Breeding Champions
Coolaroo Comes of Age..21 years of harnessing cutting edge breeding technology merits show ring accolades.
Since 1987 Coolaroo has imported lineages of high impact genetics to ameliorate their herd selecting for SRS© traits and, culled with discipline, those negative traits alpacas with poor wools, or reproductive histories or weak conformation.
It has only been in the last 5 years though, since the advent of embryo transfer procedures, that the stud's hard years of selection has come to the fore, as they spread their top genetics into the herd by harvesting embryos from their donor or elite hembras. At the same time, culling poor quality animals out of their gene pool, as they become recipient dams only, has taken the level of follicle density and other attributes ahead in leaps and bounds.
Throughout their history, hand in hand with advanced breeding techniques, and with respect for Australian judges views, the stud has never shied away at competing for the front lines in any show ring, and learning by the experience, win or lose.
It has been an exciting journey. Since 1992 when Coolaroo won Grand Champion female at the inaugural alpaca exhibit at Sydney Royal, the stud has gone on to win Supreme, in 2001 with Coolaroo Queen of the Desert, unusually a female, and, at a time where Peruvian imports usually championed most showrings. Purrumbete Minderoo & Coolaroo Jaminu both also won Grand Champion titles in 1998 and 2000, at the Sydney Royal, the largest Agricultural Show in the Southern Hemisphere.
In recent years, adding Embryo transfer to their breeding toolbox, and applying it intensively, the multigeneral improvement of Coolaroo's hembra population has moved into such advanced levels that is rare to see Coolaroo progeny outside a front lineup. Further, Coolaroo females are sort for embryo transfer donor procedures, at their annual auction and via private sales, from some of the most respected breeders throughout Australia and internationally.
In the current Spring & Summer Show circuit in NSW Coolaroo results stand testimony to the stud's focus on advancing the breed and depth of quality genetics in their herd.
Highlights of 2008/9 Show circuit:
Coolaroo Miss Minda ET (Fawn) |
Supreme (Female) & Champion Intermediate Female |
Camden March 2009 |
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Coolaroo Violator ET |
Champion Int. Male |
Camden 2009 |
Coolaroo Eaga Warrior (Fawn) |
Res Champion Adult Fe |
Camden 2009* Snr Female Champ Canberra Royal 2009 |
Coolaroo Amber Moonrise |
Champion Mature Female |
Camden 2009 |
Judges |
Rick Hodgeson |
Karen Caldwell |
Coolaroo Coorie's LunaCoolaroo Pharisee |
SupremeChampion Junior Female |
Camden 2008Camden, Res Champ Canberra Royal 2008 |
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| Coolaroo Miss Jalamin ET | Champion Int Female |
Castlehill Show March 2009 |
Coolaroo Eaga Warrior |
Champion Adult Female |
Castlehill Show 2009 |
| Coolaroo Amber Moonrise | Champion Mature Female |
Castlehill Show 2009 |
Judges |
Natacha Clarke |
Pam Baxter |
Coolaroo Wallarenya Orb |
Champion Int. Female |
Sydney Royal 2008 |
Coolaroo Cuzconito |
Adult Champion Male |
Camden 2008 |
Coolaroo Violetman |
Champion Junior Male |
Charles Ledger 2008 |
Coolaroo Miss Mindy |
Champion Junior Female |
Charles Ledger 2008 |
Coolaroo Marco Rising |
Res Champion Male |
Charles Ledger 2008 |
| Coolaroo Miss J'Minda ET | Reserve Champion Junior Female |
Charles Ledger 2008 |
Judge |
Wendy Billington |
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