Sires from this years sire trial
Since 2002 we have been testing our top young rams against other high ranking rams throughout Australia. The most effective and accurate way of doing this is to compare the progeny of these rams. Through the use of AI and DNA sampling we are able to mate 7 young Stockman rams and three proven sires to a group of randomly selected ewes and record their progeny's results.
The progeny from these rams are run together to eliminate the effect of environment on the results. The progeny are then visually classed and objectively measured and these results and these results are combined in assessing the performance of the different sires.
We have five years completed results and we have visually classed the sixth year’s progeny. The three standout rams over the completed trials have been 00-0378, OP 14 and Willy. OP 14 has been a long-time sire of the stud and 00-0378 has been used extensively on the basis of these trial results. 02-0326 or Willy who is a top performer in the 12% Index.