The Ridgway Advance Stud’s commitment to the Merino Industry is evident by their consistent and substantial breeding program offering a True Dual Purpose Merino and Poll Merino.

 

The Advance sheep portray a genuine ‘Balance’ in their production and performance, focusing on both wool and meat qualities, with high reproduction results. These distinctive types of sheep display all the attributes of the “Modern Merino.”

 

David and Karen Ridgway regard both industries as having equal significance and believe that it’s important not to be distracted by changing global trends. Certainly by the stud fine-tuning both the meat and wool components within the flock enables their clients to breed sheep that compete well in both markets.

 

Conformation of performance in the commercial scene saw long-term Ridgway Advance clients achieving great results in off shear sales this season, where they topped markets at Murray Bridge, Lameroo and Wycheproof with their young surplus ewes.

 

A key component of the Advance Rams is their plain supple and highly productive skins allowing a thriving robust animal with great carcass attributes to produce long, soft white fibre in all environments. In the past fifteen years there has been no deviation in the direction on which the stud has taken. Commitment to a long-term stable breeding strategy and selecting for both meat and wool traits, has seen the Advance sheep become an established recognised genetic line of Merinos renowned for their even predictable breeding.

 

The Annual Ram Sale of 200 young rams will be held at David & Karen Ridgway’s Senior Property, Emu Flat Road, Bordertown on Wednesday 15th August, 2012 at 1 pm. Inspection and enquires welcome.