Cranmore Merinos

See the 2011 Cranmore Ram at:

Southern Districts Merino Field Day - Williams on Tuesday 17 August, and

Dowerin Field Day - 25 and 26 August

Rams will be offered at our on-property Ram Sale on
Friday 23 September 2011, commencing 12 noon.

For general information about easy-care rams, see our Ram Breeding Program and the News page.

A pdf version of the 2011 Cranmore Auction Rams List and test results is available here.
If you don't have the free Abobe Reader software, it can be downloaded direct from Adobe's website by clicking here.
Enquiries to: Cranmore Farming Partnership: Kristin Lefroy Tel: 9654 9066 kristinlefroy@cranmore.com.au Stud Representative: Craig Williamson Mob: 0429 813 988

Greasy Fleece Weights were recorded on 12th April 2007 (6 months wool growth from lamb shearing).

Midside Samples were taken on 2nd August 2007.

Body Weight measurements were taken on 27th May and 29th August 2007.

Details shown on Cranmore Auction Rams list
FD	Fibre diameter	Lower is better
SD of FD	Standard deviation of fibre diameter	Lower is better
CV of FD	Coefficient of variation of fibre diameter	Lower is better (Higher can be associated with lower staple strength)
CE %	% Course edge fibres	Lower is better
CF%	Comfort factor (max 100%)
%>30	% of fibres over 30 micron	Lower is better
Spin Fine	Spinning fineness	Lower is better (How the fibre spins)
%<15	% of fibres under 15 micron	Higher is better
CRV	Curvature
SDC	Standard deviation of curvature	Lower is better
GFW	Greasy fleece weight	Higher is better
Body Weight	Body Weight	Higher is better