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The 2009 regional winners of the Top Breeder Competition of the Dohne Merino Breed Society of SA. SPONSORS OF THE REGIONAL WINNERS OF THE TOP BREEDER COMPETITION VIRBAC, BKB & MOLATEK |
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Elite Sires as identified on 27 November 2009 Click to download list (in .pdf format) |
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Young Potential Sires as identified on 27 November 2009 Click to download list (in .pdf format) |
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Top Price R 202,000 Bloemfontein 2009 Wydgelegen Bdy., Bredasdorp |
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Virbac Award to the winner of the Top Breeder Competition 2008 winner Wynand du Toit |
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NEW NATIONAL AND WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR DOHNE MERINO RAM OF THE SUIDPLAAS DOHNE STUD, PROTEM WHICH IS ALSO THE WINNER OF THE 2008 TOP BREEDER COMPETITION OF THE DOHNE MERINO BREED SOCIETY OF SA. (Henri Londt – Dohne Merino Breed Society of SA)
National Dohne Merino sale - 2009 At the annual national Dohne Merino ram sale which was held at Bloemfontein on 18th February 2009 altogether 40 rams were sold at a new average record price of R19,087. This is R1,864 better than the previous year. Top price was R202,000 for a ram of Wynand du Toit of the Suidplaas Dohne stud, Protem which is a new national and world record for a Dohne Merino ram. The estimated breeding values for three production traits of the ram JG070351 are: body weight 3.93, clean fleece weight 0.11 and fibre diameter -0.75. The ram has been used twice in the Suidplaas stud. (The sire of this ram is JG050411 which has to date produced 110 progeny of which 83% qualified for stud and commercial breeding.) The buyers were A du Toit Pienaar, Hanover, Julius Beukes, Ladysmith, KZN, Clark Rattray, Swartberg, KZN, Isak Smit, Piketberg, Boeta Wessels, Bredasdorp, Cecil van der Merwe, Barkly East en Koenas van der Westhuizen, Nieuwoudtville. The Suidplaas stud sold six rams on the national sale at an average price of R48,000 per ram. The second highest price on the sale was R55,000 for a ram of Clark Rattray of the Pleasant View Dohne stud, Swartberg, KZN and the buyer was Fanie Basson and Sons of Malmesbury. Top stud rams were offered on the sale which were marked for outstanding conformation, type, with wool of good quality and style. Buyers from all over South Africa attended the sale which included three stud breeders from Australia. CMW Auctioneers conducted the sale.
National winner of the Top Breeder Competition of the Dohne Merino Breed Society of SA. The 2009 national Dohne sale has been conducted for the first time to coincide with the presentation of the Virbac Award to the winner of the Top Breeder Competition of the Society at an evening function at Bloemfontein. The 2008 winner was Wynand du Toit of the Suidplaas Dohne stud, Protem. The Suidplaas stud was also the 2006 winner and has now won the competition three times. |
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NATIONAL AND WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR DOHNE MERINO RAM – R202,000
Photo Topprys Bftn 09: L/R Back: Julius Beukes, (buyer), Cecil van der Merwe, (buyer), Isak Smit, (buyer), Koenas van der Westuizen, (buyer), Lourens Bibby, (auctioneer), Stefan van der Westhuizen, (CMW), Clark Rattray, (buyer) Front: Boeta Wessels, (buyer), Andries Pienaar, (buyer), Kotie van Straaten, CMW and Wynand du Toit, (seller).
Winner of 2008 Top Breeder Competition Photo Virbac Trophy 09: L/R: Jacobus le Roux, BKB, (sponsor), Wynand du Toit (receiver of the Virbac Trophy as winner of the Top Breeder Competition), Ernest Botha, Virbac, (sponsor) and Danie Retief, Standard Bank, (sponsor). |
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NATIONAL SALE RESULTS - BLOEMFONTEIN - 18 February 2009 |
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SELLER |
Number offered |
Number sold |
Top Price R |
Average Price R |
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Wydgelegen Bdy., Bredasdorp |
6 |
6 |
202 000 |
48 000 |
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FW Schmidt, Kromsprt St., Memel |
3 |
3 |
46 000 |
26 333 |
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C Rattray, Swartberg |
3 |
2 |
55 000 |
21 667 |
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J Wessels & Sns., Bredasdorp |
4 |
4 |
39 000 |
21 000 |
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J de Kock, Bredasdorp |
3 |
3 |
17 500 |
13 667 |
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SG Joubert Bdy., Riversdal |
4 |
4 |
28 000 |
13 250 |
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Olmar, Molteno |
2 |
2 |
30 000 |
11 667 |
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White Wools, Hanover |
3 |
3 |
15 000 |
9 333 |
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PDS Erasmus, Somerset-Oos |
3 |
3 |
11 000 |
8 333 |
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Judo Trust, Napier |
2 |
2 |
16 000 |
7 333 |
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Charfontein Bdy., Vrede |
4 |
4 |
10 000 |
6 750 |
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Lowlands Estate, Fish River |
3 |
2 |
5 500 |
3 167 |
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LL Basson, Malmesbury |
2 |
2 |
7 000 |
2 333 |
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Average 2009 |
42 |
40 |
202 000 |
19 087 |
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Average 2008 |
41 |
38 |
115 000 |
17 223 |
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Average 2007 |
45 |
43 |
40 000 |
9 383 |