Benefits of a BA
The very nature of an SRS® breeding program - selecting for low primary fibre diameter and high levels of fibre density and length - automatically suggests that this is a professionally run exercise requiring considerable practical and technical skills.
Dr. Jim Watts is one of the SRS® breeding advisors
Our breeding advisors provide this assistance.
They are there to design, implement and monitor the breeding program in your herd.
The breeding advisors recognise the fleece markers that indicate of high density and length - the long and thin staples of deep crimp and high lustre and softness. They know the required standards which are high. They also know how to accurately position each animal according to these criteria so that the animals can be mated precisely to achieve the breeding objective.
Breeders who try to do it on their own do not often get it right because it is not that simple to assess density and length and combine it with the other features the animals must have - good conformation, constitution and fertility.
Breeding advisors know when to call on skin tests for density and length and how to use this information to improve the breeding program. They know the top males that are available and their breeding performances. They have your commercial interests at heart. They are there to speed genetic improvement and promote suitable animals that you breed.
Breeding advisors will ask you to provide information that allows the genetic productivity of your herd to be assessed through AGE (Across Herd Genetic Evaluation). These measures provide a means of independent assessment of an animal's worth and that of the herd.
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Merry Christmas and a happy 2012
Date Article Listed: 24/12/11
As the year draws to a close we would like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and successful 2012. Although there are plenty of challenges ahead the baling weekend indicated that really positive gains are been made in the fleece area.
Thank you to everyone who attended workshops, assisted with displays, helped with baling and who contributed to the success of the year. May this time be a time for family and friends and a time to relax. Have a safe and happy break.
Fleece Baling Weekend
Date Article Listed: 24/11/11
Over the last weekend 19th & 20th of November a number of us met at Frank and Julienne Gelber's property at Orange to class and bale fleeces for the Primaries wool auction in December. Although it took a long time for those present it was an excellent learning experience and one all subscribers should try and be part of in the future. Some of the fleeces were very well prepared while others required further skirting. Thanks to those subscribers who contributed to the collection. In total over 700kgs of fleeces was classed and a number of bales of 110kgs were pressed and branded ready for sale. Some are still waiting to have enough fleece to make the necessary weight.
Many thanks to the Gelbers for their hospitality, to Jim Watts who classed every fleece and to Stuart Marshall, Richard Brennan, Julienne Gelber and David Mitchell for sorting , skirting, pressing and branding the bales. Go to the photo gallery for some pics of the days. By the time we finished all were exhausted but more informed by the experience. We wait to hear how the fleeces test and how they sell on the open wool market.
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