August 2021
Newsletter
National SheepMaster™ Ram Sale
Parent Stud nr Albany
5th November 2021 Neil Garnett, founding breeder of SheepMaster™, believes that these are the two highest quality sires producers so far by the Parent Stud. They have both been progeny tested at the stud and will have produced approx. 300 lambs each from natural mating programs. Apollo was born March 2020 and Monarch January 2020. By the time they leave the stud they will have completed 4 intensive breeding programs. Their progeny will in uence SheepMaster™ Stud for many years to come. Sheepmaster™ Stud is pleased to make these quality sires available to our SheepMaster™ breeders to enhance the quality and pro le of SheepMaster™ animals for the shedding sheep industry in Australia.
Conditions of Sale
SheepMaster™ will retain 50% semen rights and will deliver the sires to the successful bidder’s property by the end of January 2022, free of charge. This will enable us to complete breeding obligations at the parent stud. For further information please contact Neil on 0418 855 406 or admin@sheepmaster.com.au
Pen One - Apollo 771
July 2021 Top Sale Sires in winter coats, Pen 1 & 2
Selection day, Dongara for National SheepMaster Mid-West Sale coming up on 8th October, 1pm at Mogumber
emperament and ease of handling
is a vital attribute in any animal breed. Poor temperament can be learnt through mismanagement. The cattle industry have developed di erent systems to score for temperament. SheepMaster™ is assessing all research into temperament and we will shortly announce our method for scoring this trait. The haired and shedding sheep industry in Australia has been criticised for poor temperament by competitors. I believe that shedding sheep require di erent handling to traditional breeds. They have a greater desire to live, thrive and maintain close, family orientated groups. This results in a stay at home animal with minimal stress on fencing and highly protective mothers. SheepMaster animals are highly intuitive, responsive to quiet, gentle handling, soft voice tone and de nitely no dogs in stock yards. In particular, they do not like to be in an area by themselves and most poor behaviour is a result of being isolated from their mates. SheepMaster selects for these positive management traits.
We welcome feedback & discussion re temperament and ease of handling
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This inaugural sale is an important milestone following on from the recent Ram Sale in Cobar, NSW. Geo Crabb, Des and Tristan Reed of Rainbows Rest Stud, Dongara are leading the sale with 20 excellent stud and commercial rams followed by 13 commercial rams from Liz & Peter Williams, Mogumber SheepMaster Stud. As this is the rst sale for SheepMaster Mid-West, we are realistic with regard to prices with the main aim being getting SheepMaster rams out there breeding in the northern region of WA
Des Reed, Dongara: “These sheep are bloody tough. They do exceptionally well on nothing.“ PH: 0427150072 Geo
Crabb, Rainbows Rest, Dongara
Next month: Let’s talk about leaving tails on
PH: 0418855406 Email admin@sheepmaster.com.au
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From Left: Andrew Hodgson; SheepMaster™ Consultant, Peter Williams; Mogumber Sheepmaster Stud, Des Reed; Rainbows Rest SheepMaster Stud, Neil Garnett; founding breeder and Geo Crabb; Rainbows Rest SheepMaster Stud with the lineup for the Ram Sale on 8 October 2021 at Mogumber, near New Norcia.
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