Our Sheep

In 2014, Oberon Stud began to show its stock with the pleasing result of a first place at our first show (Australian Sheep and Wool Show) for Oberon 3100 – ram under 1 ½ years born after the first of August.

Over the past few years, an emphasis has been to ensure excellent carcass sheep into the prime lamb market. Each year has seen lambs reach greater dressed weights and meat weights. In 2017/18, 5 month old lambs have dressed out at 30kg. 8 month old lambs have been able to reach 35.9kg dressed weight and produced 30.6kg of prime meat described by a renowned Central Highlands chef as "magnificent – vastly superior".

Flock Number – 2067
Brucellosis Accreditation – OB3539
Sheep MAP (MN2V) – VS1181

Oberon Suffolk Stud is Ovine Brucellosis accredited and Ovine Johne's Disease accredited MN2V - vaccinated with guidair. The flock is vaccinated with 6 in 1 vaccine and treated for worms with capsule, oral or injectable treatments.

Mineral licks are readily available and young rams may be supplemented with hard feed through autumn and winter – but usually they only have access to hay.

Oberon ewes and ewe lambs are paddock reared with ewes fed oats or pellets once the lambs are born for about 6 weeks and hay handfeeding over winter. In dry years, irrigated Lucerne is available over summer to assist the weaned lambs.

Lambing begins late June and generally finishes early August with some old ewes held back to lamb into September. Oberon Stud now joins ewe lambs to lamb after they turn a year old – usually to lamb in September. Lambs are weaned around 14 weeks of age.

With a breeding flock of around 90 ewes and up to 7 sires used in a year, the 150 lamb drop offers you significant genetic diversity – but always with one thing in common … Quality!

Sires

Sweet Waters 99/02 – our first sire was of the "downs" style – very meaty.

Allendale 2059/05 – show ram and 2nd top priced ram at Allendale On Property Sale 2006.

Allendale 305/08 – big solid carcass sheep by Waimotu 1010

Allendale 500/09 – upright ram by Dorie 52

Allendale Lucky Edition 369/08 (semen) – champion Suffolk Adelaide Royal 2009

Oberon 64/10 – son of Allendale Lucky Edition – throws very classy lambs

Aylesbury Farm 1195/11 – champion Suffolk Australian Sheep and Wool 2012, champion Suffolk ram Sheepvention 2012, Reserve Champion Suffolk Ram Adelaide Royal 2012.

Oberon 3100/13 – 1st place Australian Sheep and Wool Show 2014, son of Aylesbury Farm 1195/11.

Letts Hercules (semen) – record priced older ram breeding big, long classy sheep.

Bowen Co-Pilot (semen)- champion ram Royal Easter 2007

Bowen The Gun (semen) – reserve champion ram Royal Easter 2014, winning group Adelaide Royal 2014.

Oberon 5116/15 – a tall, long ram that puts plenty of height and x factor in his lambs.

Oberon 5122/15 – a moderate ram by Letts Hercules out of Allendale 480/09 – record priced ewe at 2010 Annual Allendale Production Sale.

Oberon 5124/15 – a well muscled carcass sheep by Bowen The Gun.

Pamellen Max 140110 (semen) – champion ram from leading West Australian stud Oberon 7141/17 – son of Pamellen Max with an excellent conformation and plenty of muscle.

Oberon 8089/18 – a fantastic sheep with great conformation and muscling – and a beautiful temperament.

Oberon Suffolk Stud provided the first group of stud Suffolks for export to Bangladesh in 2016. The group of 3 rams and 10 ewes arrived in Dhaka on March 4th, 2016.

An export order of stud Suffolk rams and ewes is currently being finalised for transport to Japan.