The Elders Victorian Merino Sire Evaluation Trials


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The Elders Victorian Merino Sire Evaluation Trials

About Us


The Elders Victoria Sire Evaluation Group operates under the banner of the Victorian Stud Merino Sheepbreeders Association and operates under the national rules of the Central Test Sire Evaluation (CTSE) Trial guidelines...more, managed by the Australian Merino Sire Evaluation Association (AMSEA). These trials are also being run in conjunction with the Balmoral P & A Society.


The Elders Sire Evaluation trials at Balmoral have been running since 1998 and move to a new host property every two years.

Our aim is achieved by regularly informing participants, their clients and interested woolgrowers on events surrounding the trials and in addition to this; produce and distribute annual reports and periodic newsletters and newspaper articles.

To further promote the evaluation and valued sponsors, displays of progeny, data and their fleeces have been on show at the Australian Sheep & Wool Show, Balmoral and Horsham Shows and Hamilton Sheepvention. Participating studs have also provided static displays for viewing during field days and sales. Since April 2000 successful annual Open Days have been held at ‘The Mountain Dam’, ‘Kerrsville’ 'Arundale' and ‘Gringegalgona’ to inspect progeny and to discuss the sire evaluation program with interested woolgrowers.

The trials are connected to several Merino sire evaluation programs in progress throughout Australia. Linked to the Central Test Sire Evaluation (CTSE) data, the trial provides the opportunity for objective comparisons to be made between rams from different studs by evaluating their progeny. The progeny are all run in the same environmental conditions, the male progeny being marked.

They are fully tested, visually classed and shorn twice as part of the evaluation program. Along with the visual appraisal, objective measurement is collected on greasy fleece weight, body weight, micron, CV of micron, fleece yield, staple length and strength.

This evaluation is an accredited sire evaluation program run under the guidelines of the Australian Merino Sire Evaluation Association (AMSEA). During the two year program, established guidelines are followed to enable an accurate and fair comparison of the merino rams entered allowing the results to be published in the Merino Superior Sires report.

Central Test Sire Evaluation - Requirements for an Accredited Site:Guidelines are available here PDF 87 kb





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