M,
was founded in 1955. with high winter stocking rates and very minimal worm control (drenching).
In recent years it has Rams are offered for sale for the first time at 13 to 14 months old in
concentrated on using September, when our on-property ram auction is held, and privately at any time
Nyowee sires with thereafter. Rams go to a mix of environments at this age and have performed
Ian Michael Rob Michael Andrew Michael
some outside semen well in the Upper North, Murray Mallee, and many mixed farming areas locally.
from leading Australian studs in AI programs. The stud aims to produce The half-sisters to last year’s ram team were shorn in September 2017 and
sheep with large frames and a high percentage of top quality, nourished, produced stylish, bold-crimping wool that tested 19.0μ, 18.4 coefficient of
long-stapled wool. It places more emphasis on using rams with good dual- variation, 99.5pc comfort factor, 47N/kt staple strength and a greasy price of
purpose traits. Nyowee annually joins 3500 stud ewes with two lambings $13.24/kg in early October. We would like to thank all bidders and buyers at
in April/May and August/September. Nyowee will once again display on- our 2017 auction, where these purely paddock-run rams sold to $2700, and
property on Monday, March 19, enabling visitors to inspect a good cross- averaged $1204, which represented great value for both the seller and buyer.
section of sheep bred within the stud. It will feature rams reserved for the Seven-month-old ram lambs will be displayed at the 2018 SA Stud Merino
Adelaide Ram Sale and our on-property sale and pens of graded rising one- Expo, as well as a selection of 18-month-old rams, and some stud ewes
year-old hogget rams. Ewes and ewe hoggets will be penned for inspection running with sires at that time. We will have a display on-property at Waterloo,
and young rising 1.5-year-old ewes will be shorn, fleece weighed and valued and look forward to catching up with all interested breeders then, and in the
during the day. Nyowee will also be displaying a pen of rams at the Broken year ahead, including at the Mid North Inspection Day on August 27. Our
Hill Ag Fair in NSW in May, as well as showing and exhibiting a team of rams on-property Poll Merino ram auction is on Tuesday, September 18 at 1pm at
and ewes at the Australian Sheep & Wool Show in Bendigo, Vic. Nyowee Waterloo – 1895 Main Road 45.
will be offering rams at the Adelaide Ram Sale and exhibiting rams and
ewes at the Royal Adelaide Show. The stud had a successful 2017 Adelaide
Ram Sale, selling six rams to a top price of $16,000 to the Bunyara stud,
Moculta, with an average of $11,000. Nyowee’s on-property ram sale was SPRINGVALE NORTH
extremely successful, offering and selling 205 rams with a top price of Springvale North Poll
$14,000 to the Carricowie stud, Brentwood, and a stud record average Merino stud was founded
of $2548. Each year, Nyowee Poll Merino stud sells between 600 and after the division of the
700 rams that go to all parts of SA, the western division of NSW, Qld and Springvale stud in 1997
Vic. The stud will be holding its 19th on-property ram sale on Wednesday, and has a breeding
September 12 at 1pm. history dating back to
1977. Today it is run
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by Peter Stockman Snr Snr Jnr
OLD ASHROSE
and sons Alex and Peter
Jnr and families, based at Burra. The stud aims to breed large-framed, early-
Old Ashrose was first registered in maturing, plain-bodied sheep with free-growing, long-stapled, bright, white wools
1979, following the division of the Ashby with plenty of character that can survive and thrive in all environments. We aim
family’s Ashrose stud, founded in 1910. to breed dual-purpose, highly-productive sheep – the modern Merino – that
Old Ashrose Proprietors was formed in can improve the profitability of clients’ flocks. Springvale North will have a
2002 with the partnership of Rob and complete display on-property on Monday, March 19, and will exhibit at Burra
Sue Ashby and Nick and Kate Wadlow. Oval on Tuesday, March 20, as part of the SA Stud Merino Expo. We are able
In 2015, Nick and Kate became the sole to offer our clients numerous opportunities to select rams as we run two
Robert Ashby Nick Wadlow
proprietors of the Old Ashrose Merino lines of stud ewes with one lambing in April/May and another in September/
and Poll Merino stud and continue the stud’s proud commitment to the October. This gives us two complete lines of 1.5-year-old rams for sale each
Australian sheep and wool industry. Old Ashrose breeds large-framed, early- year; one line at field days in March by private selection and another line for
maturing, plain-bodied sheep with sound conformation and constitution. our on-property auction in September. At last year’s on-property auction, a full
Wools are well-nourished, soft-handling and white, with strong selection clearance of 100 rams were sold at an average of $1846 – the stud’s best
placed on wool quality, staple length, strength and yield. The five-year average for 15 years. Springvale North continues to focus on servicing its
average fibre diameter is 21.0 micron. Objective measurement tools are growing client base and its annual on-property auction will again be held at
used to focus on increasing fleece and weaning weights. Our breeding The Grove on Friday, September 14.
26 Merino Annual 2018ELDERS SA STUD MERINO EXPO
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WHAT, WHERE, WHEN quality rams with heavy-cutting medium
What: Elders SA Stud Merino Expo wool and a brilliant constitution. At the
Where: Burra Oval 1 2017 on-property sale, 134 rams were
When: Tuesday, March 20 offered and sold with an average of
Times: From 9am. Competitions mid-afternoon $1940. The top price ram – which was
Sydney Lawrie Graeme Lawrie
Food and refreshments available 113.5 kilograms at 17 months of age,
Judges: Will Secker, Maluka, Keith and measured 19.4 micron, 2.9 standard deviation, 14.9 coefficient of
Steven Bolt, Claypans, Corrigin, WA variation and 99.3 per cent comfort factor – was sold to Hood Brothers,
Streaky Bay, for $4000. Forty years of selective breeding from Collinsville,
Participating studs: Greenfields, Charinga, Barton Hill and Collandra North genetics has
produced 1350 top stud ewes that are producing rams that cut high-
Bunyara Hilton Heath Old Ashrose
yielding, white wool and early-maturing progeny. Our clients across SA and
Carricowie Kamora Netley Park Orrie Cowie NSW are reaping the rewards with top quality flocks. In 2017 we bought
Collandra North Kamora Park Radnor Greenfields Big Jim, which is a son of East Mundulla Jonty, for $20,000.
Collinsville Mernowie Ramsgate We bought the ram because of its outstanding structure, carcase traits
East Bungaree Moorundie Park Ridgway and stylish wool, backed with a great breeding pedigree. We believe that
Flairdale Morley Rices Creek the rams we are producing are the true modern rams that will cut high-
Glenville Mulloorie Roemahkita yielding white wool and produce wether lambs with early growth that sheep
Greenfields North Ashrose Sherlock breeders need to meet their markets or ewes that go on to make great
mothers. Our clients are proving all that and more. Rams will be presented
Hamilton Run North Cowie Springvale North
at the SA Stud Merino Expo at Burra on March 20, Hay Merino Sheep Show
in NSW on June 16, Eyre Peninsula Pre-Sale Expo at Wudinna on July 9,
the Australian Sheep & Wool Show, Bendigo, Vic, on July 20-22 and at the
Royal Adelaide Show from September 4-7.
Details: Sydney Lawrie 0428 820 216 or 08 8688 2845, Graeme Lawrie 0428 846 408 or
BUNYARA 08 8688 2307, stud classer Tom Padbury 08 8239 2721 or eastern states representative
Ben Watts 0428 668 706.
Bunyara Merino and Poll Merino studs are located at
Moculta, north-east of the Barossa Valley. The stud aims
to produce large-framed, plain-bodied, early-maturing
sheep with stylish, free-growing, long-stapled wool. Our
COLLINSVILLE
early-maturing and meat/eye muscle qualities were The Collinsville tradition began in 1889
highlighted in 2017 by winning the all purpose pen of with the purchase of 20,000 hectares
two ram lambs at the SA Stud Merino Expo at Burra in by John Collins. The registration of the
Ian Koch stud in 1895 launched a genetic strain
March. This was backed up at the Royal Adelaide Show in
the Fibre Meat Plus class, with our two entries finishing second and eighth that would eventually become one of the
out of 41 rams. Our eye muscle and fat depth were also a highlight of most dominant in the world. The stud
our 2017 sale rams. At Bunyara’s 33rd on-property auction, 80 Merino and is selling genetics throughout Australia
George Millington Tim Dalla
Poll Merino rams were offered, selling to $3800 three times and averaging and also to Argentina, South Africa and
$1598, giving clients the opportunity to buy quality sires at affordable China. Collinsville produces superior genetics with a consistent
prices. Bunyara rams are the ideal fit for dual-purpose Merino flocks. commitment to commercial profitability, directly influencing a large
Our rams are suited to a wide range of environments and conditions from number of flocks across Australia. Our ongoing aim is to breed sheep
pastoral properties to cropping/sheep enterprises and high rainfall grazing. that are large-framed, plain-bodied and early-maturing, while producing
The 34th annual on-property auction will be on Thursday, September 13, true heavy-cutting, stylish, medium wool fleeces. Our stud ewes average
commencing at 1.30pm at Moculta. This year’s rams are available for nine kilograms of 20 micron to 21M wool, with a body weight of 87kg.
inspection at local country shows, the SA Stud Merino Expo at Burra in Uniquely we will continue to breed a number of sale rams at Collinsville
March, the Karoonda & Districts Stud Merino Field Day at Murray Bridge Station, east of Hallett. We believe that it is important to maintain the
in late July, at the Royal Adelaide Show and our pre-inspection day in constitution and survivability of the Collinsville bloodline and is the
September. For enquiries please contact Ian Koch on 0408 554 180 or reason they adapt so well into Australia’s pastoral zones. Collinsville
email bunyara@bigpond.com. will display at the SA Stud Merino Expo at Cappeedee on Monday and
the Burra Oval on Tuesday.
Merino Annual 2018 27This display will again culminate with the silent auction of rams on Rams on display at Burra will include sires used within the stud this
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the Burra Oval. Throughout 2018, 1200 top quality and affordable year, with some available for sale. Last year, Burra was busy, with
flock improving rams will be available. Collinsville will once again offer interstate semen sales and three stud rams sold. All other rams are
stud sires at the Adelaide Ram Sale and will also have an on-property sold on-property. At our 56th on-property sale, 169 rams were offered
auction on the changed date of Monday, September 17. and sold in the main auction for a record $3189 average. A further
33 rams were sold in a mini auction for an average of $966. Seven
Details: collinsville.com.au
sires were sold to studs with the top price Poll Merino bought by Avenel
For full write-up, see Burra Day One, P24East Bungaree
stud, NSW, for $7600 and the top price Merino went to Oakfarms
stud for $4400. The quality lineup created strong competition, with
EAST BUNGAREE
all impressed with the size and good-cutting, nourished, crimpy wools.
There were five new buyers on the day and 22 rams sold in the $600
East Bungaree was founded after the to $1000 range, providing value-for-money sires. Private selection
division of the original Bungaree stud. post-sale met strong demand, with 100 rams being sold in the $800
From 1980 to 1986 the Wylie family, to $2000 range and stud rams to $5000. A sale highlight in 2017
Kangaringa, held the stud. In 1986, the was a private sale of a Poll reserve from our 847 family for $15,000
Hawker family repurchased the stud and to the Ridgway Advance stud. This was a top young sire with great
kept it until late 1995, when the stud structure, a perfect topline and lustrous, crimpy wool. Glenville’s 57th
and property were sold to the Litchfield on-property sale will be held on Tuesday, August 7 at 1.30pm. To enable
Tony Brooks Mark Brooks
family, Hazeldean stud, Cooma, NSW. In clients to buy rams within their budget, the number of rams offered has
November 2005, East Bungaree was bought by Tony and Mark Brooks and been increased to 220 paddock-run rams – 180 Poll Merinos and 40
will continue to be maintained as a distinct strain of South Australian Merino. Merinos – with current tests, which include pedigree, micron, body and
The objective is to retain the valuable attributes of the East Bungaree Merinos fleece weight rankings. A further 160 rams will be available for private
– including size, fertility and the ability to thrive in pastoral country – but at selection. The first sons of MP-23 and XP-44 – rams that created
the same time improve the quality of wool they grow. There are 3000 ewes enormous interest at the field days last year – and Moorundie NE-595,
in the stud, 800 of which are elite ewes artificially inseminated to the best bought for $40,000, will be available this year. The stud offers free
sires we can identify. These sires are a combination of East Bungaree and flock classing and delivery services.
outside sires of proven ability to maintain wool quality and carcase value.
East Bungaree Merinos are bred for producers looking for productive, dual- Details: Barry Smith 08 8628 5036 or 0428 285 036, Daryl Smith 08 8628 5032 or 0428
purpose sheep that deliver in a range of environments. At its 2017 on-property 285 033, and Klay Smith 08 8628 5032 or 0488 990 791.
sale, held in September, the stud offered and sold 300 rams to a top of
$18,000 and averaged $2050. East Bungaree’s 2018 annual ram sale will be
held on Tuesday, September 18. GREENFIELDS
Greenfields Merino stud,
founded in 1949 on
FLAIRDALE Ashrose bloodlines, had
Flairdale continues to breed large-framed, long-stapled, regular purchases of
free-growing medium wool sheep, playing close attention Ashrose stud rams and
to its wool cutting ability. Flairdale has been mules-free ewes as well as stud
for 10 years and is shearing every six months. All stud rams and semen from
Jim Sullivan Robert Sullivan James Sullivan
ewes and rams are electronically tagged, enabling us to Collinsville. Collinsville
use the latest technology to assist us with our breeding blood formed the basis of the Greenfields Poll Merino stud, founded in
program. We use BreedElite sheep in conjunction with 1957. In 2017, the stud sold more than 700 rams to all parts of SA and
Wayne interstate. They are keenly sought for their well-nourished, bright, stylish
ASBVs to enable us and our clients to best select rams to Lehmann
suit their wool and meat growing enterprise. We are also wool and large, plain bodies. Emphasis is on breeding early-maturing
using Pedigree Matchmaker for our mothering up to further identify our best sheep with strong constitutions. Greenfields clients regularly achieve
producing ewes. Our 2017-drop lambs are looking promising, with great bone high returns for their quality wool clip and top prices for livestock sold at
and structure and top quality fibre. Introduced sire Poll Boonoke 150026 saleyards. Studmasters Jim, Robert and James Sullivan are committed
(2016 Royal Adelaide Show Fibre Meat Plus winner) has proven itself with the to breeding top quality Merinos and Poll Merinos, constantly striving to
leading traits Flairdale was looking for. Wallaloo Park 132 (bought at the 2014 produce rams with superior genetics. They are available to assist clients
Classings Classic) once again has produced an outstanding drop. Progeny with classing and provide general advice with ram selection and flock
from Flairdale sires are looking impressive, showing the attributes we are management. A highlight of this year’s on-property field day will be sons
continuing to breed. Flairdale ewes are proving to be productive and fertile of 3.1 (2015 Royal Adelaide Show supreme exhibit), Rex (2016 South
with 122 per cent lambing from a five-week mating being all single mates Australian Ram of the Year), Oscar (PM 345) and Kepler (085). The stud’s
including 10pc of ewes to AI. Flairdale will be displaying stud and sale rams at annual on-property production sale is on Monday, September 10, where
the Broken Hill Ag Fair, NSW, SA Stud Merino Expo, Burra, South East Merino 170 rams and 300 stud ewes will be offered.
Field Day, Keith, Australian Sheep & Wool Show, Bendigo, Vic, Classings
For full write-up, see Burra Day One, P25
Classic sale, Royal Adelaide Show, Adelaide Ram Sale and our on-property
sale on Monday, September 17 at Cooke Plains.
Details: Wayne 0408 896 877 or Matt 0417 843 063, flairdale@internode.on.net or HAMILTON RUN
www.flairdale.com The Hamilton Run Poll Merino stud is a continuation
of stud Merino sheep breeding by the Andrews family
that began in the 1950s. Third-generation stud Merino
GLENVILLE breeder Greg Andrews has established and based
Glenville stud is based the Hamilton Run stud in the undulating country at
on the Eyre Peninsula Jamestown. Sheep are run between the home property
halfway between Cowell and pastoral country of the southern Flinders Ranges.
Greg Andrews
and Cleve. The Smith Hamilton Run produces sheep with outstanding
family are into their fifth constitution and structure. Client successes support the versatility
generation of Merino and adaptability of Hamilton Run sheep. Wool type selection is so
breeding with Poll Merinos important in the range of testing climatic conditions in this country
Barry Smith Daryl Smith Klay Smith
being the main focus and Hamilton Run’s highly waxed and low suint wools have excelled
for the past 40 years. To increase Poll numbers and meet demand, in all areas. All lambs are bred in pastoral country. At Hamilton Run,
an extra 200 stud Poll ewes were retained in 2016. Nourished, long- an electronic tagging system is used for collection of data. Rams
stapled, bright, deeply-crimped wool with good cut on a big, plain body are selected visually and also backed by the use of ASBVs, providing
with excellent carcase length has always been the Glenville trademark, additional selection pressure at classing. A Pedigree Matchmaker
making for a profitable, easy-care sheep. In 2017, mature stud ewes cut system is used, providing accuracy of mothering across the large ewe
40 bales of AAAM, which averaged 19.6 micron, ewe hoggets AAAM base and saving a lot of labour and time. To assist repeat clients,
at 18.0M and AAAMLMBS at 17.4μ selling to 1456 cents a kilogram. Hamilton Run offers free ram delivery and complimentary ewe classing
28 Merino Annual 2018services. The Hamilton Run ram sale at Jamestown is held annually in for dual-purpose traits of carcase and wool since 1963, with emphasis
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late August or September. A ram selection day at Mundulla is staged in on bigger, longer and plainer-bodied sheep with good conformation, strong
late September for southern and Vic producers who are unable to make constitutions, high fertility and loose skins for more than a decade. With
the Jamestown sale. Enquiries are also welcomed for private selection these selection points in mind, consistent and repeatable performance
rams that are available anytime. is the key breeding objective for Colin, Julie, Wade and Katelyn Boughen.
Independent assessment of their progress is achieved through MerinoSelect,
with rapid improvement in early growth and muscling being particularly
HILTON HEATH evident. This has been reinforced by successes in show classes, particularly
the Royal Adelaide Show Fibre Meat Plus class, where Kamora Park has
Hilton Heath Merino and Poll Merino studs
been the most successful exhibitor throughout its history, and the Australian
are run at Sanderston, east of the Mount
Sheep & Wool Show All Purpose class. Roemahkita’s 2017 winner – which
Lofty Ranges, and at Keith in the Upper
was also champion March-shorn Poll Merino ram – was a son of Kamora
South East on properties with an annual
Park 3.333. Combined with the great success in CRC trials at Turretfield with
rainfall between 250 millimetres and
KP304, a former Adelaide Fibre Meat Plus winner, these results give real
425mm. Our sheep are bred for a good
substance to Kamora Park’s standing as producers of dual-purpose sheep
wool cut on a large, plain-bodied animal
Roger Fiebig Trevor Fiebig of the highest order. An annual AI program is undertaken using outstanding,
with high fertility. High-yielding wool is
industry-leading sires, with 1100 ewes inseminated in 2017, and a further
achieved with our white, well-nourished wools on sheep that have a tighter
15 select ewes flushed in an ET program. Sires used were Seymour Park 111
wool tip that keeps the dirt out. More than 70 per cent yield is achieved on
& 908, Wallaloo Park 442, Old Ashrose 445, Poll Boonoke 948, West Plains
the sandy soils of Sanderston and Keith. Higher yielding wools consistently
Mercenary, and Kamora Park 333, 522 and 38. These programs enhance the
command higher prices at wool sales. Our sheep are bred to survive when
rapid improvement within the flock, benchmark their homebred genetics and
conditions get tough in the paddock. The Poll matings this year are with
widen their gene pool. On the sales front, at the 2017 annual Kamora Park
Nyowee, Poll Boonoke, Collinsville and Hilton Heath sires. Merino ewes have
ram sale, 191 rams sold at auction to $7200, to the Ramsgate stud, and
been mated to Collinsville, Wanganella and Hilton Heath sires. All sale rams
averaged $2059, up $364 on the previous year. On top of that, three sold
have current wool tests at sale time. Hilton Heath will be displaying at the
at the Adelaide Ram Sale to $11,000 to Manunda stud, WA, and averaged
SA Stud Merino Expo at Burra, the South East Merino Field Day at Keith, and
$8000. In 2018, Kamora Park will again be displaying at the Australian
the Karoonda & Districts Stud Merino Field Day at Murray Bridge. Our annual
Sheep & Wool Show, Bendigo, Vic, South East Merino Field Day, Keith,
sale and selection day is on Wednesday, August 22, held off Fromm Road at
Karoonda & Districts Stud Merino Field Day, Murray Bridge, and the Royal
Sanderston. Private selections are available by appointment at either property.
Adelaide Show. Kamora Park will be offering about 200 rams at its annual
Details: Roger 0407 568 786 or Trevor 0887 542 013. on-property sale on Friday, August 3 at 11am. Colin, Julie, Wade and Katelyn
invite your enquiry and inspection.
KAMORA NETLEY PARK
Paul and Justin Boughen and families of MERNOWIE
Kamora Netley Park, Sandalwood, are Ian Rowett founded the stud in 1975,
committed to breeding high quality, dual- and today, son David is joint studmaster.
purpose Poll Merino sheep that have Mernowie is situated at Marrabel,
the genetic capacity to improve clients’ 100 kilometres north of Adelaide between
flocks and increase their profitability. Big, the Barossa and Clare valleys. The stud
relatively plain-bodied Poll Merino rams is renowned for its ability to produce
Paul Boughen Justin Boughen quality, white wool on a large-framed,
carrying wonderful, free-growing and high- Ian Rowett David Rowett
yielding wools with definition, density and natural nourishment are the reason plain-bodied animal in a challenging
the many Kamora Netley Park regulars keep coming back and are being joined medium to high rainfall district. There is emphasis on conformation in
by new clients each year. After a year of major breakout sales success in 2012 order to withstand the usual wet winters under moderate to high stocking
when the Boughen family sold rams to $25,000, the Kamora Netley Park rates. The stud has a priority to develop genetic resistance to worms.
test was to continue that success in the following years. They have done that It also has a structured management program in place to increase fertility
with flying colours. On-property sales success has lifted each year, with 233 genetically. A number of clients consistently wean up to 130 per cent lambs
rams clearing last year, topping at $7800 and averaging $2003. This was an and regularly achieve outstanding results for sheep and wool sales. Early-
increase in clearance (by 10), plus a $140 increase in average on the previous maturing stud ewes mated at 12 months in 2017 scanned 91pc in-lamb
year’s sale result. At the Adelaide Ram Sale last year they also sold two rams and reared 112pc. Ewes failing to rear a lamb each year are culled. There
to $8000 and averaged $5000. With special and private sales, more than is an emphasis on post-weaning weight gain, eye muscle depth, positive
350 rams are sold annually. Paul and Justin have not rested on their laurels carcase fat and increased clean fleece weight, with sire selection using the
and continue to invest in top sires that can enhance their breeding program national benchmarking ASBVs. Last year’s sale catalogue had an average of
when necessary, such as a top Poll from the Willemenup stud, Gnowangerup, 7.7 for yearling weight. A full range of ASBVs will be available for the annual
WA, bought in partnership with Mulloorie for $25,000 last year. Their previous on-property auction on Friday, September 14. Mernowie sells rams to
purchase of note was Moorundie Park 201 in partnership for $30,000 at satisfied customers in a wide variety of environments from 150 millimetres
Adelaide in 2015, with its first progeny on offer last year. The family lines to 700mm rainfall. Private inspections are always welcome.
these infusions instigate are enhanced and expanded through the diligent use
Details: Ian 0418 486 050 or David 0419 839 280.
of several top sons each year. Justin believes this produces more consistency
of type and predictability in the family lines. This year’s sale rams come out
of the following family lines: Moorundie Park 201, Nyowee, Charinga, Banavie
and Tamaleuca, plus many from highly successful homebred sire lines.
Kamora Netley Park will be displaying rams at Burra, Hay, NSW, Bendigo, Vic,
MOORUNDIE PARK
Moorundie Park Poll Merino stud was founded by
Keith, Murray Bridge and Adelaide in 2018. Its annual on-property ram sale will
Eric Davidson in 1955. Today, his grandson Tom
be on Friday, August 3 at 1pm, with 200 Poll Merino rams on offer in the main
operates the stud at Gulnare in the state’s Mid North.
auction, plus a substantial mini auction offering.
We endeavour to breed profitable Merinos and build
honest and friendly relationships with our clients.
Moorundie Park sheep are noted for their large frames
KAMORA PARK and free-growing, white wool. Our stud continues to
maintain a focus on profit-driving attributes such as fertility,
Tom Davidson
Kamora Park stud at Sandalwood breeds early maturity and robustness. A measure of our success has been the
dual-purpose, fine to medium woolled Poll excellent results achieved by our clients who consistently feature in livestock
Merinos that have large, square frames and wool markets. Moorundie Park will host an on-property field day as part of
and doing ability across a wide range the SA Stud Merino Expo in March. We will display at Burra the following day.
of environs. Wool selection emphasis Rams will be offered at the Adelaide Ram Sale in September. We will offer 200
is for free-growing, heavy-cutting, long- rams at our on-property ram sale the following week. Pastoral drafts of rams
stapled, deep-crimping, elite, 20 micron are available from then on. Please see our website www.moorundiepark.com.
Colin Boughen Wade Boughen
wools with brilliant lustre on loose skins. au or Facebook www.facebook.com/MoorundiePark for updated information.
The stud has a long history of selection
Merino Annual 2018 29MORLEY the 160 rams offered and sold. North Ashrose clients report consistently high
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returns for their quality wool clip, as well as having reputable livestock sales at
Morley Poll Merino stud was founded in 1970 on Collinsville sheep markets. North Ashrose is continually striving for excellence and firmly
bloodlines. Today, Mernowie sires and their Morley-bred believes in the solid foundations and integrity, service and reputation with its
offspring are having a very strong influence within the stud. clients. A feature of the 2018 field days will be the progeny displayed by J,C&S
These are complemented by additions from Terrick West, Regal 242 and J,C&S Imperial 141, along with North Ashrose Impact. These
Nyowee, Stockman stud, Tas, Collinsville, Gunallo, Kamora are exciting young sires that show outstanding wool qualities with impressive
Park and, most recently, an Orrie Cowie sire bought at frames and deep bodies. The annual on-property ram sale is on Wednesday,
Adelaide in 2017. Having sold rams at an early age right September 12.
Leonie Mills
from the beginning, early maturity has always been a prime
focus. This, coupled with production of a bulk of well-nourished wool that For full write-up, see Burra Day One, P25
can handle any conditions, has seen the Morley sheep evolve into a highly
productive flock. Along with our early growth and maturity rates comes high
fertility, with many clients happily reporting lambings of 120 per cent and NORTH COWIE
above. The height of success of the Australian sheep industry has certainly North Cowie Merino and Poll Merino studs
seen much confidence in genetic investment, with our on-property ram sale were established in 1978. In 1987, North
average reaching a record high of $2022 last year. But, given the outstanding Cowie began selling rams by holding an on-
returns on investment, Morley genetics continue to represent an excellent property auction in July each year. This year,
‘value-for-money’ product. Morley breeds about 400 ram lambs a year. With North Cowie Poll stud has predominantly
60 offered yearly at our on-property auction and about 60 (and climbing) used sires retained in the stud with
subsequently being sold by private selection, this sees us with plenty of quality infusions from Kamora Park, Nyowee
genetics available year-round. Complimentary flock classing is also offered Garry Murdoch Joseph Murdoch
and Ridgway. We have also used semen
with all purchases. Rams are always close by if anyone passing by would like from four sires of note from across SA. North Cowie Merino stud has used
to call in. You will always be very welcome. Our ram sale this year will be on mostly rams retained in the stud, including Horn NC4.01 and NC5.02 as well
Friday, August 10 with inspection at 11am and auction at 2pm. We will be as NC6.23 (Franklin), which was our champion medium March-shorn Merino
attending the SA Stud Merino Expo at Burra as well as the EP Pre-Sale Expo. ram at the Australian Sheep & Wool Show, Bendigo, Vic, in 2017, and our top
We will also have a display at the EP Field Days in August. We invite you to young Merino sire NC6.01, which we sold a half share in to the Bunyara stud,
inspect our displays and catch us for a chat. I am always available on mobile, Moculta, for a stud record $9000. We have also used outside sires from
email or at home in the evenings for any enquiries. Minta and Wanganella. In 2016, North Cowie Poll was able to secure KP333
Details: Leonie Mills 0427 631 358, 08 8628 5080 or jkljmills@outlook.com at the Adelaide Ram Sale for $18,000, and the progeny on show in 2017 has
proven this sire’s worth. Between North Cowie, Kamora Park and Roemahkita
studs (purchasing semen), 56 KP333 sons were sold, topping all three
MULLOORIE
on-property sales. The 56 sons sold to an average of $3073, grossing a
remarkable $172,088. With their prize KP333 son ‘Chalmers’, Roemahkita
The Mulloorie Merino stud was founded won the prestigious fibre/meat competitions at both the Royal Adelaide Show
on Orrie Cowie bloodlines, while Mulloorie and the ASWS. The KP333 sons look fantastic again for the 2018 season and
Poll Merino stud was founded on Donara semen is available for purchase from this impact sire. Also available in this
and Nyowee bloodlines. The purchase of year’s on-property auction are our first sons from Merino W992 (Wanganella),
a property at Tintinara in the Upper South bought in partnership for $22,000 in 2016. North Cowie’s aim is to breed
East has enhanced Mulloorie’s breeding large-framed, plain-bodied, ‘good doing’ sheep, carrying heavy-cutting, well-
programs. The stud continues to use nourished, bright, white, stylish, soft, bold wool in the 19 micron to 21M range.
Paul Meyer Peter Meyer
visual assessment along with additional Our aim for our clients is to return more dollars a hectare from their sheep
measurement on ewes and rams to achieve low coefficient of variation and wool enterprise. North Cowie sheep have proven themselves to perform
and standard deviation with good comfort factors. Body structures, very well in all environments, from the high rainfall areas right through to the
body weight and eye muscle measurements enhance the profitability pastoral areas of SA and NSW. North Cowie prides itself on breeding today’s
of Mulloorie-blood sheep for clients requiring dual-purpose animals easy-care Merinos with heavy-cutting, quality wools at very affordable prices.
for today’s market. The success of the stud in this area is reflected in Last year we started the auction with 12 shed-prepared rams, selling all 12
Mulloorie’s two-tooth rams winning the All Purpose class and Fibre Meat for an average of $3366. Overall, North Cowie sold 54 of 56 Poll Merinos
Plus class at the Australian Sheep & Wool Show, Bendigo, Vic, and Royal and Merinos to a top of $4800, averaging $1669. A further 120 rams sold
Adelaide Show in recent years. At Mulloorie we have two lambings: one in the mini auction and by private selection. This year we will be displaying
in May/June and a spring lambing in September/October. This allows rams at the SA Stud Merino Expo at Burra in March, the ASWS in July and at
better use of stud sires and young rams to be test mated behind their the Royal Adelaide Show in September. Spring-drop and flock rams are also
sires. We have a selection of young rams on a 12-month basis with top available year-round. We warmly welcome all clients and visitors to our 31st
young sires from both matings. Mulloorie will display at Burra on Tuesday, on-property sale on Friday, August 1. Inspection is from 10am with the auction
March 20 and at Keith on Wednesday, July 25. Mulloorie will conduct its beginning at 1pm. For the first time, North Cowie is planning to offer two
seventh on-property auction at Tintinara, offering 40 rams on Thursday, rams at the Adelaide Ram Sale on September 7.
July 26 at 2.30pm. The annual Brinkworth on-property auction will be held
on Monday, September 17 at 1pm, where we will offer 70 rams. The stud
will offer five rams at the Adelaide Ram Sale on Friday, September 7.
Mulloorie-blood sheep perform in all types of environments from pastoral OLD ASHROSE
country to 700 millimetre-plus rainfall. Inspections welcome. Old Ashrose was first registered in
1979, following the division of the Ashby
family’s Ashrose stud, founded in 1910.
NORTH ASHROSE
Old Ashrose Proprietors was formed in
2002 with the partnership of Rob and
North Ashrose stud was first registered Sue Ashby and Nick and Kate Wadlow.
in 1996, facilitating more than 100 years In 2015, Nick and Kate became thesole
Robert Ashby Nick Wadlow
of sound breeding from the Ashrose proprietors of the Old Ashrose Merino
stud, which was founded in 1910. and Poll Merino stud and continue the stud’s proud commitment to the
North Ashrose’s breeding program and Australian sheep and wool industry. Old Ashrose breeds large-framed, early-
continuous improvement has resulted maturing, plain-bodied sheep with sound conformation and constitution.
in another exceptional year in 2017. Wools are well-nourished, soft-handling and white, with strong selection
Tom Ashby Matt Ashby placed on wool quality, staple length, strength and yield. The five-year
North Ashrose joins 4100 stud ewes.
From a Collinsville-blood base, the stud has a solid background of structural average fibre diameter is 21.0 micron. Our breeding objectives are
soundness and constitution within the ewe flock, which has a five-year micron aligned with market and environmental requirements that challenge our
average of 20.6. The breeding objectives are to have a nourished, well-defined clients. These profit-driven objectives are continually reviewed to ensure
fibre while maintaining fleece weight and improving carcase and meat traits Old Ashrose sheep remain relevant to present and future requirements.
on a plain-bodied Merino. The on-property sale held annually in September The 2017 on-property sale consisted of 155 rams offered and sold to
is always a highlight in the ram selling calendar for the stud. For 2017, $8000, averaging $2334. At the 2017 Adelaide Ram Sale, five rams
North Ashrose recorded a top price of $8000 and an average of $2108 for averaged $16,300 and sold to $34,000, bought by the Hams family,
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