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Dubbo Prime Lamb Hoof and Hook Most Successful Exhibitor
May 18, 2021
Annalara White Dorper takes the cake at Dubbo Prime Lamb Competition
A great day at the Prime Lamb competition for Steve and Jack as they collected the most successful exhibitor for the white dorper wethers sent in a week prior to the Dubbo Show. The Prime Lamb Competition is a great way for us at AWD to gauge where we are with our breeding and to keep us honest in what we do. With our emphasis on producing quality lambs on a grass-fed diet and turning them off at a younger age.
With over 500 lambs entered into the Fletcher International sponsored event we were amazed to come away with a few awards on the day. We entered in two trade pens for one lighter and a heavier pen.
Awards Won by Annalara White Dorper
- 1st Trade Weight Hook
- 2nd Trade Weight Hoof
- AJ Morris Memorial Grand Champion Hook Pen (All Breeds)
- Highest Scoring Combined Hoof & Hook Entry
- Most Successful Exhibitor
Our two pens are below for the figures that got us across the line on the day. With two pens both in the 1st and 5th position we are where we need to be with our genetics. We're producing quality fat lambs through our commercial flock that not only improves the return for sheep breeders using AWD genetics but for consumers who receive the end product. With impactful traits that we have been chasing since 1998 we are really happy with our line of genetics and what the ewes are capable of.
We're breeding for consistency and reliability straight out of the paddock. Our sheep thrive of the land and when it's a good season they will flourish as we've seen out fertility rate drastically improve with the abundance of feed.
Breed Placings - Trade Hoof Class
| Breed | AVG PEN LWT | TARG MKT/20 | CONF/20 | SHAP/20 | FAT Cover/20 | Pres Even /10 | Skin Breed/5 | Skin MKT/5 | Hoof Position Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annalara White Dorper | 45.7 | 18 | 17.3 | 18 | 17.0 | 7.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 1 |
| Poll Dorset | 50.6 | 16.6 | 16.5 | 15.5 | 16.3 | 7.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 |
| Dorper | 46.3 | 17.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3 |
| White Suffolk | 50.1 | 16.2 | 15.7 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 7.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4 |
| Whiltipol | 48.8 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 12.0 | 16.5 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Meatplus | 51.3 | 17.5 | 10.0 | 16.5 | 14.5 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Suffolk | 49.8 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 7 |
| Australian White | 47.0 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 11.8 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 8 |
| Dohne | 40.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 9 |
Breed Placings - Trade Hook Class
| Breed | AVG LWT | AVG DWT | YIELD % | FAT mm | Saleable Meat Yield/70 | Carcass Assessment/20 | Meat Colour/10 | Overall Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annalara White Dorper | 45.4 | 23.9 | 52.5% | 13.33 | 65.0 | 19.5 | 8.5 | 1 |
| Whiltipoll | 48.0 | 25.9 | 54.0% | 16.3 | 62.9 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 3 |
| Australian White | 46.4 | 22.3 | 48.1% | 12.1 | 64.5 | 16.3 | 8.0 | 7 |
| Dohne | 37.3 | 21.7 | 58.2% | 10.3 | 65.5 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 9 |
| White Suffolk | 49.9 | 26.0 | 52.1% | 16.39 | 61.7 | 17.5 | 7.5 | 4 |
| Suffolk | 49.8 | 25.9 | 51.9% | 16.7 | 63.7 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 8 |
| Poll Dorset | 50.4 | 26.5 | 52.5% | 18.0 | 61.1 | 15.5 | 8.1 | 2 |
| MeatPlus | 52.5 | 27.3 | 51.9% | 17.33 | 63.0 | 14.0 | 7.5 | 6 |
| Dorper | 44.7 | 22.8 | 51.% | 17.7 | 62.3 | 13.0 | 7.5 | 5 |
AWD Pens - Trade Hook Class
| Avg LWT | AVG DWT | YIELD% | FAT | SALEABLE MEAT YIELD/70 | CARCASS ASSESSMENT | HOOK POINTS/100 | HOOF POINTS/110 | OVERALL POINTS | OVERALL POSITION | Pen # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.3 | 23.5 | 51.9 | 13.7 | 66.3 | 20.0 | 95.3 | 95 | 190.3 | 1 | 116 - Overall Winner |
| 45.5 | 24.2 | 53.2 | 13.0 | 63.7 | 19.0 | 85.7 | 92.5 | 178.2 | 5 | 117 - Top 5 |
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AWD 18th Annual Ram Sale
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The Cobar Ram Sale has been and gone with 114 lots went to auction knocked down by Nutriens Solutions. Annalara White Dorper had a great day with Steve, Jack and Isabel attending to showcase ten of their best. Results for Annalara White Dorper were tops of $4,000 sold lots 62 and 100 and sold all ten for an average of $3,200. Great to see the confidence in the western districts of NSW and also online with two of our rams going to St George in QLD. As one of the original studs who were attending the Cobar Ram Sale it was great to catch up and see old and new clients to get together just in time before the NSW regional lockdown game into play. We always look forward to heading west as it's where the stud originated and what type of ram we wanted to breed. One that can withstand the harsh environments that western NSW can throw at you. Thank you to both Nutrien Russell and AuctionsPlus for putting the show together and allowing the 17 vendors to offer their best rams on the day.
A huge thank you to bidders, underbidders our supporters and those who help get it all done on the day for the 2021 ram sale for Annalara White Dorpers. This is sale saw a 100% clearance of Annalara White Dorper rams and ewes. It's fantastic to see clients having a really good season compared to the last four years. Steve has worked really hard to get the genetics to where it is today and always constantly improving to offer our clients our staples of fertility, carcass weight, and structure. We're building and Annalara White Dorpers to put more lambs on the ground that you can depend on the data. With Jack joining the stud once again we will be introducing new technologies and techniques that will allow us to produce world leading genetics for our clients across Australia. When you have an annual ram and ewe sale It is great to seeNew and returning clients coming from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and online bidders from across the country via AuctionsPlus. We look forward to working hard in 2021 to bring you more at our annual production sale on the 16th of February 2022. Facts and figures of Annalara White Dorper 15th annual production sale 65 White Dorper rams for an average of $3040 with 100% clearance. The top price ram was lot 65 for $5,200.00 14 Ultra White rams sold for an average of $2057.00 With 100% clearance. The top price Ultra White ram was lot 68 for $3600.00 In this year so we had 260 use available which was sold for 100% clearance and an average of $387. Lot 85 and locked 86 made the top price of $460 per mob. A lot of confidence from the buyers knowing they'll get a good return from the ewes and the season. With both lots joined ready to drop lambs at the end of the month. Thank you to all of those who travelled to the sale to see the rams and ewes in person. You can't beat seeing them face to face to know what you're buying. We hope you enjoy your piece of AWD and look forward to seeing you around throughout the year. Kind regards, Cresswell Family
Make lamb, not walls! 2020 has sure been a roller coaster and the new lamb ad captures just that. For the first time the Australian borders had shut residents out or in. This is the time of the year that the sheep farmers look forward to spark a spike in consumer demand for what is Australia's most loved form of protein... well we think so anyway. Did you like the ad?
Well 2021 is here and we're happy to move on from 2020. With a great year for agriculture to know that we can withstand the pressures of high demands on consumer end of the supply chain. With the lockdowns across the world and in Australia produced an unprecedented increase for protein across the world in more forms than one. We're primed to keep the supply of our rams through the backend of drought to provide the AWD stamp to our clients and into the future with 80 primed for the 2021 sale in February . With most 2019 drops we were able to carry them through and they were able to get some much needed grass into their diet. We've really been improving our paddocks in terms of new paddocks where we're able to rest feed for several months to allow for the ground cover to remain robust. With our improved pastures proving their worth 10 times over through the summer months we're bloody glad to have what we do now. With a solid 5 year plan to develop most of our paddocks on a three year crop rotation to reduce the chance of competitive grasses to over grow our seed mix. With Jack coming back into the mix for 2021 onwards we're able to get more done and strategically work on the direction of Annalara White Dorper enterprise and the building of our farm to become a productive work horse . Jack had studied a BA Agribusiness/Marketing Management at UNE and has been using it in the UK for the last 3 years. So he's back to work on building on Annalara White Dorper. We're in an exciting position of growth not only for us as AWD but for agriculture as an industry. We'll be sharing more about what makes AWD tick and what drives our selection of the best genetics out there. If you've read this far we hope you enjoy these pieces as we want to do more in the future and 2021. The AWD team look forward to seeing you at the sale on the 17/02/21 and hope you can join us on-property to really capture the characteristics of our genetics at this years ram sale. Catch the action on AuctionsPlus if you're unable to attend and register to bid for more lambs on the ground to build 2021.
The weaning of our commercial and stud operations is very much the same to allow for the lambs welfare. As it is difficult to hold the lambs back from their mothers on the first day of weaning we hold them in a containment paddock with around 5 acres to move around. As our containment paddock is just set behind the sheep yards it allows us to move them in a short distance as mustering weaners can be testing (if you know, you know). We have sown oats, serradella and biscerrula to help provide an healthy start for the lambs. If we have no feed in the paddock we will provide hay to provide the dry matter. Our weaner management we aim to: Maximise our survival rates: This is by achieving the right weights at weaning and growth rates after weaning. Once they have reached the right weight they are then able to be weaned. Due to the 6-8 week joining program, there can be a difference in weights has one lamb is more than a month older which are conceived early on in the piece. Allow our maiden ewes to reach the right weight as well before joining them to rams. This works well to increase the lambs health and the ewe's life time health.