AAA Dohne Breeders. Capercup, Dowell, Koobelup Dohne Merino Studs. Up Coming Events:

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1 AAA Dohne Breeders Capercup, Dowell, Koobelup Dohne Merino Studs Up Coming Events: August 22nd WA Dohne Sire Day at Muresk, Northam, WA. September 25th Capercup, Dowell, Koobelup Ram Sale, Beverly Show Grounds. October 7th Capercup, Dowell, Koobelup Ram Sale, Kojonup Show Grounds. October 8th onwards Private Selection of Flock Rams, all 3 Studs. November For Sale Stud Ewes & Commercial Ewes. Capercup, Dowell, Koobelup Studs will be a part of all major Field Days. Capercup Stephen Abbott Ph Dowell Terry Blake Ph Koobelup Ian Hanna Ph DOH2014 July

2 DOHNE MERINO SOUTH AUSTRALIA Breeding and feeding KEY TO FERTILITY BY CATHERINE MILLER F OR any prime lamb business, the financial equation is quite simple the more lambs born each year the more lambs there are to sell. And South East SA farmers Neville and Celia Kernick are heading in the right direction, lifting their marking percentages at Rangefield, Field, by 14 per cent. Last year for the first time they even had to sell a few of their extra lambs as stores. The enthusiastic couple marked 127pc lambs from close to 400 Dohne ewes, run as a self-replacing flock, and 126pc for each Dohne ewe joined to White Suffolks, from a mob of 480 ewes joined. Mrs Kernick is among more than 1700 sheep producers across Australia who have participated in the Lifetime Ewe Management Program estimated to represent between seven to 7.5 million ewes. The Australian Wool Innovationfunded program delivers six handson training sessions a year to small groups over a two-year period. Mrs Kernick says the knowledge gained from the local group of eight Field farmers has really helped them manage their pregnant ewes to minimise foetal losses. It has emphasised the importance of condition scoring ewes at critical stages of the year and feed assessments post-100 days of gestation, to ensure the nutritional needs of their ewes are being met. Last year we lost 27pc from scanning to weaning but this year the difference was only 9pc, she said. It has really taught me it is about the year-long management of the ewe and making sure your ewes are in the right condition score at the right time of the year. I would absolutely recommend it to anyone who wants to finetune their sheep enterprise. Another key to their flock s improved fertility has been through genetics, buying rams with high maternal reproductive rates. Their figures have been supplied since 2006 by their local stud breeder at Coonalpyn and the Kernicks have followed them closely in their ram selection. We keep an eye on all the Australian Sheep Breeding Values but in particular are looking at high eye muscle depth in an attempt to lift our dressing percentages, high weaning weights and the maternal reproductive rates, Mrs Kernick said. Before sale they identify those rams with the desired figures they are interested in and then compare them to the Lambplan percentile tables. Then they assess them visually on sale day. Mrs Kernick said they will continue to push as high as we can with our reproductive rates while still closely managing our ewes. The Kernicks crop 450 hectares but sheep are a major part of the farming business on their 950ha property. In 2006 the couple bought their first Dohne ram and have not looked back, gradually upgrading their Merinos to a pure Dohne flock. They are really pleased with the high fertility, extra growth and carcase attributes of the breed. The top Dohne ewe lambs are retained for breeding purposes and the older Dohne ewes are mated to White Suffolks. The Kernicks have been wet-dry scanning since 2008, and four years ago decided to go the extra step differentiating singles and multiples. This enables them to manage multiple-bearing ewes preferentially to single bearing ewes, and increase the fertility of future selfreplacing ewes. Their lambing season starts in late March and the aim is to have all the lambs sold by the end of October before grass seeds become a problem. We like to start lambing around March 26 so we have lambs to sell early in the season, but if we come forward any earlier we find the ewes are lambing in hot weather, Mr Kernick said. We currently have a six-week joining but intend to reduce this to five weeks so all the lambs are more even for sale. Their aim is to turn off 18- to 24-kilogram carcase weight Dohne and Dohne/White Suffolk lambs at five to six months. At weaning the lambs are split into heavy and lightweight mobs, DOH2014 Peter Hyland, Dubbo NSW Ph: (02) Mobile: Fax: (02) p.khyland@bigpond.com Ram Sale 9th September Breeding for the Future Rams available anytime 12 July 2014

3 SOUTH AUSTRALIA DOHNE MERINO with Elders agent Bryan Biddle doing the marketing when they reach their target weight. Due to the higher dressing percentage, we are finding we are getting paid similar money per head for our Dohne lambs as our White Suffolks, Mr Kernick said. He acknowledges their wool cut is slightly lower than when they bought Merinos to breed prime lambs, but believes it is easily compensated for in higher fertility and faster-growing lambs. These ewes are still producing 22- to 22.5-micron fleeces and another real plus of the selfreplacing Dohne flock is the ability of the Kernicks to breed their own replacement ewes and improve biosecurity. Our focus really is prime lamb production but by using Dohnes we can still sell the wool as AAAM which is a nice little earner, Neville said. Neville and Celia Kernick, Field, SA, are pleased with ther results of selecting rams with high maternal reproductive rates. Auction Offering 70 Quality Rams Thursday 7th August 2014 Inspection from 10am Auction 1pm Wudinna Show Grounds OB208 Brucellosis accredited OJD vaccinated Contact Darren Craig Brett DOH2014 ULOOLOO DUAL PURPOSE DOHNE MERINO STUD Hall Family - Barrier Highway, Hallett, South Australia On Property Sale at Ulooloo Station Wednesday 24th September 2014 Bred on Australian Native Grasses For Australian Conditions Contact (08) Rob: or Greg: DOH2014 July

4 DOHNE MERINO Hamilton Run Stud principals: Greg Andrews and Nicole Luckraft Location: Jamestown, SA Phone: , (08) Web: Rainfall: 18 inches Stud ewes: 1000-plus Sale: September 4 About: One of SA s largest sellers of Dohne rams. Annual auctions are held at Mundulla and Jamestown. Presence marked by consistent production of easy-care sheep and continue to breed Dohnes with high quality wool, while maintaining solid Dohne structure. Genetics were first purchased from Far Valley and Chirniminup with addition of a $21,000 sire from DD. Narlo Stud principal: Peter Meaney Location: Port Lincoln, SA Phone: Stud ewes: 280 Sale: August 18 About: Narlo Dohnes is a family business and was founded in The stud was established based on Far Valley stock, with Potari influences. Our aim is to consistently produce broad, long sheep with a bare breech and high quality wool. Please contact us if you would like further informatin on our quality rams. Glen Holme Stud principal: Allen and Joy Kelly Location: Manoora, SA Phone: (08) , glenholme1@activ8.net.au Web: Stud ewes: 400 Sale: September 18 About: Glen Holme Dohne stud established in 2006 runs parallel with the existing Poll Merino stud established in Allen has 38 years experience as a stud breeder. Our Dohnes are noted for their wool style, quality, structural soundness and strong constitution. Babirra Stud principal: Craig, Robert and Lynda Farrow Location: Stansbury, SA Phone:(08) , Rainfall: mm Stud ewes: 350 Sales: August 20; September 15 About: Babirra is situated on the east coast of Yorke Peninsula. Parent stock have come from top studs in both WA and NSW. Purchased embryos, semen and purebred ewes have carried high Australian Sheep Breeding Values with good conformation, muscling and soft nourished wools. SOUTH AUSTRALIA Coolibar Stud principal: Brian, Rosalie, Brayden and Zac Calderwood Location: Port Lincoln, SA Phone: , coolibar@coolibarstud.com Rainfall: 400mm Stud ewes: 800 Sale: August 20 About: Founded in 2004 with the purchase of 140 purebred embryos from Roseville Park. Infused genetics from Uardry, Harewood and Mt Alma. Aiming for butt shape and early growth for lambs. Also concentrate on quality wool, aiming for white, soft handling 19- to 20-micron covering. Mt Alma Principals: Ike Ashby and Eric Ashby Location: Inman Valley and Coonalpyn, SA Contact details: Ike, or ; Eric, Rainfall: 900mm and 450mm Stud ewes: 1500 Sale: September 2 About: Australia s largest sole Dohne sale. Joint venture with Suidplass, South Africa s leading genetics. Implanted 2000 embryos, recognised leaders for butt shape and muscle. White wools performing in mm rainfall, genetics sold to over 30 studs worldwide, recent introduction of Australia s top proven sires DOH July Ram Sale Tuesday 16th September On farm at Bordertown Kym & Kathy Staude P/F (08) M E kym@kdsheepstuds.com.au New Style SNAPPY Wools are Emerging! Non mulesed Superior wools Carcase winners

5 PERFORMANCE GENETICS Genuine Dual Purpose MT ALMA RAMS 100% PURE DOHNE: EVEN & TRUE TO TYPE Mt Alma Rams: Muscle, Fertility & All Climate Wools Mt Alma Dohne Merino Ram Sale When: Tuesday 2nd September 2014 Where: Mt Alma Downs, Coonalpyn IKE: or ERIC: Depth of body High yielding Carcase Muscle & Butt Shape High Fertility Premium Testing Wool micron Versatile & Hardy Private Ram Selection Available for large orders The Mt Alma Dohnes are sheep that are pro table under any market trends DOH2014 July

6 DOHNE MERINO SOUTH AUSTRALIA BY JACINTA ROSE S OUTH Australian farmer Colin Black first introduced Dohne rams to his livestock program about five years ago, and was immediately impressed with the results. He has since completed the transition from Merino to Dohne rams and has reported a 20 per cent increase in lambing rates. Mr Black runs a 1000-hectare mixed sheep and cropping property at Caltowie with his wife Tina and their three young sons. A total of 900 breeding ewes are run on the property, with the two-, three- and four-year-old ewes mated to Dohne rams. Older ewes are mated to White Suffolk rams a practice Mr Black has continued from his time running Merinos. After looking to trial a new breed on his property, Mr Black selected Dohnes and began with a single mob. Five years ago I mated one mob to Dohne rams because I wanted to plain down a bit, he said. I put a different colour tag in the Dohne lambs at tailing so I could tell the difference between them and the Merinos. All the Dohne and Merino lambs were treated the same and run together in the same mob when weaned. When the lambs were crutched before shearing, the Dohne lambs were a lot heavier and were much better doers than the pure Merino lambs. When I pulled out my top 100 wethers to sell in-wool, 70pc of the top 100 were Dohnes, even though just one-third of all the lambs were Dohnes. Mr Black had planned on gradually introducing Dohnes across the property, but the first year results inspired him to make the switch sooner. I was going to do one mob to Dohnes each year and do the change slowly, but after that I decided it d be easier to do it all at Dohnes deliver LAMBING BOOST once and I was confident the results would be there, he said. The next year I mated all the two-, three- and four-year-old ewes to Dohne rams. In doing so I have increased my lambing by 20pc, and they are a more robust and quicker maturing lamb than the Merino. Mr Black said he had still maintained the same quality levels in the wool, with hoggets at 19- to 20-micron and ewes measuring 21-22M. They do cut one to two kilograms less in wool weight but the better lambing percentage more than compensates for this, he said. About 15 Dohne rams are run with the 700 two- to four-year-old ewes each year. I try and run the rams at about 2pc, because while I could go lower, 2pc helps to cut the lambing time because the rams can get over the ewes quicker if there s a few more of them. Lambing last year began in April, and was finished by mid-may. Mr Black said the dry summer meant feed in the paddocks was far from plentiful. Lambing got off to a bit of a rough start because we hadn t had rain, but I m very happy with how they managed, he said. I think that Dohne lambs utilise feed better when things are tough, so our ewes stayed in good condition all summer. Dohne lambs are also definitely stronger at birth I m sure that s what has helped us up our lambing percentage. While the ewe lambs form part of the self-replacing flock each year, wether lambs are sold either over the hooks or through the Jamestown markets, where Mr Black has previously topped the wether market with his Dohnes. I sell the top wether lambs in September with their wool for the top ones I can get just as much for them then without having to shear them, he said. HILL VIEW Dohne Peter & Heather Holmes Streaky Bay SA On Property Sale Friday 22 nd August DOH2014 Sheep Ultrasound Pregnancy Scanning Identify empty, single and multiple bearing ewes ADBA DOHNE ASSESSOR SHEEPCLASSING & RAM SELECTION Servicing Southern Qld & Northern NSW Bruce Toms (07) DOH24/7/14 16 July 2014

7 SOUTH AUSTRALIA K.D Stud principal: Kym Staude Location: Bordertown, SA Phone: Web: Rainfall: 450mm Stud ewes: 400 Sale: September 17 About: K.D Dohnes was formed in 2005 with stud ewes from Summerfield stud, WA. We are striving to produce Dohne genetics that will deliver fine white wools, lambs with quick growth and good muscling for the prime lamb market. Our rams are raised in their natural environments. Ulooloo Stud principals: Greg and Robert Hall Location: Hallett, SA Phone: (08) , , Rainfall: 400mm Stud ewes: 300 Sale: September 24 About: Our commercial and stud flocks, raised on native pastures, breed an easy-care Merino, with easy lambing and high weaning, a soft, bright, medium micron wool, and young lambs making prime weight, which equals increased dollars per hectare in various conditions. Last year s sale 60 rams offered and sold, top price $3100 and average $1020. DOHNE MERINO O Brien Principals: Darren Craig and Brett O Brien Location: Kyancutta, SA Phone: Darren, ; Craig, ; Brett, Rainfall: mm Stud ewes: 400 Sale: August 7 About: O Brien Dohne Merino stud was registered in 2011 with the purchase of mated ewes from Roseville Park. The 2014 sale team sires include Roseville Park and O Brien About 35 to 40 rams will be offered. Jag Stud principal: Greg Petersen and Jude Eustice Location: Hahndorf, SA Phone: gregjude@virginbroadband.com.au Web: Rainfall: 900mm Stud ewes: 100 Sale: September 16 About: A small stud where quality is paramount. GLEN HOLME MANOORA S.A. Latitude: S Longitude: E ANNUAL ON-PROPERTY SALE THURSDAY 18th SEPTEMBER 2014 Inspection from 10am Sale commences 1pm Offering 60 Rams Morning Tea and Light Lunch provided 1.6km east of crossroads in Manoora, 115 Waterloo Road Sale catalogue available on our website early September Stud No. 184, Prefix AJK Brucellosis free accredited Glen Holme Dohnes... Profit from Wool, Meat and Lambs ENQUIRIES TO ALLEN KELLY T: (08) or M: E: glenholme1@activ8.net.au DOH2014 July

8 DOHNE MERINO VICTORIA The Pilgrim Brothers operation - pictured scanning ewes in June - made the switch to Dohnes because they offered a range of marketing options. DOHNES DELIVER for Minimay BY CARLA WIESE-SMITH W HEN Ian Pilgrim first saw Dohnes at Hamilton, Vic, he was impressed. Mr Pilgrim who with his three brothers and two nephews farms 1780 hectares across three properties at Minimay, Vic had been breeding prime lambs from his cast-for-age Poll Merino ewes, but saw another alternative. I saw these Dohnes and thought they had a clean face, good body shape and looked like the ideal easy-care sheep, he said. My mate went to NSW to buy Dohne rams in 2005 and when he got them, I liked the look; I waited 12 months until he had half-bred Dohnes and I thought the purebred Dohnes were meatier, so I decided to change as quickly as I could. That was in 2006, and Mr Pilgrim quickly scrapped the idea of joining his CFA ewes to terminal sires I figured I could get just as good returns from the Dohnes. He now runs about 2400 breeding ewes, mostly third- and fourth-cross Dohnes, in a self-replacing flock and last year, shore just over 5000 lambs, ewes and replacement ewes. Additionally, the Pilgrims crop about 810ha and run fallow deer. The results from the Dohne infusion were immediately obvious to Mr Pilgrim. In 2010, which was a wet year, we got 129 per cent lambing from the Dohnes, and averaged 116pc across all the ewes that was with everything mated and none of the dry ewes taken off, he said. The best we had out of Poll Merinos was 126pc. Because they have been trying to build numbers up, Mr Pilgrim said they had been keeping as many ewes as they could and not culling as hard. We always culled on the short wool Merino, he said. Now we re just getting to the fourth-cross and then we ll cull heavily. They breed so well, we have a lot more surplus sheep now. Moving from the traditional Merino base, Mr Pilgrim said the wool micron hadn t changed. The wool is good, the micron hasn t changed at all, in fact this year it was a bit finer, he said. It s never over 21-micron, but this year it was 18M. Fleece weights had gone down a bit, however the sale of wether lambs compensated for this. We get the extra wool off the lambs, and last year they averaged $ when we sold them. Generally, lambs sold overthe-hooks to Tatiara Meats at Bordertown, SA. Initially, Mr Pilgrim joined his ewes at a ratio of one to just under 100 because he said the rams were a bit expensive. However, having now seen the results and established a higher percentage Dohne flock, he now joined ewes at 1:75 and had also bought some stud Dohne ewes to add to his self-replacing flock. HAMILTON SHEEPVENTION Manager - Shayne White Stud Classer - Jason Southwell Landmark - David Gardner Western Wool - Anthony Windus July 2014 Annual On Property Ram Sale Friday 21st November 401 Dry Creek Road Lewis Ponds NSW 30 Dohne Rams Inspections from 10am Sale begins at 1pm Helmsmen Our rams give you the opportunity to: Maintain wool quality and quantity Increase returns through prime lamb production Increase Fertility Breed a self-replacing flock DOH2014

9 GREAT NOW But what an amazing future... MN3 Tested Free Brucellosis Accredited Free Footrot Protected Area Sell To All Aust States Export Ready DOH2014 ON PROPERTY RAM SALE Tuesday September 23 rd, 2014 Displaying at: Ram Sales: July 18 th -20 th Australian Sheep and Wool Show August 4 th -5 th Sheepvention (Hamilton) (Bendigo) September 10 th Riverina Dohne Ram Sale (Hay) August 3 rd Naracoorte Showgrounds September 23 rd On property Dohne Ram Sale (Corowa) August 15 th Deniliquin Sheep Expo October 27 th SDBG Victorian Dohne Ram Sale (Ballarat) October 30 th SDBG Tasmanian Dohne Ram Sale (Campbelltown) DOH2014 ENQUIRIES AND INSPECTIONS WELCOME Don and Karen Mills, Corowa NSW P: (02) M: E: dklmills@bigpond.com W: July

10 DOHNE MERINO Koonik Stud principal: Fiona Cameron Location: Goroke, Vic Phone: (03) , Rainfall: 475mm Stud ewes: 400 Sales: October 6 About: Established in 2008 with purchase of selected ewes and rams from Macquarie and Uardry studs. Our aim is to supply commercial sheep breeders with high quality performing rams to maximise their profits. Focusing on meat production, increasing lambing percentages and maintaining soft handling, well-nourished wool. West Wail Principals: Stan, Judy, Jason and Luke Ellis Location: Pimpinio, Vic Phone: Luke, ljkrellis@gmail.com Rainfall: 400mm Stud ewes: 580 Sale: October 16 About: Founded in 2001, West Wail Dohne Stud strives to achieve large carcase size, medium to fine wool quality and high lambing percentages. Each year we pride ourselves on producing fitter, healthier and stronger lambs. Nareeb Nareeb Stud principal: Richard Beggs Location: Glenthompson, Vic Phone: Rainfall: 600mm Stud ewes: 300 Sale: October 24 About: To maximise returns to commercial producers through meat and wool in a sustainable and profitable way. Produce prime lambs and quality wool from the one self-replacing purebred flock. VICTORIA Glenaroua Stud principal: Alistair Greenshields Location: Glenaroua, Vic Phone: Alistair Greenshields, (03) , ; Adam Mumford, (03) , Rainfall: 600mm Stud ewes: 800 Sale: Ballarat, October 27; on-property, October 21; Campbell Town, October 30 About: Established in 2002 Glenaroua now has a ewe base of 800, including ewes purchased from Uardry. Rams from these ewes will be available this year. Glenaroua sells rams throughout Vic and NSW. Stirling Stud principal: Murray Rogerson Location: Glenthompson, Vic Phone: (03) Rainfall: 560mm Stud ewes: 408 Sale: November 13 About: Uardry foundation via 650 embryo transfers selecting for soft volume sheep with good wean ratio. Uardry additions , 490 ewes; 2010, $6000 ram Dubbo National; 2012 dispersal, $5000 sire, 82pc of specials, 250 selected tops from 78pc of ewe lambs, two semen packages. Aero Stud principal: Stephen Reddie Location: Melton/Woodend, Vic Phone: stephen@aerodohne.com.au Web: Rainfall: 500mm/700mm Stud ewes: 100 About: The 2013 rainfall on farm at Woodend was 863mm. Started in 2010 with ewes from Macquarie. Ewes added from Havelock Park and Uardry and rams used from Glenaroua and Havelock Park. Aero sheep are soft skinned, producing well nourished, soft handling, bright wool. West Wail Dohne Merino Flock No: 81 Est: 2001 Prefix: WW 20 July 2014 ANNUAL SALE Thursday, 16th October, 2014 Horsham Showgrounds Contact Luke Stan ljkrellis@gmail.com 1013 West Wail Road, Pimpinio, Horsham, Victoria, DOH2014