Yoorooga

Principals

J.E. & L.A. Holley

Flock

3713

Address

Yoorooga PO Box 119
Tenterfield NSW 2372
Australia

Directions

3kms west of Tenterfield, 65 Holleys Rd.

Phone

(02) 6736 1323

Fax

(02) 6736 1323

E-Mail

Classer

John Holley

Consultant

John Crawford

OJD Status

MN3

Land Type

Granite undulating country, rising to 5000ft

Rainfall

32 inches

Bloodline

Rockbank blood introduced by A.I

No. of Ewes

500

Adult Average

16.90

Hogget Average

15.20

Champion Novice Ram Mudgee 2008 sold to Pomanara and Turon Hil

Achievements

'Holley Rock", grandson of RockBank Mt Sturgeon, was top priced sale ram at the 2008 Armidale Ram Show and Sale. The ram sold for $18,000 to Leo and Judy Blanch, West Vale Merino Stud, Wollun and Tony and Janet Gall, Wilson's Creek Merino Stud, Uralla. Micron 17.7, SD 2.3, CV 13.2 CF 100%. Agents for the Sale AWN.
At Armidale 2008 Yoorooga also sold a stud ram to the Anderson family, Brookside Pastoral Company, Armidale, for $8,000. Merryville blood, 18.2 micron.
Mudgee 2006 stud ram sold to Turon Hill Stud, Sofala, for $3,000. The 2007 lead ram was Champion Novice Ram and Champion Extra Superfine Ram of the Show. This ram went on to sell for $3,500 to Clive and Judy Thompson of West Oak Merino Stud, Guyra.
Yoorooga's Champion Novice Ram at Mudgee Ram Show and Sale 2008 sold for $12,000 to Geoff and Robyn Rayner, Pomanara Merino Stud, Hill End and the Cole family, Turon Hill Merino Stud, Sofala. Mt Sturgeon family, Micron 15.9, SD 2.3, CV 14.5, AWN 's John Croak purchasing agent.

Yoorooga is a daughter stud of Rock-Bank Merino Stud, Victoria. Yoorooga breeds a distinctive type of ultrafine and superfine wools suitable for Italian mills. The stud AIs 300 stud ewes each year with semen from the renowned Rock-Bank Merino Stud, Victoria Valley, Victoria.
Two new sires were purchased in 2005 to cover 100 specially selected Rock-Bank blood ewes from our stud. In conjuction with Queenlee we purchased a semen share in a Merryville Brilliant Super 8th sire. The ram was purchased for $6000 at the Mudgee Ram Sale, where we also purchased Grathlyn's lead ram (sired by Grathlyn Perfection 47) for $5700.
2007 semen was used from Rock Bank Dozer, 2006 National Ram of the Year at Dubbo, also Rock Bank Black 323 and Yoorooga Holley Blue (purchased by Shalimar Park for $14,000 in 2003). 80 stud ewes were also purchased from Shalimar Park.
At the 2008 Mudgee Ram Show and Sale, Yoorooga purchased a half share in the Supreme Exhibit from Grathlyn. The ram was purchased for $8000. Yoroooga also purchased 50 ewes from West Oak Merino Stud and 90 ewes from Shalimar Park Merino Stud.
2008 Rock-Bank semen was purchased from two leading rams which have had outstanding performance at Rock-Bank. 100 doses from Mr Rich Jnr and 25 doses from Blue 43, Merryville 36 family. Yoorooga sons of Rock-Bank Black 323 (Mr Rich) were used extensively in our AI program 2008.

YOOROOGA PRIVATE TREATY
Location:	Yoorooga, 3 Km west of Tenterfield onMt Mackenzie Rd/ Holleys Rd
Time:	Starts Friday 31/10/2009
Offered:	50 stud and flock rams and semen
Phone for appointment to view and purchase rams. Semen available from top sires Yoorooga Bingo (Holley Blue), Yoorooga Chip and Yoorooga 6083 (Hero).

ARMIDALE RAM SALE
Location:	NEGS Equestrian Centre Armidale
Time:	Tue Feb 2 16:00:00 2010
Offered:	3 Stud Rams