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Semen Available	Orrie Cowie Magnif 025222 A Proven and Prepotent Sire Sire power Balance Great Structure Pure soft muzzle Excellent carcase A classic fine/medium free growing, well-defined bright wool Acclaimed Australia Wide more details...
Dear Fellow Merino Breeders Please find our flyer, offering semen in our top sire, Orrie Cowie Magnif 222. We have undertaken this marketing project, as we genuinely believe this ram to be an outstanding sire, and one that could be utilised by most studs in this country. As a lamb, he was a standout, with a beautiful clean, soft muzzle and long ears. He continued to impress, and in 2003 we took him to Adelaide where he was Reserve Grand Champion Autumn Shorn Ram (over horns and polls), coming through from the fine wool classes. We used him for the 2004 lambing and several semen packages were sold. In 2004 we took him back to Adelaide, where he was Champion Medium Wool Merino Ram. We then entered him in the objective measurement class, where he achieved the equal highest carcase measurement points and was in the final ribbon winners. He came out of the wool exceptionally well, with a clean, loose and thin skin. The most exciting aspect though is how well he has bred. He has consistently stamped his structure, type & bright, free growing wool traits on his progeny, not only in our stud, but also in the other studs that purchased semen in 2003. A very high percentage of our 2005 sale tops are by Magnif 222. You can inspect them at our inspection day on 8th July, at our sale (on 22nd July) or at Bendigo 2005. We highly recommend this top and prepotent sire to you, and welcome your enquiry. Give us a call if you want more details. Yours faithfully, Dennis & Heather Dalla download flyer... (235kb .pdf)
	HB 2.333 born Aug/Sept 2002 son of HB OC 3.1 (Pretty) Junior Champion Medium Wool and Reserve Junior Champion Ram at Australian Sheep and Wool Show, bendigo 2004. Test June 2005: 20.56 micron, 12.14 CV, 99.85 CF, 140kg BW, 57n.kt SS Studmasters comments: Fantastic fibre/medium covering of pearly white, medium crimp, soft and stapley wool. He has impeccable fleece tests for a 3 yo ram and was the heaviest ram in the 2005 team.
	Junior 12 semen used from this top Charinga sire tests July 2003: 18.6 micron, 13.5% CV, 99.7% CF July 2004: 20.3 micron, 19.2% CV, 99.2%
	Monte 0.1 HB OC 0.1 Son of Star Affair 175. Born April/May 2000. Reserve Grand Champion medium wool ram at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show, Bendigo 2001 weighing 107kg with lamb’s teeth. Champion Autumn Shorn Merino Ram, RAHS 2001. A brilliant nourished medium wool. Tests Feb. 2001: 17.7micron, 23.2% CV, 98.9% CF, 107kg BW at 13 months July 2003: 19.9micron, 17.1% CV, 99.2% CF Feb. 2004: 18.5micron, 20.0% CV, 99.1% CF Also sire of OC 3.1, an extremely meaty sire that was judged Champion Strong Wool Ram Lamb at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show, Bendigo 2004.
	Monte 3.1 HB OC 3.1. Son of Monte 0.1. Born April/May 2003. In 2004 he was awarded Champion Autumn Shorn Strong Wool Ram at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show, Bendigo and champion Autumn Shorn Ram at Crystal Brook Show. He is the foundation sire of the Orrie Cowie Meat Family. His depth, width, both primary and secondary muscking are outstanding for a medium wool merino. Test June 2005: 22.0mm, 18.18% CV, 97.3% CF, 135.0kg BW
Photo taken RAHS 2000	Sampson – HB OC9.1. Born April/May 1999. Son of OC6.101, grandson of Angenup104. Grand Champion Autumn Shorn Ram RAHS 2000. Test Mar. 2000: 23.5micron, 18.3% CV, 95.8% CF, 97.5kg BW at 13 months Aug. 2000: 115kg BW at 16 months A huge, strong boned, wide horns, gentle natured, strong woolled sire.
	Beau Koehler pink, son of Charinga Sov 001. A good structured sire purchased from Radnor in 2004, exhibiting an overnourished uniform crimpy wool with great breeding potential, especially where nourishment is hard to get.
Poll Merino Sires used at Orrie Cowie
Photo taken May 2003	Nap116 Son of Napoleon. Born August/September 2001. Sold to KY Reade & Sons, Curramulka SA in August 2003 for $17,500. Test July 2003: 21.53micron, 16.74% CV, 98.6% CF, 63.3% Y, WI 4.5 (11 months wool growth)
Photo taken May 2001	Rudi OC poll red 921. Born April/May 2000. Son of Duggan, East Mundulla Stud, WA. Sold to Stan and Dorothy Kupsch, Geraldton, WA in July 2001 for $5,000. Outstanding make and shape. Judged overall Junior Champion Ram at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show, Bendigo 2001 while 14 months old. Tests Feb. 2001: 18.20micron, 14.8% CV, 99.8% CF, BW 97.5kg at 10 months Aug. 2001: 20.68micron, 12.56% CV, 99.7% CF
	Johnson a grandson of Orrie Cowie T52 which was a rich wool, long stapled sire.

 

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