23rd Annual Ram Auction Friday 22nd September, 2017, starting at 1.00pm on the property Ramsay Park 69 White Suffolks, 24 Suffolk/Black Composites Peter & Julie Button, Minlaton Phone: (08) 8853 2130 Mobile: 0419 842 246 www.ramsaypark.com.au Welcome to the 2017 Ramsay Park Studs Ram Sale The Ramsay Park White Suffolk Stud was established in 1997 and since then we have continually sourced the best genetics available to help improve the quality and consistency of our flock. In 2010 we started our Black Composite breeding program, combining the carcass qualities of a Hampshire Down with the clean points of a Suffolk. Our aim at Ramsay Park is to produce well-muscled, functional, paddock reared flock rams, with a balance of visual and genetic qualities. We have been involved in showing stock at Royal and country shows since 1994 and see this as an important part of our stud s program, helping us to gauge our progress against the top studs in Australia for type and genetic gains. The 2017 show and sale season to date has seen Ramsay Park have its most successful year in history. This year at the Royal Adelaide Show the Ramsay Park White Suffolk sire (166023) was awarded the Senior Champion Ram, Grand Champion White Suffolk Ram and then went on to be sashed the Supreme White Suffolk Exhibit of the Show. Eight ribbons were won in total from a team of thirteen White Suffolk Sheep, highlighting the consistency of our breeding program at Ramsay Park. Another highlight was achieved in the Elite Sale, where RP166023 was sold for the sale top price of $17,000 and second entry RP166163 sold for $10,500. This gives us the confidence to continue with our breeding objectives into the future. To keep improving our genetic base, we are constantly sourcing top sires or use artificial insemination. The use of AI enables us to use the best genetics which would otherwise be unavailable to us and has helped in the rapid growth of our stud. Our flock is now back in Market Assurance program with an MN2 status. The flock is tested Brucellosis Free and Lambplan tested. Health Status of all Rams Backlined with Maverick August 2017 for lice and worm control Vaccines: Glanvac - 6S-B12 August 2017 OJD Status: OJD Market Assurance Program Status MN2 Accredited Brucellosis Free Photograph: Ramsay Park 166023, Grand Champion White Suffolk Exhibit, RAHS 2017
STUD SIRES Tag BWT PWWT PFAT PEMD Carcase + Mt Rohnan 583-11 0.37 16.5-0.2 3.7 224 Ramsay Park 259-15 0.27 16.6-0.1 3.2 220 Ramsay Park 201-13 0.03 19.3-0.5 1.9 219 Ashmore 367-10 0.46 17.5-0.3 2.6 216 Warburn 288-14 0.19 17.2-0.5 1.9 210 Bundara Downs 1869-12 0.33 15.9-0.3 2.5 210 Ramsay Park 306-13 0.05 14.5-0.3 3.0 207 Ramsay Park 36-14 0.46 17.1-0.8 1.2 202 Bundara Downs 3546-13 0.45 16.1-0.2 1.7 199 Ramsay Park 67-13 0.11 13.7-0.3 2.6 199 STUD SIRES Tag BWT PWWT PFAT PEMD Carcase + (continued) Illoura 1354-12 0.42 16.5-1.3 0.9 197 Detpa Grove 674-13 0.19 12.6-1.0 2.1 192 SUFFOLK/BLACK COMPOSITE Glencraig 411-15 0.67 16.8-0.8 0.6 194 Pine Ridge 9002-02 0.73 13.6-0.4 0.7 178 Allendale 1418-14 0.66 14.2-0.5-0.3 172 Burwood 257-12 0.26 10.1 0.2 1.5 166 Allendale 1506-14 0.35 10.6-0.8 0.4 161 Ramsay Park 120289 (Hampshire) 0.34 7.1-0.6 0.3 144 CURRENT SIRES Warburn 140288 Purchased for $8,000 at Bendigo Elite Show and Sale. Pwwt: 17.2 Pfat: -0.5 Pemd: 1.9 Carcase+ 210 Days Whiteface 150195 Purchased for $22,000 Pwwt: 15.1, Pfat: -0.5, Pemd: 2.3, Carcase+ 205
1 6002 29 April 0.38 14.26-0.43 1.0 185 S 288 2 6548 12 August 0.43 17.17-0.79 1.04 201 Tw 288 3 6127 17 May 0.26 15.36-0.01 2.01 200 Tr 288 4 6362 16 June -0.04 13.48-0.08 2.43 195 S 67 5 6441 06 July 0.26 15.59-0.99 1.15 196 Tw 674 6 6537 12 August 0.28 15.77-0.58 0.81 191 Tr 288 7 6081 15 May 0.35 15.80-0.49 1.26 196 Tw 288 8 6051 10 May 0.38 17.47-0.83 1.37 207 S 288 9 6177 19 May 0.38 17.19-0.97 1.92 213 Tw 1869 10 6297 02 June 0.54 16.61-0.85 0.89 196 S 367 11 6073 13 May 0.57 16.33-1.15 0.35 191 S 36 12 6215 22 May 0.46 16.8-1.16 0.49 194 Tw 36 13 6300 02 June 0.36 16.36-0.39 2.96 216 Tw 367 14 6238 23 May 0.19 17.31-0.68 1.86 210 S 201 15 6147 18 May 0.44 15.94-0.85 0.81 193 S 288 16 6431 03 July 0.30 14.29-0.62 1.63 204 Tw 67 17 6343 07 June 0.29 14.56-0.3 1.34 189 S 1869 18 6232 23 May 0.55 17.41-0.69 0.81 199 S 36 19 6261 30 May 0.37 14.43-0.15 2.04 196 S 1869 20 6015 02 May 0.22 17.08-0.75 1.37 203 Tw 201 21 6290 01 June 0.34 16.84-0.61 2.69 216 S 583 22 6311 03 June 0.30 14.19-0.44 2.28 197 S 583 23 6346 09 June 0.23 12.97-0.18 1.8 185 S 1354 24 6467 23 July 0.30 13.23-1.0 1.25 185 Tw 674 25 6118 17 May 0.11 16.37-0.55 1.51 201 Tw 201 26 6189 20 May 0.35 14.55-0.52 1.6 192 Tw 1354 27 6315 03 June 0.39 16.99-0.8 2.67 217 S 583
28 6192 20 May 0.45 15.81-0.38 1.15 197 Tw 36 29 6089 16 May 0.52 17.32-0.85 1.16 203 S 36 30 6190 20 May 0.38 15.1-0.39 1.72 195 Tw 3546 31 6166 19 May 0.35 15.73-0.73 2.13 207 Tw 1869 32 6086 15 May 0.18 16.12-0.35 1.56 199 Tw 201 33 6219 22 May 0.30 15.86-0.41 2.03 204 S 1869 34 6155 18 May 0.41 13.82-0.69 1.15 185 Tw 36 35 6183 20 May 0.35 15.07-1.0 1.23 193 Tw 367 36 6272 31 May 0.17 16.26-0.21 2.27 207 Tw 367 37 6018 02 May 0.34 13.1-0.42 0.79 175 Tr 36 38 6249 26 May 0.10 15.74-0.46 1.26 194 Tw 201 39 6136 17 May 0.35 16.98-0.59 1.32 201 Tw 288 40 6065 11 May 0.39 15.4-0.56 1.2 193 Tw 1869 41 6102 16 May 0.09 14.37-0.6 1.09 186 S 201 42 6150 18 May 0.30 11.77-0.55 0.58 167 Tw 36 43 6195 21 May 0.48 13.36-0.73 1.0 181 S 1354 44 6090 16 May 0.41 15.45-0.63 1.64 198 Tw 1354 45 6432 03 July 0.28 14.31-0.8 1.52 193 Tw 67 46 6281 31 May 0.11 15.0-0.24 2.49 203 S 583 47 6052 10 May 0.15 15.96-0.38 1.93 202 Tw 201 48 6151 18 May 0.16 16.16-0.56 1.2 196 Tw 201 49 6305 02 June 0.44 15.95-0.75 1.81 203 S 367 50 6084 15 May 0.32 13.72-0.4 1.7 189 Tw 1869 51 6224 22 May 0.47 15.94-0.69 1.2 196 S 3546 52 6412 29 June 0.36 15.5-0.1 2.42 205 Tw 259 53 6008 29 April 0.35 14.69-0.3 1.81 196 Tw 288 54 6250 26 May 0.07 15.2-0.4 1.44 193 Tw 201
55 6125 15 May 0.47 14.54-0.8 1.1 189 Tw 1869 56 6110 16 May 0.00 14.9-0.8 1.42 194 S 201 57 5276 31 May 0.25 14.18-0.7 0.91 184 S 288 58 6430 03 July 0.23 12.99-0.3 2.1 190 Tw 67 59 6022 02 May 0.43 14.34-0.2 1.68 191 Tw 3546 60 6069 11 May 0.18 14.48-0.5 1.61 193 Tw 201 61 6074 13 May 0.10 14.71-0.2 2.44 201 S 201 62 6406 28 June 0.21 14.86-0.5 1.42 192 Tw 306 63 6310 22 June 0.49 16.96-0.5 2.72 217 S 583 64 6267 30 May 0.30 15.0-0.6 1.5 194 Tw 1354 65 6396 23 June 0.31 13.62-0.8 1.38 187 Tw 36 66 6519 07 August 0.31 15.44-0.8 1.74 200 Tw 67 67 6056 10 May 0.50 14.67-0.8 0.32 179 Tw 1354 68 6446 10 July 0.17 13.89-1.0 2.0 195 Tw 674 69 6288 01 June 0.17 15.66-0.1 3.0 211 S 583 SUFFOLK 70 6494 28 July 0.43 11.86-0.5 0.55 168 S 411 71 6372 18 June 0.41 10.42-0.6-0.25 153 Tw 1418 72 6480 24 July 0.40 8.55-0.1 0.75 152 Tr 9002 73 6445 10 July 0.53 11.33-0.7-0.43 156 S 1418 74 6351 11 June 0.43 8.51-0.9-0.99 137 S 1418 75 6436 02 July 0.58 12.68-0.8-0.73 161 Tw 1418 76 6259 29 May 0.42 10.81-0.6-0.17 155 S 1418 77 6390 21 June 0.26 10.68-0.1 0.5 162 Tw 1506 78 Lost Tag
BLACK COMPOSITES 79 6108 16 May 75% 10.22-0.3 0.45 158 S 1506 80 6247 25 May 75% 8.38-0.4 0.78 153 S 1506 81 6460 18 July 25% 6.77-0.5 0.32 142 S 289 82 6076 14 May 25% S 289 83 6048 09 May 12.5% 6.2-0.2 0.0 134 S 289 84 6029 04 May 25% Tw 289 85 6237 23 May 50% 8.82-0.8 0.05 148 S 1506 86 6036 06 May 75% 9.6-0.14 0.33 154 Tw 1418 87 6384 19 June 75% 10.73-1.0 0.35 162 S 1506 BLACK COMPOSITES 88 6201 21 May 87.5% 7.2-0.33 0.45 143 Tw 1506 89 6109 16 May 75% 8.46-0.4 0.85 154 S 1506 90 6066 13 May 62.5% 8.04-0.45 0.62 150 S 1506 91 6217 22 May 87.5% 7.64-0.4 0.19 143 Tw 1506 92 6350 09 June 75% S 1506 93 6510 03 August 75% 12.27-0.9-0.33 162 Tw 9002 INFORMATION ABOUT BLACK COMPOSITES In 2009 we purchased the Suffolk sire Telpara 0800065 who contains a combination of West End Panache (UK) and The Brick (USA) genetics as well as having access to another Telpara sire with UK genetics. These are being used to mate a cross section of our ewes to breed a Black Composite hybrid sire to have a mix of Hampshire carcase and clean points of the Suffolk. Our aim at this stage is to produce stock with no more than 75% of either breed to maximise crossbred vigour in their progeny. PHOTOGRAPHS Left: Sire - Telpara 080065 Right: Black Composite lambs
Ramsay Park 166023 sold at RAHS Elite Sale to Kolindale White Suffolk Stud, WA, for $17,000. Ramsay Park 166163 sold at RAHS Elite Sale to Koonawarra Studs, Angaston, for $10,500. TIPS TO REMEMBER ABOUT LAMBPLAN EBVs 1. For most commercial operations, BETTER GROWTH is vital. Rams must have +ve EBVs for weight. 2. The importance of Fat and Muscle EBVs depends on how the lambs will be sold and at what weight. For trade lambs sold in saleyards, fat and muscle are not so important. For heavier lambs sold via Value-based Marketing (contacts, grids etc.), fat and muscle are very important. 3. Indexes are a guide - you must see the buyer or talk to your ram supplier to get the right EBVs 4. Every 1kg EBV for weight is worth 0.25-0.33kg extra carcase weight: $125-$150 extra over the life of a ram. 5. The 3 Ts - Teeth, Testicles and Toes. Rams must have sound mouths, two functional firm testicles, and four clean strong feet and toes. TRAITS THAT DEFINE THE VALUE OF TERMINAL SIRES The skill in selecting terminal sires for lamb production is to identify those sires that have desirable genes that produce lambs with high growth rate, low fat (lean) and better carcase conformation. At present, we cannot directly measure the genes of an animal. LAMPLAN can, however, provide an estimate of the value of a sire s genes by looking at his own performance for certain traits and that of his relatives. This estimate is called an Estimate Breeding Value (EBV). For terminal sires there are three main traits to concentrate on. These are: Post weaning weight (PWWT) - this describes the animal s genetic merit growth rate. A positive EBV means the animal s progeny will be genetically faster growing, ie. they reach market weight at an earlier age. Post weaning fat (PFAT) - this describes the value of each animal s genes for fat depth at constant weight. A negative EBV means that an animal s progeny will be a genetically leaner animal. Post weaning eye muscle depth (PEMB) - this describes the value of each animal s genes for eye muscle depth at constant weight. A positive EBV means a genetically thicker-muscled animal, and one that will have slightly more of its lean tissue in higher-priced cuts.
DIRECTIONS TO RAMSAY PARK 7km east of Minlaton on the Old Port Vincent Rd. Visit our website for Google Map www.ramsaypark.com.au SELLING AGENTS: Elders Ltd in conjunction with Landmark Typesetting, layout and printing by DJA Desirée Jurgs & Associates PO Box 705, Penneshaw, SA, 5222. Mobile: 0428 820 689 Email: djaprint@gmail.com Photograph: White Suffolk Breeders Group - consisting of Supreme Ram and 1st and 2nd prize ewes, pictured with (left to right) Peter Button, Adam Button and Sarah Simpson Butts are our Business Peter & Julie Button would like to thank you all for your attendance and support. We wish you all the best with your purchases. If you do have any problems, please contact us. We invite you to join us after the sale for some light refreshments. We would like to thank LANDMARK & ELDERS for their assistance in conducting our auction again this year.