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Report
on 2005
Ram
Assessment Day at Worcester Market
There
were 45 animals at the assessment day of which 18 were shearling rams,
21 flock ewes and 6 stock rams.
The market was the ideal venue to choose the top 5 rams for using within
the group in the 2005 season.
The display of ewes and older rams also showed the high standard of
stock breeding within Blue Sires.
The event was sponsored by the EBLEX Better Returns Programme. Sam Boon
was on hand to discuss the importance of buying recorded animals to
a number of farmers who visited the open meeting.
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Ram
ID
|
Sire
ID
|
EBVs:
scan wt, muscle depth, fat depth |
SI
|
Comments
on each Ram
|
Position
|
|
CHB
AB141
|
CHB
V101
|
2.17, 2.12, 0.04
|
201
|
Good,
nicely balanced ram |
1st
|
|
AST
AB1
|
AST
Z16
|
1.51,
0.69, 0.12
|
128
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Well
balanced ram. Slight dip behind shoulder. Low index |
2nd
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CHB
AB321
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CHB
W11
|
4.15,
1.56, 0.06
|
205
|
Well
fleshed ram. Grey colouring. Turns front hoof when walking |
3rd
|
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CHB
AB182
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CHB
W11
|
3.88,
1.81, 0.21
|
201
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Good
all round ram but not as well fleshed as no.3 |
4th
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JH
AB74
|
CHB
W11
|
3.84,
3.33, 0.09
|
271
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Good
powerful ram but poor wool |
5th
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Table 2005/1:Top
Shearling Rams at Assessment Day
CHB
AB141 Churchbridge Brigand was placed ahead of all the other rams
because he was a a well fleshed ram which handled well and had plenty
of character. Not the longest of rams or the highest indexed, but
he was still very correct and the judges were unanimous in their decision
to place him 1st overall.
AST AB1 was placed 2nd because he was a very correct ram handling
well, with good colour and character. His low index did not exclude
him from the final line-up as his owner was not retaining him for
breeding.
Presentation of the 'Whinholme Top Tup Trophy' was made to Maurice
Jones (for the second year) for his excellent ram Churchbridge Brigand.
Stan Kilby was the runner up with AST AB1.
Top Shearling
Rams at the Blue Sires Assessment Day 2005
Order
of Merit Cards for the best flock ewes were presented to JER AB74
owned by Janet Richardson and HB Z56 owned by Marjorie Vile
JER AB74 Rumwell Babs is by JER Z44 and has a SI of 187.
Final
results from the Year 2005 lambs
|
Year
|
8
wk wt
|
Scan
Wt
|
Muscle
|
Fat
|
Scheme
Index
|
|
1999
|
0.26
|
0.46
|
0.13
|
-0.01
|
100
|
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2000
|
0.38
|
0.83
|
0.15
|
0.06
|
102
|
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2001
|
0.77
|
1.58
|
0.36
|
-0.03
|
127
|
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2002
|
0.81
|
1.75
|
0.43
|
0.04
|
127
|
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2003
|
1.00
|
2.16
|
0.75
|
0.08
|
144
|
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2004
|
1.24
|
2.73
|
1.07
|
0.09
|
164
|
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2005
|
1.32
|
2.66
|
1.06
|
0.15
|
158
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