Pregnancy scanning April Team Leicester x x Cashmore- Oaklea, Ewe age at mid joining, for joining. Age in..7 9... 8. months Average ewe weight at joining, on 8Jan includes.. 9..7. weeks wool, Ewes scanned as dry % % % % % % Ewes scanned as carrying singles % % 8% 8% % 9% Ewes scanned as carrying twins % % 9% 8% 7% % Ewes scanned as carrying triplets % % % % % Ewes scanned as carrying quads % Pregnancy scanning. Number of foetus per ewe % 8% 8% % 7% % Preg scanning results by team and breed Breed Team Ewe Wt 8Jan, Fleece free Ewe Condition Score 8Jan Pregnancy scanning. Number of foetus per ewe Apr Leicester x...7....7..8 Breed average.7..7 x.........7 Breed average 9.7.. Performance Maternals 7...9 8 7.7..7 9...77 Breed average 7...8 8.....9..8.. Breed average..8..7.9.8 7......7 Breed average.9.. CentrePlus 7... 7...8 8..9. Breed average.7..
Lamb weight Lamb weights, fleece free, from birth to sale, drop Note: All lambs were by White Suffolk rams. Lambs were not weighed at birth, the assumed birth weight was. There will be differences between the breeds and birth type (singles, twins or triplets). For example; it was obvious that the x ewes reared at least several sets of triplets that were lighter at birth, Lamb weight Birth Marking Weaning Pasture drying off Lambs shorn Sale first draft x x, Lamb weights, drop lambs. No adjustments have been made to account for more multiple births in some breeds. Twins and triplets grow slower than singles, especially up to weaning. Lamb weight, fleece free Leicester x x Cashmore- Oaklea, Birth weight assumed July, Markingweight Aug, 7..7 7..7 7.7. Weaningweight 7Oct,.7..... Post weaning Nov. 9.. 8... Pre sale st draft..9....9 Wool Greasy fleece weight, Oct shearing 7. x.9 x..,.8.
Clean fleece weight, Oct shearing.88 x.7. x.9.7., Fibre diameter, Oct shearing um 7.7 x.7 x. 8.8 9., 7. Wool value, Oct shearing $/head $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $. $. x x $. Wool prices are the average of each diameter and type over the preceding year. $.8, $.7 $.9 Calculating wool value Wool returns were calculated each year using average wool prices for each diameter and type over the previous months. Discounts or premiums have been applied after bale core measurements of strength or length were available (listed below, full core tests are listed later in this report). Breed Leicester x x Cashmore -Oaklea Strength n/kt 9 8 Length mm 8 9 8 9
Clean fleece weight, Oct shearing Individual team Breed average.9.99.7.88....7..7...8...9.9..78.7.87..9. Fibre diameter, Oct shearing micron Individual team Breed average.8 8.. 9. 7.. 7.7.8...7.7 8.8 9. 8. 8.8 9. 8.7 9. 9. 7. 7. 7. 7.
Greasy fleece weight 8 7.7. x.9.9 x.79..., Oct shearing, 9 months wool Oct shearing.8.8.. Clean fleece weight..88 x.77.7 x....9, Oct shearing, 9 months wool Oct shearing..7.. Fibre diameter um 7.7 7.7 Leicester x.8.7 x.. Cashmore -Oaklea 8. 8.8 Oct shearing, 9 months wool Oct shearing 8. 9. 7. 7.
Shearers score of wool combing and occupational health and safety Each sheep was scored by its shearer for wool combing and occupational health and safety (OHS). (i) Wool combing; each ewe was scored using the system:. Good commercial combing, should be most of sheep. Some fault, light dermo, colour, cotted, sticky on points, but still reasonable combing.. Very hard to shear, heavy dermo, colour, fleece rot, cotted, flyblown etc, should be very few. The scoring was converted to a scale with % being the best. (ii) OHS (Occupation health and safety). They ere given a score of either Y Weight OK or N Excessive weight. The scoring was converted to a scale with % being the best. Results are shown below Breed Shearers wool combing score, shearing Shearers OHS score, shearing Leicester x 9% 97% x 9% 98% Performance 9% 7% Maternals 9% % 89% % CentrePlus 9% % Bale core test results Breed Leicester x Cashmore x -Oaklea Bale brand AAAFX AAAFX AAACX AAAM AAAM AAAM Fibre diameter Micron um 8... 9. 9. 7. CV %... 7. 7.9 7. Std Dev FD.7. 7.8... Comfort factor (% fibre under um) 7.8 8.. 99. 99. 99.7 Curvature 9 9 7 Yield VM %...... Sch dry yield % 7. 8.7 7. 7. 7 9. Staple Length mm 8 9 8 9 CV% Strength n/kt 9 8 Hauteur mm 9 88 98 7 79 8 Position of break Tip % 8 8 Mid % 8 7 89 79 8 Base % AWEX ID XFE XFE XFE MFE MFE MFE