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"The Keri-Keri stud was started in 1962, with ewes
from our flock and rams from Moorna (Parent stud of Kalabity). At
this time we started to lamb down most of our ewes on irrigated
pasture and saw that we were getting huge lambing percentages - over
150% in some mobs, and these lambs developed very rapidly. We knew
we had a superior milking sheep. Through the 70's to the mid 80's we
selected for milking sheep based on our criteria of Survival,
Reproduction, Wool and Meat. (In that order)".
"The downside of this method is less attractive
wool, and during the 80's and early nineties we started putting the
better wools together, and made some significant gains in lowering
the micron, and actually increasing the wool cut at the same time,
whilst still maintaining all the other desirable attributes such as
a large wide frame, survivability, high growth rate and high
reproduction".
"We ended up with a breed of sheep that is superior in
wool cut and quality in the medium wool range, a superior meat
sheep, and a highly fertile animal that is immensly profitable not
only for Keri-Keri, but for clients as well".
"It's pleasing to see Keri-Keris' clients' sheep
doing so well in other districts both in NSW and interstate. There are
always new and exciting sires coming through the pipeline."
Peter
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