STUD breeders had kept their core flocks during a tough season and kept improving the quality of their sheep, Terrick West’s Ross McGauchie said last Friday.
Between exhibiting sheep in the nation’s leading industry showcase, Mr McGauchie said while some farm stock sizes had been reduced, studs had maintained their commitment with genetics built up over many years.
“The recent rains have been enough to keep people going and things have certainly brightened up on what they were two months ago,” he said.
“We need more rains as the moisture levels are not deep at the moment.”
Mr McGauchie said the show’s quality had again lifted this year.
“The quality gets better every year,” he said.
Terrick West won Reserve Champion March Shorn Ram of the show as well as Reserve Champion Victorian bred ram and on the Champion fine/medium March shorn ram and ewe and sold five rams at action.