Recent Highlights for Woolaroo Merino Stud

• Grand Champion Fleece Yass Show 2009 – 18 micron, 15.5 kg
• 2nd of 41 teams Bookham Wether Trial 2009 - cutting 6.3 kg of 17.2 micron wool with a value of $52.55.
• Woolaroo blood team of John & Irene Beswick, “Euarra”, Bathurst won the Bathurst Wether Trial 2007, cutting 6.4 kilos of 18.7 micron with a 73% yield for a wool value of $48.89, a body weight of 52.6 kilos and carcas value of $41.89.
• 1st of 25 teams ranked on wool value
  Yass Wether Trial 2006 & 2005 - 17.7 micron 5.9 kg
• Champion Fine Medium Ram Fleece Royal Sydney Easter Show 2006
  20.1 micron, 13.6kg
• Dec shorn 1.5 yo ewes made $80.50 and 2 yo ewes made $76
  @ Jan 06 On Property Sale - "Yass Plains", Yass
• Grand Champion Fine Wool Ram Fleece Royal Sydney Easter Show 2005 19.5 micron, 14.5 kg
• National Merino Bloodlines Comparison 1994-2006:
  of the 71 high to medium accuracy bloodlines, Woolaroo ranked in top quarter of bloodlines for fibre diametre, clean fleece weight & gross margin per DSE. (Dry Sheep Equivilents)
• In 2004 Woolaroo Stud Sire 52:
  • Champion Fine Wool Ram Hamilton Sheepvention
  • Reserve Champion Fine Wool Ram Dubbo Merino Show
  • Champion August Shorn Fine Wool Ram Sydney Royal Easter Show