Graham Wilson
"Kismet Stud", Riverena Highway, Howlong NSW 2643
Phone: 02 6026 5215
Fax: 02 6026 5509
Mobile: 0428 265 215
Email: gwilson@kismetstud.com.au
Website: www.kismetstud.com.au/
Location
Kismet White Suffolk Stud is located at Howlong, New South Wales, Australia (approx 4kms west of Howlong on the Corowa Road/Riverina Highway). We front the Murray River on the VIC/NSW border, 32km west of Albury.
Rams
With increasing sales each year, Kismet sold over 300 rams in 2005 and 2006 and we have 270 rams available for sale in 2007.
Semen and breeding
Our recent ram purchases are listed below which are used primarily for our breeding program. Semen is also available for purchase, cost is approx $1000 ex GST for 30 semen doses.
- 2005
- ‘Kurralea 040216’ ram bought for $6,000 sired by ‘Leahcim 9-01’
- ‘Vortex 040070’ ram bought for $2000 sired by ‘Detpa Grove 020470’
- ‘Penrise 040118’ ram bought for $1500 sired by ‘Kurralea 020098’
- 2006
- ‘Illoura 050339’ ram bought for $4,000 in partnership with D & W Duffy, sired by ‘Depta Grove 020419’
- 2007
- Rene 21-6’ bought for $2,000 sired by ‘Wheetelande 2861-3’
- Rene 21-6’ bought for $2,000 sired by ‘Wheetelande 2861-3’
See our website for further information on these rams and to order semen.
Annual Spring Ram Sale mid September 2008
(Date TBA)
Ewes
With over 800 mated ewes in 2007 producing approximately 1100 lambs, we therefore have a good number of ewe weaners and mixed aged ewes available for sale from approximately December to March.
Our aim
At Kismet we strive for a well balanced style of sheep with emphasis on length, muscling and structural correctness. The sheep must have clean points and a good shoulder setting for ease of lambing. We have reached the stage where our sheep have no colour or very minimal colour. We are continually on the search for the best genetics by either buying top sires or AI Programs, keeping in mind good eye muscle and fat score figures. We use the Stockscan assessment program to measure the raw data for fat score, eye muscle, depth, width and area.
Due to our irrigation set up we have the ability to grow our rams out at a young age and therefore have constant supply of rams for sale throughout the year.
We strive to keep our quality ahead of our prices with the aim of customers returning.