Charinga Sheep Stud

Chrainga Poll Merino Stud

About Charinga Merinio, POll Merino and White Suffolk Sheep Stud

Principals
Studs
Features
Highlights
ET donors
"AS I SEE IT" - by Roger Polkinghorne

Charinga wins the Loddon Power Cor 2009,
Business of the Year Award.

From Left Roger, Lendon, Fiona (Bigmore), Tim, Karina, Ryan (Bigmore) and Donna Polkinghorne.
Photo Courtesy of the Loddon Times.

Merino Stud
Flock No: 4470
Charinga Merino Stud was established on Neil McLennan's Banavie Stud in 1991. Prior to registration of the Charinga Stud, all flock sheep were bred from Banavie.

Poll Merino Stud
Flock No: 1237
The Poll Merino Stud was registered in 1996 with 30 ewes from Merna Poll Merino Stud and 300 ewes from Gum Hill Poll Merino Stud.

White Suffolk Stud
Flock No: 434
The White Suffolk Stud was registered in 1999 with ewes from Illoura White Suffolk Stud and Topping Management White Suffolk Stud in SA. Rams were sourced from Leahcim White Suffolk Stud.

Brucellosis Accredited - No: VS2318
Ovine Johnes Disease - MN3 Status (2002) - VS1227
Lambplan tested and indexed

Charinga produces 18-21 micron merino sheep
concentrating on:

Frame
Structure
Wool Cut

Stud Features:

Super soft wool

Brilliant lustre
Deep well defined crimp
Long bundly fleeces
High elasticity

Present Situation:

2,100 Registered stud ewes
400 Registered poll ewes
20 sires
500 rams on offer
10 Years average 20.6 micron

* All breeding stud ewes 20.4 mic

Over the past eleven years we have conducted extensive A.I. and E.T programs with outstanding results

Average rainfall of 18" (450mm)
Soil type: light granite

Semen from Charinga's top sires is available and has been sold to Stud and commercial breeders in:
WA, NSW, SA, Qld, Vic, Tas, New Zealand and Argentina

Stud Highlights

Wedderburn Wool Expo
'95 av $5,295 10 rams	'96 av $3,900 6 rams	'98 av. $2,233 3 rams	'99 av. $2,000 4 rams

On Property Auction Sales
'96 av. $1906 50 rams	'97 av. $2922 60 rams	'98 av. $2808 58 rams	'99 av. $3053 56 rams	'00 av. $4,646 61 rams	'01 av. $4,010 70 rams	'02 av. $3,061 56 rams	'03 av. $2,563 80 rams	'04 av. $3,240 80 rams

'05
av. $2887
80 rams

'06
av. $2611
72 rams

'07
av. $2695
73 rams

'08
av. $2749
66 rams

Ram Sales
'96 285 Rams	'97 310 Rams	'98 220 Rams	'99 300 Rams	'00 403 rams	'01 443 rams	'02 216 rams	'03 258 rams	'04 168 rams

'05
245 Rams

'06
210 Rams

'07
243 Rams

'08
203 Rams

Top Prices
'96 $15,000	'97 $16,000 $13,000	'98 $11,000 x 2	'99 $26,000 $16,000	'00 $26,000	'01 $30,000 $18,500	'02 $10,000 $9,000 x 2	'03 $16,000	'04 $17,000 $15,000 x 2

'05
$32,000

'06
$15,000

'07
$7,500

'08
$20,000

Semen Sales
'96 1,150 doses	'97 4,168 doses	'98 3,832 doses	'99 17,800 doses	'00 10,075 doses	'01 6,680 doses	'02 5,500 doses	'03 3,622 doses	'04 6,122 doses

'05
7257
doses

'06
5299
doses

'07
5028
doses

'08
4854
doses

ET Donors

At Charinga we never underestimate the importance of the female in the breeding. Their contribution to the gene pool is of paramount importance whether breeding sires for our own use or rams for selling, to impact on flocks across Australia. Below are some of our ET donors who have proven this:

WHITE DOC 002

Born: June 1999 ET BRED
Sire: The Doc (HM WHITE 398-005)
Dam: Purple 312

Test Date	Micron	S.D.	C.V.	Fibres >30 Mic.
May '01	18.7	3.4	18.2%	0.6%
April '02	19.2	3.0	15.6%	0.3%
Sept '02	18.9	3.4	18.0%	0.5%
July 04	19.6	3.4	17.4%	0.4%
July 05	18.3
July 06	18.2	3.2	16.9%	0.4%
July 07	18.3	3.1	16.4%	0.4%
Bodyweight: July 2004 - 106 kg July 2007 - 103 kg Shorn: Open Day 2000 cut 13.8 kg (30.5 lbs) Oct 2002 cut 14.6 kgs (32 lbs)

Comments:

An exceptionally big, long ewe which consistently cuts copious quantities of 18-19 micron wool. A fine example of great constitution, excellent skin and commercial balance.

Roger & Donna Polkinghorne
485 Berrimal West Rd Berrimal, Victoria 3518 Australia
Phone: (03) 5496 5223 Fax: (03) 5496 5202 Mobile:0427 358 168
Email: info@charinga.com.au

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