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Home of the clearly superior sire of the Bond Sire Evaluation Trial.
Ram Sale on property Friday 11th September 2009
2009 Sale Catalogue
Almondvale has top rams (The Rural, Wagga)
"ALMONDVALE"
TEAM
Peter and Marita Routley and sons Grahame, Paul & David.
Principal: Peter Routley
Yuluma, Via Urana N.S.W.
Telephone or Facsimile
Paul (02) 6927 1465, Peter (02) 6920 4465
Mobile Paul 0427 209 016, Peter 0427 2714 65
pjroutley@bondsheep.org.au
Brucellosis Accredited Free Stud
LOCATION
Our stud is situated 5km off the Boree Creek/Urana road half way between these two towns.
HISTORY
We became established in 1965 with a selection of top quality C.F.A. ewes and rams. Over the years we have built our numbers and reputation up as one of the largest and most progressive Bond Studs in Australia. We are breeding big framed, heavy cutting sheep, producing a valuable top quality fleece, as well as a large, well sprung, heavy boned carcase. These sheep produce a readily saleable lamb with fat score 2-3 and a carcase weight of 20-26 kg dressed. The Bonds readily adapt to varying climates that range from 14-40" annual rain fall.
ACQUISITION OF MAHONGA PARK STUD:
In 1994 we purchased whits stud in its entirety from the Anderson family of Rand. This has given us a new pool of genetics, in our quest to breed top quality DUAL PURPOSE BONDS.
Mahonga Park Stud have always placed great emphasis on the carcase qualities of their sheep and this has been proven by the stud and their clients both winning the "Golden Lamb of the South" carcase competition against specialist crossbred carcasses. This stud is without doubt one of the best dual purpose studs of the breed, and we were very fortunate to be able to purchase it as a unit, as it has been established for over 60 years.
"Big
Bold Almondvale Rams"
BOND SIRE EVALUATION TRIAL – 1995
The Australian Bond Sheepbreeder’s Association conducted Australia’s first sire evaluation trial in 1995, when 8 of Australia’s top Bond sires were progeny tested.
Almondvale’s sire we selected proved clearly superior, with his progeny returning the following.
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Heaviest wether lambs at weaning and subsequent weighing.
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Heaviest greasy fleece weight at shearing, cutting 17.2% more wool that the trial average.
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Heaviest clean fleece weight average.
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Clearly superior in the visual classing with 14% of progeny in the elite "Tops" (trial average was 6%)
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Outright 1st place in every measured performance index.
WHY BUY "ALMONDVALE" BONDS?
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Big bodied, easy care, dual purpose, self replacing flock.
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Eliminate the worry and health risks of having to constantly buy replacement ewes.
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Enjoy wool cuts of 6-7 kgs.
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Sell CFA and surplus young ewes at top prices.
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Market your lambs as suckers or export weights.
"ALMONDVALE" SALE
90
‘Tops of the Drop’ flock and stud rams are penned with all production
figures – with all production figures – micron, wool production &
body weight provided. Rams are penned by 10.30 am, Luncheon provided at
12.30 pm.
Sale September 2005.
"ALMONDVALE" RAMS
Typical of the type produced by our stud. Rams are also available after our sale by private treaty.
"ALMONDVALE"
BONDS
Now recognised as an important parent stud. This ram, a son of the Bond trial winner, was sold to Mr. D. Stacy of Tungamah, Victoria for stud duties for $2,400.
"ALMONDVALE" BONDS – "Keeping the Dream Alive"
SPRING RAM SALES 2002
Almondvale lives up to a high reputation
Almondvale Bond Stud held its 15th annual ram sale on Wednesday, September 11 from 1.30pm.
(Left
- Peter and Paul Routley with some of the 2002 Almondvale Rams.)
This year’s draft of rams are again in excellent condition, showing great carcass qualities and heavy cutting fleeces that Almondvale rams are so well known for.
Bond sheep are invaluable as a self-replacing flock, and as the issue of introducing disease becomes a most important consideration for producers, the advantage of a self-replacing flock has never been more attractive.
Almondvale has had an extremely pleasing year with wether lambs returning $97.16 over the hook after two shearings, along with lambs wool at 551 cents/kg, fleece wool at 700 cents/kg (which topped the brokers catalogue in its section) and CFA ewes selling to $68.
Almondvale stud Principals Peter and Paul Routley said that people breeding from Almondvale Bonds have continued to achieve extremely pleasing results and maintain the benefits of a self-replacing flock.
The ‘top of the drop’ rams will be catalogued with all production figures of micron, wool cut and bodyweight.
Agents for Almondvale Bond annual ram sale are Elders VP Stud-stock and Harper Trevaskis, Lockhart.