Heavy Cutting Merinos

Heavy Cutting Merinos

Westray have been successful breeders of Heavy Cutting Merinos since 1973 and we have built up a reputation of breeding quality Merino sheep for wool. Located in Peak Hill, NSW, our Heavy Cutting Merinos have been synonymous with quality and we have built up a track record of being one of the leading breeders in the region. When it comes to Heavy Cutting Merinos you can't go wrong with Westray Merinos and our deliberately different approach to sheep breeding.

Our Heavy Cutting Merinos are from the Merino breed and this breed has adapted perfectly to the hot and dry climate in Australia. Our Heavy Cutting Merinos strain is large framed, open faced and plain bodied which also makes it an easy maintenance animal. Our Heavy Cutting Merinos are hardier sheep for the tougher areas of Australia and produce a fleece of about 100mm with a fibre that has a diameter of 22.6 microns and upwards.

The stronger wools from our Heavy Cutting Merinos are much harder wearing and are mostly used alongside blended polyester and acrylic materials to produce lower costsuiting fabrics. Our Heavy Cutting Merinos wool fibres are also used in the auto industry for seating and wall coverings. The building sector is also catching on and finding use for our Heavy Cutting Merinos wool as wall coverings in construction projects.

Poll genetics are thought to have existed in our Heavy Cutting Merinos Merino breeds for years. During the perfecting of the Heavy Cutting Merinos Merino breed. While the Heavy Cutting Merinos Merino breed was being developed, hornless male lambs were termed as 'sports'. These 'sports' were then mated with Heavy Cutting Merinos Merino ewes and, over time, was honed for the highest quality pollness. This resulted in a Heavy Cutting Merinos Merino without horns which has now been named as the Poll Merino.

By utilising breeding technology such as artificial insemination and embryo transfer we have rapidly increased our genetic gain

Thanks to Westray Merinos being "Deliberately Different", our experience will ensure you have a positive outcome

Helping you and your farm, experience real peace of mind thanks to our quality genetics and year round support that will exceed your expectations.

Look no further than Westray & Genanegie Merinos.

Contact Us Now: Blake Tremain-Cannon
At your service: Westray Merinos
Address: 5228 Newell Highway, Peak Hill. 2869
Mobile: 0439 493 143
Email: blake@westraymerinos.com.au

Deliberately Different

Westray Merinos has sold genetics Australia wide since the studs inception and internationally to China, Argentina and South Africa. We are deliberately different.

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Why Westray

Against a backdrop of escalating cost pressures to Agribusiness in general, productivity and efficiency are the key. Additional productivity allows more to be achieved off less.

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Impact Sires

Since 1963 we have been at the forefront of Merino production consistently producing Impact Sires of the highest quality thanks to our view on prioritising production and heritable traits.

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Poll Merino Rams from Westray Merino’s have been bred to be the finest examples of Merino sheep available today. Our Merino sheep are Heavy Cutting Merinos as they have a high yield and class leading wool. If you are looking for Profitable Merino Genetics then our Merino’s have been perfected over generations to produce high yield wool. As Dual Purpose Merinos, our Merino’s are suitable for both meat and wool production and have been rated favourably on both counts. Our sheep are classified as Medium Micron Merinos as their wool has a fibre diameter of 20.6-22.5 microns.