About Us

• Almondvale White Suffolks
• Almondvale Poll Sheep

 

Almondvale Poll Sheep Stud

• Established in 1965 with the best available genetics by Peter and Marita Routley
• Numbers progressively increased to now become one of the top bond studs in Australia
• 1988 commenced our on property ram auctions
• 1994 purchased the entire " Mahonga Park" bond stud ( 700). This stud was recognised by many as having the best carcassed sheep in the breed , and had been established for 60 years
• Almondvales sire representation in the Bond Sire Evaluation trial shows his clear superiorty in every measured performance index
• A family managed stud which continues to show passion and dedication to continual improvement in breeding big framed, heavy cutting sheep that are self replacing and producing a well excepted lamb, as well as excess ewes providing an exceptional opportunity for clients to join to terminal sires
• Peter is a past president of the Bond Breeders Assoc
• Highly regarded as one of the breed stalwards
• Exremely dedicated to client relations

   

Breeding Aims

We aim to breed

• a big heavy , easy care ,dual purpose , self replacing sheep that will produce a heavy stylish fleece of soft and well crimped wool, and a profitable meaty lamb
• Performance tested stud sires to ensure predictable breeding performance
• A self relacing attribute that eliminates the concern of heath risks associated with having to constantly buy in replacement ewes
• Lambs can be marketed as suckers or old lambs with good carcase weights.
• Excess ewes are keenly sought after for joining to both Bond and Terminal Sires
• Excellent returns for C.F.A.ewes in the market for slaughter
• We believe that the above features of the Almondvale Polls create a sheep that will return you a good bottom line to your livestock enterprise.