Bowan Park Poll Dorset Research Stud

Lambs, lots of lambs!
2026 cohort are on the ground, and looking good!

We have great diversity in the sires this year including Top 5% ASBVs for WWT, PWWT, PEMD and IMF.
3 of the sires are top 1% for IMF, which makes premium eating quality a highlight for 2026.

Some massive growth genetics, amazing muscle and carcase shape, and a good balance of fat, sets us up for a really good benchmark of commercial lamb production traits.

Welcome to our first time stud participants!
Wrattenbullie Studs
Ulandi Park Poll Dorsets
Greywood Poll Dorset Stud

Great to have you back for another year!
Valley Vista Poll Dorset Stud

Armdale Poll Dorset Stud
Kanangra Poll Dorset Stud
Rangeview Poll Dorset & White Suffolk Sheep Studs

Hillden Poll Dorset Stud
Ridgehaven Poll Dorsets
Ilfracombe Poll Dorsets
Kentish Downs Poll Dorset Stud

Australian Poll Dorset Association

SAVE THE DATE
You don't want to miss this one!
Plenty of lambs, plenty of data, plenty of insights for what can drive our lamb industry forward.

📅 Friday 28th August
📍236 South Bowan Park Rd, Cudal NSW

Another fantastic opportunity to evaluate the value of genetics. We're excited to work alongside the SheepMetriX team on this project!

🚨 Maternal & Terminal Ram Breeders – New Opportunity!

SheepMetriX has initiated an R & D project incorporating a Prime Lamb Sire Evaluation, and nominations are now officially OPEN!
Benchmark your genetics, increase genetic linkage and evaluate hard to measure traits, more details on our website for those interested. Spots are limited, so get your nominations in and your Sires to the AI Centre. Closing date for nominations are the 5th of January, with AI to commence end of January 2026!

👉 https://www.sheepmetrix.com.au/primelambse

Meat & Livestock Australia

Day 2 AI done.
The daytime story! 😁😁

It's a good day to make lambies! Day 1 of AI for the 2026 cohort.
Sire list looks awesome, ewes are ready, ag students excited about the prime lamb industry, and an abundance of lollies!


Zoetis

UNE Agriculture

Worth a listen if you are keen on learning more about the world of "Meat Science"!

Dr Peter McGilchrist gets right into the how and why of IMF and Shear Force measurements (and makes research sound like fun!) and the importance of these traits for the consumer eating experience.

NeXtgen Agri Ltd
UNE Agriculture

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1tWyOoOX6tA1pHztQaBu5O?si=MGI4tbn1Qeqpa29GQDpfDA

Understanding IMF, Shear Force and Marbling with Dr Peter McGilchrist Head Shepherd · Episode

SIRE NOMINATIONS now open for Bowan Park 2026

Interested in benchmarking your Poll Dorset genetics across all prime lamb production traits?

In the last 6 years we have measured the on-farm and on-hook performance of over 90 Poll Dorset sires.

All lambs bred and managed under the same environment, highlighting the genetic capacity of the sires - and showcasing genetics in action.

With the successful completion of the 2025 cohort of the Bowan Park Poll Dorset sires progeny trial, we are now opening up sire nominations for 2026.

The 2025 results have displayed the enormous value Poll Dorset genetics put into the prime lamb industry.

The growth rates have been exceptional, with consistently high levels of overall structural and carcase conformation, and some outstanding eating quality traits have been highlights. We look forward to sharing the final reports later in the year.

If you are interested in benchmarking your stud genetics, either nominate your sire https://www.bowanpark.com.au/2026-sire-nomination or contact us for more information.

Nominations close Fri 31st Oct.



Australian Poll Dorset Association
Zoetis
Neogen Australasia - Livestock
UNE Agriculture

Want to know what happens to the loin samples after they leave the chillers at Gundagai Lamb ?

They are taken back to the lab at UNE Agriculture Meat Science, where the team, lead by Dr Peter McGilchrist, analyse the chemical IMF%, shearforce tenderness, and measure loin muscle and fat.

Pete is also using our samples to try out some of the developing technologies. Our project may also help the industry advance in more ways than one!

Finding the real value of genetics!
Our lambs are on the hooks, and can we say, Poll Dorsets are amazing!!
15 - 19 weeks, av HSCW 29.65kg!

Super excited for the future of our breed, and what we can give to the lamb industry.



Gundagai Lamb
UNE Agriculture
Australian Poll Dorset Association
Zoetis
Neogen Australasia - Livestock