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The current
Breeding Families
STYLE:
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Ultra Fine
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This type traces back to the original Ravensworth sheep and is about 100
years old. The sheep range from Ultra Fine (it is not uncommon for
some to be tested to 14.0 micron) to 16.5 micron. Pure Saxon wool
with style and high spinability
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Average of Adult Ewes
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16.5 mic
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4.5kg cut/hd
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Sires Used:
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Ringmaster Ultra 2nd
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15.6 mic
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Ringmaster Ultra 3rd
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15.2 mic
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*all micron tests
shown are on full feed
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Super Fine
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This type traces back to the original Ravensworth sheep and is about 100
years old. The sheep range from Ultra Fine (it is not uncommon for
some to be tested to 14.0 micron) to 18.5 micron. Pure Saxon wool
with style and high spinability
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Average of Adult Ewes
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17.5 mic
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5.5kg cut/hd
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Sires Used:
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Ringmaster Superior 14th
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18.4 mic
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Grand Champion Super Fine Wool Ram Sydney Royal 2017, cut 12.9kg.
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Merryville Giant Test Super
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18.2 mic
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Grand Champion Super Fine Wool Ram Sydney Royal 2021, cut 12.5kg.
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Brilliant Super 14th
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17.2 mic
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Not shown.
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*all micron tests
shown are on full feed
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Fine
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Larger framed, heavier cutting, 66s 70s type. Staple length 90mm, white
– highly crimped wool. Genetic source of the Merryville commercial flock
and represent about 40% of stud numbers.
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Average of Adult Ewes
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18.5 to 19.0 mic
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6.4 to 7.3 kg cut/hd
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Sires Used:
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Giant Test
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17.4 mic
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Grand Champion Fine Wool Ram Sydney Royal 2015, cut 16kg.
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EM Supreme Syndicate
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18.4 mic
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Supreme Exhibit Sydney Royal 2010, cut 15.6kg, weight 128kg.
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Big Brilliant Syndicate
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18.6 mic
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Supreme Fine Wool Ram at Campbell Town Show in 2009. Sire of the second
top ($20,000) and third top ($16,000) price rams at Bendigo 2013.
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Supreme 14
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18.6 mic
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Grand Champion Fine/Medium Wool Ram Sydney Royal 2016. Cut 15.5kg.
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Supreme 15
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17.6 mic
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Grand Champion Fine Wool Ram Sydney Royal 2019. Cut 15.5kg.
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Supreme 14
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18.6 mic
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Grand Champion Fine/Medium Wool Ram Sydney Royal
2016. Cut 15.5kg.
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Brilliant Example Syndicates and fine-testing
syndicates of young rams for progeny testing
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*all micron tests
shown are on full feed
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Medium
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Large framed ewes with 64s type wool. Main
families are Uniform and Grand Monarch which trace back to Wanganella ram
‘Sir Francis’ 1929.
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Average of Adult Ewes
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19.0 mic
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7.4 kg cut/hd
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Sires Used:
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Grand Monarch 42nd (by Grand Monarch 37th)
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18.9 mic
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Not shown, reserved as a 2 tooth. Third season.
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Uniform 41st
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19.4 mic
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Reserve Champion Sydney Medium Wool Ram 2006.
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Magnussen Syndicate
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18.5 mic
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Medium Wool Ram Sydney 2013. Top performer in Sire Evaluation Trials.
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EM Cas
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18.8 mic
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Grand Champion Fine/Medium Wool Ram Sydney 2015, cut 16.2kg.
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*all micron tests shown are on full feed
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Murgha
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The Murgha stud was established with ewes bought from the Murgha
dispersal sale. Pure Wanganella blood. Highly regarded at the time. Esteemed
studs such as Uaardy, Koonawarra and Pemcaw can trace their origins back to
the Murgha dispersal sale. The sheep have been joined to Merryville Medium
types and are like a separate family in the Merryville Medium type.
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Average of Adult Ewes
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19.0 mic
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7.4 kg cut/hd
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Sires Used:
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Sons of East Mundulla
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19.4 mic
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East Mundulla by WA Purple (contains Merryville blood) out of a
Collinsville Olympic ewe (Merryville background).
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Magnussen Syndicate
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18.5 mic
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Medium Wool Ram Sydney 2013. Top performer in Sire Evaluation
Trials.
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*all micron tests
shown are on full feed
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Poll Merinos
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Superfine
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Sires Used:
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P17.6
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17.6 mic
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Grand Champion Super Fine Wool Poll Merino Ram Sydney 2022. Cut
12.0kg.
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Ringmaster Poll
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17.2 mic
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Otway Falkiner Perpetual Trophy group Sydney 2022. Cut 11kg.
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Fine
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Average of Adult Ewes
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19.0 mic
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6.5 kg cut/hd
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Sires Used:
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Uniform Poll 14th (Bolte)
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17.3 mic
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Champion Fine Wool Poll and Grand Champion Poll in Sydney 2019. Second
in his Objective Measurement class with a fleece weight of 13.2kg valued at
$254.20.
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Uniform Poll 13th
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Not shown.
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Fine/Medium
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Average of Adult Ewes
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19.3 mic
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6.8 kg cut/hd
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Sires Used:
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Pemcaw Poll
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18.7 mic
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Purchased at Dubbo 2012 for $44,000. Cut 13.7kg wool, weight 131kg.
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Uniform Poll 17th
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17.8 mic
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TW7.63
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18.6 mic
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Purchased in Adelaide for $27,000.
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Merryville Regal
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18.5 mic
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Grand Champion Fine Wool Poll Merino Ram Sydney 2022. Cut 15.2kg.
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*all micron tests
shown are on full feed
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