Sale rams at Stirling Dohne Merino are not challenged except for the customary whole stud grain ban and whole breeding flock rotational grazing whilst on thier mothers.
The fierce demand for big sheep precludes this policy. Stud sires are toe trimmed, drenched before joining and foot bathed in extreme emergencies, however beyond this they are “stuck in the orchard” to fend for themselves occasionally receiving some hay or silage.
This is clear in the Sire images taken post joining and helps to give some indication of thier “doing ability” in the cold south-west. Of course ram selection pressure is enhanced considerably with high joining rates. Images 0108, 0044, 0867, 1093, 0245, 0047, and 0818 were taken in May 2014 at thier appropriate ages. Stud page image is of 0108 in October 2007.
ST060108
With 36mm at 300 days still 2mm better than the best muscled sheep ever produced on ‘Stirling’. Outstanding pastern strength well into old age.Wool a weakness.
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UD050068
Outstanding lock structure and thickness with length and nutrition.The best in the breed. Shorter cannon bone, smaller frame with average volume,otherwise a very plain sheep.
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ST060040
A thick lock of very white wool with some neck fold.Average volume and feet.
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ST070134
Excellent sheep type with volume, weight, surefootedness and white crimpy wool, Short in body length and wool weight. Perhaps the best sire bred at Stirling to date, dying young and leaving ST090110 from his short 1 year career.
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ST080078
Big long frame with well nourished long staple but feet a weakness.
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ST080044
Good feet and volume, crimp definition and white wool, but only average cut. A very good south-west type and extensively used.
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UD080867
Magnificent body length and volume with short pasterns and cannon bone. Thick lock with length but poor nutrition.Rare potential.
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UD071093
Good feet and volume with very white wool of below average density.Thrived well into old age. A very good flock ram
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ST090110
The heaviest cutting ram bred at Stirling to date of white long crimpy wool. Broke down in the front pasterns after 2 years of extensive use.
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ST090245
Good feet and volume with short cannon bone, some body length and a white well defined crimp. A real south-west survivor.
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ST080011
A plain ram with extra weight of very white wool ,but also plain in the feet.
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UD100047
Large frame and average volume with surprising doing ability but quiet loose in the pasterns.Magnificent white long shafty wool of medium lock thickness.Will be a western district game changer.
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RF090577
A white wooled sheep bred by Havelock Park of Macquarie bloodlines. Not wide bodied.
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ST120007
Long but not wide bodied with a heavy white lock and good staple length.
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UD120818
A poll merino type with exceptional lock structure and good feet, but no body to write home about.
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[ EMBRYO TRANSFER-ET : ARTIFICIAL INSEMENATION-AI : NATURAL-N ]
2006
- UD020533-ET
- UD010269-ET
- RP030376-ET
- UD040400-ET
- FV010125-ET
2007
- UD020533-ET
- UD030048-ET
- UD040377-ET
- UD050225-ET
- UD040337-ET
2008
- ST060108-ET&N
- UD050068-ET
2009
- STO60108-N
- ST060040-N
- STO70134-N
- ST080078-N
2010
- ST080044-N
- UD080867-ET&N
- UD071093-N
- ST060108-N
- ST090110-N
2011
- UD080867-N
- ST080044-N
- ST060108-N
- UD071093-N
- ST090110-N
2012
- UD080867-N
- ST080044-N
- ST060108-N
- ST090245-N
- STO80011-N
2013
- UD100047-N
- UD080867-N
- ST080044-N
- ST090245-N
- UD071093-N
2014
- UD050068-AI
- RFO90577-AI
- ST120007-AI
- UD100047-N
- UD120818-N
- ST090245-N