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WELCOME TO PARADOO PRIME
A modern, family farm with a strong focus on commercial farming to achieve profitable outcomes. We are focused on helping our clients achieve the best possible outcomes for their business.
INDUSTRY MEASURED, COMMERCIALLY FOCUSED MATERNAL COMPOSITES
Maternal Composite Seed Stock
Paradoo Prime has been based on Coopworth and Coopworth Composite genetics since 1990.
Originally rams were purchased for mating with Merinos in 1990 from the Oaklea stud and then from Cashmore Park in 1993. From 1995 onwards, merino ewes were excluded from the breeding program and a self-replacing maternal flock was established.
Until starting our own seed stock business, the commercial flock used only Cashmore Oaklea genetics. Purchasing high indexing and structurally sound sires improved the performance of our ewes dramatically during this time.
Having a high performing ewe base, we screened some of our best young dams and developed Paradoo Prime in 2006.
Where it all started
Paradoo Prime has been based on Coopworth and Coopworth Composite genetics since 1990. Originally rams were purchased for mating with Merinos in 1990 from the Oakleastud and then from Cashmore Park in 1993. From 1995 onwards, merino ewes were excluded from the breeding program and a self-replacing maternal flock was established.
Until starting our own seed stock business, the commercial flock used only Cashmore Oaklea genetics. Purchasing high indexing and structurally sound sires improved the performance of our ewes dramatically during this time.
Having a high performing ewe base, we screened some of our best young dams and developed Paradoo Prime in 2006.
In 2006 we joined ewes to a number of stud sires from Narrambla and Cleverlie studs for single mating. An AI program was also undertaken using semen from top sires Dunkeld and Clifton Hill stud flocks along with Cairnlea in New Zealand. We also sourced semen from Cashmore Oaklea that had been extensively progeny tested with high genetic accurancy.
We tagged 700 progeny in 2006 to establish a large stud ewe base to enable greater genetic selection. We had linked virtually all major Coopworth flocks into our solid Cashmore Oaklea ewe base in this first year.
In 2008, we established relationships within the industry to align our breeding direction for the future.
High performance terminal genes, namely White Suffolk, have also been used.
Reducing adult size, improving muscle, genetic fat and ultimately eating quality has been a key priority of our breeding program since 2008.
Our Direction & Focus
We aim to produce ewes that are easy care and efficient in production. These ewes are moderate in size, good for fertility and excellent mothers. The ewes need to be robust to handle climate variability. This means ewes can have lambs weaned early to replace condition on the ewes post weaning ready for their next production cycle.
How do we achieve this?
By sourcing top genetics from both Maternal and Terminal sires around the country we are able to select moderate adult weight but good early maturing growth. We breed and select genetics with greater fat depth along with muscle and growth. Selecting sheep that have improved tolerance to worms and sound structure in the feet lowers maintenance costs of the flock and decreases overall cost of production.
Along with breeding, we farm to be proactive in matching feed supply to animal demand to achieve optimal performance. We continue to provide the best environment for lambing ewes, pregnancy status, mob size, ewe condition, feed on offer & shelter.
We aim to consistently achieve greater than 90% lamb survival and keep ewe mortality to less than 1.5%. All our ewes have one crutch, one shearing and are only drenched when necessary, which is rarely more than one drench annually.
At Paradoo Prime we have not muelsed or foot bathed any sheep since 1998.
We solely use Paradoo Prime rams and ram lambs through our expanding commercial flock annually, youngest rams to youngest ewes.
We have a responsibility to our client base, the sheep industry and ultimately ourselves, to continuously improve and manage our genetics.
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