Rams used for joining ewes to lamb in autumn and spring 2013. Flock located in NE Victoria, Australia. Ram selection based on ASBV and physical appearance. Flock rams and ewes for sale.

1. Kennedy Creek Stud Sires
for lambing 2013
Looking forwards, looking back..
High performance stud sires producing next
generation commercial and stud sires
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2. Looking forwards, looking back..
• Our stud has been in operation for 45 years
• Some breeding decisions in this time have been
wonderful, and some, not as good as we hoped
• We now use a combination of ASBVs, genomic
breeding values, physical appearance, structure and
the knowledge gleaned from past errors and successes
to inform our current and future breeding decisions to
improve the rams we provide to you
• We then package these genetics in a well conditioned,
fertile and low disease risk ram (or ewe) for stud and
commercial clients

3. Kennedy Creek Stud Objectives
• Use worldwide best practice genetic and genomic
technologies (Lambplan/SGA) to make genetic progress
towards
– Rapid growth rate to weaning without excess adult
bodyweight
– Above industry average loin muscle
– Moderate fat level (sale rams between +0.5 to -1.0)
– Easy lambing, moderate birthweight, good lambing
ease
– Easy care, fertile sheep with low disease risk
• With excellent visual appearance, muscle shape,
reproductive measurements, mating ability & wool/skin
quality

4. Stud sires
• The following slides detail Lambplan figures
from August 2013(www.lambplan.com.au)
• All of our sale sires (or when semen is
collected) are:
– JD (Johne’s disease) MN3V (vaccinated with Gudair)
– Fully vaccinated (6 in 1)
– Brucellosis free (blood testing every 2nd
year for over
thirty years free), footrot & lice free
– Free from exotic disease (as per
www.animalhealthaustralia.gov.au)

5. Enquiries
• If you have any enquiries about sale
animal/semen/embryo availability contact:
– kennedycreek@polldorset.org.au
• You can also view our stud details at
www.polldorset.org.au/kennedycreek
• If you want any further information about
figures used refer to
www.sheepgenetics.org.au

6. Sires of progeny born in 2013
• The following pages show stud sires used to join
ewes for lambing in 2013 (Autumn and Spring drops)
• Sires used this year are from Kennedy Creek and
Wyndamah Poll Dorset studs
• Photos of all rams are provided (no trimming of rams
in photos – in paddock condition, often immediately
following or during joining – we believe these are the
most relevant photos to share) following data and
comments page on each sire

7. Progeny measurements
• Progeny are lambed down in groups of 50 to 100 ewes
and lambs weighed & e-tagged within 12 hours of birth
• All lambs are kept in these groups until weaning when
they are weighed (12 weeks after lambing starts)
• Separated into 1 group at weaning until early post
weaning (EPWT) data collected then run as male and
female flocks
• All animals treated alike to maximise accuracy
• Benchmarking sires used to maximise accuracy (five of
our current sires have been used in the sheep CRC INF
304/8, 44/9, 186/9, 122/10, 38/11)

8. AI – semen availability
• Kennedy Creek 44/09, 186/09, 122/10 &
38/11 available
• All sires available for collection upon request
• Wyndamah 939/08 may also be collected and
will be for physical sale in 2013. KC 304/08
also for sale.

9. Rams in use for 2012 lambing
• 2 groups of sires:
– 1. Proven sires used in previous season on farm
(10 rams)
– 2. Progeny test sires on farm
(9 rams)
TOTAL SIRES USED FOR 2013 lambing = 19 rams
• Lambing divided into autumn and spring lambing (¾ ewes in
autumn, ¼ ewes in spring). Approximately 400 ewes joined
(including 15 month old hoggets)

10. Genomic breeding values (GBVs)
• Genomic breeding values on all our rams have
been assessed
• This includes all of our progeny test sires and
some other young “potentials”
• We are excited to continue to be involved in
this to enhance data quality in difficult to
measure traits (meat quality such as
intramuscular fat, parasite resistance etc)
• These are currently used to avoid the use of
“outlier” sires eg. poor eating quality

11. Ram team –proven sires used in previous
season
• Kennedy Creek 304/08
• Wyndamah 939/08
• Kennedy Creek 44/09
• Kennedy Creek 186/09
• Kennedy Creek 13/10
• Kennedy Creek 122/10
• Kennedy Creek 19/11
• Kennedy Creek 36/11
• Kennedy Creek 38/11
• Kennedy Creek 64/11
Note: In most seasons we
commence with 6-8 progeny
test sires. This number
halves by the next year when
data on their lambs is
available. Each year after
that one or more rams in this
group are sold to maintain
our genetic gain from new
progeny test sires and keep
a low generation interval (see
next page). We retain a low
number of older sires for the
sake of good quality linkage.

12. Current proven sire ASBVs
Ram tag BWT PWT PFAT PEMD Cplus Trade
304/8 0.34 11.4 0.0 1.9 179 110.1
W939/8 0.51 13.9 -1.0 1.9 197 109.3
44/9 0.47 10.7 -0.8 2.5 185 108.2
186/9 0.35 13.4 -0.5 3.2 207 112.1
13/10 0.55 12.4 0.1 1.5 179 110.4
122/10 0.44 15.3 -0.4 1.4 193 111.9
19/11 0.29 12.9 -0.7 2.2 193 110.1
36/11 0.21 12.2 -0.8 0.8 174 108.3
38/11 0.44 14.4 -0.7 2.1 198 111.1
64/11 0.20 12.2 0.2 2.4 189 110.9

13. Generation interval at KCPD (data
from SGA) – gradually reducing

14. Kennedy Creek 304/2008
• Sire = Wyndamah 84/06
• Dam = Kennedy Creek 148/06 (SD =
Derrynock 128/04)
• Mated in CRC flock for 2011 drop
• His sire is the best temperament ram we
have had in our flock
• Retained his top son 122/10 in flock
• SEMEN AVAILABLE

15. Kennedy Creek 304/08

16. Wyndamah 939/2008
• Sire = Wyndamah 96/07
• Dam = Wyndamah 81/07 (SD = HF 61/05)
• Purchased at the Wyndamah dispersal
• Excellent lambs, massive growth & muscle
• We have retained some progeny as stud sires
• Very reliable ram with a lot of good progeny in
our flock
• One of the highest ranked muscle Wyndamah
rams ever

17. Wyndamah 939/08

18. Kennedy Creek 44/09
• Sire = Ivadene 75/06
• Dam = Kennedy Creek 172/05 (SD = Derrynock
56/03)
• 4th
interbreed Lambplan performance class Bendigo
2010
• Has produced some outstanding sons at both Kentish
Downs and Kennedy Creek with several used as sires
• Grandsons sold as stud rams
• Very good visual and ASBV muscling
• SEMEN AVAILABLE

19. Kennedy Creek 44/2009

20. Kennedy Creek 186/2009
• Sire = Ivadene 75/06
• Dam = Kennedy Creek 390/06 (SD = Derrynock
220/04)
• One of the highest ranked sons of Ivadene 75
used as sires
• An extreme muscle sire, without excess adult
bodyweight – weaners look fantastic
• Very good growth rate and low birth weight for
a high muscle ram
(SEMEN AVAILABLE)

21. 186/09

22. Kennedy Creek 13/10
• Sire = Kennedy Creek 84/08 (high growth sire)
• Dam = Kennedy Creek 172/05 (SD = Derrynock
56/03)
• A half brother to 44/09 with same dam
• Sire line has high growth rate
• Powerful ram with good hind quarter muscling
• Last progeny in 2013 as ram died late summer
2013

24. Kennedy Creek 122/10
• Sire = Kennedy Creek 304/08
• Dam = Kennedy Creek 122/06 (SD = Derrynock
220/04)
• Great looking ram with good Dorset wool and
bare points with excellent blend of figures
including short gestation
• We regard this ram highly and progeny are
excellent with two progeny already used as stud
sires in our flock (see later in progeny test sires)
• LIMITED SEMEN available for 2013 joining

26. Kennedy Creek 19/11
• Sire = Majardah 157/08
• Dam = Kennedy Creek 178/09 (SD = Kennedy
Creek 440/07)
• One of two sires we have retained by Majardah
157/08
• A very solid ram with excellent muscling through
leg

28. Kennedy Creek 36/11
• Sire = Linton 603/08
• Dam = Kennedy Creek 468/09 (SD = Kentish
Downs 378/05)
• Low/mod birth weight & low WEC
• Open face and very smooth ram
• Outcross for many breeders

30. Kennedy Creek 38/11
• Sire = Majardah 157/08
• Dam = Kennedy Creek 111/09 (SD = Kennedy
Creek 400/06)
• Massive growth and muscle
• Has lambs on the ground from two matings in
2012
• SEMEN AVAILABLE
• Used in CRC INF 2013

32. Kennedy Creek 64/11
• Sire = Linton 603/08
• Dam = Kennedy Creek 81/09 (SD = Ivadene
75/06)
• The second of our Linton 603 sons there was
disagreement in the family as to which one was
better so both have been retained
• Low birth weight sire with increase in ASBVs
after progeny data entry
• Plenty of muscle and low WEC – power packed
pedigree

34. Ram team – Progeny test sires
• Kennedy Creek 461/11 (Spring 2011 drop)
• Kennedy Creek 102/12 (Autumn drop)
• Kennedy Creek 160/12 (Autumn drop)
• Kennedy Creek 181/12 (Autumn drop)
• Kennedy Creek 246/12 (Autumn drop)
• Kennedy Creek 452/12 (Autumn drop)
• Kennedy Creek 531/12 (AI - Spring drop)
• Kennedy Creek 547/12 (AI - Spring drop)
• Kennedy Creek 621/12 (AI - Spring drop)

35. Current progeny test sire ASBVs
Ram tag BWT PWT PFAT PEMD Cplus Trade
461/11 0.39 14.3 -0.8 2.2 201 111.0
102/12 0.60 17.1 -1.2 1.4 207 113.9
160/12 0.48 15.3 -0.7 2.1 203 111.8
181/12 0.44 16.3 0.1 2.5 209 113.7
246/12 0.38 14.0 -0.6 1.8 194 111.0
452/12 0.54 15.6 -0.5 1.6 198 112.1
531/12 0.43 18.6 -0.4 1.5 209 114.2
547/12 0.33 14.3 -0.8 1.1 188 109.5
621/12 0.45 17.5 -0.9 2.0 213 111.9

36. Kennedy Creek 461/11
• Sire = Wyndamah 939/08
• Dam = KC 28/09 (SD = Ivadene 75/06)
• Carcase plus over 200 with an excellent
balance of ASBVs (PWT >14 & PEMD >2) and
negative for WEC
• Best sire prospect from Wyndamah 939 who
also has a great balance of ASBVs

38. Autumn drop 2012 sires
• All Autumn drop 2012 sires photos were taken
in March 2013 following their joining period
• Rams being fed small amount of lupins to aid
utilisation of moderate quantity of poor
quality dry standing feed in paddock
• Joined about 30 ewes each
• Rams not shorn since birth (May 2012) – our
Autumn born ram lambs are first shorn at 15
months age

39. Kennedy Creek 102/12
• Sire = Kennedy Creek 122/10
• Dam = KC 51/9 (SD = Ivadene 75/06)
• Highest growth rate ram that we had
produced on property before spring drop
group (PWT = 16.6) with Cplus of 205
• Test mated for Autumn 2013 lambing
• One of two 122/10 sons used in joining

41. Kennedy Creek 160/12
• Sire = Kennedy Creek 41/11
• Dam = 291/10 (SD = KC 22/9)
• Ram with a very even balance of figures
(PWT = 14.7, PEMD = 2.1)
• Progeny of one of our progeny test rams last
year

43. Kennedy Creek 181/12
• Sire = Kennedy Creek 44/11
• Dam = KC 17/9 (SD= Ivadene 75/6)
• Highest Cplus ranked ram (208) produced in
2012 on property
• BWT = 0.43, PWT = 16.1, PEMD = 2.5, PFAT =
+0.1 (would like more rams with these
figures)

45. Kennedy Creek 246/12
• Sire = Kennedy Creek 19/11
• Dam = KC 165/08 (SD = Kentish Downs
378/05)
• This ram died during joining (one of the few
deaths we are actually putting down to
snake bite) so no photo is available
• A very good “all rounder”, excellent mix of
ASBVs and visual appeal

46. Kennedy Creek 452/12
• Sire = Kennedy Creek 122/10
• Dam = Kennedy Creek 3/10 (SD = UP 292/6)
• An excellent “all rounder” from a wonderful
dam (very reluctant photo candidate though)
• Great performance package and pedigree
(PWT >15, PEMD>1.5 & Major show winners
in pedigree)
• Second of the 122/10 progeny selected

48. Spring drop
• The next three rams were August 2012 drop
rams
• Photographs were taken towards the end of a
five week joining in April 2013 (joining 25-30
ewes each)
• Rams all in paddock condition
• These three sires were the pick of the spring
drop although some other rams may be tested
in 2013 for 2014

49. Kennedy Creek 531/12
• AI sire = Wunnamurra 65/09 (CRC sire)
• Dam = KC 200/10 (SD = 304/08)
• Wunnamurra 65 was selected based on
massive growth, small BWT and low WEC
• 531 is the fastest growing ram that we have
ever bred on the property and was joined at
7 months (see photo)

50. KC 531/12

51. Kennedy Creek 547/12
• AI sire = Wunnamurra 173/10
• Dam = Derrynock 134/08
• A young sire selected from Wunnamurra on
his ASBVs and sire line
• KC 547 is a great looking sire with great
breeding values to match (noting his dam
data, from a Derrynock ewe, is not yet
entered) – joined at 7 months (see photo)

52. KC 547/12

53. Kennedy Creek 621/12
• AI Sire = Pollambi 284/07
• Dam = 108/10 (SD= Kennedy Creek 488/07)
• Son of one of the highest L2020 Poll Dorset
sires available with dam from a high growth
KCPD line
• Great looking ram and second highest
growth of his cohort (after 531)
• Joined to ewes at 7 months as seen in photo

54. KC 621/12

55. Current sales
• We have stud and flock rams for sale year round –
any current sales are listed on the sheepgenetics
website, but more rams may be available
• We have a limited number of ewe lambs available in
Spring 2013 and will have a good selection of ewe
lambs available early in 2014 (over 300 ewe lambs
born in 2013 and only keeping best 70-80 in stud)
• We have opted to slightly reduce our ram offering in
2013 with about 130 rams for sale by mid October
• Rams available for viewing for stud purchases

56. Contact details
• Web
www.polldorset.org.au/kennedycreek
www.slideshare.net/kennedycreek
• Email:
kennedycreek@polldorset.org.au
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