We shore the young rams that will be for sale in September at our On-Property Auction. We still physically mother-up all our lambs to determine their full pedigree. This is the first and important step in determining accurate breeding values for our sheep. Breeding values are a result of many measurements collected over the early […]
Field Day Season! Lucindale and Karoonda host significant events that we attend. We enjoy meeting our existing clients and explaining the benefits of Dohnes to new acquaintances.
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Our belief about involvement in Sire Evaluation Trials led us to participate in the Balmoral Sire Evaluation Merino Lifetime Productivity trial near Harrow in Victoria. This is a long-term project that is heavily supported by AWI and industry partners, with a $13 million budget for a 10 year program. The ewe progeny of a Sire
Grain harvest was completed by Christmas. Much was achieved in the last two weeks, in comparison to the previous three that were interrupted by significant rains each week. There was some downgrading of grain quality because of the rains, but the biggest effect was due to lack of growing season rainfall.
Each year this month sees us complete our sheep work prior to harvest starting. These tasks include putting rams with ewes after planning the whole program. Our best young ewes were used for a laparoscopic AI programme, going to several high performance proven outside Sires, and one of our own. The rams used were:- Kintail
October has seen us deliver rams to clients, classing of ewe hoggets for clients, crutching and selecting ewes for our upcoming AI program.
Earning the Champion Dohne fleece at the Royal Adelaide Show was very pleasing. The fleece was from the Prematurely Shorn ewe class, yet its weight and quality put it above other class winners. Final lotting order for the sale rams was decided and the catalogue added to our website. The Glen Holme On-Property Auction held
Our recorded data was processed by Sheep Genetics, and we continue to see our Sires, Dams and young sheep at the very top in Australia. We spend huge amounts of time collecting this data and some of it requires paying a service provider. We also spend many weeks planning the next year’s breeding programme. Using
It came in cold and wet in early July, and stayed that way. Joy and Allen drove to Bendigo for the Australian Sheep and Wool Show. We met with Industry leaders and other breeders. It gave us a chance to see what was being displayed at the show. We shore the 2016 drop ewes, and
As part of fulfilling responsibilities as part of being a member of Dohne Council, Allen travelled with some other Council members to Armidale in NSW. We met with representatives of Sheep Genetics Australia and also The Sheep CRC. Whilst there we led another Dohne Breeders Roadshow. This was to share information about possible changes to
