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Wallaloo Park prides itself in achieving goals to
constantly improve the main profit drivers within the
stud in turn influencing all stud and commercial
clients flocks. On property Ram Sale success is seen
as a measure of client satisfaction and adds
incentive for the Stud Principle to aid all clients
with breeding strategies and classing on request.Skin / Wool
DENSITY, LENGTH & NOURISHMENT
We achieve this by selecting for loose skins with high density
- Ultra Soft, fast growing wools with the renowned Wallaloo Park deep bold crimp.
- Fibre bundles, closely packed for high desnity and rich with fluid nourishment.
- Micron Breeding Ewes - Av 19.2 1 yr Ewes - Av 18.2
- Wool Cut - All ewes - Av 8.55
Frame / Meat
DEEP, WIDE HINDQUARTERS
Wallaloo Park is actively involved in the Meat and Livestock Australia's Merino Validation Project to benchmark our genetics in the sheep meat industry. Merino Genetic Services provides information on the genetic potential of our animals, by ranking them for various production charactertistics in the form of EBV's. The carcase information for growth rate and carcase merit has been valuable in selecting animals with the genetic potential to produce superior meat traits.
- Growth Rate - Sale Rams Av 71kgs at 250 days
- Eye Muscle Depth - Sale Rams Av 33mm at 250 days
- Scrotal Circumference - Sale rams Av 31cm at 250 days
- Long, Deep Bodies - Produce long lons, high meat yield.
- Sound Sturcture - Long necks with correct shoudlers and feet.
Fecundity
PLAIN UNCOMPLICATED EWES ARE THE KEY TO MORE LAMBS
Current Average weaning 105% - we aim to lift to 125% rapidly with the current strategies we are using:
- Ewes (2 yrs and over) scanned dry once are culled
- Ewes lost lambs once are culled
- Maidens rearing twins are identified for ET
- Maidens are joined at 10 months of age
- identifying ewes with 4 active teats
- rams with above average scrotal circumference
- testing rams for libido at 1 yr old
- using rams with high serving capacity
- 5 week joining only /teasers in 2 weeks before
Temperament
MAXIMISE THE PROFIT DRIVERS OF WOOL, MEAT AND FECUNDITY
Merinos must have a good quiet temperament to maximise the profit drivesr of wool, meat and fecundity. We are ranking our rams (105) on a flight score at Eye Muscle scanning as 1 yr olds.
“We have been commited participants to the SRS concept since 1998 and chose Wallaloo Park to provide guidance. This decision was made easier after progeny testing two drops each from four studs with Wallaloo Park proving the best genetics. We have reduced our micron from 21.5u to 19.5u and maintained our cut per head. For the past two years we have been involved in Holmes & Sackett Bench Marking and our sheep ,have been in the top 20% of the state.”
John & Danny Flanery - Boorwa , NSW"Our grazing operation at Deepwater, NSW has a 700mm summer rainfall.For many years we have used traditional rams from the central west of NSW.Wallaloo Park genetics gave us a rapid improvement with deep crimp, whitenes, softness & length in only the first cross.This said a lot about the stability and depth of the Wallaloo Park genetics.In subsequent years we noticed how well these wools & sheep have handled the heavy summer rain,especially Jan 04 when 222 mm of rain fell in 2 weeks. The level of improvment with each cross is impressive & exciting. The frames are also getting bigger,longer & more muscular. John,Jenny & Craig have been wonderful to deal with and the service & support has been faultless".
Scott Macansh - Deepwater Station - Deepwater NSW“Our business has been actively involved with merino classing and fibre measurement for over 40 years. We successfully infused various bloodlines nationwide in the search for controlled micron reduction and maintaining fleece weight whilst stabilising SD's to lessen cull rates. Considering there were 100 commercial and stud flocks involved, consolidating was essential with Wallaloo Park an obvious choice for most. In representing and classing many flocks, value for outlay is paramount and this is where I find selection at Wallaloo Park sales an easy task due to the huge quality depth. This stud's history of breeding genuine top quality medium wools on increasingly framier animals make my selections easy. To promote predictability with breeding certainly adds confidence to would-be purchasers.”
Bill Walker - Classings P/L - Murray Bridge SA“Over the past five years we have introduced Wallaloo Park genetics via semen sires and good flockies over our typical South Australian ewes. The improvement in our wool quality has been significant, reducing micron, increasing comfort factor, with the added benefit of very low cull rates in our ewe hoggets. We will continue to breed profitable merinos with the support of the Wallaloo Park team.”
Richard Harkness - Tintinara SA“The introduction of Wallaloo Park genetics since 1999 has had an impact on overall production achievements - heavier fleece weight & lower micron. By purchasing top sires and using them extensively in Cervical AI programs along with John’s classing proficiency & expertise, has seen us make rapid,profitable genetic gain. Under the current market conditions we are being rewarded for growing a true dual purpose merino weaning 112% lambs”.
Willie & Sue Macdonald - Middlehurst NZ
Congratulations to Willie & Sue who won the N.Z High Country
Farmer of the year recognising outstanding,innovative management
practitioners and marketers over previous 5 years balance
sheets and capital growth. Wallaloo Park is thrilled to have played a
key part in this prestigious award.
Highest Price Poll $11,000 to SA & NZ
John Carter Wallaloo Park, with buyers
Willie and Susan McDonald Marlborough, NZ
Karen Ridgeway, Bordertown, SA,
