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Bench marking

Bench marking the flock is carried out through :-

1. LAMBPLAN across flock analysis where Coora has one of the highest percentages of sheep in the top 100 rams and ewes on the analysis. View Coora's LAMBPLAN highlights and progress.

2. Entering Ram Trials where sheep are all run together and measured for wool growth (value) and growth rate (estimated carcase value). In the final trial in 1995, Coora was placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd out of 77 rams entered from 23 different studs.

3. Entering Production Classes at Shows. eg. At the Melbourne Associated Sheep Breeders Show 1997 there were production classes for 1 year olds and 2 year olds. In the class for one year old rams, Coora entered two and came 1st and 2nd for carcase value and 1st and 3rd for fleece value. In the class for two year old rams, Coora also entered two and came 1st and 3rd for carcase value, and 1st and 2nd for fleece value, and was winner of the Geoff Shannon Memorial Class. With the introduction of the LAMBPLAN classes Coora has not entered the classes based on raw data but has concentrated on the classes that utilise the more accurate genetic evaluation of ASBVs.

4. Entering LAMBPLAN classes. At Hamilton Sheepvention in 1997 in the first class of its type with Australian Corriedales, Coora won first place.
   1998, a Coora Pen was placed second.
   1999 Coora was placed 1st and 2nd.
   2000 Coora was 1st and 2nd in both the lambplan class and the Nulkwyne class.
   2001 Coora was 1st and 2nd and in the LAMBPLAN class and 1st in the Nulkwyne class. 2002 Coora entries won 1st 2nd & 3rd in the LAMBPLAN class at the ASBA show at Bendigo and also at Hamilton Sheepvention.
   2002 also saw Coora win the Nulkwyne trophy for a pen of 3 rams under 1.5yrs with ASBV's.
   2003 Coora took out the first three places in the LAMBPLAN classes at Bendigo and Hamilton. Also 1st and 2nd in the Nulkwyne class at Hamilton.
   Coora won LAMBPLAN classes at Bendigo and Hamilton in 2004 and 2005.
   In 2004 the nulkwyne trophy was replaced by the Gambier View trophy for the pen of 3 rams with ASBV's which Coora won in 2004, 2005,2006, 2007 and 2008.

5. Showing in traditional classes at shows. Coora has exhibited the "Best shorn Corriedale Ram" at Hamilton Sheepvention for the four years 1994 to 1998.

6. Coora rams are currently being compared with other breeds in the Agriculture Departments Maternal Breed trial.

7. Coora again won 1st and 2nd best Corriedale Rams fleece at the 2009 Hamilton Legacy Fleece show making this the 12th time in 13 years. Coora is proud to support this show as it is the major fund raiser for Hamilton Legacy. They get the proceeds of the sale of the wool.

8. Coora is dedicated to improving both the performance of the Corriedale breed and the accuracy of the ASBV's used to measure this performance. To this end Coora is a member of the ACA Performance Sires Group (PSG) of which Jim was Inaugural Chairman and Midge Secretary. Others in the group are Wal Jenkin "Nayook South" (Present chairman), Tony Hunt Treasurer and Jan Hunt "Wye", Tony Manchester "Roseville", Richard Archer "Quamby Plains", Peter & Claire Blackwood, "Blackwood" The PSG oversees the Trans Tasman analysis for the ACA. and also runs the Performance Sires Program which aims to identify the top genes in the breed and spread them widely. This program ensures good linkages between flocks to assist in accurate ASBV's.

 The sheep that Coora has developed under this system of selection are open faced, productive sheep with typical soft, white Australian wool of 25 to 29 microns (ewes).

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