Nerstane’s 958

N958 is a big, plain upstanding ram with a massive head having a heavy and wide hornset. This ram has a double cross of N43 on both sides of his pedigree which is why his structure and bone is so exceptional. N958 ticks all the boxes on figures as well being in the top 10% on 4 of the 5 SG indexes.

N958 is one of Nerstane’s most proven sires now with progeny being measured in multiple Central Test sites with some exceptional results. There have been many return semen clients using this sire which is always the best guide of all.

The structure that he throws is second to none here at Nerstane as they are nearly always big, proud, and stand perfectly on all four feet.

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N910 – NSW Ram of the Year and Supreme Exhibit, Dubbo NSW 2011 and Grand Champion Fine Wool Ram, Bendigo VIC 2011

Now a highly proven sire that has now passed away but semen still available.

The tremendous size for his wool type together with his great neck extension and presence made N910 stand out as a potential sire very early.

He had that same back end as his mother who was extremely wide through the hindquarter. He was perfect on his feet while having a clean head and long soft muzzle.

N910 had over three generations of embryo transfer genetics on both sides of his pedigree. His sire, N10, has proven himself here at Nerstane and at two Sire Evaluation sites where he has been outstanding for tops to culls ratio, high fleece weights and low micron. His outstanding mother (N984) was probably the best show sheep Nerstane has bred.

Progeny have the same bone and structure while having a consistent fine crimping soft wool on them which is extremely pleasing for us.

There has been many repeat buyers of semen for N910 which is testament to what his progeny have done in other stud’s flocks.

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Nerstane’s 4636

This ram is probably the heaviest cutting sheep Nerstane has produced. N4636 has a very special skin type which carries heavy, true white, almost shiny wool all over his body.

As a 2 year old ram at Dubbo National show, he was regulation shorn in the production class and was the heaviest cutting, with the finest micron out of all the rams. He cut 16.1 kg of 18.7 micron wool! 

At the 2008 Sydney Royal show a full sister to N4636, N984, was judged Best Junior Exhibit of the show. The next day she was given Grand Champion Fine Medium Wool Ewe and then was unanimously judged the Best Ewe of the entire show. This ewe was the mother of Nerstane’s 2011 NSW Ram of the Year, N910.

Nerstane has used this outstanding son of N43 extensively in ET, AI and naturally and had some very interesting progeny. He throws a very white crimpy wool (with that same nourished tip) that always seems to weigh heavy.

N4636 has been proven in the Western Australian and the Tasmanian Central Test sire evaluation sites as well as the sheep CRC’s Genomics program.

Some of N4636’s outstanding progeny include N318 who was judged Supreme Merino Exhibit at Sydney Royal Easter Show in 2011 and was sold for $26000, and N75 who was the top hogget sold at our on property ram sale in 2012 at $7000.

N4636 was the sire of Langdene stud’s $50,000 ram at Dubbo in 2017.

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Jane McLaren holding N43 – Champion August Shorn Ram, 2002 Sydney Royal Easter Show

Unfortunately N43 has moved on but he has definitely left his mark here at Nerstane and right across the merino industry. This ram has performed outstandingly in many flocks across Australia and South America. N43 was a trait leader in every Central Test Sire Evaluation site that he was ever entered in.

Nerstane 43 as a sire is performing consistently in the show & sale rings. Langdene 4073 is the best example when he was judged Supreme Ram at Bendigo, then onto NSW ram at Dubbo, and then judged Australian Supreme Merino in 2009. This outstanding ram was a son N43 and weighed 144kg at only 17.0 micron.

A Nerstane two tooth ewe who was a daughter of N43 was judged Supreme Exhibit at The Sydney Royal Easter Show. This was the first time a junior sheep had won Supreme. Another daughter who was also a 2 tooth in 2008 was awarded best ewe of the show.

N412, a son of N43, was judged Champion Sale Ram at Armidale in 2005 and sold for $12000 to Borambil Merino Stud. Borambil continues to use N412 with their top priced sale ram selling for $7000 in 2012.

In 2009, N57, who was also a son of N43 sold to Uruguayan clients, Central Lanera for $14000 at Armidale. At the Dubbo National a full brother to N57, N59 topped the sale at $29000. The ram was purchased by a syndicate of 5 studs including Trefusis and Beaufront studs in Tasmania and Eilan Donan, Denholm Green, and Mount Widderin studs in Victoria.

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N142 – Supreme Exhibit Sydney Royal Easter Show 1999

Nerstane 142 is a very unique ram. His massive size and coverage carrying such a long staple of rich, deep crimping wool combined with the evenness and exceptional belly wool, convinced the 5 judges at Sydney to make their unanimous decision. His 18.6-micron test shows his true softness with a SD of only 2.8, CV of 15.0,with 0% fibres over 30mic.

N142 is stamping his progeny with size, while carrying finer than average, soft bright wools very similar to himself.

Unfortunately N142 has passed away and there is limited semen available.

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N10 – Grand Champion Fine Wool Ram 2008 Sydney, Champion Fine Wool March Shorn Ram 2007 Dubbo

Great bone with brilliant wool is the best way to describe Nerstane 10. Comments written in the lambing book by Nerstane overseer Shane Rule at birth were: “Huge lamb, great skin, good bone”.

N10 had a very strong head with a soft, pure muzzle that was also deep, wide and ‘sirey’. His wool tests at Dubbo as a 2 year old ram were 17.2 micron, 2.9 SD, 16.9 CV while having a bodyweight of 125kg. The width across his back from his tail to his poll is outstanding.

N10’s progeny at Nerstane and in the Tasmanian and New England Central Test sites have been outstanding for fleeceweight and micron and also high tops and low culls.

This ram was the sire of Nerstane’s 2011 NSW Ram of the year, N910. 

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