Wool.
From the 1840's Morse and Tourle (MT)
sold their wool under this brand
and to this day the brand continues.
…and the animal has to be fit for purpose and resilient to internal parasites. This is because the New England region is a high elevation summer rainfall area.
We run a self replacing flock focusing on wool production with our wether's retained in the system, these also then act as a buffer for adjusting stocking rate to carrying capacity depending on the seasons.
We are breeding for a frame that has some height and length, plain bodied, doing ability, constitution, a modern day merino with production figure performance, not detracting from the fact that the animal has to suit the environment in which it lives.
Our wool has a bolder crimping style character, coming from non-mulesed sheep. Thus our sheep are plain bodied which allows us to focus on the main profit drivers in the fibre production system:
- Clean Fleece Weight (CFW)
- Staple Strength (SS)
- Micron
- Yield
- Fertility
Our 17 micron super fine wool has to be bright, water resistant, fly resistant
Associations
We strive to achieve Best Practice in running our flock.
✓ Australian Breeding Values
Genetics, monitoring genetic progress through our ram team on Ram Select
✓ Genetic Flock Profiling
✓ Epigenetics
✓ Individually electronic tagged to index performance
✓ Pregnancy Scanning for twins and singles
✓ Provenance and traceability
✓ The 5 Freedoms in Animal Welfare
Freedom from hunger and thirst
Freedom from discomfort
Freedom from pain, injury and disease
Freedom to express normal behaviour
Freedom from fear and distress
Professional Development.
“At the end of the day, ethical animal welfare practices
are about healthy soils and nutrient dense food sources”
- Richard Daugherty , Balala Owner & Operator
