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ISSUE 12 - JULY 2018

GLENLEA PARK MERINOS | PETER & MARIANNE WALLIS

PO Box 32 Pinnaroo SA 5304 | M: 0428 766 126 | [email protected] | www.glenleaparkmerinos.com.au

Thank you to all who supported us in 2018. We have a

growing number of clients that have been using Glenlea

Park rams for as long as 20 years with some as long as 35.

Adding to the profitability of these pure Glenlea Park

commercial flocks is that agents are reporting growing

demand for Glenlea Park bred ewes. We have always been

driven to achieve maximum return on commercially

relevant traits such as fertility, growth rates, fleece weight,

wool quality and surplus sheep sales. With reference to

these traits, this is what has been achieved at Glenlea Park

in the past 12 months:

Fertility – 114% lambs marked to ewes joined (not ewes

scanned pregnant)

Growth Rates – A line of 10 month old ram lambs

averaged dressed weight of 35kgs with no supplementary

feeding

Fleece Weight - Average fleece weight of entire ewe flock

including hoggets, 9.5kgs greasy over two 6 month

shearings

Wool Quality – Hoggets wool sold for 1625c/kg at 69%

yield

Surplus Sheep Sales – A line of 280 1.5 year old ewes sold

at the Keith Off Shears sale for $308/hd (pictured below).

A line of 124 scanned dry mixed aged ewes sold for

$225/hd at the Naracoorte Livestock Exchange

Above: Our line of 1.5yo ewes that made $308 at Keith.

While rewards for well bred sheep have never been greater,

I acknowledge the difficult seasonal conditions that have

prevailed for many. If we can keep the feed up to them, the

above figures suggest that in the current wool and meat

market, a very well bred ewe can push towards a $400

return in 12 months. Let’s hope for some good winter and

spring rainfall for everyone!

2018 Ram Sales

We offered and sold 168 rams at our 2018 on property ram

sale to a top price of $5,800 and an average of $2358. The

top priced ram was Lot 5 which was purchased by Nareen

Station. The second highest price paid was for Lot 67, sold

for $5,200 to PD & DF Colwill, Parilla. Volume buyers

were Nariel Pty Ltd, Lawloit, Vic with 15 and DO & PB

Schiller, Karoonda, with 11. Keilira Station and

Boolapuckee Nominees, both of Kingston SE, took 9 & 8

respectively.

Above: GP 170616 sold for $5,800 to Nareen Station.

Pictured L to R, Peter Wallis, Glenlea Park; Dale Bruns,

AWN and Nareen representative; Paul Kinnaird, PPHS

selling agent and Luke Schrieber, Spence, Dix and Co

Multi Vendor Ram Sales 2018

We offered and sold 13 rams at 4 multi vendor ram sales in

2018: 2 at Bendigo, 5 at Hamilton Sheepvention, 2 at

Classings Classic and 4 at the Adelaide Ram Sale. Notable

amongst these was our first ever offering at Bendigo, where

we sold a ram for $16,500 to Rogara Poll Merinos,

Quilaligo, NSW. Two of our 5 rams at the Hamilton

Sheepvention made $10,000 with the first going to William

Lynch, Boorana Stud, Woorndoo, Vic and the second going

to Nepowie, A/c McBride, Kingston SE. A very successful

day at the Adelaide Ram Sale saw us sell our first ram to

GLENLEA PARK NEWSLETTER Issue 13 - July 2019

On Property Ram Sale 16th

August Inspection 10am Auction 1pm



Mulga Springs Stud, WA for $13,000, our second ram sold

for $18,000 to the Bury family, Jaburee Stud, Wilmington,

SA, our third ram for $12,000 to Charinga Stud, St Arnaud,

Vic and our fourth ram for $16,000 to Moorundie Park,

Gulnare, SA

Above: Our top priced ram at the Adelaide Ram Sale.

Pictured L to R, Bevan and Benji Bury, Jaburee Stud; Paul

Cousins, Stud Classer; Tom Penna, Elders Auctioneer and

Peter Wallis, Glenlea Park.

2019 Ram Sales

We are looking forward to the selling season as the rams

are coming along nicely. An agent who saw the rams in

May commented, “These are ready for sale now.” Much of

our offering is bred from Glenlea Park sires. These include

160060, 160037, 160004, 150881, 150567, 150145 and

013137. Outside sires used are Moorundie NE 73,

Charinga 160712 and Banavie 160347. Our on property

ram sale is Friday August 16th with inspection from 10am

and the auction commencing at 1pm. Selling agents are

PPHS.

We will once again be displaying rams at the Australian

Sheep and Wool Show in Bendigo on 19th – 21st July, Keith

Stud Merino Field Day on 24th July, and Hamilton

Sheepvention, 4th – 6th August. Whilst we are still in the

process of allocating rams to different sales, we are selling

a team of 5 rams at the Hamilton Sheepvention and 4 at the

Adelaide Ram Sale. All rams offered for sale are approved

Gudair vaccinates for OJD and are tested Brucellosis free.

All rams have been parentage tested providing a full DNA

profile and genetic history together with their horn/poll

status.

Steining (non mules) lambs

This year we employed Dr John Steinfort to “Stein” our

lambs. This process takes the place of a surgical mules and

involves the application of liquid nitrogen to an area of skin

on the breech of the sheep and each side of the tail. The

skin is clamped at the base and liquid nitrogen is released in

an upwards motion, freezing the targeted skin but not

affecting the underlying muscle layers. The applicator is

adjusted to the width of the skin targeted and the volume of

liquid nitrogen can be increased for bigger skin wrinkles.

The computer controlled process took 10 – 15 seconds to

complete.

The Stock and Land (Feb 2019) reported that a study on

the impact of Steining on Merino lambs showed there was

no difference in average body weight gain of the breech

procedure modified (Steined) lambs and lambs that were

marked only. Lambs treated with a surgical mules had an

initial setback compared with the Steined group.

Apart from improved animal welfare, AWEX has declared

that as “Steining” is not a surgical procedure, it is non

mulesing. Therefore those lambs can be declared non-

mulesed on our wool specifications and we can declare a

‘ceased mules’ status on the remainder of our wool. We

will have a small pen of lambs on display at our ram sale so

that clients can assess for themselves the results. This

process has great potential to be a real game changer in the

wool industry as we are hearing of a renewed push from

retailers who will no longer purchase wool from surgically

mulesed animals.






STUD RESERVE

GP 180380 Sired by Charinga 160712 Dam is 140098 (Sired by Leahcim 858)

GFW 8.2kgs (5.5 months),19.0 micron, 2.7 SD, 14.2 CV, 99.9 CF, 48 Curv, Weight 98kgs (16/5/19)

380 is a productive ram in all areas. He has great width and depth of body with terrific bone which is

why he is a deceptively heavy ram. His wool cut of 8.2.kgs in 5.5 months is impressive. He has a

silky soft and pure muzzle. This softness is replicated in his wool that has a terrific test. This ram,

when left to stand amongst the mob, has a real sire’s outlook and presence.

GP 180018

ET Bred Sired by Moorundie NE 73 Dam 150193 (Sired by GP 013137)

GFW 6.6kgs (5.5 months), 18.8 micron, 3.2 SD, 17 CV, 99.7 CF, 47 Curv, Weight 104.5kgs (16/5/19)

018 is bred from the same sire and dam as our stud reserve retained last year, 170614 (this is only

reason we are considering selling this ram). An all-rounder, he is very hard to fault with width through

the chest and body and great depth of barrel. He has a long stapled, free growing wool that will handle

any environment.






GP 180030

ET Bred Sired by Moorundie NE 73 Dam is 150023 (Sired by GP 011367)

GFW 6.7kgs (5.5 months), 19.4 micron, 3 SD, 15.5 CV, 99.4 CF, 43 Curv, Weight 108kgs (16/5/19)

For make and shape, 030 is possibly the best ram we have bred. He looks like a Poll Dorset from

behind and has great width through the chest. Carcase traits are his major asset but he has a very

good wool for a ram of this type. It is long stapled and white and he has enough density as indicated

by his fleece weight of 6.7kgs. He also carries the double copy Poll gene.

GP 180173

Sired by GP 150881 Dam 151089 (Sired by GP 011367)

GFW 6.4kgs (5.5 months), 20.8 micron, 3.1 SD, 14.9 CV, 99.6 CF, 48 Curv, Weight 103.5kgs (16/5/19)

173 is extremely bold in the wool. It is a terrific wool that will handle any environment. He is soft, long

stapled and very free growing. A tall ram with a great back end, he has a very long, deep muzzle and the

potential to be a very big sire when he matures.

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