Grand champion ultrafine ram
Conrayn’s grand champion ultrafine ram went onto win grand champion ram of the show at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show at Bendigo.
The four-tooth, August-shorn ram was by Merryville Big Brilliant and out of one of the winning stud’s own ewes.
The 22 month-old ram won junior championships in Syndey, Canberra and local shows.
Principal Peter Lette, Berridale, NSW, said they planned to retain the ram in the stud, despite having a lot of inquiry, and would sell semen.
He said for an ultrafine ram, its sheer scale was eye-catching. He said it was well covered with soft-handling wool and was one of the top few sheep they had ever bred.
Mr Lette said it was the first time they’d won grand champion ram of the ASWS. It had wool credentials of 16.3 micron, 2.1 standard deviation, 12.9 co-efficient of variation and 100 per cent comfort factor.
Reserve champion ultrafine ram went to Grathlyn Merino stud, Mudgee, NSW.
Grand champion ultrafine ewe
Grand champion ultrafine ewe was won by Wurrook with a ewe from its Ringmaster family that made its show debut.
Judge Phil Carlon, Queenlee stud, Uralla NSW, said the “magnificient”, “big” ewe that had a “leg in each corner” and was “well covered in stylish wool, big long staple, a lot of production in that ewe”.
Mr Carlong also noted the production and purity of Grathlyn’s reserve champion ultrafine ram.
