| Wool Quality |
| For the past 14 years Calcookara has put a real emphasis on their wool quality.
We currently produce long staple, low micron, soft, deep crimping wools that are
free of any fleece rot or dermatitis. Calcookara clients often top the wool market for their areas putting more money back into their pockets.For the past four years Calcookara has averaged 20 micron for their entire wool clip. |
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February 2001 saw Calcookara lead the way by in shed laserscanning every fleece from
their entire breeding nucleous as they were shorn to improve their breeding predictability. Calcookara was the first stud in the state to test their entire flock in this manner. The laserscanning also proved to be a more efficient way to class the breeding ewes & cull any animal that does not fit in the micron criterion. Calcookara has again used the laserscan technology in 2005, 2006 and 2007 to test their wool to keep their flock wool at the hightest possible standard. |
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Examples of Calcookara wool types
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11mths wool on Stud Ewe |
Bare Breech Ewe |
Calcookara Sire Bull |
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"Breeding for Mules Free sheep with quality wool" |
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