POOGINOOK MERINOS
The Merino Breeding Program
The property exclusively runs Merino stud breeding ewes and produces over 500 bales of 20.3 micron wool.
Pooginook, a leading parent stud in Australia produces over 1,800 rams annually for stud and commercial clients.
Pooginook is a major seller of semen.
June 2011 ewes and lambs.
The Stud Sheep 2011
- 5,075
stud ewes were joined to lamb in 2011.
- Accredited Ovine Brucellosis Free Flock.
- Accredited MN3 Johnes disease status.
Pooginook Genetics
- Rams and Ewes available on the property.
- Annual Production Sale - October.
- Semen available from leading proven sires, including leading trait leaders in Sheep Genetic Trials.
- We help growers source Pooginook blood sheep.
- Rams for private selection available from mid September.
The Pooginook Influence
POOGINOOK - A LEADING AUSTRALIAN PARENT MERINO STUD
- Influences approximately 150,000 stud and Commercial ewes annually.
- Proven genetics
April shorn 2010 drop Poll rams.
Stud Benchmarking
- Pooginook has leading sires entered in the Merino sire evaluation.
- Pooginook had three client flocks entered in the Peter Westblade Memorial Merino Challange in 2010.
Breeding for performance
- All the breeder ewes are visually classed before joining.
- The hogget ewes are classed at 15 months and about 60% are retained by the stud.
- All ewes and rams in the stud are micron tested each year as an aid to selection.
- Ram and ewe weaners are body weighed at weaning and 300 days as well as fleece weighed and micron tested.
- All stud performance recording is submitted to Sheep Genetics to compile ASBV's to assist with classing and client ram selection.
Data Recording
- Electronic Identification (EID) was implemented at Pooginook 2008.
- All Stud performance records are kept using Practical Systems "Stockbook" software.
- Stock handling facilites include auto drafting capabilities to maximise the potential of EID and data recording.
Eye muscle and fat scanning
