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Fed Up With TV Then Watch A World Record In Sheep Shearing In The Making
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<blockquote data-quote="Global ovine" data-source="post: 7352072" data-attributes="member: 493"><p>The Grant family has been farming Romneys on the rugged Hokonui Hills near Gore in NZ's Southland province for many decades. Their farm is large, steep, much south (cold) facing and difficult/undeveloped in places. In recent years the Snowline composite has been introduced.</p><p>Snowline sheep are a composite breed bred by the McDonald family, based in Central Otago and North Canterbury, that has been developed from a base of Texel x Romney sheep with some Perendale inputs. The breeding goals are to have a maternal flock capable of maintaining high levels of production in very challenging environments. Extensive use of modern performance recording using modern tools assists these aims in an environment of very low input and nil shepherding at lambing. Snowline sheep, although based on coarse wool breeds have now achieved much finer wool (mid micron) compared to their progenitors Romney,Texel and Perendale, therefore achieving higher prices per kilo.</p><p></p><p>Having watched the live feed during the day I was impressed with the wool coming off these lambs. It was bulky, stylish and great colour for the environment which I know so well having previously farmed near there for 25 years. I appreciate that these lambs were sorted for good combing for the record attempt, but what went over the shearing board looked to have very even fleeces of a single type. A credit to both the Grants and the McDonalds.</p><p></p><p>What a mighty effort Megan put in.......just amazing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Global ovine, post: 7352072, member: 493"] The Grant family has been farming Romneys on the rugged Hokonui Hills near Gore in NZ's Southland province for many decades. Their farm is large, steep, much south (cold) facing and difficult/undeveloped in places. In recent years the Snowline composite has been introduced. Snowline sheep are a composite breed bred by the McDonald family, based in Central Otago and North Canterbury, that has been developed from a base of Texel x Romney sheep with some Perendale inputs. The breeding goals are to have a maternal flock capable of maintaining high levels of production in very challenging environments. Extensive use of modern performance recording using modern tools assists these aims in an environment of very low input and nil shepherding at lambing. Snowline sheep, although based on coarse wool breeds have now achieved much finer wool (mid micron) compared to their progenitors Romney,Texel and Perendale, therefore achieving higher prices per kilo. Having watched the live feed during the day I was impressed with the wool coming off these lambs. It was bulky, stylish and great colour for the environment which I know so well having previously farmed near there for 25 years. I appreciate that these lambs were sorted for good combing for the record attempt, but what went over the shearing board looked to have very even fleeces of a single type. A credit to both the Grants and the McDonalds. What a mighty effort Megan put in.......just amazing. [/QUOTE]
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