RAM SALE 75 LAMBPLAN TESTED RAMS. Ask Kate for our catalogue with LAMBPLAN ASBV s and Eating Quality Index and Maternal Carcase Production Index

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1 Infused with Elite Poll Dorset sires since 2000 yet have crimped white wool OUR BIOSECURITY IS FOR YOUR BUYER SECURITY Tested negative for OJD since 2003 Brucellosis accred free for 29 years RAM SALE 75 LAMBPLAN TESTED RAMS All are trait leaders for dressing percentage Friday 25th August 2017 Inspection from 10am Sale at 1pm OUR RAMS OFFER PRODUCERS MORE JOINING CHOICES TO USE: Over Merinos to breed terminals with easy lambing, good carcase & skin Over Merinos to breed high performing prime lamb dams, good wool Over first-x ewes to breed terminal prime lambs with good carcase Ideal as a fertile self-replacing maternal prime lamb enterprise Ask Kate for our catalogue with LAMBPLAN ASBV s and Eating Quality Index and Maternal Carcase Production Index 5% REBATE TO INTRODUCING AGENTS Gerrard & Partners Livestock & Property 2-4 Short Street Young NSW admin@bgy.com.au John Gerrard Mark Jolliffe Steve Tomlinson Vendor Kate Sevier B.S.c [Gen] Sydney Address Pleasant View off Grenfell Rd, Young Mobile Office kate@gromarkgenetics.com.au Web fb.com/gromarkgenetics

2 Gromark Genetics rams are bred to suit commercial producers breeding objectives and thus maximise their $ per hectare return Gromark Genetics developed as easy care, performance recorded sheep with good growth, carcase and fertility, white crimped wool and easy lambing to suit a variety of prime lamb production systems. We originally chose the Gromark as a self-replacing maternal prime lamb breed to allow control over the direction of genetic progress, productivity and management on farm. We were not happy with the performance of the first-x ewes we had at the time. We have been breeding sheep for over 30 years. With our change to the Gromark we measured specific performance traits and submitted all data to the Meat Sheep Testing Service which later became LAMBPLAN. We continue to focus and make gains on the main maternal characteristics of fertility, milking and mothering ability and ease of lambing for lamb survival. Research has established that the selection of the best maternal genetics for your lamb production enterprise means considerably more $$$$ profit. Two rams were selected for the Maternal Central Progeny Test run at Cowra and Rutherglen research sites. Yangoora Gromark sired 2000 drop maternal ewes were 4th in profitability/dse/year across all breeds that year (over 15 breeds). Those ewes also bred lambs that were trait leaders for eye muscle. While pursuing genetic progress we place emphasis on conformation and structure. All sheep are classed by an independent sheep classer. Careful introduction of Elite Poll Dorset Genetics since 2002 gives us the best results for the balance of traits for growth, fat and muscle for meat production. Although Gromark Genetics rams now generally have 60 to 75% Poll Dorset in the background they have a light forequarter, good neck extension and smaller head than traditional terminal sires. When our rams are joined to Merino ewes, they have easier lambing than the traditional terminals but have good carcase advantages, open faces, bare points, no pigmented fibre and minimal medulated fibre. Flystrike is rare and we only crutch sheep, never mules them. Ewes that can lamb early, easy lambing with good growth and carcase conformation and more lambs weaned are key areas for productivity. The performances in these areas are supported by the LAMBPLAN ASBV s shown in the catalogue. Our goal is to breed rams to best suit client requirements. That depends on their sheep enterprise and what they expect from that enterprise. The information from Australian Sheep Breeding Values ASBV s as measured traits help producers achieve their own goals and aim higher. 2

3 Gromark Genetics Rams can offer lamb producers more choices to suit a range of enterprises With a strong focus on maternal characteristics as well as meat traits, structure and white crimped wool, producers like the versatility of Gromark Genetics rams. Within the 75 rams offered they can be used in the following enterprises: 1. Some rams will be successful terminal sires over Merino ewes, with easy lambing (shown as Term/Merino in the recommendations). 2. Also over Merino ewes, certain rams can be used as maternal sires to breed high performing maternal prime lamb dams (shown as Mat/Merino in the recommendations). Breeders who do this prefer the Gromark Genetics rams to the traditional first-x sire. They gain $10 extra on the wool cut of the cross which is around 23 or 24 micron. Producers like the fast growing meaty terminal wether from either enterprise and can choose to keep or sell the ewe as a preferred Prime Lamb Dam. 3. Certain rams can be used as a terminal sire over Maternal ewes e.g. over the traditional First-x or any other maternal ewes (shown as Term/Maternal in the recommendations). Producers want a high percentage of lambs weaned to ewes joined that have the right carcase make and shape for the target market with good growth and skin. 4. Other rams are ideal for self-replacing maternal breeding of fertile prime lamb dams (shown as Maternal/Maternal in the recommendations). These easy care ewes have white wool and a quick growing wether with the right make and shape for the meat market. Ewes that are Prime Lamb Dams do not need to be large ewes that require more feed. They need to be fertile, easy care and efficient with good mothering and milking ability to produce lambs that have good fat and muscle balance, good early growth and preferably raise twins to weaning. Gromark Genetics Rams used for self-replacing maternal breeding can achieve this. Recommendations Recommendations for rams that may suit your own enterprise are next to each ram. The abbreviations for ram uses are: 1: Terminal out of Merino ewe = Term/Merino or Term/Mer 2: Maternal out of Merino ewe = Maternal/Merino or Mat/Mer 3: Terminal out of any Maternal ewe = Term/Maternal or Term/Mat 4: Maternal out of Maternal ewe e.g self-replacing or an existing maternal ewe = Mat/Maternal. 3

4 Lambplan Australian Sheep Breeding Values are as simple as ASBV Ram buying decisions have a lasting impact on the profitability and sustainability of your sheep enterprise. Selecting rams to improve genetic gain in the key traits that meet your breeding objectives will drive a strong economic return. PERFORMANCE PAYS. Ram breeders use LAMBPLAN to objectively benchmark their animals performance with other ram breeding flocks and select sires to improve their production system and meet client targets. Australian Sheep Breeding Values ASBV s are an estimate of an animal s true breeding value based on pedigree and performance recorded information on measured traits. LAMBPLAN ASBV s require a certain standard for linkage across other sheep flocks and are reported with accuracies. Without accuracies reported they are only Flock Breeding Values. There are Terminal and Maternal datasets for LAMBPLAN. Our data runs on the terminal dataset so our ASBV s can be directly compared with all other sheep measured as Terminals. We also measure maternal traits in our flock as clients like to use some rams as preferred Maternal sires and others clients like a self-replacing maternal prime lamb production for greater efficiency. Our focus on crimped white wool is an important advantage. 4

5 We measure the following production traits: Recording is ongoing and submitted to LAMBPLAN Live weight ASBV s show genetic merit for growth quoted in kilograms and are available for: A. Birth weight: BWT We weigh and tag every lamb at birth with a full pedigree of known sire and dam. Lower birthweight values will produce lighter birthweight lambs. All ewes have been pregnancy scanned for singles and multiples. We also record mothering ability, sex, single or multiple birth, any dead lambs. B. Weaning weight : WWT ASBV s (100 days) C. Post Weaning weight: PWT ASBV s (200 days). Post Weaning Fat: PFATdescribes the fat depth of an animal at constant weight. A more negative ASBV for PFAT means a genetically leaner animal. Fat is important for finishing lambs for the trade market especially when rams are used over Merino ewes. Breeders are not choosing rams with a highly negative fat ASBV (PFAT). Post Weaning Eye Muscle Depth: PEMD describes the animal s genes for EMD on the loin at a constant weight. Trevor Pearce is an accredited LAMBPLAN muscle scanner to ultrasound scan both the fat depth, eye muscle depth and take live weight for data collection from electronic tags on each lamb for submitting to LAMBPLAN. More +ve ASBV s for EMD means genetically thicker-muscled animals with more of their lean tissue in the higher priced meat cuts. Number of Lambs Weaned: NLW % describes genetic merit for reproduction and lamb survival. It is also lowly heritable so very it is very useful to measure. Rams with more +ve NLW ASBVs will sire daughters that wean a higher % of lambs. This is important for fertility and lamb survival to weaning. A ram with an ASBV for NLW of 4 will sire daughters which, on average, will wean 2% more lambs. Scrotal Circumference SC: Rams with higher scrotal circumference SC ASBV s will sire daughters that are on average more fertile. Maternal Weaning Weight: MWWT ASBV is a combination of a ewe s ability to provide a better maternal environment and have higher milking potential. Rams with more positive MWWT ASBV s will produce daughters that wean heavier lambs. Greasy Fleece Weight is taken on all weaner lambs that had their lamb fleece shorn at weaning. We select for a white crimped wool with no black or medulated fibre. Dressing Percentage: All rams are trait leaders for dressing percentage. 5

6 We encourage all commercial breeders to be clear about their on farm breeding objectives. Then you can select from the catalogue those rams with the traits that will best fit your goals. Conformation and structure are important but no one can just look at an animal and see what genes it carries. That is why we have been measuring traits in LAMBPLAN since it began to offer ASBV s as a tool from the world s best genetic evaluation system for sheep. Please ask us about any aspects you want explained. DNA testing leads to more accurate selection and faster rates of genetic gain in studs. Sheep Genetics has a single step analysis to incorporate genomic data Until 2016 all genomic test information was incorporated into ASBVs using a blending approach combining pedigree based estimated breeding values with genomic breeding values from separate analyses to create a blended ASBV. Now the single step analysis combines genomic and pedigree information with performance records in a single model to calculate ASBVs for all traits in the model. 6

7 Indexes used in catalogue New indexes were introduced with a focus improving both eating quality and lean meat yield for terminal sire breeders. Very few Poll Dorset sire lines have good eating quality identified so it is early days with work in progress. All our rams are trait leaders for dressing percentage. We present the LEQ index in our catalogue: LAMB EQ Index (LEQ) is a new index targeted at terminal producers interested in improving the meat eating quality of their prime lambs while continuing to improve production in a balanced way. It focuses on a production target where birthweight (BWT) and Worm Egg Count (WEC) are important in the breeding objective. As we have very low worm issues on farm we do not need to measure WEC as an ASBV on farm so our LEQ vlaue will not include the WEC component unless it is through a link sire. We also present the Maternal Carcase Production (MCP) Index A growing proportion of our ram clients choose Gromark Genetics Rams to use: 1. as Maternal sires instead of the traditional Border Leicester, composite or terminal sires which may not be selected for maternal traits [so they are taking a gamble] 2. for their own self-replacing Maternal prime lamb production For both these enterprises producers like the bonus of white crimped wool with no black or medulated fibre to give higher returns to cover shearing costs, wool sales and skin values. The Maternal Carcase Production (MCP) is a new index which ranks animals on their suitability for a self- replacing system with a carcase production focus. This balances the main economic traits relevant to maternal breeders and assumes no mating to terminal sires. Many traditional first-x ewes are too large. This aims to maintain adult weight at current levels to breed more efficient prime lamb dams. Average ASBV s for our 2016 drop and Averages for Terminals & Maternals in LAMBPLAN 2015 Drop Bwt WWt Pfat Pemd Mwwt Nlw LEQ Index MCP Index Av Sale Rams Av Terminals Av Maternals ?

8 WHAT ABOUT WOOL? The Gromark wool is a 56 count and white without black or medulated fibre. Introduction of Poll Dorset genetics (known for its Downs wool) since 2002 meant we had to keep a close eye on wool quality. Over the years with Neville Mangelsdorf doing the classing for structure and wool we have kept a white crimped wool and not introduced any other breeds except for the Poll Dorset and that is why we are now called Gromark Genetics. Our sheep have very low susceptibility to fly strike. We only crutch and shear our flock, over 30 years, used no fly prevention and have never mulesed. We have never had lice, ever. When Merino breeders use our rams over their excess Merino ewes they like: The structure of the lambs for the meat market Easy lambing because of our focus on birth weight but still have good early growth and balanced muscle and fat distribution The wool on the Merino/Gromark Genetics cross brings greater return which was $10 more per fleece last year, so would be higher now That we do not want any black or medulated fibre in our flock 8

9 Wool on the Merino/Gromark Genetics cross is around 23, 24 micron which brings better return than the broad Border/Merino 1st X The Merino/Gromark Genetics ewe is a superior prime lamb dam which is important as the dam contributes 50% to the performance of the prime lamb Dedicated prime lamb producers who focus on an efficient prime lamb mother and not just the terminal sire only gain from greater returns Gromark Genetics sheep are ideal for a self- replacing maternal prime lamb enterprise Some breeders using composites have now moved to Gromark Genetics because these efficient easy care sheep breed a consistent type with good returns for both meat and wool. 10 month old ram with 7 months wool. Wool from 10 month old ram shorn with 7 month s wool. 9

10 Details of sires used for 2016 joining ASBV information = Trait Leader in LAMBPLAN = top 5% and top 10% = top 20% ASBV s are from the LAMBPLAN Analysis date of 01/08/2017. The sire for each ram in lots 1-75 are listed below the tag number of 5 sale rams per page. The LAMBPLAN terminal average for the traits displayed appear below the breeding values for each sire. Wycombe Poll Dorset Ram was used as an AI sire for 2016 joining. This ram has 386 progeny in 4 different flocks and was selected for the 2017 MLA Resource Flock Joining as he offers genetic diversity to the program due to his low relationship to sires used there in previous years. He is in the top 1% of LAMPBLAN for fertility with Number of Lambs Weaned ASBV of 12%. His PWEC for -41 is important for any breeders located in areas with worm issues. He has sired 2 rams in the catalogue. Sire BWT WWT PWWT PFAT PEMD PWEC MWWT NLW Dress% LEQ MCP Wycombe % 96% 96% 94% 90% 82% 93% 76% 85% 75% 85% Av Term % Gloroy Poll Dorset Ram has great structure, conformation and hindquarter. He has sired over 200 progeny in our breeding program. He was also selected for the 2017 MLA Resource Flock Joining. His fertility of 5% for Number of Lambs Weaned [NLW] ASBV is in the top 25% for LAMBPLAN terminals. His Maternal Weaning Weight [Mwwt] of 5.1 lies in the top 3% in LAMBPLAN S terminal dataset and is a valuable trait to pass on to his daughters. His positive ASBV for fat is useful for joining lean ewes and finishing lambs. He sired 29 rams on offer in the catalogue. Sire BWT WWT PWWT PFAT PEMD PWEC MWWT NLW Dress% LEQ MCP Gloroy % % 94% 95% 94% 95% 40% 83% 52% 79% 65% 75% Av Term % Old Woombi Poll Dorset Ram was used as an AI sire in He has very good conformation, a clean face, light forequarter, good balance of spring and well developed hind quarter. His capacity to put meat in the most valuable areas of the carcase showed in his progeny and he has progeny in a reference flock. Genomics testing has been used in the evaluation. At joining his weaning weight ASBV was He sired 4 rams in the catalogue. Sire BWT WWT PWWT PFAT PEMD PWEC MWWT NLW Dress% LEQ MCP Old Woombi % % 95% 95% 94% 95% 89% 88% 27% 84% 78% 73% Av Term % 1.7% Ivadene Poll Dorset Ram was used as an AI sire in 2016 and has 8 sons in the catalogue. He is a trait leader for Pemd, Pfat, NLW dressing percentage and eating quality and is a son of Hillcroft Farms The proven success of progeny in other studs and the reference flock was important to us and he had so much to offer for maternal traits, fertility and positive Pfat and high Pemd ASBV s. Genomics testing has been used in the LAMBPLAN evaluation and he has progeny in a reference flock. His Number of Lambs Weaned NLW ASBV was 16 [in the top band in LAMBPLAN] at time of joining. Sire BWT WWT PWWT PFAT PEMD PWEC MWWT NLW Dress% LEQ MCP Ivadene % % 95% 96% 96% 97% 60% 82% 64% 78% 67% 81% Av Term % 1.7% Felix Poll Dorset Ram was used as a back up sire for AI in He has sired 113 progeny in our breeding program and three rams in the catalogue are sired by him. His still had a good combination of birth weight, weaning weight, fat and muscle ASBV s at joining. Sire BWT WWT PWWT PFAT PEMD PWEC MWWT NLW Dress% LEQ MCP Felix % 2.5% % 93% 93% 93% 94% 64% 60% 63% 80% 55% 77% Av Term %

11 Details of sires used for 2016 joining (cont d) ASBV information = Trait Leader in LAMBPLAN = top 5% and top 10% = top 20% ASBV s are from the LAMBPLAN Analysis date of 01/08/2017. The sire for each ram in lots 1-75 are listed below the tag number of 5 sale rams per page. The LAMBPLAN terminal average for the traits displayed appear below the breeding values for each sire. Yangoora Gromark Genetics ram Y is a son of Felix Poll Dorset and his dam was sired by Ivadene Poll Dorset which was a trait leader in LAMBPLAN for fertility. Yangoora has 80 progeny and is the sire of 8 rams in the catalogue. Sire BWT WWT PWWT PFAT PEMD PWEC MWWT NLW Dress% LEQ MCP Yangoora % % 88% 90% 88% 90% 40% 55% 52% 70% 55% 66% Av Term % Yangoora Gromark Genetics ram Y is a son of Felix Poll Dorset He was used in the 2016 joining for his low birth weight ASBV and was joined to ewes with high fertility. He sired 4 rams in the sale. Sire BWT WWT PWWT PFAT PEMD PWEC MWWT NLW Dress% LEQ MCP Yangoora % % 79% 81% 79% 81% 36% 56% 52% 70% 49% 60% Av Term % Yangoora Gromark Genetics ram is a son of our Gloroy Poll Dorset who has sired over 200 progeny here in the LAMBPLAN terminal analysis. His 2010 dam was sired by Poll Dorset Majardah and that dam has raised 10 lambs here. We used sire Y for his structure as well as balanced combination of ASBV s overall. His maternal weaning weight ASBV in the top 5% in LAMBPLAN and Pfat ASBV of 1.0 in the top percentile is very useful in our breeding program. He sired 4 rams in the sale. Sire BWT WWT PWWT PFAT PEMD PWEC MWWT NLW Dress% LEQ MCP Yangoora % % 80% 81% 81% 82% 57% 74% 66% 51% 59% Av Term % Yangoora Gromark Genetics sire Y was used as a lamb at 6 months to join 32 ewes and produced 39 lambs with an average weaning weight of 38.2kg for males and 36kg for females. His own sire was Y bred on farm with good eye muscle and fertility. Due to the good structure of Y , Post Weaning Eye Muscle [Pemd] of 3.1 in the top 3% in LAMBPLAN he joined 23 ewes again this year who scanned 37 lambs. To date 31 lambs have been born and we are still lambing as we prepared this catalogue early July He has sired 10 rams on offer in the catalogue. Sire BWT WWT PWWT PFAT PEMD PWEC MWWT NLW Dress% LEQ MCP Yangoora % % 86% 87% 86% 49% 49% 29% 68% 52% 63% Av Term % Yangoora Gromark Genetics sire Y was used as a lamb at 6 months and sired 24 lambs in His own sire was Y bred on farm. The average weaning weight for the male progeny was 38k and the female progeny average was 36 kg. He has sired 5 rams in the sale catalogue. Sire BWT WWT PWWT PFAT PEMD PWEC MWWT NLW Dress% LEQ MCP Yangoora % % 82% 87% 86% 85% 48% 36% 66% 50% 61% Av Term %

12 Lots 1-75 ASBV information = Trait Leader in LAMBPLAN = top 5% and top 10% = top 20% = Triplet born rams LAMBPLAN Terminal Analysis date 15/06/ Y / % Accuracy 64% 67% 68% 70% 34% 52% 55% 41% 50% Sire G Recom Terminal/Maternal Price 2 Y / % Accuracy 63% 67% 68% 70% 33% 52% 55% 41% 49% Sire G Recom Maternal/Mat, Term/Maternal Price 3 Y / % Accuracy 63% 67% 67% 62% 33% 52% 51% 38% 47% Sire G Recom Term/Merino, Term/Mat, Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat Price 4 Y / % Accuracy 63% 66% 60% 61% 33% 52% 50% 39% 46% Sire G Recom Mat/Merino, Mat/Mat, Term/Merino, Term/Mat Price 5 Y % Accuracy 66% 69% 70% 71% 40% 52% 56% 44% 52% Sire I Recom Mat/Mer,Mat/Mat,Term/Mer,Term/Mat PWEC -32 acc 39% Price 12

13 Recommendations All rams listed have recommendations for joining choices for each ram abbreviations are: Terminal out of Merino ewe = Term/Merino Terminal out of maternal ewe = Term/Maternal Maternal out of Merino ewe = Mat/Merino Maternal our of maternal ewe = Mat/Mat LAMBPLAN Terminal Analysis date 15/06/ Y / % Accuracy 64% 67% 68% 70% 34% 51% 55% 42% 50% Sire OW Recom Term/Merino, Term/Mat Price 7 Y / % Accuracy 64% 67% 69% 71% 38% 53% 55% 43% 51% Sire I Recom Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Mer, Term/Mat PWEC -32 ACC 37% Price 8 Y / % Accuracy 64% 68% 69% 71% 35% 54% 55% 41% 51% Sire G Recom Term/Mat, Mat/Maternal Price 9 Y / % Accuracy 64% 67% 69% 71% 38% 53% 55% 43% 51% Sire I Recom Mat/Mer,Mat/Mat,Term/Mer, Term/Mat Price 10 Y / % Accuracy 64% 65% 68% 70% 26% 52% 56% 46% 48% Sire OW Recom Term/Merino, Term/Mat Price 13

14 Lots 1-75 ASBV information = Trait Leader in LAMBPLAN = top 5% and top 10% = top 20% = Triplet born rams LAMBPLAN Terminal Analysis date 15/06/ Y / % Accuracy 63% 67% 68% 70% 34% 50% 54% 40% 49% Sire G Recom Term/Mat, Mat/Mat Price 12 Y / % Accuracy 60% 65% 66% 68% 26% 40% 51% 37% 46% Sire Y Recom Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Mat Price 13 Y / % Accuracy 63% 67% 68% 70% 33% 52% 54% 40% 49% Sire G Recom Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Mer, Term/Mat Price 14 Y / % Accuracy 63% 65% 60% 60% 33% 52% 50% 38% 44% Sire G Recom Term/Maternal Price 15 Y / % Accuracy 63% 67% 68% 70% 34% 52% 55% 41% 49% Sire G Recom Mat/Maternal, Term/Mat Price 14

15 Recommendations All rams listed have recommendations for joining choices for each ram abbreviations are: Terminal out of Merino ewe = Term/Merino Terminal out of maternal ewe = Term/Maternal Maternal out of Merino ewe = Mat/Merino Maternal our of maternal ewe = Mat/Mat LAMBPLAN Terminal Analysis date 15/06/ Y / % Accuracy 64% 67% 69% 71% 34% 53% 55% 42% 50% Sire G Recom Term/Merino, Term/Mat Price 17 Y % Accuracy 65% 68% 68% 70% 44% 59% 57% 44% 53% Sire W Recom Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Mer,Term/Mat PWEC - 31 acc 44% Price 18 Y / % Accuracy 64% 68% 69% 71% 35% 54% 55% 41% 51% Sire G Recom Term/Mat, Mat/Mat Price 19 Y % Accuracy 65% 68% 69% 71% 40% 53% 55% 43% 52% Sire I Recom Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat,Term/Mat, Term/Mer PWEC -30 acc 38% Price 20 Y / % Accuracy 60% 65% 66% 69% 28% 42% 52% 38% 47% Sire Y Recom Term/Maternal Price 15

16 Lots 1-75 ASBV information = Trait Leader in LAMBPLAN = top 5% and top 10% = top 20% = Triplet born rams LAMBPLAN Terminal Analysis date 15/06/ Y % Accuracy 60% 64% 65% 68% 32% 44% 52% 38% 47% Sire Y Recom Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Mer, Term/Mat Price 22 Y % Accuracy 63% 66% 68% 70% 32% 49% 54% 41% 49% Sire G Recom Term/Mat, Term/Mer Price 23 Y / % Accuracy 64% 67% 69% 71% 35% 52% 55% 41% 50% Sire G Recom Term/Mat Price 24 Y / % Accuracy 65% 68% 68% 70% 27% 54% 57% 47% 48% Sire OW Recom Mat/Mat, Term/Maternal Price 25 Y / % Accuracy 62% 66% 67% 69% 31% 45% 53% 39% 48% Sire Y Recom Mat/Mer,Mat/Mat, Term/Mat, Term/Mer Price 16

17 Recommendations All rams listed have recommendations for joining choices for each ram abbreviations are: Terminal out of Merino ewe = Term/Merino Terminal out of maternal ewe = Term/Maternal Maternal out of Merino ewe = Mat/Merino Maternal our of maternal ewe = Mat/Mat LAMBPLAN Terminal Analysis date 15/06/ Y / % Accuracy 63% 66% 67% 69% 32% 49% 54% 41% 48% Sire G Recom Term/Mat Price 27 Y % Accuracy 64% 67% 68% 70% 33% 52% 55% 42% 49% Sire G Recom Term/Mer, Term/Mat Price 28 Y % Accuracy 65% 68% 69% 71% 39% 53% 55% 43% 51% Sire I Recom Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Mat, Term/Mer Price 29 Y / % Accuracy 65% 69% 69% 71% 42% 57% 57% 46% 53% Sire F Recom Mat/Mat, Term/Mat PWEC -12 acc 43% Price 30 Y / % Accuracy 63% 67% 68% 70% 34% 52% 55% 41% 49% Sire G Recom Mat/Mat, Term/Mat Price 17

18 Lots 1-75 ASBV information = Trait Leader in LAMBPLAN = top 5% and top 10% = top 20% = Triplet born rams LAMBPLAN Terminal Analysis date 15/06/ Y % Accuracy 64% 68% 68% 70% 34% 54% 55% 41% 50% Sire G Recom Term/Mat Price 32 Y % Accuracy 61% 66% 67% 69% 30% 43% 52% 38% 48% Sire Y Recom Term/Mer, Term/Maternal Price 33 Y / % Accuracy 64% 68% 69% 71% 34% 53% 56% 42% 50% Sire G Recom Mat/Mat,Mat/Mer, Term/Mat, Term/Mer Price 34 Y / % Accuracy 65% 68% 69% 71% 40% 55% 56% 44% 52% Sire I Recom Term/Mat, Mat/Mat Price 35 Y / % Accuracy 60% 64% 66% 68% 29% 43% 52% 38% 46% Sire Y Recom Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Mer, Term, Mat Price 18

19 Recommendations All rams listed have recommendations for joining choices for each ram abbreviations are: Terminal out of Merino ewe = Term/Merino Terminal out of maternal ewe = Term/Maternal Maternal out of Merino ewe = Mat/Merino Maternal our of maternal ewe = Mat/Mat LAMBPLAN Terminal Analysis date 15/06/ Y % Accuracy 60% 64% 66% 68% 28% 38% 51% 37% 46% Sire Y Recom Term/Maternal, Term/Merino Price 37 Y / % Accuracy 60% 64% 66% 68% 28% 39% 51% 37% 46% Sire Y Recom Mat/Merino, Mat/Mat, Term/Mer, Term/Mat. Price 38 Y / % Accuracy 63% 67% 68% 70% 33% 50% 54% 41% 49% Sire G Recom Term/Mer, Term/Mat, Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat Price 39 Y / % Accuracy 65% 68% 69% 71% 36% 55% 56% 42% 51% Sire G Recom Mat/Mat, Mat/Mer, Term/Merino Price 40 Y / % Accuracy 60% 65% 66% 68% 25% 39% 51% 37% 46% Sire Y Recom Mat/Mat, Term/Mat Price 19

20 Lots 1-75 ASBV information = Trait Leader in LAMBPLAN = top 5% and top 10% = top 20% = Triplet born rams LAMBPLAN Terminal Analysis date 15/06/ Y % Accuracy 61% 65% 66% 69% 27% 39% 51% 37% 46% Sire Y Recom Term/Merino, Term/Mat Price 42 Y / % Accuracy 61% 66% 67% 69% 29% 44% 52% 37% 47% Sire Y Recom Term/Maternal Price 43 Y % Accuracy 62% 66% 67% 70% 30% 40% 53% 39% 48% Sire Y Recom Term/Mat, Term/Merino Price 44 Y / % Accuracy 65% 68% 69% 71% 39% 53% 55% 43% 52% Sire I Recom Term/Mat, Mat/Maternal Price 45 Y / % Accuracy 64% 68% 69% 71% 34% 53% 55% 42% 50% Sire G Recom Term/Mat, Mat/Maternal Price 20

21 Recommendations All rams listed have recommendations for joining choices for each ram abbreviations are: Terminal out of Merino ewe = Term/Merino Terminal out of maternal ewe = Term/Maternal Maternal out of Merino ewe = Mat/Merino Maternal our of maternal ewe = Mat/Mat LAMBPLAN Terminal Analysis date 15/06/ Y % Accuracy 60% 64% 65% 68% 29% 44% 51% 37% 46% Sire Y Recom Term/Merino, Term/Mat Price 47 Y % Accuracy 61% 65% 66% 69% 28% 42% 52% 38% 47% Sire Y Recom Term/Merino, Term/Mat Price 48 Y / % Accuracy 65% 68% 69% 71% 27% 55% 57% 46% 49% Sire OW Recom Term/Mer, Term/Mat, Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat Price 49 Y / % Accuracy 61% 66% 67% 70% 29% 42% 53% 38% 47% Sire Y Recom Term/Mer, Term/Maternal Price 50 Y % Accuracy 61% 65% 66% 69% 26% 39% 52% 37% 46% Sire Y Recom Term/Mer, Term/Mat, Mat/Mat Price 21

22 Lots 1-75 ASBV information = Trait Leader in LAMBPLAN = top 5% and top 10% = top 20% = Triplet born rams LAMBPLAN Terminal Analysis date 15/06/ Y % Accuracy 62% 66% 66% 69% 30% 41% 52% 38% 47% Sire Y Recom Term/Maternal Price 52 Y / % Accuracy 64% 67% 68% 70% 34% 52% 55% 42% 50% Sire G Recom Term/Maternal Price 53 Y / % Accuracy 64% 67% 69% 70% 34% 53% 55% 41% 50% Sire G Recom Term/Maternal Price 54 Y / % Accuracy 64% 67% 68% 70% 30% 54% 56% 47% 49% Sire OW Recom Term/Merino, Term/Mat Price 55 Y / % Accuracy 58% 65% 66% 68% 26% 40% 51% 37% 46% Sire Y Recom Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Mat, Term/Merino Price 22

23 Recommendations All rams listed have recommendations for joining choices for each ram abbreviations are: Terminal out of Merino ewe = Term/Merino Terminal out of maternal ewe = Term/Maternal Maternal out of Merino ewe = Mat/Merino Maternal our of maternal ewe = Mat/Mat LAMBPLAN Terminal Analysis date 15/06/ Y / % Accuracy 62% 67% 68% 70% 30% 42% 53% 39% 48% Sire Y Recom Mat/Mat, Term/Mat, Term/Merino Price 57 Y / % Accuracy 66% 69% 69% 71% 45% 60% 58% 45% 54% Sire W Recom Term/Maternal PWEC - 29 acc 44% Price 58 Y / % Accuracy 59% 63% 65% 67% 28% 41% 50% 36% 45% Sire Y Recom Term/Maternal Price 59 Y / % Accuracy 61% 65% 67% 69% 29% 41% 52% 38% 47% Sire Y Recom Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Merino, Term/Mat Price 60 Y / % Accuracy 64% 67% 69% 71% 33% 52% 55% 42% 50% Sire G Recom Term/Maternal Price 23

24 Lots 1-75 ASBV information = Trait Leader in LAMBPLAN = top 5% and top 10% = top 20% = Triplet born rams LAMBPLAN Terminal Analysis date 15/06/ Y / % Accuracy 62% 66% 67% 69% 31% 42% 52% 38% 48% Sire Y Recom Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Merino, Term/Mat Price 62 Y % Accuracy 60% 64% 66% 68% 26% 38% 51% 37% 46% Sire Y Recom Term/Mat, Term/Merino Price 63 Y / % Accuracy 61% 65% 66% 69% 27% 41% 52% 38% 46% Sire Y Recom Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Mat, Term/Merino Price 64 Y / % Accuracy 65% 69% 69% 71% 37% 55% 56% 43% 51% Sire G Recom Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Merino, Term/Mat Price 65 Y / % Accuracy 64% 68% 69% 71% 34% 53% 55% 42% 50% Sire G Recom Term/Mer,Term/Mat, Mat/Mat, Mat/Merino Price 24

25 Recommendations All rams listed have recommendations for joining choices for each ram abbreviations are: Terminal out of Merino ewe = Term/Merino Terminal out of maternal ewe = Term/Maternal Maternal out of Merino ewe = Mat/Merino Maternal our of maternal ewe = Mat/Mat LAMBPLAN Terminal Analysis date 15/06/ Y / % Accuracy 65% 67% 68% 70% 39% 54% 55% 43% 51% Sire I Recom Mat/Mat, Mat/Merino, Term/Mat Price 67 Y % Accuracy 61% 66% 67% 69% 29% 40% 52% 39% 47% Sire Y Recom Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Mat, Term/Merino Price 68 Y / % Accuracy 65% 68% 69% 71% 40% 56% 56% 43% 52% Sire F Recom Term/Mat, Mat/Mat PWEC - 7 acc 35% Price 69 Y / % Accuracy 62% 60% 59% 60% 35% 54% 49% 38% 44% Sire G Recom Term/Merino Price 70 Y / % Accuracy 60% 65% 66% 69% #N/A 39% 51% 38% 46% Sire Y Recom Term/Merino, Term/Maternal Price 25

26 Lots 1-75 ASBV information = Trait Leader in LAMBPLAN = top 5% and top 10% = top 20% = Triplet born rams LAMBPLAN Terminal Analysis date 15/06/ Y / % Accuracy 64% 67% 68% 70% 40% 56% 56% 43% 51% Sire F Recom Term/Maternal PWEC -14 acc 41% Price 72 Y / % Accuracy 58% 61% 62% 65% 28% 40% 49% 35% 45% Sire Y Recom Term/Maternal, Mat/Mat Price 73 Y / % Accuracy 59% 63% 65% 67% 28% 41% 50% 36% 45% Sire Y Recom Term/Maternal Price 74 Y / % Accuracy 61% 65% 66% 69% 31% 43% 52% 38% 47% Sire Y Recom Term/Mat, Mat/Mat Price 75 Y % Accuracy 61% 65% 66% 69% 26% 39% 52% 37% 46% Sire Y Recom Term/Mat, Mat/Maternal Price 26

27 Increase weight gains by up to 58%* or 4.2kgs in only 6 weeks using Fabstock Feedlot Mix in the paddock to finish lambs at a cost of just 25c/head/week* (8 products in the Fabstock range). * Help increase conception & reproduction rates with Fabstock Super Cycle recording results of up to 175% merino ewes scanned in lamb. Help prevent seasonal foot problems by using LPM Happy Feet with added Biotin & Zinc for only 5-6c/hd/day (LPM = Lactation Pasture Mix). Up to 50% cheaper than some other loose licks available & made locally in Wagga. * Results from Independent trial conducted at Temora Agricultural Innovation Centre/Farmlink Russel Durnan Doug Walker 11 Moorong Street, Wagga Wagga (next door to Southwest stockfeeds) TEL WEB Phone for a FREE Brochure & 50% freight subsidy* on pallet orders ENTER OUR DRAW FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO WIN! WIN! 1x 25kg bag of FABSTOCK RAMBOOSTER DRY LICK SUPPLEMENT WIN! 1x 25kg bag of HAPPY FEET LACTATION PASTURE MIX ENTER NOW! your contact details to kate@gromarkgenetics.com.au or text or LIKE US on Facebook at fb.com/gromarkgenetics Drawn at the end of the Gromark Genetics on farm Ram Sale Friday 25 August 2017

28 Lots 1-75 ASBV information = Trait Leader in LAMBPLAN = top 5% and top 10% = top 20% = triplet born rams LAMBPLAN Terminal Analysis date 15/06/2017 Lot Tag No. BT/RT BWT WWT PFAT PEMD NLW MWWT DRESS% LEQ MCP% Recommendations 1 Y / % Term/Mat 2 Y / % Mat/Mat, Term/Mat 3 Y / % Term/Mer, Term/Mat, Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat 4 Y / % Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Mer, Term/Mat 5 Y % Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Mer, Term/Mat 6 Y / % Term/Merino, Term/Mat 7 Y / % Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Mer, Term/Mat 8 Y / % Term/Mat, Mat/Mat 9 Y / % Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Mer, Term/Mat 10 Y / % Term/Merino, Term/Mat 11 Y / % Term/Mat, Mat/Mat 12 Y / % Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Mat 13 Y / % Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Mer, Term/Mat 14 Y / % Term/Maternal 15 Y / % Mat/Maternal, Term/Mat 16 Y / % Term/Merino, Term/Mat 17 Y % Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Mer, Term/Mat 18 Y / % Term/Mat, Mat/Mat 19 Y % Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Mat, Term/Mer 20 Y / % Term/Maternal 21 Y % Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Mer, Term/Mat 22 Y % Term/Mat, Term/Mer 23 Y / % Term/Maternal 24 Y / % Mat/Maternal, Term/Mat 25 Y / % Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Mat, Term/Mer 26 Y / % Term/Maternal 27 Y % Term/Merino, Term/Mat 28 Y % Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Mat, Term/Mer 29 Y / % Mat/Maternal, Term/Mat 30 Y / % Mat/Maternal, Term/Mat 31 Y % Term/Maternal 32 Y % Term/Merino, Term/Maternal 33 Y / % Mat/Mat, Mat/Mer, Term/Mat, Term/Mer 34 Y / % Term/Mat, Mat/Maternal 35 Y / % Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Mat, Term/Mer 36 Y % Term/Maternal, Term/Merino 37 Y / % Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat, Term/Mer, Term/Mat 38 Y / % Term/Mer, Term/Mat, Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat 28

29 Recommendations All rams listed have recommendations for joining choices for each ram abbreviations are: Terminal out of Merino ewe = Term/Merino Terminal out of maternal ewe = Term/Maternal Maternal out of Merino ewe = Mat/Merino Maternal our of maternal ewe = Mat/Mat Lot Tag No. BT/RT BWT WWT PFAT PEMD NLW MWWT DRESS% LEQ MCP% Recommendations 39 Y / % Mat/Mat, Mat/Mer, Term/Merino 40 Y / % Mat/Maternal, Term/Mat 41 Y % Term/Merino, Term/Maternal 42 Y / % Term/Maternal 43 Y % Term/Mat, Term/Merino 44 Y / % Term/Mat, Mat/Maternal 45 Y / % Term/Mat, Mat/Maternal 46 Y % Term/Merino, Term/Maternal 47 Y % Term/Merino, Term/Maternal 48 Y / % Term/Mer, Term/Mat, Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat 49 Y / % Term/Merino, Term/Maternal 50 Y % Term/Mer, Term/Mat, Mat/Mat 51 Y % Term/Maternal 52 Y / % Term/Maternal 53 Y / % Term/Maternal 54 Y / % Term/Merino, Term/Maternal 55 Y / % Mat/Mer,Mat/Mat, Term/Mat,Term/Mer 56 Y / % Mat/Mat, Term/Mat, Term/Merino 57 Y / % Term/Maternal 58 Y / % Term/Maternal 59 Y / % Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat,Term/Mer, Term/Mat 60 Y / % Term/Maternal 61 Y / % Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat,Term/Mer, Term/Mat 62 Y % Term/Maternal, Term/Merino 63 Y / % Mat/Mer,Mat/Mat, Term/Mat,Term/Mer 64 Y / % Mat/Mer, Mat/Mat,Term/Mer, Term/Mat 65 Y / % Term/Mer, Term/Mat, Mat/Mat, Mat/Mer 66 Y / % Mat/Mat, Mat/Merino, Term/Mat 67 Y % Mat/Mer,Mat/Mat, Term/Mat, Term/Mer 68 Y / % Term/Mat, Mat/Maternal 69 Y / % Term/Merino 70 Y / % Term/Merino, Term/Maternal 71 Y / % Term/Maternal 72 Y / % Term/Mat, Mat/Maternal 73 Y / % Term/Maternal 74 Y / % Term/Mat, Mat/Maternal 75 Y % Term/Mat, Mat/Maternal 29

30 Gerrard & Partners Livestock & Property 2-4 Short Street Young NSW John Gerrard Mark Jolliffe Steve Tomlinson Kate and Paul Sevier thank Neville Manglesdorf for years of ongoing commitment to classing Gromark Genetics sheep. Thanks to the team at Gerrard and Partners Livestock and Property for their support.

31 YANGOORA Gromark Genetics Rams More choices for lamb. We have a strong focus on maternal characteristics as well as meat traits. Gromark Genetics are ideal for a self- replacing maternal prime lamb enterprise. They are easy care, have a clean face and legs, rarely get fly problems and have a white crimped wool suited to higher rainfall areas. We do not mules or jet our flock. Good autumn lambing, preferred carcase conformation, easy lambing with good growth as well as more lambs weaned to ewes joined are key areas of our breeding program. Ram clients like the versatility of Gromark Genetics and more joining choices for their on farm sheep enterprise. Thank ewe! - the important part of the prime lamb team. 31

32 OUR BIOSECURITY IS FOR YOUR BUYER SECURITY ANIMAL HEALTH We value our clients and care about our rams We encourage your ongoing feedback Yangoora Gromark Genetics stud is a closed flock. Only rams are introduced from studs in the Sheep MAP for OJD. Since 2003 our flock has tested negative. In OJD Sheep MAP from 2003 to 2011 with MN2V status. We still comply and continue to test negative but not in the sheep MAP due to cost. All lambs also vaccinated with Gudair at marking, Glanvac 6SB, Scabigard and now Eryvac. We have a regular on farm vaccination program. We monitor worms regularly and test worm egg counts before drenching. We purchase rams and semen with low WEC ASBV s. Our sheep have very low susceptibility to flystrike and we use no chemical prevention. We only crutch our sheep and have never mulesed them. We have never had lice or footrot and do not trade sheep We have been continuously Brucellosis accredited free for 29 years - expires 30/06/18 for renewed testing Independently audited on farm for quality assurance: LPA accredited Our sheep are independently classed for structure, conformation soundness and wool quality by Neville Mangelsdorf LPA NVD accredited National Sheep Health Statement supplied. How to find us Travel 9 K North of Young on road to Grenfell (Henry Lawson Way) Turn right onto Powderly s Road (dirt road) Pleasant View is 1km on right. EVERYONE WELCOME! We invite you to come and see what we do Kate Sevier B.Sc. (Gen) Sydney ADDRESS Pleasant View 100 Powderly s Road Young (10k north of Young off Grenfell Road) PHONE kate@gromarkgenetics.com.au FACEBOOK fb.com/gromarkgenetics WEB