Terrick Merinos 2005 ram auction:
results
DNA fingerprinting technology to boost stud’s genetic
gain
AI program on track with 85% lambing
Terrick Merinos auction scheduled for 5 October
2005 AI programme underway
Terrick Merinos
2005 ram auction: results
6 October 2005
An enthusiastic crowd of 55 people attended the
second Terrick Merinos Annual Ram Auction and Open day on October
5. All rams presented were in wonderful joining order and quality
was displayed right down the line. The buyers seemed confident
in the product and this was reflected in the enthusiastic bidding.
A total clearance of 73 auction rams yielded an
average price of $639 which was shared between eight separate
buyers - view
all ram prices. Top price of $1300 was paid by the Chandler
family for a ram whose bloodline goes back to Nerstane 0002.
Speakers on the day included Guy Newell (DPI&F)
who gave a talk on introducing the National Livestock Identification
System (NLIS) and obtaining maximum return on investment when
buying rams. Steve Picone presented an in-depth and interesting
speech on his family's experience feedlotting 8000 merino lambs.
Art and craft displays by Heather Wehl, Elizabeth
Clarke, Leslie Cowper, Annabel Tully and Colin Wood gave everyone
an opportunity to view or purchase quality pieces. The artists’
willingness to support the day is very much appreciated.
Special thanks also to Cone Break Pony Club members
Georgie Atkinson and Hilary Wood for selling drinks, and to the
Atkinson and Picone Families for their help in making the day
a wonderful success.
Stud principals Rick and Jenny would like to thank
clients and visitors for supporting the event.
DNA fingerprinting technology
to boost stud’s genetic gain
9 September 2005
The top 30 and bottom 30 rams will be DNA
fingerprinted following 2004 drop classing in October. This
method of identifying high performing sires will lead to their
better use. Identifying poor performing sires allows us to retire
these animals, reducing wastage and lifting the bottom end of
the flock.
This new and expensive technology is essential to
the stud’s push for genetic gain. Information and brochures on
DNA fingerprinting will be available at the Terrick Merinos stand
at Westech
on 13 and 14 September.
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2005 AI program
on track with 85% lambing
9 September 2005
In January this year, Terrick Merinos carried out
an AI program involving the use of semen from Banavie Park, Charinga
and a leading Terrick sire.
Bavavie 35 was used with outstanding success
in the 2000 AI program. He has consistently thrown progeny with
positive genetic traits that are visually sound and breed on.
Charinga Junior II 020012 is a highly regarded, widely
used ram throughout the industry. His lambs display excellent
structure and soft mobile skins. Terrick 01-0939 is being
used to benchmark the introduced genetics and has some very promising
’04 drop lambs.
There were 216 ewes inseminated in the program averaging
85%. Having dropped onto some wonderful herbage, all lambs are
reaching their full potential. They’ll be tested, indexed and
classed on 1 October prior to the auction.
In January 2006 we’re planning to inseminate 450
special stud ewes to sires from four different studs. Contact
the stud for more information.
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Terrick
Merinos auction scheduled for 5 October
31 August 2005
Seventy three ’04 drop Terrick Merinos rams will
be put up for auction at ‘Amaroo’ on 5 October. All rams are very
well grown, in peak condition and present extremely well. Quality
grade rams, special stud ewes and a draft of the AI lambs will
also be shown. All are welcome so please come along and enjoy
the day from 11.30am.
View the auction
flier (pdf 190kb) and auction
catalogue (pdf 86kb), featuring estimated progeny values and
deviations from average fleeceweight, bodyweight, fibre diameter
and CV for each sale ram.
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2005
AI programme underway
26 February 2005
On the 13 January 2005, Terrick Merinos carried
out an AI programme involving three different rams: Charinga Junior
II 020012, Banavie Park 35 and Terrick 01-0939. A total of 216
special stud ewes were inseminated using laparoscope by Mike Rival
from Goondiwindi.
Ninety three ewes were put to Charinga Junior
II 020012 (more
info). This ram’s description has been taken from the
Charinga website: "An outstanding young sire, he stands tall
and square. He has a great head with a pure, silky soft, broad
muzzle. His skin is free and loose, growing exceptional staple
length of lustrous, deeply-crimped medium wool. One of the best
Charinga has bred."
Ninety one ewes were put to Banavie Park
35. Terrick used this ram in the 2000 AI program with
outstanding results. His progeny show outstanding structural correctness
and well-marked, soft, lustrous wool.
The 2000 drop rams were all benchmarked against
the central test and 35’s progeny were consistently 7% above
average body weight, 1 micron below average fibre diameter, and
an average fleece weight. Banavie 35’s father Collinsville
215 was one of the most widely used rams in the merino industry
in his time.
Thirty two ewes were put to Terrick 01-0939.
This ram is the result of an elite selection program that was
carried out at Terrick in 2001 and he will be used as a benchmark
for the introduced genetics.
Terrick 01-0939 was singly joined in 2004 for the
first time and his lambs to date have stood out from that year’s
drop. Their wool is luminous, well-nourished and defined and their
structure is excellent.
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