The Dohne’s influence over the national sheep flock during the past 18 years has been profound. The growth rates, carcass shape, fecundity, doing ability and quality apparel wool has the Dohne at the forefront of the Australian sheep industry.

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ADBA Mission Statement The Australian Dohne Breeders Association’s mission is to professionally develop a Superior Dual Purpose sheep with a Marketing Edge, which is Competitive in meeting the Present and Changing Needs of the Livestock Markets, the Consumer and the Industry.

THE ASSOCIATION seeks to achieve this mission by: • Maintaining the integrity of the breed whilst developing its positive traits, to achieve premiums in the market place, both nationally and internationally. • Developing breeder’s skills by providing high quality, accredited educational courses and practical workshops, which meet the diverse needs of the membership and the industry.

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JOHN NADIN Nationally, 2669 rams sold at auction characteristics of the Australian ADBA President for a 91% clearance and a $1603 sheep flock. OTHER BREEDS have been trying to average. Fertility is the ultimate profit emulate the Dohne, but the rigid Regardless of the current wool driver. Net Lambs Born (NLB) EBV breeding philosophy of nearly 100 market, commercial Dohne breeders advantage of Dohne rams that have years puts the Dohne a long way realise the importance of the entered the Merino Superior Sires ahead. ‘whole’ economic package; their comparison, averages 22% higher The Dohne is a credible breed wool achieves the same price as the than the Merino. recognised and respected throughout traditional Merino, they mark and The Dohne tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Chile is shaping up the industry. This has come about by wean 20-30% more lambs and the ‘doing ability’ is second to none. to be a magnificent event and I members producing a quality product The Dohne’s maternal, growth, have encouraged both stud and and an active council upholding the meat and fertility traits make it commercial Breeders to attend. founding objectives. suited to various self-replacing The real dual-purpose attributes Dohne breeders are to be production systems. This versatility coupled with fertility and hardiness congratulated on their sale results for has the Dohne responsible for has seen the Dohne become a major 2017 amidst a bullish wool market. the improvement in the maternal influence globally.

History Of The Dohne

SINCE ITS inception (South Africa and wool traits, it presented the been the foundation of the Dohne’s 1939) the aim of the Dohne has opportunity to have a true dual success. The following economic been well defined, with the breeding purpose sheep, which provided an traits are recorded: objective to improve meat, wool and alternative to the fine or medium • Body Weight at weaning and reproductive traits. wool Merinos, and specialist prime post weaning, The initial cross was between a lamb breeds or composites that have • Wool Weight and Fibre Diameter Peppin Merino and the German been traditionally used in sheep at post weaning, Mutton Merino. This was a “one off” enterprises. • Eye Muscle Depth and Fat Depth cross and progeny were interbred and The maternal qualities of the at post weaning. selected for high fertility, rapid lamb Dohne ewe proved perfect for Ethically, as an apparel wool growth, mothering abilities and the Australian conditions. They are producer the Dohne stands production of quality Merino wool. survivors – resilient and fertile. They alone with a natural bare breech The Dohne presented a very are natural mothers who produce eliminating the need for mulesing. different alternative for Australian quality apparel Merino wool and rear The popularity of the breed has sheep producers. The breed was first high performance lambs. seen the Dohne spread to all major introduced to Australia in 1998 and Full pedigree, modern objective sheep producing countries: the South the Australian breed society formed breeding techniques coupled with Americas, New Zealand and minor in 2000. stringent subjective classing to sheep producing countries: Russia, With emphasis on both meat maintain breed standards have North America, China.

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“The Dohne is the most profitable in varied locations, which is not surprising given their dual purpose nature”.

• The Curnows aim for a moderate framed, efficient and fertile Dohne ewe cutting an average of 5kg of 21 micron wool, and raising multiple lambs to weaning. Dohnes Push Gross Margin In Low Rainfall

CHRIS AND ANN CURNOW and decided to conduct an on-farm International, with a consignment Avon, Adelaide Plains South Australia comparison trial between Merino last June averaging 25.2kg dressed HEAVIER CARCASS weights, lambing and Dohne-Merino cross lambs. weight, and returning $170.15 ease and higher marking percentages “We compared the body and fleece (including a $7 skin). of Dohne sheep have resulted in a weights, and found the Dohnes Their 18 micron fleece sold for gross margin more than comparable had a 10kg liveweight advantage at 1081c/kg greasy (1855c/kg clean), with cropping for South Australian shearing,’’ Mr Curnow said. had a yield of 58 per cent, staple farmer Chris Curnow. A focus on nutrition for both rams length of 70mm and tensile strength Chris and his wife Ann farm 600ha and ewes prior to joining, combined of 26 Nktx. at Avon, on the Adelaide Plains, with pregnancy scanning for multiples Surplus sheep sales have been and run a flock of 700 Dohne ewes / singles and ewes crutched prior to strong for the Curnow family, with in conjunction with a cropping lambing have resulted in lamb marking classed-out hogget Dohne ewes enterprise. of 124 per cent. “Ewes are fed lupins (around 30 per cent) selling in 2017 The Curnows are members and barley prior to joining to maintain for $138 on AuctionsPlus. Dry ewes of a Sheep Connect sponsored their body condition score at 3.5-4 were sold off-shears to average $160 benchmarking group, and have a while rams are supplemented with and 32.4kg dressed weight. handle on just how profitable their 750grams a day of lupins for six weeks A former shearer, Mr Curnow Dohnes are. The flock generates a before joining,’’ Mr Curnow said. likes a bright, white fleece on a soft, wool income of $387/ha, livestock Ewes scanned with multiple lambs supple skin. He is working to maintain trading income of $480/ha and a are preferentially fed grain and adlib average fleece weights in the adult gross margin of $350/ha. Set in a hay in a containment area up to a ewes of 5kg, along with yield, tensile 320mm rainfall zone, the sandy loam fortnight before lambing in June. strength and comfort factor. The last country supports pastures of oats, All lambs are shorn in April with consignment of wool from the ewes vetch and clover for the sheep. the wethers finished in an on-farm averaged 20.4 micron, yielded 60.2 Around five years ago, Chris and containment feedlot for 10 weeks. per cent, had a staple strength of 36 Ann made the switch from a self- They are drafted into two mobs of Nktx, and sold for 886c/kg greasy replacing Merino flock to Dohnes on 32-45kg or 45kg plus liveweight and (1472c/kg clean). the recommendation of their sheep fed on barley (80 per cent), lupins Original article courtesy of consultant. Chris was searching for and pellets. The finished lambs are Kim Woods OutCross Media. an efficient, fertile, dual purpose ewe sold over-the-hooks to Thomas Foods Photo courtesy of Ben Simpson.

4 GROSS MARGINS Dohne In Pole Position GEOFF DUDDY Sheep Solutions Omanama, Queensland SHEEP INDUSTRY consultant and Lamb Forecasting Advisory Committee member, Geoff Duddy (pictured), Sheep Solutions, said the Dohne’s improved weaning percentages were a major profit driver within the industry and that the dual-purpose breed had a huge ability to capitalise on changes in the wool, sheep meat and breeding ewe values. “Dohnes compared favourably to every other breed or crossbreed on gross margin returns. Significant improvements in wool and trade lamb the breeding ewe base, increased focus earlier (or heavier) sale of replacement prices over the past 12 months have on animal health and welfare practice, breeding ewes and wether siblings, placed the Dohne into pole position”. selection based on a sire/breeds genetic reducing on-farm production costs Mr Duddy also said that the plain merit and the cost/benefit of sheep and increasing production efficiencies bodied, open faced and bare breeched meat and wool production. These (discussed in detail below). Dohne would continue to pressure the issues, combined with a declining Interestingly the average skin values Merino industry on improved animal national flock/breeding ewe base, and for Merino-style wools have averaged welfare and called for less reliance on a greater focus on dual-purpose and/or more than crossbred sucker (+$4.99) or mulesing. Sheep producers could expect composite breeds and crosses has seen older lamb skins (+$5.90) over the past a 10 per cent lift in production from an increased interest and accelerated 2 decades, with differences of between hybrid vigour by crossbreeding with the use of Dohne genetics nationally”. $10 to $14 in 2015-2016 in line with Dohne. “Driven by strong export demand, improvements in wool prices. As a In the report, The Dohne’s Role in the sheep meat remains the primary profit result gross returns for Dohne lambs are Australian Sheep Industry, Mr Duddy said driver, with Australia’s sheep industry’s generally greater than Merino lambs the Dohne is a true dual-purpose breed gross value of production - now and/or on par or above gross prime lamb option capable of performing in a variety estimated as 60:40 for meat (slaughter returns based on the combined carcass of environments. “The use of objective lambs, mutton, surplus ewe sales) and and skin values. testing programs and a focus on the wool (ABARE 2015)- across all sheep- The Dohne potentially offers major factors driving profit, performance based enterprises nationally”,said Mr. improved fecundity, fertility, mothering and efficiencies within sheep enterprises, Duddy. ability, growth rate to weaning and has seen the breed increase in number “Dohnes, as a true dual-purpose an ability to perform in a range of and importance in recent years. breed, are therefore increasingly environments (including pastoral areas). Continued improvements in wool and well positioned to benefit from Improvements in weaning rates, driven sheep meat returns ensure that the improvements in sheep meat, breeding principally through increased twin lamb Dohne will remain a major contributor to ewe and wool receipts”. survival, are a critical profit driver and a the maternal ewe base nationally”. In terms of mutton value the Dohne means for reducing costs/kg of product “Over the past two decades we typically produces a heavier, higher produced. have seen an ever-growing focus on yielding carcass than traditional medium Despite the Dohne’s comparatively improving fertility, fecundity, lamb framed Merino ewes. Breed growth rate heavier maternal body weights; their survival and growth rates, resilience of advantages also offer opportunities for ability to convert many poorer quality feeds and feed seldom grazed by the traditional Merino, improves pasture utilization efficiency. Vipond (2011) has The dual-purpose self-replacing nature and use of performance recording of shown that increasing lamb number per commercially relevant traits of the Australian Dohnes lends itself to: ewe reduces energy required by ~ 40% • Capitalising on short to long-term changes in wool/sheep meat and breeding per kg of carcass produced, improving ewe values. ewe and production efficiencies. Given • Use as both a terminal and maternal sire. also that ~ 60% of total annual feed • Increasing the national breeding ewe base. requirements are required for ewe • Retention of on-farm quality assurance status. maintenance (Fogarty et al 2005), • Improvements in lamb survival, growth rates, wool and meat production heavier mature ewe weights need not be efficiencies. a major concern if lamb turn-off remains • Improvements in ewe efficiency and resilience. appreciably higher compared to (say) a • Increased speed of genetic gain for replacement breeders (reduced generation traditional Merino ewe enterprise. interval, earlier mating of ewe progeny). For the full report go to http://dohne. • Reduced costs of production/improved benefit/cost ratios and therefore plays com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ an increasingly important role within the Australian Sheep Industry. THE-DOHNES-ROLE-IN-THE- AUSTRALIAN-SHEEP-INDUSTRY.pdf

5 GROSS MARGINS The Dohne Stacks Up Well Financially DR GRAHAM LEAN in economic activity that impacts on Agrivet Business Consultancy the demand for wool. Hamilton, Victoria There were no wool stockpile GRASSGRO COMPUTER MODELLING sales in this 10 year period so About GrassGro that abnormal supply was not GRASSGRO® is a CSIRO developed detrimentally affecting prices, computer program that models the something that would not be returns and productivity of different anticipated to occur in the future. sheep and beef cattle enterprises Meat prices were based on the last over the long term. It uses soil, 10 year real (inflation adjusted) meat weather data, financial data and prices as quoted by MLA. animal production traits to simulate a The simulations were based on the grazing system. three flocks grazing highly improved GrassGro® calculates animal and fertilized perennial ryegrass production and subsequent financial and sub clover pastures at Hamilton performance for each year and Victoria, phalaris and sub clover presents the average for the simulated pasture at Kybybolite SA and an period as well as the variation in annual grass and medic pasture at results over the simulated period. Roseworthy SA. These three locations GrassGro® has been validated were chosen to provide a comparison numerous times in different Australian adjusted) prices for wool based on of performance at higher rainfall locations (Donnelly et al. 2002). weekly AWEX quotes for the last 10 (approximately 685mm, 525mm, and Prices were based on real (inflation years to reflect the normal variation 490mm respectively). 10 Year Analysis – Dohne Most Profitable THIS ANALYSIS modelled the Dohne, that the breed’s objective has been The profitability of the low fine wool Merinos and a crossbred well implemented over the last 50 rainfall site at Roseworthy in South Prime Lamb enterprise run in three years. Australia, is reduced due to heavy different environments and found The gross margin performance supplementary feeding due to time the Dohne is more profitable based over the three sheep enterprises of lambing, which in actual fact is on the last 10 year prices whether it in the three different locations is likely to be largely supplied at no is being run in high, medium or low summarised in Figure 1 (below). direct cost from stubbles in this rainfall environments. The Dohne is the most profitable location. It would appear that the adoption in all three locations, with the At the medium rainfall site all three of objective measurement and order of the enterprises unchanged enterprises benefited from higher modern breeding tools has meant depending on the location. lambing percentages due to better survival rates. Thus benefiting the prime lamb enterprise. The Dohne sheep perform well in this analysis, which is not surprising given their dual purpose nature and the high prices that have been on offer for meat and wool over the last 10 years. Of course, like any enterprise, poor management or animal health issues could easily erode these advantages, so to realise this potential, good management inputs are required, just as it would be with the other enterprises. Further, breed averages have been analysed in this paper. Individual flocks could have better genetics in either of these three breeds, which Dohne Fine Merino Prime Lamb ▪ ▪ ▪ will change the financial outcome significantly. • Figure 1: The Dohne is the most profitable in all three locations.

6 GROSS MARGINS Current Commodity Price Analysis DR GRAHAM LEAN extent by Graham and White (2005), to higher lamb losses at lambing at Agrivet Business Consultancy whose analysis predates recent the high rainfall location. Hamilton, Victoria higher wool and meat prices. More survive after lambing at the THIS REPORT updates the previous The gross margin performance over medium rainfall location. paper with current commodity the three sheep enterprises in the In conclusion, the Dohne stacks prices, rather than 10-year long term two different locations is summarised up well financially on current prices average prices. in Figure 2 (below). and its performance is testament to Despite extremely high superfine The Dohne is the most profitable clearly stated breeding objective and wool prices currently, which makes in the medium rainfall location, but achieving that through the efficient the fine wool Merino very profitable, has the same profitability as the implementation of modern genetics the Dohne sheep still perform well in fine wool Merino in the high rainfall tools. this analysis. location. For the full report go to http:// This is in line with results from Lamb sales at the high rainfall dohne.com.au/wp-content/ previous analyses that have been location are reduced in comparison uploads/2016/08/DOHNES-HOW- undertaken by this author and to an to the medium rainfall location due THEY-STACK-UP-FINANCIALLY.pdf

▪ Dohne ▪ Fine Merino ▪ Prime Lamb • Figure 2: Gross margins of three enterprises in high and medium rainfall locations.

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FERTILITY - THE ULTIMATE PROFIT DRIVER “Fertility is one of the main drivers for profit in the sheep flock, and certainly a key measure in assessing flock reproduction and genetic improvement in studs”.

• Wal Barker “Cooroora”, Grenfell, New South Wales. The ‘Best Of Both Worlds’

WAL BARKER years means we don’t need to cull versatility. “They are a true dual BARKER TRADING PARTNERSHIP heavily”, he said. purpose type, with fertility, growing Cooroora Grenfell, New South Wales Mr Barker said Dohnes were quality wool, and meat products. “BOTH CARCASS and wool quality chosen as a true dual purpose sheep They aren’t fussy sheep, they eat are achievable using dual purpose with quality of wool that couldn’t be anything and are non-selective Dohne genetics”, says Wal. picked apart from Merinos. With a grazers, unlike Merinos. They suit the He owns and leases land for his 20.2-micron average fibre diametre, country here well”, he said. mixed farming enterprise across a Mr Barker said he looked for “We have lambing rates of 100 total of 1821 hectares. desirable wool quality, including style per cent in our maidens, and average Previously a pure Merino breeder and density. 120pc over the entire flock, which is of many years, Mr Barker said they Lambs are sold over the hooks good. Dohnes have high fertility and changed to Dohnes when the wool to Southern Meats at Goulburn, are good mothers. They look after prices slumped and did not pick up targeting the 24 kilogram carcass their lambs well, which increases for 15 years. weight specifications. lamb survival rates”. “We were selling wether lambs With wool prices at a record high, Mr Barker said he was conservative and thought we’d better have a Dohne breeders might have the best with his current numbers because he better body”, he said. of both worlds at the moment with was a mixed farmer, so made sure Mr Barker now joins 3400 pure the ability to produce high quality he wasn’t overstocked. However, he Dohne ewes to lamb in September. fleeces and carcasses that meet intends to build his flock size in the His flock is self-replacing and he market specifications. coming years. retains up to 90 per cent of the ewe Running a commercial Dohne Original article courtesy of lambs each year. flock of a total of 5000 sheep, Mr Hannah Powe, The Land, New South Wales. “Breeding Dohnes for so many Barker said commercial Dohnes have

9 FERTILITY - THE ULTIMATE PROFIT DRIVER Moir Increased Lambing Percentages GREG MOIR Amelup Estate, Amelup, Western Australia Figures Have Skyrocketed THERE is no silver bullet when it comes to the perfect breed of sheep, but when RAY, TERRI & JUSTIN EDWARDS Western Australian farmer Greg Moir, Ravensthorpe, Western Australia his son Darren and son-in-law Paul RAY, Terri and Justin Edwards are strong proponents of the Dohne breed. Dohnes Richardson came across the Dohne, they are well suited to the family’s Ravensthorpe mixed sheep and livestock enterprise, knew they were close. the farm’s heavy country and the no-fuss management system the family stands by. “Five years ago we were sick of Dohnes came into the picture in 2007 following a spate of years in which relying on the wool industry and went Ray started to notice a decline in the farm’s lambing percentages. Achieving looking for a dual-purpose sheep”, Greg somewhere in the vicinity of 75-80pc had become the norm – and that was in said. “After searching high and low for a good year. Anecdotal evidence from friends and neighbours throughout the the perfect sheep we soon realised there district suggested that others were achieving much higher figures using the Dohne were no silver bullets for the ultimate breed, while also maintaining a solid wool clip. breed”, Paul said. Father and son pair Ray and Justin have seen a marked increase in their lambing “We needed a breed that could percentages in the years since Dohnes were introduced. Since buying their first basically look after itself and fit around Dohne rams in 2007 the figures have skyrocketed to more than 110pc. This year our cropping program, and one of the they marked 117pc. best things about the Dohne is that they are a self-replacing flock, which was the main reason we decided to go into them. Our Dohnes seem to have by at least 10pc to 15pc. “This year we will drop our first the ability to keep their condition and “We have always achieved good purebred Dohnes and we will continue the lambs aren’t born and try to die like lambing percentages, even with our to produce lambs until our entire flock Merinos”, Paul said. Merinos we were getting 90pc lambs on is pure Dohnes. The best thing about Since shifting to the Dohne breed, the ground, but now with the Dohnes the Dohne is we can get a prime lamb Greg said they have seen an increase we are getting 117pc which is quite a price, not a Merino price, in the market in their average lambing percentage difference”, Greg said. place”, Greg said.

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*Paddock Bred *High Fertility *Dual Purpose FERTILITY - THE ULTIMATE PROFIT DRIVER Dohnes Utilise Feed Better COLIN BLACK Laura, South Australia SOUTH AUSTRALIAN farmer Colin Black first introduced Dohne rams to his livestock program about five years ago, and was immediately impressed with the results. He has since completed the transition from Merino to Dohne rams and has reported a 20 per cent increase in lambing rates. The two, three and four-year-old ewes are before shearing, the Dohne lambs slowly, but after that I decided it’d mated to Dohne rams and the older were a lot heavier and were much be easier to do it all at once and I ewes are mated to White Suffolk rams better doers than the pure Merino was confident the results would be – a practice Mr Black has continued lambs. When I pulled out my top 100 there”, he said. from his time running Merinos. wethers to sell in-wool, 70pc of the “In doing so I have increased my “Five years ago I mated one mob to top 100 were Dohnes, even though lambing by 20pc, and they are a Dohne rams because I wanted to plain just one-third of all the lambs were more robust and quicker maturing down a bit”, he said. “I put a different Dohnes”. lamb than the Merino. I think that colour tag in the Dohne lambs at Mr Black planned on gradually Dohne lambs utilise feed better when tailing so I could tell the difference introducing Dohnes across the things are tough, so our ewes stayed between them and the Merinos. All property, but the first year results in good condition all summer”. the Dohne and Merino lambs were inspired him to make the switch “Dohne lambs are also definitely treated the same and run together in sooner. stronger at birth – I’m sure that’s the same mob when weaned”. “I was going to do one mob to what has helped us up our lambing “When the lambs were crutched Dohnes each year and do the change percentage”.

Key Profit Driver

NEALE AND KATHERINE HOLT Wedderburn, Victoria WITH FERTILITY the main catch-cry of Victorian producers Neale and Katherine Holt, a change to the Dohne breed was inevitable. The Holts made the switch to Dohne rams in 2009, “GET THE DOHNE ADVANTAGE” despite having more than 100 years of Merino breeding  Self replacing breed, true dual purpose, dual income. behind them. The aim for the Holts is to breed a low  Easy care, tough breed, suited to a variety of climatic conditions. maintenance, non-mulesed, highly fertile flock. “Fertility  was the major factor when we decided to change AERO stock produce well nourished, soft handling bright wool.  breeds because it is the key profit driver”, Mr. Holt said. Highly fertile, great mothers, the Dohne ewe is an excellent “We decided to mate all our ewes in the self-replacing prime lamb dam. flock to Dohnes and I was amazed the difference it made in the lambing just by using the Dohne rams over the Merino ewes”, Mr Holt said. “Our lambing percentage lifted five to 10 per cent in our first mating”. The switch coincided with a decision to increase flock numbers and Mr. Holt said the higher fertility of the Dohne would help achieve this goal quicker. “With Dohnes it appears you don’t need to run as many ewes to breed a lot of lambs because they can achieve lambing percentages between 100pc to 120pc”, he said. “They tick all the boxes when it comes to the profit drivers of an operation”, Mr. Holt said. Champion Dohne Fleece Exhibit “They have good fertility and mothering ability, good 2017 Australian Sheep & Wool Show, Bendigo Victoria growth rates and top carcass traits”. ENQUIRIES WELCOME Melton, Victoria Stud Principal: Stephen Reddie 0409 420 452 [email protected] Stud Classer: Michael Elmes 0429 847 552 GLEN HOLME DOHNES HOME OF A LARGE SELECTION OF AUSTRALIA’S TOP PERFORMANCE GENETICS www.glenholmedohnes.com

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BRUCE PEAT Riverside Meats, Echuca Victoria MR PEAT runs lambs in 48ha blocks of saltbush, and supplements with barley, mineral mix and silage. Average daily gains are 350 grams across the 45-50 day feed period. Mr Peat has been impressed with the Dohne’s easy care traits, fertility and mothering ability. He said the continued challenge of the wholesale meat industry was the catalyst for his company Riverside Meats to explore new ways to market lamb. The family launched a branded saltbush Dohne product, Three Rivers Specialty Meats, in 2016. “When we started marketing the lamb, we didn’t know where it would take us,’’ Mr Peat said. They’ve been successful in raising the awareness of the trade to the different eating qualities between lamb breeds. • Bruce Peat value adding his Dohne lambs. “The comment we get is that it’s a sweet meat with no lanolin taste or 5000 lambs a week so have to do Three Rivers Specialty Meats has fattiness, and a lot of the chefs have something different to be rewarded been nominated for the Delicious been using the fat in their sauces for what we do. The Dohne has been Magazine produce awards. to bring out the flavour. We are not good to us and the benefits have Original article courtesy of big operators – we process about been enormous”. Kim Woods, OutCross Media.

13 MEAT / GROWTH RATES Dohne Gamble Pays Off STEVE GAMBLE WYALKATCHEM, Western Australia WYALKATCHEM producer Steve Gamble was quite chuffed to learn • Elders that his Dohne lambs had won Wyalkatchem WAMMCO’s Producer of the Month district wool title for March, 2017. manager At his instigation, the Gamble Russell Wood cousins, Steve and David, switched (left), Steve Gamble and their sheep genetics from pure his daughter Merino to Dohne in 2005 because Sasha. of a disappointing trendline for wool and brighter prospects for prime lamb. “Once we adjusted to the prevalence of small lambs at lambing, better organised but also easier and marketing criteria. The company and saw how rapidly the Dohnes because of benefits like a lower risk of supplies up to 1000 prime lambs a matured and grew, we quickly flystrike”. year, mainly to WAMMCO with the tail realised that the change would pay The winning draft of lambs from going to the Muchea Livestock Centre. off”, Steve said. Gamble & Co, consisted of 206 Dohne “Apart from the remnants of some “I believe they are more drought lambs delivered straight from lupin medic pastures and an annual crop tolerant than Merinos, still grow a stubbles processed at Katanning of lupins for stubbles and to keep the handy clip of wool and consistently on March 29. They averaged 22.78 silos full, the lambs have run entirely on deliver more than 100 per cent kilograms to return $136.01 per head natural pastures”, Steve said. lambs. – with 99.5pc of the consignment Original article courtesy of WAMMCO Our sheep management is probably meeting WAMMCO’s processing International, Western Australian. MEAT / GROWTH RATES Dohnes More Profitable For Walgett District CHRIS CLEMSON “Generally our Dohne lambs will Clemson & Hiscox and Co, average between 24 and 27 kilos Walgett New South Wales dead weight, which is on average ACCORDING to Walgett agent and about 4 or 5 kilos heavier than what Dohne advocate, Chris Clemson we’re getting out of the Merinos. In (pictured) it was probably about 13 some cases Dohnes are up to 7 to 8 years ago that the predominantly kilos heavier, which at $6 a kilo is a Merino sheep flocks they relied on fair bit of money”. weren’t doing all that well. Chris summarised the advantages Lamb production, specifically of the Dohne over the ordinary “getting enough weight on our Merino by saying, “If you’re getting lambs”, was an up-hill battle, prior an extra 6 kilos well it’s $36 a head to the introduction of Dohnes. “The more”. market seemed to be going to 25 The figures for the older ewes kilo plus lambs, and we had a lot of were also very impressive as Chris Merino lambs” only in that 16 to 20 fertility with the Dohnes and we explained, “We found that older kilo range. don’t have the trouble with fly-strike Merino ewes, were in that 19 to He continued by praising the that we used to have with Merinos 24 kilos range; whereas the Dohne fertility of the Dohne adding, as they’re very clean around the ewes are generally in 26 to 32 kilos “We’ve got a lot of Dohne lambs breech and around the head. We’re dressed weight. So at $3 to $4 a kilo going through the feedlot. We’re finding our growers are very happy for an extra 6 kilos it’s at least an getting a lot better results with with them”. extra $18 for your older ewe “. Dohnes Win Paddock To Plate Competitions

RICHARD & SARAH JOHNSTON Esk Farm, Longford, Tasmania DOHNES have been successful for Tasmanian sheep producers Richard and Sarah Johnston. The couple won the Campbell Town show’s Paddock to Plate competition twice in a row with second cross Dohne lambs. The lambs averaged 56kg live weight, had a carcass weight of 26.8kg and dressed at 49pc. The carcass from their winning heavy export and overall team scored a perfect 50 points, with the pen of three amassing a total aggregate of 97 from 100 points. The winning carcass (pictured right) had a live weight of 55 kilograms and yielded 49.61 per cent for a dressed weight of 27kg. Adding further validation to the Johnston’s breeding program, their second entry (of the same breeding) placed second in the heavy export section. The lambs were all grass finished at Esk Farm. Annual Sale Annual Sale Thursday 2nd August 2018 @ 1pm O’Brien Dohne Merino Wudinna Show Grounds www.obriendohne.com Contact: Darren 0419 772 173 Thursday 2nd August 2018 @ 1pm Wudinna Show Grounds www.obriendohne.com Contact: Darren 0419 772 173 Gullendah Dohne Stud

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16 VERSATILITY “Self-replacing mules-free flock with high performance meat and wool productivity”. Gullendah Dohne Stud

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Inspection: 10am Sale: 1pm 120 Dohne Rams for Sale

CONTACT: Andrew Hughes Peter Hughes +612 6367 9236 +612 6367 9235 [email protected] [email protected] • Nick (left) and Simon Panizza, Williams, know there is a place for sheep alongside the family cropping enterprise. w gullendah.com.au facebook.com/gullendah/ Sheep Part Of The Panizza Plan

Gullendah has exported ewes and rams to Chile and semen to New Zealand. NICK AND SIMON PANIZZA Sheep make up 20 per cent of and we base those decisions on wool Williams, Western Australia the Panizza enterprise, with canola, traits mainly. Then the next 35pc THE PANIZZA family operation barley, oats and hay making up the or so go to the crossie ram. Those in Williams might be focused on remaining 80pc. are usually the ones with a bit less cropping, but brothers Nick and There are about 5000 purebred quality in the wool but still have Simon Panizza know there is a place Dohne ewes mated every year, with those carcass traits we’re after and for, and a value in, running sheep. half mated back to Dohne rams the remaining ewe lambs go on the Nick and Simon have both returned for replacements and wool quality, truck”. to the farm to work alongside while the other half are mated to the The philosophy is the same when their parents and grandparents in White Suffolk. selecting for wool and carcass traits the 5000 hectare mixed enterprise Those numbers fit nicely into the when it comes to rams. and say the family has always run Panizza operation, allowing the “At the moment in terms of the sheep on their owned and leased replacement selection to be a strict wool side of things for the Dohnes, properties. process. we’re trying to really focus on yield “We moved here from Southern “We sell the wether lambs and and a clean fleece”, Nick said. Cross in 2003 and we’ve had Dohne select replacements from the ewe “We’re pretty happy with our clean ewes since then”, Nick said. lambs, but because we’re happy fleece weights but yield wise we’re “We’ve found the fertility of the with the numbers we’ve got at the looking at somewhere around 65 Dohnes is better than Merinos and moment, we can pick and choose and we’d like to get closer to 70 so they’ve got the meat side of things from the ewe lambs at classing”, we’ve been pushing towards that in too, but their growth rates really Nick said. recent years”. stand out and that’s why we favour “So when we class them we Original article courtesy of Courtney Walsh, the Dohnes. They’re also great usually keep about 50pc of the ewe Farm Weekly, Western Australia. mothers”. hoggets to go to the Dohne rams

17 VERSATILITY Dohnes Prove Their Advantage In Northern NSW

JUSTIN O’BRIEN A consignment of 597 Dohne Cryon Station lambs were sold to Fletcher Walgett, New South Wales International, Dubbo, in May 2017 THE COMBINED carcass and wool for $6.50/kg dressed at an average • Justin value of Dohnes is proving the goods live weight of 60kg. O’Brien The average carcass weight was in a vertically integrated broadacre at Cryon cropping operation in northern New 28.7kg and the average value Station, including skins of $14, was $200.66. South Wales. Walgett, “The last lot of lambs yielded The O’Brien family of Walgett value NSW. add their cereal and pulse crops 47.9% and we use that feedback through an on-farm sheep feedlot, to fine tune the feeding program,’’ turning off up to 8000 Dohne mixed Justin said. “We know if it is a 55kg sex lambs a year to the domestic and lamb at exit, it will dress at 25.5kg. export markets. We never had any problems with fat The lambs are produced by the 5% pellets. Average daily live weight cover – they are a leaner animal with family’s 4000 Dohne ewe flock and gains are 280 to 300 grams to give a less wastage for the butcher”. also sourced from other regional net feed conversion of one kilogram “It was a business decision to commercial purebred flocks. of body weight to four kilograms of pursue the meat market and it’s been The lambs have a week’s induction grain consumed. a good one. The Dohnes are easy to in the 3500 head capacity feedlot on Lambs enter at 35kg live weight for manage, are highly fertile, do well in a barley, faba bean and pellet ration an eight-week feeding period, while the feedlot and yield well”. then move on to self feeders with lambs 40kg plus are fed four to six Orginal article courtesy of 75% barley, 20% faba beans and weeks, with exit live weights at 50kg. Kim Woods, Outcross Media. Bare Breech Equals No Mulesing

CRAIG BASHAM “Yallawa” Wakool, New South Wales WAKOOL district sheep producer Craig Basham said the decision to focus on breeding Dohne as the basis of his family’s sheep enterprise was due to their bare breech, so he didn’t have to mules. Mr Basham along with his wife, Tammy, and son, Bradley, run 2000 Dohne ewes in a self-replacing flock alongside 170 cows on the 2630 • Bradley, Craig and Tammy Basham with their three-year-old Dohne ewes with lambs. hectare property, “Yallawa”, which has been in the family since 1957 “The sheep are a nice square type wether lambs at a heavy weight when his grandfather started share which is what we want for our prime straight off their mothers and the farming. lamb production”, he said. “We are latest load of 600 lambs, averaged Prime lamb production had carried not concentrating so much on the $152 a head”, he said. “It is a good the family for many years with the wool as I want a naturally plainer result especially knowing 500 were traditional first-cross ewe joined to body. We are cutting five kilograms only four to five months”. Poll Dorset rams previously preferred. fleece across the whole flock It was an exceptional return, and But before Mr Basham purchased the measuring 19 to 21 microns”, he said. Mr Basham said they were probably property from his parents in 2013, he “I think that is very good considering some of the better lambs he has bred. had started to look for an alternative we have averaged above 130 per cent “They were really nice square lambs ewe base. lambs over the past five years. You which is what we are aiming for”, he “I became disappointed by the can’t expect the ewe to grow a lot of said. “Our target market is basically the low returns we were getting for our wool and produce a lot of lambs”. local trade through the supermarkets, first-cross wool, so we looked for a Although Mr Basham said he about 22 kilograms (carcass weight) more profitable type”, he said. “After received $40 to $50 a fleece for his and finished on improved pasture and considering other breeds, the Dohne wool, having lambs survive through to irrigated lucerne”. were attractive for their bare breech, market weight is what he aims at. Original article courtesy of Stephen Burns, so we don’t have to mules”. “We can sell our pure Dohne The Land, New South Wales.

18 VERSATILITY Dohnes Fit The Bill At South Stirlings

ASHTON HOOD South Stirlings, Western Australia IN HIS own words Ashton Hood isn’t doing “anything too special” with the Dohne sheep flock he runs with his family at South Stirlings. But the fact that they are looking to increase sheep numbers and are sticking with Dohnes after first trying them six years ago is a good sign. “Prior to trying Dohnes we were buying in Merino ewes to produce prime lambs and six years ago we decided to move to a self-replacing ewe flock”, Ashton said “We were looking for something other than a Merino because it was around the time the live export industry was going through some turmoil. While we were looking for a breed that could satisfy our self-replacing need, we also wanted something that would produce lambs that appealed to the domestic market and wouldn’t compromise on the wool side of things too much”. While building their pure Dohne ewe numbers up, the Hoods were still buying in ewes to mate for crossbred lambs. “We were doing half and half with our own ewes and buying in ewes to mate for prime lamb production”, Ashton said”.This year will be the first year that we have mated all our own Dohne ewes and haven’t had to buy any in”. Despite the choice to go into Dohnes being based more on • South Stirlings farmer Ashton Hood is pretty pleased with a decision a lamb production criteria, the fact that their wool is up there to switch to a self-replacing Dohne ewe flock six years ago. with Merinos is paying dividends. “The money in wool is phenomenal at the moment and it is good that we were able to tap into that by running the pure Dohnes”, Ashton said. “Wool prices look like they will hold up long term, so hopefully we can take advantage of that”. Babirra Dohnes Another benefit of the Dohnes according to Ashton comes Stud prefix: BA Stud number: 35 at lambing time. “They are very fertile and look after their Stansbury, South Australia lambs well. They seem hardier than a Merino and we generally hit 100 per cent lambing across the board without any extra 2018 CALENDAR SALES effort”, he said. They have no specific market for lambs, they just look to Babirra On-Property Sale target the best price with wether lambs sold as prime lambs. Tuesday, August 21st “Abattoirs certainly don’t have a problem with Dohne

lambs – ours don’t have any issue finding buyers, generally Babirra Mt Pleasant Dohne Ram Sale the lambs make good weights without any extra feeding”, Monday, September 10th Ashton said. “Initially we were looking for a bit more meat through our ram choice and there was always a focus on not losing wool quality, but we may swing down the wool line a little more this year. We achieve pretty good wool cut now, averaging about 5-5.5kg a head, year-in, year-out”, Ashton said. “One thing I have noticed in the six years since we went into Dohnes is that the genetics in the Dohne rams has really improved. There are some very good Dohne rams out there and a lot more of them”. “We run a sizeable cropping operation (2400 hectares comprising canola, barley and wheat) in conjunction with the sheep, so the sheep operation must fit in with it to a certain extent. With the lambs going onto stubbles they normally hit the weights pretty well without any extra help”. “We are running 2800 ewes at the moment, but will look to lift that to 3000. The good thing about Dohnes is they are easy to manage and integrate well with the cropping OJD Status – MN3v Accredited Brucellocis-Free program”, Ashton said. Contact – Craig: Ph (08) 88 525 000; Mobile 0427 525 000 Original article courtesy of Travis King, Farm Weekly, Western Australia. Robert: (08) 88 524 200; Mobile 0427 524 200 Email: [email protected] 19 VERSATILITY

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As usual, Far Valley has continued its 8 year trend of finish the majority of the male portion of the lamb drop gradually raising wool cuts on their Dohnes to bring the and sell as sucker lamb. Add the 5 year average woolcut WPP%(Wool Production Potential) up to 5.6. Whilst its of 5.35 kgs and rising, of 19 micron wool and we have taken quite a few years, its starting to pay dividends, with a ewe that has the capability of making the Commercial the help of higher wool prices. grower a very good return on investment. The Commercial success of our clients, remains upmost Last years ewe lambs when shorn in April cut an average in our mind at all times and with a large Commercial flock of 3kgs, 18.3 micron and 80mm length and sold for over ourselves, it makes it easier for us to test and measure the $13.00/kg greasy. performance of our Commercial ewes. Have mated those ewe lambs, but have not pregnancy High Fertility, excellent milking ability and the fast tested them as of yet, so not sure of end result. robust growth of our lambs enable us in most seasons to You do the sums…Wool, Meat = hard to beat !!! PRODUCTIVITY “All-round productivity” Dohne Productivity Versus Other Breeds

Dohne Synergy – Hard To Ignore

JOHN SCOTNEY Badgingarra, Western Australia DOHNES play a vital role in the Scotney family operation at Badgingarra, located 200km north of Perth in Western Australia. The Scotneys have been farming their home property at Badgingarra for 25 years and have always had sheep in the equation; currently they run 5000 Dohne breeding ewes. “When we moved here the area was much more sheep-focused than it was towards cropping but as with everywhere, that’s gradually changed. Here we sit at about 70 per • Badgingarra producer John Scotney says there are too many synergies between his cent crop, 30pc sheep which we find Dohne operation and his cropping program to imagine farming without them. is a good balance”, John said. The Scotneys tried a few different run down. “Some years they do get sheep is to try to keep the operation breeds initially but settled on a bit of a tough trot, but we find the as simple as possible. We bring them Dohnes as the most profitable and Dohnes handle it well”, John said. into the yards as little as we can and easy maintenance breed for their “Just before harvest, we bring let them take care of themselves a lot environment. them into portable yards for of the time”. “We were looking for that real weaning then the lambs go back “At the end of the day, they dual-purpose animal and liked the into the paddock they’ve come complement our cropping program growth, fertility and wool traits of from so they’re familiar with their through strategic crop grazing and the Dohnes”. surroundings”, John said. the role clover-based pastures have “We lamb in the Spring, and found “We leave them there for about within our crop rotation – so putting we were able to increase our lambing a week while we’re taking off the a bit of work into them is absolutely percentage and we are also able, canola and as soon as there are some worth it. In terms of weed control during the seeding period, to treat stubble paddocks available they head their value is clear, but with prices the ewes as a dry animal because it’s onto those. Once there are enough where they are these days, they’re so early into their pregnancy at that stubbles, the entire flock follows the fairly profitable on their own too”. point and they don’t need too much header and those stubbles sustain “There’s too many synergies looking after”. the flock until late summer. We find between cropping and sheep that The tightest period of the year the Dohnes do well on the stubbles I can’t imagine farming without for the Scotneys is the lead up to because we’re often able to get a first them”, John Scotney said. harvest when the ewes have lambs draft of lambs off by late February”. Original article courtesy of Courtney Walsh, at foot and the feed base is getting “I guess our philosophy with the Farm Weekly, Western Australia.

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AUSTRALIAN SHEEP BREEDING VALUES – ASBV’S

Weaning Body Weight (WWT) Yearling Clean Fleece Weight (YCFW) Dohne Grades X Year

6.0 25000 8.0 ASBVs - What Does It All Mean? 7.0 Weaning Body Weight (WWT) 5.0 Yearling Clean Fleece Weight (YCFW) Dohne Grades X Year R C UR 6.0 3217 6.0 20000 2815 25000 4057 8.04.0Clean Fleece Weight (YCFW): 5.0 3414 5.0 7.0 4.0 R C UR 2352 2848 3.0 heritability : moderate 30% 1644 2830 2100 Weaning Body Weight (WWT) Dohne Grades X Year 3217 2691 2059 2136 6.0 Yearling Clean Fleece Weight (YCFW) 3.0 2226 20000 2815 15000 1446 2455 4.06.0 4057 2047 5.02.0 2.0 25000 2373 3517 2241 8.0 1272 2267 3795 3342 3414 4.0 1.0 2352 2848 1995 3.0 7.0 1644 Count 1733 5.0 R C UR 2691 2830 2100 3236 1.0 2059 100002136 3.0 ASBV YCFW (%) 0.0 15000 2226 6.0 1446 3217

WWT ASBV (kg) 2455 20000 2047 2815 2.04.0 2.0 -1.0 2373 4057 3517 2241 16063 15979 5.00.0 1272 2267 3795 3342 14043 14707 13043 1.0 -2.0 1995 3414 12185 Count 1733 2848 11711 4.0 2352 645 10796 10983 11640 11195 5000 3236937 10454 1.03.0 10000 1644 2830 2100 9124 YCFW ASBV ASBV YCFW (%) 0.0-1.0 2691 2059 2136 3.0 15000 2226 WWT ASBV (kg) 1446 -1.0 2455 16063 Year of drop 2047 15979 4426 0.02.0 2.0 Fibre Diameter (YFD):2373 14043 14707 3517 2241 1272 13043 2267 3795 3342 -2.0 Year of drop 11711 12185 1.0 645 107961995 10983 11640 111950 Count 5000 937 104541733 -1.0 heritability : high 55% 912420033236 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 1.0 10000

YCFW ASBV ASBV YCFW (%) 0.0 Yearling Fibre Diameter (YFD) Year of Birth WWT ASBV (kg) 0.2 4426 -1.0 Post WeaningYear of dropBody Weight (PWT) 16063 15979 0.0 14043 14707 Year of drop 4.0 0.1 13043 -2.0 0 11711 12185 645 10796 10983 11640 11195 Dohne Ram Grades X Year 0.1 5000 2003937 200410454 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 -1.0 3.5 Yearling Fibre Diameter (YFD) 9124 Year of Birth 12000 Post Weaning Body Weight (PWT) 0.23.0 0.0 Year of drop 4426 4.0 0.12.5 -0.1 R C UR Year of drop 0 1899 Dohne Ram Grades X Year 10000 3.5 0.12.0 -0.1 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 1526 • Fleece measurements are taken between 270 and 540 2378 Yearling Fibre Diameter (YFD) 12000 0.01.5 -0.2 3.0 days0.2 of age, when the animal has a minimum of 150 Year of Birth Post Weaning Body Weight (PWT) 1513 1705 1.0 -0.2 1371 2.5 -0.1days of wool growth R C UR 8000 866 1290 4.0 0.1 1440 1334 1352 1495 1899 1358 2.0 -0.10.5 -0.3 10000 Dohne Ram Grades1526 X Year 773 1149 0.1 1363 3.5 YFD ASBV (micron) 2378 1078 1601 1.5 • -0.2Being0.0 a dual purpose breed we aim to maintain a meat -0.3 12000 654 1194 1449 PWT ASBV (kg) 1311 0.0 6000 1826 1501 3.0 1705

to wool ratio that does not impede fertility. 1513 Count 1.0 -0.2-0.5 -0.4 1371 968 1093 -0.1 8000 866 1290 2.5 R C UR 1440 1334 1352 1495 -1.0 1899 1358 0.5 -0.3 10000 773 1149 2.0 -0.1 1363 1526 4000 YFD ASBV (micron) 7557 7605 1078 2378 1601 7011 0.0 -0.3 654 1194 1449 6431 PWT ASBV (kg) Year of1311 drop 1.5 -0.2 6000 1826 1501 6038 451 5401 5699 5673 5435 -0.5 -0.4 Year of drop • Mid side samplesCount are 968taken at the same1093 time as Clean1513 1705 4869 4813 5092 5067 1.0 -0.2 1371 534 8000 866 1290 2000 -1.0 Fleece Weight 1440 1334 1352 1495 0.5 -0.3 1358 Fibre Diameter Coefficient of 4000 773 1149 2010 Yearling Fibre Diameter1363 Coefficient of Variation7557 7605 YFD ASBV (micron) 1078 7011 1601 0.0 -0.3 Year of drop • The aim is to maintain654 Fibr(YFDCV)e Diameter between1194 6431 the 1449 PWT ASBV (kg) 6000 6038 1311 1826 0 451 5699 5673 1501 VariationPost Weaning Eye (YFDCV): Muscle Depth (PEMD) 0.3 5401 5092 5435 5067 Year of drop Count 4869 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 -0.5 -0.40.7 medium to fine 534wool 968range 48131093 0.2 2000 -1.0 Year of Birth heritability : moderate 30% 4000 2010 0.6 Yearling Fibre Diameter Coefficient of Variation 0.1 7557 7605 7011 (YFDCV) Weaning Body Weight (WWT) 6431 Dohne Grades X Year Year of drop 0.0 0 6038 Yearling Clean FleeceDohne Weight Ewe (YCFW)Grades X Year Post Weaning Eye Muscle Depth (PEMD) 0.3 451 5401 5699 5673 5435 Year of drop 0.5 2003 20044869 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20135092 2014 2015 20165067 0.7 6.0-0.1 534 4813 25000 0.2 Weaning2000 Weight (WWT):Year of Birth 8.0 12000 -0.2 0.40.1 2010 0.6 Yearling Fibre Diameter Coefficient of Variation 5.0 7.0 1318 R C UR heritability : high 20% R C UR 1289 -0.3 3217 0.0 (YFDCV) 0 Dohne Ewe Grades X Year 6.0 10000 1679 Post Weaning Eye Muscle Depth (PEMD) 0.30.3 20000 2815 0.5 -0.4 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 4057 4.0 981 1335 1709 0.7 -0.1 12000 5.0

0.2 ASBV (%) YFDCV PEMD ASBV ASBV (mm) PEMD -0.5 Year of Birth 778 1496 2352 2848 3414 0.2-0.2 4.0 1251 707 810 0.4 8000 1077 641 0.6 0.1 3.0 1644 2830 2100 -0.6 R C UR 1318 1092 673 2691 2059 2136 -0.3 1289 3.0 969 2226 1179 15000 1446 0.10.0 10000 Dohne Ewe Grades X Year 1679 1969 1916 2455 0.3 -0.7 618 956 1893 2047 0.5 -0.4 2.0 2.0 902 2373 3517 2241 981 1335 1709 883 1272 2267 3795 3342 -0.1 12000 6000 765 YFDCV ASBV ASBV (%) YFDCV

PEMD ASBV ASBV (mm) PEMD 0.0 1995 -0.5 1.0 Count 0.2 778 1496 Count 1733 0.4 -0.2 1251 1077 707 810 3236 1.0 8000 Year of drop 641 173510000 -0.6 R C1092 UR673 1318 ASBV YCFW (%) 0.0 -0.3 969 1289 8506 8374 WWT ASBV (kg) 1179 4000 0.1 10000 1679 1969 -1.01916 7612 7696 16063 0.3 -0.7 Year of drop 618 956 1893 7005 15979 0.0 902 14707 -0.4 883 6310 6486 14043 6000 981 1335 1709 194 5983 5891 5967 5760 13043 765 -2.0 403 5585 11711 12185 11640

YFDCV ASBV ASBV (%) YFDCV 645 PEMD ASBV ASBV (mm) PEMD 0.0 10796 10983 11195 -0.5 Count 778 1496 5000 937 10454 0.2 1251 1077 707 810 2000 4057 9124 Year of drop -1.0 8000 641 1735 -0.6 1092 673 969 8506 2416 4000 Dohne Index 1179 8374 4426 0.1 7612 7696 1969 1916 Year of drop -0.7 618 956 1893 Year of drop Post Weanaing Fat Depth (PFAT) 7005 902 • Mid side samples are taken at the same time as CFW 150.0 6310 6486 0 883 6000 194 Year of drop 5983 5891 5967 0 0.2 5585765 5760 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 0.0 403 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Count • All 140.0lambs ar2000e weighed between 42 and 120 days of age 4057Yearling1735 Fibre Diameter (YFD)Year of Birth • 0.1Selecting for a lower CV willYear prof oducedrop progeny that Year of Birth 2416Post Weaning Body Weight (PWT) 8506 0.2 Dohne Index (ideally 100 4000days) 8374 have less variation in FD 130.0 7612 7696 Year of drop 7005 0.1 Post Weanaing Fat Depth (PFAT) 0.1 4.0 6486 150.0 0 6310 5983 5967 194 5585 5891 5760 Dohne Ram Grades X Year 0.2 • This3.5 120.0 weight reflects2003403 the 2004 mothers’ 2005 2006 milking 2007 2008 ability 2009 and 2010 2011 2012 20130.1 2014 2015 2016 • 0.0Lower CV results in improved staple strength and 140.0 maternal characteristics2000 4057 12000 3.0 Year of Birth 0.0 0.1 ASBV (mm) PFAT better processing 110.0 -0.1 Dohne Index 2416 -0.1 Post Weanaing Fat Depth (PFAT) 130.0 • A2.5 higherDohne Index WWT will highlight the early maturing lambs R C UR 0.1 150.0 100.0 0 1899 2.0 -0.1 10000 and give a commer2003cial 2004 breeder 2005 the 2006 opportunity 2007 2008 2009to reach 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 1526 0.2 120.0 Year of drop 2378 0.0 140.0 target1.5 90.0 weights earlier Year of Birth -0.2 0.1 1705

PFAT ASBV ASBV (mm) PFAT 1513 110.0 1.0 -0.2 1371 -0.1 8000 866 1290 130.0 80.0 1440 1334 1352 1495 0.1 Dohne Index 0.5 1358 26 -0.3 773 1149 100.0 1363 120.0 YFD ASBV (micron) 1078 1601 Number of Lambs Weaned (NLW) 0.0 -0.3 654 1194 1449 0.0 Year of drop PWT ASBV (kg) 6000 1311 1826 90.0 Year of drop 1501 -0.5 -0.4 Count 968 1093 PFAT ASBV ASBV (mm) PFAT 110.0 -0.1 0.10 -1.0 Dohne Index 80.0 0.08 4000 100.0 7557 7605 0.06 7011 Year of drop 2016 Drop Dohne Registration Numbers Year of drop 6038 6431 Number of Lambs Weaned (NLW) 451 5401 5699 5673 5435 90.0 5787 5092 5067 0.04 Year of drop 6000 Year of drop 534 4869 4813 2000 0.10 0.02 80.0 5000 2010 0.08 0.00 Yearling Fibre Diameter Coefficient of Variation (YFDCV) 0.06 3834 0 Number of Lambs Weaned (NLW) ASBV NLW -0.02 2016 Drop Dohne Registration Numbers 4000 Post Weaning Eye Muscle Depth (PEMD) 0.3 3543 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 5787 Year of drop 0.7 0.04 -0.046000 0.2 0.10 Year of Birth 3000 0.02 -0.06 0.6 2339 0.1 0.08 5000 2244 0.00 -0.08 2000 0.0 Dohne Ewe Grades X Year 0.06 2016 Drop Dohne Registration Numbers 1495 3834 0.5 NLW ASBV NLW -0.02 -0.104000 1259 -0.1 0.04 6000 5787 3543 12000 -0.04 1000 694 733 471 526 -0.2 0.02 0.4 223 3000 1318 -0.06 5000 R C UR 1289 0.00 Year of drop2339 2244 0 -0.3 10000 1679 -0.08 0.3 2000 3834 -0.4 NLW ASBV NLW -0.02 4000 1495 981 1335 1709 -0.10 1259 3543 YFDCV ASBV ASBV (%) YFDCV PEMD ASBV ASBV (mm) PEMD -0.5 -0.04 Count All 778 1496 1000 694 733 0.2 1251 1077 707 810 Count Ewes 3000 471 526 Count Rams 8000 641 Total C Grade C Grade Ewes Total R Grade R Grade Ewes R Grade -0.6 C Grade Rams -0.06 223 Rams R Grade 1092 673 Total UR Grade UR Grade Ewes 969

2339 UR RamsGrade 2244 1179 Year of drop 0.1 1969 1916 -0.08 0 -0.7 618 956 1893 2000 902 1495 883 -0.10 1259 6000 765 0.0 Count 1000 694 733 Count All 471 526 Year of drop 1735 Count Ewes

Count Rams 223 8506 8374 Total C Grade C Grade Ewes Total R Grade R Grade Ewes R Grade C Grade Rams R Grade Rams R Grade 4000 Total UR Grade UR Grade Ewes 7612 7696 Year of drop 0 UR RamsGrade Year of drop 7005 6310 6486 194 5983 5891 5967 5760 403 5585 2000 4057 Count All Count Ewes Count Rams 2416 Total C Grade C Grade Ewes Total R Grade R Grade Ewes R Grade C Grade Rams R Grade Rams R Grade Dohne Index Total UR Grade UR Grade Ewes UR RamsGrade Post Weanaing Fat Depth (PFAT) 150.0 0 0.2 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 140.0 Year of Birth 0.1 130.0 0.1 120.0 0.0

PFAT ASBV ASBV (mm) PFAT 110.0 -0.1 Dohne Index 100.0 Year of drop 90.0

80.0

Number of Lambs Weaned (NLW) Year of drop 0.10 0.08 0.06 2016 Drop Dohne Registration Numbers 0.04 6000 5787 0.02 5000 0.00

3834 NLW ASBV NLW -0.02 4000 3543 -0.04 3000 -0.06 2339 2244 -0.08 2000 1495 -0.10 1259 1000 694 733 471 526 223 Year of drop 0 Count All Count Ewes Count Rams Total C Grade C Grade Ewes Total R Grade R Grade Ewes R Grade C Grade Rams R Grade Rams R Grade Total UR Grade UR Grade Ewes UR RamsGrade Weaning Body Weight (WWT) Yearling Clean Fleece Weight (YCFW) Dohne Grades X Year

6.0 25000 8.0 5.0 7.0 R C UR 6.0 3217 20000 2815 4.0 4057 5.0 Weaning Body Weight (WWT) Yearling Clean Fleece Weight (YCFW) 3414 Dohne Grades X Year 4.0 2352 2848 3.0 6.0 1644 2830 2100 2691 2059 2136 25000 3.0 8.0 2226 15000 1446 2455 2047 2.0 2.0 7.0 2373 3517 2241 5.0 1272 2267 3795 3342 R C UR 1.0 1995 3217 6.0 Count 1733 200003236 2815 1.0 4.0 10000 4057 YCFW ASBV ASBV YCFW (%) 0.0 5.0

WWT ASBV (kg) 3414 -1.0 4.0 16063 15979 2352 2848 14707 0.0 3.0 14043 1644 2830 2100 13043 2691 2059 2136 -2.0 3.0 12185 2226 645 11711 10983 11640 11195 15000 1446 5000 10454 10796 2455 937 2047 -1.0 2.0 2.0 9124 2373 3517 2241 1272 2267 3795 3342 1.0 1995 Year of drop 4426 Count 1733 3236 1.0 10000

YCFW ASBV ASBV YCFW (%) 0.0 Year of drop 0 WWT ASBV (kg) -1.0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 16063 15979 0.0 Yearling Fibre Diameter (YFD) 14043 14707 13043 0.2 -2.0 Year of Birth 12185 Post Weaning Body Weight (PWT) 645 11711 10983 11640 11195 5000 10454 10796 937 9124 4.0 0.1-1.0 Dohne Ram Grades X Year 3.5 0.1 Year of drop 4426 12000 3.0 0.0 Year of drop 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2.5 -0.1 YearlingR FibreC URDiameter (YFD) 1899 Year of Birth 2.0 -0.1 Post Weaning Body Weight (PWT) 0.2 10000 1526 2378 1.5 -0.24.0 0.1 Dohne Ram Grades X Year 1371 1513 1705 AUSTRALIAN SHEEP BREEDING1.0 VALUES – ASBV’S-0.23.5 0.1 8000 866 1290 1440 1334 1352 1495 12000 0.0 1358 0.5 -0.33.0 773 1149 1363 YFD ASBV (micron) 1078 1601 0.0 -0.32.5 -0.1 654 1194 1449 R C UR PWT ASBV (kg) 6000 1311 1826 1501 1899 10000 -0.5 -0.42.0 -0.1 Count 968 1093 1526 2378 ASBVs - What Does -1.0It All Mean? 1.5 -0.2 4000 1513 1705 1.0 -0.2 7557 7605 1371 7011 8000 866 1290 Year of drop 6038 6431 1440 1334 1352 1495 0.5 -0.3 451 5401 5699 5673 5435 1358 Year of drop 4869 5092 5067 773 1149 534 4813 1363 Eye Muscle Depth (PEMD): YFD ASBV (micron) 2000 1078 1601 0.0 -0.3 654 1194 1449

PWT ASBV (kg) 1311 6000 1826 1501 2010 heritability : moderate 20% -0.5 Yearling Fibre Diameter Coefficient of Variation -0.4 Count 968 1093 -1.0 (YFDCV) 0 Post Weaning Eye Muscle Depth (PEMD) 0.3 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20154000 2016 0.7 7557 7605 0.2 7011 Year of drop Year of Birth 6038 6431 451 5699 5673 0.1 5401 5092 5435 5067 0.6 Year of drop 534 4869 4813 2000 0.0 Dohne Ewe Grades X Year 0.5 Yearling Fibre Diameter Coefficient of Variation 2010 -0.1 12000 (YFDCV) 0 -0.2 Post Weaning Eye Muscle Depth (PEMD) 0.3 0.4 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 0.7 R C UR 1318 -0.3 0.2 1289 10000 1679 Year of Birth 0.3 -0.4 0.1 0.6 981 1335 1709 YFDCV ASBV ASBV (%) YFDCV PEMD ASBV ASBV (mm) PEMD -0.5 0.0 778 1496 Dohne Ewe Grades X Year 0.2 1251 707 810 0.5 8000 1077 641 -0.6 -0.1 673 1092 969 12000 0.1 1179 1969 1916 -0.7 -0.2 618 956 1893 Weaning Body Weight (WWT) 0.4 902 Yearling Clean Fleece Weight (YCFW) Dohne Grades X Year 883 R C UR 1318 -0.3 6000 765 1289 0.0 6.0 Count 10000 1679 0.3 25000 8.0 -0.4 1735 Year of drop 981 1335 1709 8506

YFDCV ASBV ASBV (%) YFDCV 8374 5.0 ASBV (mm) PEMD 7.0 -0.5 4000 R C UR 7696 778 1496 0.2 7612 1251 707 810 Year of drop 7005 8000 1077 6486 3217 641 6.0 -0.6 6310 5983 2815 5967 673 20000 194 5585 5891 5760 1092 969 4.0 403 4057 5.00.1 1179 1969 1916 -0.7 618 956 1893 • Tom Bowen and Roy Addis, Landmark Katanning eye muscle 2000 4057 902 • Lambs are scanned between 210 and 300 days of age 2848 3414 883 4.0 2352 6000 scanning seven month old Dohne ewe lambs. 2416 765 3.0 0.0 Dohne Index 1644 2830 2100 2691 2059 2136 Count 3.0 2226 • High yielding carcasses 15000 1446 1735 Post Weanaing Fat Depth (PFAT) 2455 Year of drop 150.0 0 2047 2.0 2.0 2373 3517 2241 8506 0.2 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20123795 2013 20143342 20154000 2016 8374 1272 2267 7612 7696 • High priced cuts 1.0 140.0 Year of drop 1995 7005 Count 1733 Year of Birth 6310 6486 0.1 3236 194 5983 5891 5967 5760 1.0 10000 403 5585

YCFW ASBV ASBV YCFW (%) 0.0 • High muscle to bone ratio 130.0 Fat (PFAT): WWT ASBV (kg) 2000 4057 0.1 -1.0 16063 15979 0.0 14043 14707 2416 13043 Dohne Index -2.0 120.0heritability : moderate 20% 11711 12185 0.0 645 10796 10983 11640 11195 Post Weanaing Fat Depth (PFAT) 5000 937 10454 -1.0 150.0 91240

PFAT ASBV ASBV (mm) PFAT 110.0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 -0.1 0.2 4426 Dohne Index Year of drop 140.0 Year of Birth Post Weaning Weight (PWT): 0.1 100.0 Year of drop 0 Year of drop 130.0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 0.1 90.0 Yearling Fibre Diameter (YFD) heritability : moderate 30% Year of Birth Post Weaning Body Weight (PWT) 0.2 120.0 0.0 80.0 4.0 0.1 PFAT ASBV ASBV (mm) PFAT 110.0 -0.1 Dohne Ram Grades X Year 3.5 0.1 Number of Lambs Weaned (NLW) Dohne Index 12000 3.0 0.0 Year of drop 100.0 0.10 2.5 -0.1 Year of drop 90.0 R C UR 0.08 1899 2.0 -0.1 10000 1526 0.06 • Measured at the same time as EMD 2378 1.5 -0.2 2016 Drop Dohne Registration Numbers 80.0 0.04 6000 5787 1513 1705 1.0 -0.2 1371 • Relates to better ewe fertility, higher lamb survivability 8000 866 1290 0.02 Number of Lambs Weaned (NLW) 1440 1334 1352 1495 0.5 1358 -0.3and5000 doing ability 773Year of drop 1149 1363 0.00 YFD ASBV (micron) 0.10 1078 1601 0.0 -0.3 654 1194 1449 PWT ASBV (kg) 6000 1311 1826 3834 1501 NLW ASBV NLW -0.02 • Impr0.084000oves meat eating qualities -0.5 -0.4 3543 Count 968 1093 -0.04 -1.0 0.06 2016 Drop Dohne Registration Numbers 3000 4000 -0.06 0.04 5787 7557 7605 2339 2244 6000 7011 -0.08 Year of drop 6038 6431 0.022000 451 5401 5699 5673 5435 1495 5092 5067 Year of drop 5000 534 4869 4813 -0.10 0.00 1259 2000 1000 694 733 471 526 3834 NLW ASBV NLW -0.02 Yearling Fibre Diameter Coefficient of Variation 4000 2010 • Lambs are weighed between 210 and 300 days of age 223 3543 Year of drop -0.04 0 (YFDCV) 0 to achieve commerPost Weaningcial objectives Eye Muscle of turning Depth (PEMD)lambs off 0.3 3000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 0.7earlier, indicating a better feed conversion ratio -0.06 0.2 2339 Year of Birth2244 -0.08

Count All 2000 0.6 0.1 1495 Count Ewes • This weight is representative of the lamb’s ability to -0.10 Count Rams 1259 Total C Grade C Grade Ewes Total R Grade R Grade Ewes R Grade C Grade Rams 0.0 Rams R Grade Total UR Grade UR Grade Ewes Dohne Ewe Grades X Year UR RamsGrade 1000 694 733 0.5grow without their mothers’ influence 471 526 -0.1 12000 223 Year of drop 0.4 -0.2 0 • Lambs that reach target slaughter weights as quickly as R C UR 1318 -0.3 1289 10000 1679 0.3possible are more profitable -0.4 Count All 981 1335 1709 Count Ewes Count Rams YFDCV ASBV ASBV (%) YFDCV PEMD ASBV ASBV (mm) PEMD Total C Grade C Grade Ewes -0.5 Total R Grade R Grade Ewes R Grade C Grade Rams 778 Rams R Grade 0.2 1251 1496 810 Total UR Grade 707UR Grade Ewes 8000 UR RamsGrade 1077 641 -0.6 673 1092 969 0.1 1179 1969 1916 -0.7 618 956 1893 902 883 6000 765 0.0 27 Count Year of drop 1735 8506 4000 8374 7612 7696 Year of drop 7005 6310 6486 194 5983 5891 5967 5760 403 5585 2000 4057 Dohne Index 2416 Post Weanaing Fat Depth (PFAT) 150.0 0 0.2 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 140.0 Year of Birth 0.1 130.0 0.1 120.0 0.0

PFAT ASBV ASBV (mm) PFAT 110.0 -0.1 Dohne Index 100.0 Year of drop 90.0

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Number of Lambs Weaned (NLW) Year of drop 0.10 0.08 0.06 2016 Drop Dohne Registration Numbers 0.04 6000 5787 0.02 5000 0.00

3834 NLW ASBV NLW -0.02 4000 3543 -0.04 3000 -0.06 2339 2244 -0.08 2000 1495 -0.10 1259 1000 694 733 471 526 223 Year of drop 0 Count All Count Ewes Count Rams Total C Grade C Grade Ewes Total R Grade R Grade Ewes R Grade C Grade Rams R Grade Rams R Grade Total UR Grade UR Grade Ewes UR RamsGrade High Fertility Prime Lambs Exceptional Mothers Non Mulesed Trait Leading ASBV’s Quality Apparel Wool “More Than Just a Merino Fleece”

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• Hannah and Susie Webb show off their warm feet while hiking in the Himalayas. It’s A No Brainer: Wool Keeps You Warm

HANNAH & SUSIE WEBB test, with wool passing with flying breathable, soft, light, and felt fresh, “Miagunyah” colours. despite not taking some of our Warrumbungle, New South Wales To paint a picture of what our wool woollen thermal layers off for up to AFTER returning from our hike had to stand up to: we were hiking 5 consecutive days and nights due to to Everest Base Camp last week, in temperatures varying from 15 to the cold temperatures. we are all the more grateful -15°C, for 17 consecutive days, with When we had to wash undies and for the wool industry and the no shower or running water, and socks, they were quick to dry as they hung from our makeshift washing advances it is making in textile just a small bowl to wash anything line that was a carrabiner hanging development. We live on a property that vitally needed to be cleaned (our from our backpack, as we would located at the western foothills bodies, undies and socks). As Dohne wool growers, we were walk during the day. of the Warrumbungles and run a The woollen products we took commercial Dohne Merino flock not hesitant to pack 100% wool products, compared to some of our and would wear on a constant basis producing wool, prime lambs and included thick hiking socks, thermal city counterparts who opted for surplus ewe sales. long johns, thermal singlet, trekking blends and synthetics which simply With our family operating a jumper, liner gloves, undies, and a could not compare when it came commercial sheep operation for more beanie. The products we purchased than 40 years and Dohnes for the to coping with the cold in high were from a wide range of brands, past 16 years, we have learnt a lot altitudes. with the cheaper products proving just about the favourable qualities that We found that as well as the as good as the expensive products. constant warmth, our woollen put wool above other fibres. Our hike Original article courtesy of Hannah Webb, in the Himalayas really put this to the products were comfortable, Warrumbungle, New South Wales

29 WOOL Wool And Meat Benefits

WAYNE LOWE Graman, New South Wales A MERINO breeder of three generations at Graman near Inverell, Wayne Lowe turned to Dohnes 10 years ago for their dual wool and meat benefits. Admitting he is a wool man through and through and was well taught by his father and grandfather, Mr Lowe said income from wool at the time wasn’t returning a profitable investment, and he was tired of crossbreeding due to the extra flock management. After reading about the breed in magazines he decided to try Dohnes and bought some rams. This move • Wayne Lowe and son, Dennis, check over one of their Dohne ewes at “Morris Vale”, away from crossbreeding and having Graman, near Inverell, which are growing 18.7-micron wool. one flock returning good wool and heavy wether lambs was the best whether your wool will be drier or My two-tooth maidens from a joining decision he has made, Mr Lowe well nourished. But that’s the same of 1100 ewes were running on a bit believes. “I just found Dohnes were with Merinos, you’ve got to pick the better country were 19.5 micron, better to handle, management wise, sheep that’s going to suit your flock 70.7pc yield and 96mm staple than crossbreds and I really like their and your country”. length”. wool”, he said. Last drop was the Wayne was enthusiastic about his He went on to say that by changing second of lambs all sired by Dohne ewes wool, explaining, “Our mainline to Dohnes and gaining the dual- rams. flock ewes are cutting 4.5 to five purpose benefits, wether lambs are Mr. Lowe said that getting the best kilograms of 18.7-micron wool making good money. wool from ewes was determined and last shearing had 2.5 per cent Original article courtesy of Mark Griggs, by obtaining the right ram. “I think vegetable matter and yielded 74.7pc The Land, New South Wales. it depends on the ram you buy with staple length of 85 millimetres. Dohne Wool Stacks Up In The Pastoral Zone

CLARK FAMILY Cunnamulla, Queensland KEEPING a focus on the wool side of the equation, James and Josephine Clark’s Dohne flock is producing good results. In fact, they’re even giving some Merino producers a run for their money. The Clark’s Dohne wool clip averages between 19.5- and 20-micron, with ewes cutting five to six kilograms. “We didn’t lose as much wool cut as we thought we would by moving to the Dohnes”, Mr Clark said. When the Dohnes were first introduced, yields were lower than would have been liked, but Mr Clark said that this had improved • Leandre, Josephine, Tex and James Clark during shearing. over recent years. “We’ve never had fantastic yields in this country, but with our Merinos”, he said. one of his fleeces was champion now we’re getting about 67 to 69 Mr Clark also ruffled a few feathers in the red tip category, beating a per cent, which is where we were at the local Cunnamulla Show where number of pure Merino entries.

30 WOOL The New Merino Fleece

CHARMAINE CACCIOLA Classers class Dohne wool as MASTER WOOL CLASSER AAAM fleece. Kojonup, Western Australia She continued to praise the “ABSOLUTELY phenomenal qualities of Dohne Merino wool by quality” is how Charmaine saying, “The uniformity and length is Cacciola (pictured), Master Wool exceptional and the characteristics of Classer, Australian Wool Exchange the wool are so uniform that all the (AWEX) appraiser and Training and crimps are nearly exactly the same. Education (TAE) Trainer described The wool is soft, stylish and white, Dohne wool. with a very long staple so it’s good Classing around 50,000 fleeces for the producer because they get a year across WA, Charmaine more weight in the fleeces”. finds Dohnes are consistent with Charmaine believes that Dohne staple length and the strength and wool has a strong future and is “right characteristics within the fleece is up there” and holds its own against exceptional. traditional Merino wool in the crimp “I find Dohne wool has less and curvature. breakages in the secondary “It simply is a wonderful product follicle compared to Merino when averaging probably 5.5kg skirted processing which causes little off better feel against your skin from and produces strong returns for breaks”, she said. Dohne wool and is a huge purchase the grower. Dohne wool is the new “The uniformity of the comfort influencer by the end consumer”, Merino fleece”. factor combined with a lower she continued verifying that within Video Interview courtesy of Ben Simpson, prickle factor gives an overall Australian shearing sheds Wool OGA Creative Agency, New South Wales.

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ULO160141 HW131836 WOOL Dohne Flock Leads The Way In Certification TOM AND SOPHIE HOLT Coonong Station Urana, New South Wales AN AUSTRALIAN Dohne flock is leading the way in ethically raised and produced wool by selling one of the first clips offered under the international Responsible Wool Standard. • The Responsible Wool Standard is The voluntary standard recognizes based around Five Freedoms or pillars. on-farm best practice, creates an industry benchmark for driving Ultimately aimed at increasing improvements in animal husbandry international demand for Australian and land management, and provides wool, the RWS results in full a chain of custody system from farm On Property Ram Sale transparency across livestock and to final product. environmental practices within an Tom and Sophie Holt, Coonong individual wool enterprise. Station, Urana, NSW, sold their first • Sophie and Tom Holt, with son Thomas, Mrs Holt said flock health and RWS certified clip in November, with th at the Coonong shearing shed. welfare, including sheep body their wool broker estimating a 7 condition score, mortality, vaccination Friday 5 October 2018 per cent premium achieved on the and treatment, shearing injuries, consignment. normal behavior and freedom from pesticide applications and tail The 477 bales of Dohne wool fear and distress. docking, were all recorded. (including pieces and bellies) The Holts run 32,000 Dohne The accreditation also covers land Offering 80 Stud & Commercial Rams averaged 19.7 micron, had an and Dohne cross sheep, including stewardship practices, soil fertility, average comfort factor of 98.9, 13,000 breeding ewes averaging biodiversity management and grazing average length of 99mm, staple 19.9 micron. The move to Dohnes budgets. strength of 32 N/ktex, and an has been a commercial and financial Mrs Holt said shearing contractors, average clean price of 1903c/kg success, with a lift in fertility and Jason and Didi Wingfield, embraced (1272c/kg greasy). carcass weight, and a reduced fibre the documentation and regulations The entire clip was sold to a single diameter on bright, white wool. required of their business to comply Chinese buyer – their first RWS Mrs Holt said previous Coonong with the RWS. Enquiries and inspections welcome accredited clip purchase. clips had carried the ZQ Merino “As an individual producer, we can Launched in 2017, RWS is based accreditation, resulting in an easy stand up and guarantee our product at our Goroke property on five main pillars to ensure sheep transition to accreditation under RWS – we will be audited each year and are protected at all times – freedom for the business. “In principle, our receive feedback on how we can do from hunger and thirst; freedom production systems already complied things better. That goes also for our from discomfort; freedom from pain, with the requirements of the RWS,’’ employment practices and workplace injury or disease; freedom to express she said. safety – we are at a point now where Fiona Cameron we need to individually stand by our product”. 80 Swedes Dam Road, Mrs Holt said price premiums for accredited non-mulesed wool was a Nurcoung Victoria 3401 strong incentive to continue with on- farm best practice. m: 0428 863 518 In Coonong’s 12 stand shearing shed, each stand is equipped with e: [email protected] an injury record and trisolfen pain relief while a dedicated staff member w: koonikdohnes.com.au monitors any sheep requiring treatment from a shearing injury. “We have had nothing but positive feedback from staff, visitors, contractors and shearers on the RWS Five Freedoms,’’ Mrs Holt said. “We find it adds another level of accountability”. Original article courtesy of Kim Woods, OutCross Media, New South Wales. • The Holt family and their staff at Coonong Station during September shearing last year. Photos courtesy of Rhiannon Roth.

32 On Property Ram Sale Friday 5th October 2018 Offering 80 Stud & Commercial Rams

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• Inaugural Uruguayan Workshop May 2017 presented by Allan Casey, ADBA Technical Advisor. Dohne Substantially Increasing In Uruguay

ALLAN CASEY ADBA Technical Advisor and Approved Classer Orange, New South Wales THE DEVELOPMENT of Dohne in South America is progressing well. The breed has a tremendous future due to Dohne’s ability to increase sheep returns while reducing management costs. The high-quality people involved – breeders, advisers and researchers – along with the high quality of ram breeding flocks being developed, will ensure the great potential of Dohne sheep can be achieved. Recently formed Dohne Associations in Chile and Uruguay can be expected to • Chile Ram Breeders workshop – skills evaluation. be a driving force in the progress of the Dohne in South America. in all aspects of the Dohne breeding Francisca Petrovich and Francisco Good promotion of the Dohne’s system for both ram breeders and Sales. In addition, many ram breeders attributes has been carried out and their service providers. During the from Chile and Uruguay provided there is a growing understanding workshops conducted over several their expertise and their sheep. of the improvement in commercial days participants were evaluated productivity that can be achieved. for their skills and knowledge, both Publications Following an invitation by breeders theory and practical. Participants who AS A RESULT of the workshops and the Chile and Uruguay Dohne successfully completed the evaluation the availability of publications in Associations, Allan Casey visited were awarded a Breeder’s or Classer’s Spanish has been greatly increased. South America in April and May Certificate of Achievement. 79 Publications in Spanish now include: 2017 to assist the development of people attended four workshops. • ADBA Ram Breeders Manual the Dohne breed being undertaken 54 successfully completed the (translated by Francisca Petrovich by the Chile and Argentina ADBA Ram Breeder Workshop and and Roberto Cardellino). Associations. The visit focused on 15 people successfully completed • ADBA Bylaws (translated by Diego Patagonia (southern Chile and the Dohne Classer Workshop. An Gimeno and Gabriel Capurro) Argentina) and Uruguay. absolutely outstanding result. • The Dohne Handbook (translated The success of the activities was by Roberto Cardellino). Breeders And Classers very much a result of the work In addition, the workshop Workshops carried out by Hugo Vera (President PowerPoint slides (translated by AS WELL as working with individual Chile Dohne Association), Gabriel Roberto Cardellino) used in the breeders Allan conducted workshops Capurro (President Uruguay Dohne workshops have been distributed to that provided training and education Association), Roberto Cardellino, the people who attended.

34 DAMPDAMP CLIMATECLIMATE DUALDUAL PURPOSEPURPOSE GRASSGRASS FED FED OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE BRED BRED stirlingdohne.com.au PRINCIPAL: Murray Rogerson (03) 55778248stirlingdohne.com.au [email protected] PRINCIPAL: Murray Rogerson (03) 55778248 [email protected] CLASSER: Chris Bowman 0429 935 101 CLASSER: Chris Bowman 0429 935 101 CHALLENGINGCHALLENGING FEETFEET - RUN WITH CATTLECATTLE ININ LONGLONG WETWET GRASSGRASS   INCREASINGINCREASING WOOLWOOL CUT - 9.34 W.P.P.W.P.P. FROMFROM LEADINGLEADING SIRE SIRE ST140079 ST140079   INCREASINGINCREASING WETWET EWE N.L.W. - 2012-1.282012-1.28 ;; 20172017-1.39.-1.39.  DECREASINGDECREASING DAMDAM WEIGHT - 2012-68.7KG68.7KG ;; 20172017-61.6KG-61.6KG  GRASSGRASS ONLYONLY -- WHOLEWHOLE STUD GRAIN BANBAN SINCESINCE 20092009

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8th8th AnnualAnnual OnOn PropertyProperty Ram Sale, GlenthompsonGlenthompson VIC VIC - - 8 8 November November THE GLOBAL BREED “Influencing the world’s major sheep producing countries”. Dohne Merino In Uruguay

ING. AGR. GABRIEL CAPURRO President SCMD Montevideo, Uruguay URUGUAY is a small country of 176,000 square kilometers with a population of 3.4 million people. The climate is mild sub tropical with average temperature of 17.5 degrees centigrade with an annual rainfall of 1250 mm. In the last 20 years there has been an increase of rainfall of 15%. It is a country where its landscape is composed of soft rolling hills and the highest point is 514 meters above sea level. The country has a very small • Gabriel Capurro at La Pastoral Merino Dohne Stud, Uruguay with his 2017 sale rams. economy dependant on the agricultural sector and services, soybeans (14%), dairy products (8%), cattle; a ratio of two sheep to one with no minerals, with no petrol cellulose (7%) and rice (5%). Today cattle. and with no other industries except wool and wool products represent Today, livestock numbers are for those related to the agricultural 3% of the country’s exports and 12,154,000 heads of cattle and sector. 95% of the territory is useful sheep meat less than 1%. 6,562,000 heads of sheep. A for agriculture with approximately Historically sheep culture has been reasonable composition of the 80% of the soil used for cattle and of fundamental importance in the livestock should be 11,000,000 sheep,10% for crops and 10% for development of the economy and heads of cattle and 11,000,000 forestry. farmers in the country. heads of sheep. A 1 to 1 ratio would Wool was the primary export for Throughout the 20th Century provide a higher income and more almost all of the last century and our country had an average sheep stability of the systems of livestock only at the end of that period was population of 18,000,000 heads and production with the prices we it surpassed by beef cattle (15%), an average of 9,500,000 heads of actually have for these products.

The Merino Dohne In Uruguay 350 HISTORICALLY the distribution of the sheep population by breed in Uruguay, has been 61% Corriedale, 300 21% Merino, 10% Polwarth, and 8% other breeds. As a consequence 250 of the price differences between fine and medium wool in the last clips, Corriedale is currently 45%, Merino 200 28%, Polwarth 10% and others breeds 17%. The Corriedale breed is efficient for 150 meat production in our country, but the low value of the wool produced 100 has made the breed less competitive. Whereas the Merino is efficient in producing high value wool the 50 reproduction and growth indexes determine a limited production of meat. 0 The target for sheep breeders is to improve the income of the flock, Corriedale Merino Dohne producing more meat and wool of high value with a low cost sheep, • Figure 1: Gross Margin different breeds US$/stock unit. rustic and easy to care.

36 THE GLOBAL BREED

International Dohne Conference

ING. AGR. GABRIEL CAPURRO President SCMD Montevideo, Uruguay • Attendees at the 2017 La Pastoral Merino Dohne Stud Annual Sale, Uruguay. THE PRE-TOUR and International Merino Dohne is the best option production of quality meat and high Dohne Conference takes place and that is why it was introduced in value fine wool. The contributions in Uruguay from 16 to 20 April Uruguay in 2002. With prices today and results will be presented at the 2018, will be followed by a for wool and sheep meat and the next International Conference by post Conference tour through average technical coefficients for the scientists and researchers of the Argentina and Chile from 23 to different breeds in our country, Dohne National Research Institute (INIA), the 29 April. has the highest gross margin per stock Uruguayan Wool Secretariat (SUL), It’s an honour to welcome unit, (1 stock unit = 6 breeding ewes). and the University of Agriculture. the delegations from Dohne gross margin is actually 56% With the support of the result Argentina, Australia, Chile, from meat and 44% from wool. of these trials, the breed has been Peru and South Africa and we Our main research Institutions have growing constantly since the hope to be able to return the shown great interest in the breed and introduction in our country. hospitality and the important have implemented various research For the last four years, the Dohne contribution and experiences trials. The results have confirmed annual ram sales has sold with the extended to all the delegates the conditions of the Dohne for best average prices, and the last year at the Global Conference improved profitability of the sheep equalled the number of sires sold by 2016 in Australia. production systems with high Merino Breed. EAGLE RIDGE Hillview Dohne Dohne Stud STREAKY BAY ANNUAL ON PROPERTY RAM SALE COWELL SA Wednesday 22 August 2017 Sale Commencing at 2pm ON PROPERTY 40 April/May Rams on offer Brucellosis Accreditation RAM SALE ( PADDOCK REARED ) MEAT + WOOL = $$$$ Friday, August 17th 2018

Paul & Jacqui Webb Meat + Wool + Fertility = $$$$ PO Box 87, Cowell SA 5602 Peter Holmes 0438 179 123 M. 0427 296 022 | P. 08 8629 2333 E. [email protected] Heather Holmes 0427 266 939 Flock No 162 | Prefix ER E. [email protected] CCALGAALGLGAAA

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Will be at the following venues in 2018 Stud Representatives Will Coonamble be at the Agfair following - 1st April venues2018 in 2018 Stud Representatives  Coonamble Agfair - 1st April 2018 Stud RepreBillse Mildrenntativ es  Coonamble Agfair - 1st April 2018 Bill Mildren  Broken Hill Agfair 4th - 5th May 2018 0427Bill 243 Mildren 221  Broken Hill Agfair 4th - 5th May 2018 0427 243 221  Broken Hill Agfair 4th - 5th May 2018 0427 243 221  Australian Sheep & Wool Show Bendigo -  Australian Sheep & Wool Show Bendigo - Bruce BarnesWebb  Australian Sheep & Wool 20th Show to 22nd Bendigo July 2018 - Bruce BarnesWebb BrucePh: 0417381039 BarnesWebb 20th to 22nd July 2018 Ph: 0417381039  Nyngan Ag Fair - 28th July 20th 2018 to 22nd July 2018 Ph: 0417381039  Nyngan Ag Fair - 28th July 2018 Stud Principal  EldersNyngan Wool Ag ExpoFair -Deniliquin 28th July -2018 17th August 2018 Stud PMargierincip Pyeal Stud Principal  Elders Wool Expo Deniliquin - 17th August 2018 Ph: 0427Margie 996 Pye911  14thElders Coonamble Wool Expo Production Deniliquin Sale - 17th - 19th August September 2018 2018 Margie Pye Ph: 0427 996Email: 911  14th Coonamble Production Sale - 19th September 2018 Ph: 0427 996 911  5th14th Southern Coonamble Production Production Sale WanganellaSale - 19th September - 2018 [email protected]:  5th Southern Production Sale Wanganella - [email protected]:  5th Southern Production 4th Sale October Wanganella 2018 - [email protected] 4th October 2018 4th October 2018 THE MATERNAL QUALITIES OF THE DOHNE “Once I got the Dohne ewes home, the maternal qualities of the Dohne soon became obvious; They are fertile, natural breeders with a high libido”. Wayne Hawkins, JBS Swift producer of the year 2015. Dohnes’ Maternal Qualities Pay Off WAYNE HAWKINS Frances, South Australia Winner of JB Swift Lamb Producer of the Year 2015 DOHNES have proven their superior mothering ability and growth rates to meet lamb market specifications and also still produce a reasonable fleece at shearing. The Dohne fits into our sheep and cropping operation efficiently. The major feature that I particularly liked was that the Dohne was a great mother. Once I got the Dohne ewes home in 2004, their maternal qualities soon became obvious. Benefits of Dohne ewes: • They are fertile, natural breeders • Farm manager Ed Carmichael and Circle H Farms principal Wayne Hawkins. with a high libido. • Great mothers – caring sheep that look after their lambs. • During tough drought times on It is heartening to see the ewes give • They have lambs that want to ‘get our farm they have proven to be birth so easily, whether it be single, up and live’. resilient – they are low maintenance. twins or triplets. The lambs are strong • They are excellent milk producers. • They are great breeders. Seeing and healthy and the mothers produce • Their lamb percentages are the lambs slip out like ‘a piece of plenty of milk. Dohne ewes can easily consistent and high. soap’ and be strong and healthy at manage lambing percentages of 115- • Lambing percentages are normally birth is heartening. 125%. 115% – 125%. The one area which excited me Dohnes have the following • They have the ability to hold the most was being able to increase attributes: condition after lambing, even in tough my flock significantly quicker than I • The lambs are fast growing and conditions. had been doing, due to the improved they have significant weight gain, • They breed lambs that have high fertility and successful lambing of the allowing them to be marketed earlier. weight gains within 5-8 months of Dohne ewe. Even though they have a quick weight age, while maintaining a good fat Once the rams were put out gain, they maintain their muscle cover. it would seem that the ewe fell definition and structure. • They are non-seasonal breeders – pregnant almost instantly. This is • Excellent lambing percentages, they are cycling all the time. apparent at lambing time when the coupled with the early turn off The main reasons for this success ewes basically all lamb around the of lambs allows me to maximise are the following: earliest lambing date. productivity.

Phenomenal Fertility

PETER ROONEY and Geelong. “They are fertile, they leave our Southdowns for SOVEREIGN HILL PASTORAL have good mothering ability and dead. Their fertility is phenomenal; Elaine, Victoria meat. The Dohne has a really good we’ve had maidens do 100pc milking ability”. twice”, he said. SOVEREIGN HILL PASTORAL “With our rising two year first- Peter said that he planned to manager Peter Rooney said that cross ewes, we pregnancy tested continue with the Dohnes for the Dohnes have proven to be 132 per cent in lamb – and they’d their fertility, mothering ability and the perfect fit on Narmbool at already had a lamb. The rams’ growth. Elaine, Victoria, between Ballarat vigour was also hard to match,

39 GLENAROUA, VICTORIA Flock No.80 Prefix GLN

THE MATERNAL QUALITIES OF THE DOHNE Simple Financial Equation

NEVILLE & CELIA KERNICK “Rangefield”, South East, South Australia FOR any prime lamb business, the financial equation is quite simple – the more lambs weaned each year the more lambs there are to sell. Neville and Celia Kernick (pictured right) are heading in the right direction, lifting their marking percentages at Rangefield by 14 per cent. They are really pleased with the high fertility, extra growth and carcass attributes of the breed. The top Dohne ewe lambs are retained for breeding purposes and the older Dohne ewes are mated to White Suffolks. The enthusiastic Another key to their flock’s eye muscle depth in an attempt to couple marked 127 per cent lambs improved fertility has been through lift our dressing percentages, high from close to 400 Dohne ewes, run genetics, buying rams with high weaning weights and the maternal as a self-replacing flock, and 126 per maternal reproductive traits. reproductive rates”, Celia said. “We cent for each Dohne ewe joined to “We keep an eye on all the will continue to push as high as we White Suffolks, from a mob of 480 Australian Sheep Breeding Values, can with our reproductive rates while ewes joined. but in“Dohnes particular we look at high still closely managing our ewes”. the whole package”

GLENAROUA, VICTORIA Flock No.80 Prefix GLN “Dohnes the whole package” Fertility Is Significant GEOFF BILNEY Kojonup, Western Australia “WE WENT into Dohnes to get a self-replacing flock type ewe whose wether progeny, when they are in a purebred basis, will be more competitive as prime lamb carcasses, with the ewes producing better quality wool. The fertility of Dohne ewes is pretty significant and we tend to find that they will have 20% better lambing than comparable Merino ewes under our system. th We’ve had circumstances where we have pushed our 14 Annual ewes too hard and the Merino ewes struggle to get back, Victorian Invitation Ram Sale but the Dohne ewes get back up to being fit and able and healthy to go with their lambs. She’s really quite Ballarat Showgrounds, Ballarat VIC adaptable; she can tough it out considerably better, and st she’ll produce when things are good or bad. 1 November 2018 In the next 5-10 years I see the Dohne as a purebred which is where everybody is going to head, where you will Adam & Julie Mumford continue to mate a Dohne to a Dohne until you get to the P: 03 5793 8403 M: 0427 390 878 purebred, that’s where she will really shine”. Video Interview courtesy of Ben Simpson, Alistair & Cheryl Greenshields OGA Creative Agency, New South Wales. P: 03 5793 8256 [email protected]

14th Annual Victorian Invitation Ram Sale Ballarat Showgrounds, Ballarat VIC 1st November 2018

Adam & Julie Mumford P: 03 5793 8403 M: 0427 390 878

Alistair & Cheryl Greenshields P: 03 5793 8256 [email protected] “WHAT DO YOU WANT?”

BOTH WOOL and MEAT

2018 ON-PROPERTY RAM SALE @ ULOOLOO STATION. HALLETT, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Thursday 30th. AUGUST – 1 pm.

Rob with Reserve Junior Champion Dohne Ram ASWS 2016 Pearlers off to Market PADDOCK RAISED on NATIVE PASTURES & STUBBLES

STRIVING FOR THE ULTIMATE EASY-CARE DUAL-PURPOSE MERINO

Contact Ulooloo 08 88942195 Rob 0428 439000 OJD MN3 Greg 0417 833893 Brucellosis Free Email [email protected] Fully Registered and “Ulooloo Dohne Merino Stud” Pedigreed ADBA Member AUSTRALIAN DOHNE STUDS CONTACTS New South Wales

ALFOXTON - 108 ALF GULLENDAH - 022 GD MACQUARIE - WARDRY - 039 MW Chris Clonan Peter & Margot Hughes John Nadin ARMIDALE NSW 2350 BALDRY NSW 2867 WARREN NSW 2824 M: 0429 125 567 M: 0427 679 235 M:0427 474 610 [email protected] www.gullendah.com.au www.dohnes.com.au

AMAROO STATION - 188 LDJ HAREWOOD – 140 HW MIDGERY - 069 MYD Lachlan & Delphine Johnstone Justin Tombs David Berrell EMMAVILLE NSW 2371 ARMIDALE NSW 2350 WALGETT NSW 2832 [email protected] P: 02 6772 3606 M:0428 562 486 M: 0421 337 602 [email protected] CALGA / UARDRY / DD DOHNES [email protected] - 047 CA / 217 UC / 146 DJ PIPPADELL - 228 PIP Margie Pye HYLAND - 037 NB Wayne & Phillipa Connelly COONAMBLE NSW 2829 Karen Hyland BALALA NSW 2358 M: 0427 996 911 GEURIE NSW 2831 P:02 6778 7454 www.calga.biz M: 0418 410 487 [email protected] [email protected] COLESLEA - 195 CLD TABLELANDS - 222 TDS John Evans KARDINIA - 012 KD Josh Frazer LEETON NSW 2705 Don Mills ARMIDALE NSW 2350 M: 0428 262 268 COROWA NSW 2646 M: 0424 332 313 [email protected] M: 0427 872 808 [email protected] www.kardiniadohnes.com.au DIMENSION - 015 DD WILLOW SPRINGS - 161 OBJ Dan Carey MACQUARIE - 004 MD Brian Wallis FROGMORE NSW 2586 John Nadin & Greg McCann MICHELAGO NSW 2650 M: 0429 856 238 WARREN NSW 2824 M:0428 285 244 [email protected] M:0427 474 610 John [email protected] M:0499 865 120 Greg www.dohnes.com.au

Victoria

AERO - 209 ADS GLENAROUA - 080 GLN STIRLING - 186 ST Stephen Reddie Alistair Greenshields Murray Rogerson MELTON VIC 3337 KILMORE VIC 3764 GLENTHOMPSON VIC 3293 M: 0409 420 452 M: 0429 013 845 P: 03 5577 8248 [email protected] [email protected] www.stirlingdohne.com.au

BULTARRA - 220 BJP KOONIK - 202 KDS WEST WAIL - 081 WW Bruce Peat Fiona Cameron Stan & Judy Ellis ECHUCA VIC 3564 NURCOUNG VIC 3401 PIMPINIO VIC 3401 M: 0418 505 175 M: 0428 863 518 M: 0428 160 482 [email protected] www.koonikdohnes.com.au www.westwail.com.au

BURNBANK - 205 BBD NAREEB NAREEB PARTNERSHIP Carol Hale - 197 NNB MOORALLA VIC 3314 Richard Beggs M: 0408 058 668 NAREEB NAREEB VIC 3293 www.burnbankdohne.com.au M: 0429 025 056 www.nareebnareeb.com.au

42 Inspiration Doesn't Come Pre-Packed

Foundation Flock No. 4

2018 Sales 15th Annual Production Sale 14th Annual Victorian Ram Sale Monday 24 September Œursday 1 November Warren NSW Ballarat VIC

180 specially selected rams Inspiration Doesn't Come20 Pre-Pack especiallyd selected rams

Foundation Flock No. 4   Accredited Export Facility for semen, Instrumental in the introduction and promotion2018 Sales of the Dohne embryos and live sheep th th 15 Annual Production Sale 14 Annual Victorian Ram Sale Monday 24 September Œursday 1 November Warren NSW Ballarat VIC 180 specially selected rams 20 specially selected rams

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 Brucellosis Accredited & OJD Free br Accreditedee Export Facilityd for semen, into Instrumental in the intr odSouthuction America embryos and live sheep and promotion of the Dohne  Brucellosis Accredited & OJD Free breed into South America

John Nadin O‚ce Classer 0427 474 610 Tanya Barton James Koster Greg McCann 02 6027 1190 0427 546 873 0499 865 120 [email protected] www.dohnes.com.au John Nadin O‚ce Classer 0427 474 610 Tanya Barton James Koster Greg McCann 02 6027 1190 0427 546 873 0499 865 120 [email protected] www.dohnes.com.au AUSTRALIAN DOHNE STUDS CONTACTS South Australia

BABIRRA - 035 BA GOLDVALE - 089 GV MT ALMA PROPS - 077 ASH Craig Farrow Graham Crawford Ike & Eric Ashby STANSBURY SA 5582 CRYSTAL BROOK SA 5223 M: 0427 602 488 Ike M: 0427 525 000 M: 0417 620 055 M: 0417 072 050 Eric [email protected] [email protected] COONALPYN, SA 5265 www.mtalma.com.au CLOVER DOWNS - 227 AGM HAMILTON RUN - 196 HR Alex & Georgia Mattschoss Greg Andrews & Nicole Luckraft O’BRIEN - 208 OB OWEN SA 5460 JAMESTOWN SA 5491 Darren & Jodie Reseigh O’Brien M: 0400 991 736 M: 0428 161 746 KYANCUTTA SA 5651 [email protected] www.hamiltonrun.com.au M: 0419 772 173 Darren M: 0488 186 677 Jodie EAGLE RIDGE - 162 ER HILL VIEW STUD - 194 HOL www.obriendohne.com Paul & Jacqui Webb Peter & Heather Holmes COWELL SA 5602 STREAKY BAY SA 5660 ULOOLOO STATION - 206 ULO M: 0427 296 022 M: 0427 266 939 Greg & Robert Hall [email protected] [email protected] HALLETT SA 5419 M: 0417 833 893 Greg GLEN HOLME - 184 AJK JAG - 204 JAG M: 0428 439 000 Robert Allen & Joy Kelly Greg Peterson & Jude Eustice [email protected] MANOORA SA 5414 HAHNDORF SA 5245 M: 0409 018 943 M: 0429 401 767 www.glenholmedohnes.com www.dohnemerinos.com.au

On Property Ram Sale | Wed 22nd August 2018 6 River Road. Hahndorf SA 5245 Enquiries and inspections welcome Greg Petersen Mob: 0425 845 944 Email: [email protected] www.jagdohnemerinos.com.au AUSTRALIAN DOHNE STUDS CONTACTS Western Australia

CHIRNIMINUP - 117 TR FAR VALLEY - 007 FV KOOBELUP PASTORAL COMPANY Trenton & Rachel Browne David Kain - 005 IH NYABING WA 6341 ARTHUR RIVER WA 6315 Ian Hanna M: 0408 221 576 M: 0429 626 012 KATANNING WA 6317 www.brownefarming.com.au www.farvalleydohne.com.au M: 0427 215 076 [email protected] C-VIEW - 118 CV HAROLD PARK - 163 HP Lorraine & Laurie Lowe Harold Wass MOLLERIN ROCK - 115 MR ESPERANCE WA 6450 COOROW WA 6515 Ian & Steph Longmuir M: 0427 907 500 M: 0407 344 517 Harold KOORDA WA 6475 [email protected] M: 0427 531 908 Charles M: 0427 770 728 www.haroldparkdohne.com.au www.mollerinrockdohnes.com.au DENVALE - 076 WL Greg & Linda Sounness JARRAMONGUP - 009 JP NOORLA - 042 NO MOUNT BARKER WA 6324 Rex Parsons Jeremy Genders M: 0499 444 093 JERRAMUNGUP WA 6337 WILLIAM WA 6391 [email protected] M: 0428 351 091 M: 0429 689 920 [email protected] [email protected] DOWELL - 148 TB Terry Blake KINTAIL PARK - 008 KP KATANNING WA 6317 Kim, Colleen & Rhys Parsons M: 0427 646 555 JERRAMUNGUP WA 6337 [email protected] M: 0428 351 128 Colleen M: 0427 351 500 Rhys www.kintailparkdohnes.com.au

CHRIS & CINDY CLONAN Alfoxton, Wattle Drive, Armidale NSW P: 02 6775 3245 M: 0429 125 567 Top priced ram at 2018 Alfoxton Ram Sale sold for $3,200 E: [email protected] to A & K Michel Lochallen, Warialda NSW.

COMPLIANCE “Optimising the performance of Dohne commercial flocks”.

Optimising Dohne Commercial Flocks

THE OBJECTIVE of the Dohne Minimum Measurement Requirements for Registered Dohne Ram Breeders Breeding System is to optimise the performance of Dohne Compulsory Trait Age commercial flocks through Birth Pedigree Birth improved breeding methods. Compliance in measuring the Weaner Body Weight 42-120 days traits (in the table, right) is part and parcel of that process. Post Weaner Body Weight 210-300 days To become and remain a Greasy Fleece Weight, Fibre 300-450 days registered Dohne stud, breeders Yearling Diameter, Coefficient Variation must maintain valid brucellosis Independent Visual Classing 270 - 400 days accredited free status.

Australian Sheep And Wool Show

THE DOHNE Pavilion will be a buzz with awards for excellence in development activity for the of activity for sheep breeders and Dohne breeding. Again studs will ADBA that enables our industry interested visitors with a big showing keenly participate in the show ring to increase the awareness of the of first class Dohne genetics all under utilising a combination of objective breed showcasing why Dohnes are the one roof. measurement data matched with setting themselves apart from the The benefits of being part of visual appraisal demonstrating the competition. such an event are numerous with meat and wool value. For further information visit www. opportunities for professional and The Australian Sheep And Wool dohne.com.au or contact Murray social interaction, breed education Show is an important business Rogerson (03) 5578 8248.

Dohne Marquee 20, 21 and 22 July 2018 Bendigo Showgrounds, Bendigo Victoria Fleece Competition | Dohne Ram Classes

46 ADBA CONTACTS National PRESIDENT COUNCILLOR SECRETARY John Nadin Murray Rogerson Cameron Hills WARREN NSW 2824 GLENTHOMPSON VIC 3293 PO Box 108 M: 0427 474 610 P: 03 5577 8248 GOODWOOD SA 5034 [email protected] [email protected] P: 08 8210 5229 F: 08 8231 4173 VICE PRESIDENT COUNCILLOR [email protected] Rachel Browne Allen Kelly NYABING WA 6341 MANOORA SA 5414 DOHNE DATA MANAGER M: 0408 221 576 P: 08 8848 4328 Brett Wilson [email protected] M: 0409 018 943 LEURA NSW 2780 [email protected] M: 0411 541 034 COUNCILLOR [email protected] Greg Hall COUNCILLOR HALLETT SA 5419 Rhys Parsons P: 08 8894 2195 JERRAMUNGUP WA 6337 M: 0417 833 893 P: 08 9835 1185 [email protected] M: 0427 351 500 [email protected]

New South Wales / Queensland

PRESIDENT David Berrell WALGETT NSW 2832 M: 0428 562 486 [email protected]

South Australia

PRESIDENT Eric Ashby COONALPYN, SA 5265 M: 0417 072 050 [email protected]

Victoria / Tasmania

PRESIDENT Murray Rogerson GLENTHOMPSON VIC 3293 • The Australian Dohne Breeders’ Association 2018 annual council face to face meeting in P: 03 5577 8248 Adelaide, South Australia. Pictured from left to right: John Nadin, Rhys Parsons, Greg Hall, [email protected] Rachel Browne, Murray Rogerson, Allen Kelly and Cameron Hills.

Western Australia

PRESIDENT Rhys Parsons JERRAMUNGUP WA 6337 M: 0427 351 500 [email protected]

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MR150078 | YWT 7.6 | YCFW 17.0

Come and see us at the Dowerin Field Days August 29th & 30th

On property Ram Sale Friday, September 7th, 2018 Commencing at 1:00pm

Ian & Steph Longmuir P: 08 9684 6061 M: 0427 770 728 E: [email protected] 455 Longmuir Road, KOORDA www.mollerinrockdohnes.com.au INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS

Argentina New Zealand Uruguay

SECRETARY GLENCARIN PRESIDENT Alejandro Vozzi Martin Pattie Gabriel Capurro CHUBUT MARLBOROUGH LA PASTORAL URUGUAY P: 54 2965 532807 M: 0276 509 897 MONTEVIDEO www.provino.com.ar www.glencairn.co.nz M: 598 9961 4002 www.lapastoral.com.uy CABANA LAS VEGAS South Africa VICE PRESIDENT Jim Sama Javier Fillat SANTA CRUZ PRESIDENT LA EMPASTADA M: 54 2966 154 13527 MONTEVIDEO Koos Vosloo [email protected] M: 598 9936 2051 EDENBURG 9908 [email protected] M: 270 825 640 951 Chile [email protected] Roberto Cardellino CANELONES DANIEL GROVES MANAGER M: 598 9964 1664 PUNTA ARENAS Kobus Delport www.delta-animalproduction.com P: 56 09 85020683 STUTTERHEIM www.agropampa.cl P: 27 43 683 1330 www.dohnemerino.com PATAGONIA Francisa & Nicolas Petrovich Cameron McMaster PUNTA ARENAS NAPIER 7270 P: 56 61 2614505 M: 270 827 742 075 [email protected] [email protected]

▪ Emphasis on type, muscling & wool ▪ Minimal supplementary feeding “Doing it naturally”

15TH ANNUAL SALE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

1pm, Williams Sportsground ■ 70 rams on offer Inspections on-farm by appointment prior to sale Contact: Jeremy Genders | Mobile: 0429 689 920 | Email: [email protected] www.dohne.com.au

AUSTRALIAN DOHNE BREEDERS ASSOCIATION Dohne Commercial Become A Dohne Member Benefits Commercial Member

▪ Email newsletters As an existing or potential breeder of Dohnes, commercial membership is a very inexpensive way of exposing yourself and your business to both historical and up to date information about ▪ Access to advertise sheep for sale on this versatile and productive breed. Dohne Social Media Since the introduction of the Dohne to Australia in 1998, from South Africa, the breed has seen constant growth. The recent MLA ▪ Direct links to the SG website and sale sheep breed survey showed that Dohnes have an influence in over catalogues 20% of the Australian sheep flock.

The Dohne Council and Stud Breeders work tirelessly for breed ▪ Info on Field Days improvement. Council is working on promotion of the breed and implementing industry networks to obtain the best possible Future plans for a ▪ financial returns for the sheep and lamb products you work so hard Dohne QA lamb to produce. program For more information contact the office 08 8210 5299 or Sheep updates ▪ [email protected]

www.dohne.com.au

AUSTRALIA’S SHEEP FIELD DAYS June 18th - 27th 2018 FOLLOW THE STORIES www.stockandland.com.au/ sheepweek/ VR4315152 FURTHER INFORMATION Nathan O’Sullivan 0439 558 938 Dianna Branson 0475 954 465 Mark Scown 0408 884 875 TWIST ▪ deep & well muscled RUMP ▪ wide hips ▪ fertility ▪ ease of lambing ▪ weight NATURAL BARE BREECH NATURAL ▪ no mulesing required BONE constitution ▪ strong ▪ mating dexterity LOIN / EYE MUSCLE ▪ eating quality ▪ even fat distribution ▪ fertility TESTES & firm ▪ large ▪ 32cm circumference ▪ mating dexterity TOPLINE ▪ long & straight ▪ body weight DEEP BODY ▪ feed conversion ▪ constitution ▪ doing ability ATTRIBUTES OF THE TYPICAL DOHNE ATTRIBUTES POLLED WOOL Merino wool ▪ apparel growing ▪ free ▪ excellent stats SPRING OF RIB ▪ constitution ▪ doing ability MUZZLE ▪ masculine ▪ open & soft of blemishes ▪ free SHOULDERS ▪ wedge shape body ▪ ease of lambing BODY ▪ plain body of wrinkle ▪ free

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