Champion ram, 1913Merino hoggets being drenched near Walcha, New South Wales
The Australian Merino is an Australian breed or group of breeds of sheep, forming a significant part of the Merino group of breeds. Its origins lie in Merino sheep imported to Australia from South Africa in about 1796. By about 1830 there were almost two million Merinos in the country.[3]: 746
Using the skills of breeding and selection, the Australian Merino developed inline with Australia’s large variations in climatic conditions, management and husbandry techniques.[4] The Australian Merino produces a wool that is the world’s finest and softest.[5]
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The AustralianMerino is an Australian breed or group of breeds of sheep, forming a significant part of the Merino group of breeds. Its origins lie in...
among others, the American Merino and Delaine Merino in the Americas, the AustralianMerino, Booroola Merino and Peppin Merino in Oceania, and the Gentile...
The Poll Merino is a subtype of the AustralianMerino breed of domestic sheep, without horns, that was developed in Australia. These sheep are early maturing...
proportion of Australian sheep ranchers who practice mulesing down to around 70%. Successful international boycotts of AustralianMerino wool in the early...
The Big Merino is a 15.2 metres (50 ft) tall concrete merino ram, located in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. Nicknamed "Rambo" by locals, the Big...
The Peppin Merino is a breed of Merino sheep raised for their wool, mostly in Australia. So important is the Peppin Merino that wool producers throughout...
pilling. The finest Australian and New Zealand Merino wools are known as 1PP, which is the industry benchmark of excellence for Merino wool 16.9 microns...
introduced the cross breeding of Indian Deccani and Chokla sheep with AustralianMerino rams at Raymond Wool Research and Development Division. This resulted...
collect waste around their buttocks. The Merino breed, accounting for around 80% of the wool produced in Australia, have been selectively bred to have wrinkled...
Rambouillet Merino or the French Merino. The development of the Rambouillet breed started in 1786, when Louis XVI purchased over 300 Spanish Merinos (318 ewes...
operations. The brand’s winter wear is developed from pure wool such as AustralianMerino Wool certified with the Woolmark, a stamp for quality approved by...
proportion of Australian sheep ranchers who practice mulesing down to around 70% today. Successful international boycotts of AustralianMerino wool in the...
Peppin-style Merino ewes and German Mutton Merino rams. The Dohne Merino is a dual purpose breed providing meat and fine wool. At maturity, the Dohne Merino ram...
product is made of 100% pure new wool. It signifies the brand of wool. "AustralianMerino Wool and the Woolmark brand". www.woolmark.com. Archived from the...
The Booroola is a Merino strain that has a high rate of multiple births. Booroola's prolificacy was studied extensively by New Zealand researchers, who...
for her 'feminine strength' in assisting the establishment of the Australianmerino wool industry during her husband John Macarthur's enforced absence...
Forlong (1784–1859) was an Australian pioneer who played a large part in introducing Merino sheep to south-east Australia. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland...
of sheep breeds usually considered to originate or have developed in Australia and New Zealand. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion...
(TWC). The objective of the award is to generate long-term demand for AustralianMerino wool by increasing the knowledge of and lifetime loyalty to the fibre...
The South African Meat Merino or SAMM is a wool and meat sheep originating in South Africa, but now found throughout the world. The SAMM is derived from...
of the Merino could be improved. He was a strong supporter of women's participation in this research. Burnell conceived the idea of an Australian national...
leaders with origins in Australia and the United Kingdom. The family is known for its pioneering development of the AustralianMerino wool industry and its...
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