2021 CPT

May 28, 2021 by Monica Schwass

In May 2021, 9 sires were each mated to 50 ewes at Mt Grand Station, Lake Hawea. The sires are:

Earnscleugh 177156 - 7402582017177156
Glentanner NERT23 - 7402382016NERT23
Benmore 200002 - 7402292020200002
Armidale 191616 - 7401672019191616
Melrose 190056 - 7105342019190056
Cleardale 171230 - 7181652017171230 (Link Sire)
Middlehurst 190885 - 8591092019190885
Merinotech 177257 - 6090402017177257
Muller 190097 - 7403202019190097

You can view the sires here with their current EBVs.

2020 CPT

February 26, 2021 by Monica Schwass

In 2020, 14 rams from industry were artificially inseminated to a consistent line of fine wool ewes. All lifetime data has now been collected on the 2020 drop, available to view through the following links.

Click here to view the 2020 drop sire’s wool classing results.

Click here to view the 2020 drop sire’s confirmation classing results.

You can view the sire list here with their current EBVs.

2019 CPT Results

September 21, 2020 by Monica Schwass

Click here to view the 2019 drop sire’s wool classing results.

Click here to view the 2019 drop sire’s conformation classing results.

Click here to view the 2019 drop sire’s EBVs live via Sheep Genetics.

2013 - 2018 CPT Sire's Footrot Breeding Values

June 19, 2020 by Monica Schwass

Click here to view footrot (FR) breeding values for the CPT sires from 2013 - 2018.

2018 CPT Results

September 04, 2019 by Monica Schwass

22 sires were mated at the CPT in 2018.

Click here to access a data summary of the traits that have been measured in the 2018-born CPT animals as at September 2019.

Click here to access the 2018 drop wool classing data.

Click here to access the 2018 drop conformation classing data.

2017 CPT Results

May 23, 2019 by Monica Schwass

Click here for the 2017 drop CPT results

2013-2016 CPT results

November 05, 2018 by Skye Rutherford

Click here for estimated breeding values (EBVs) - as well as sire averages for other traits - for the rams entered in the CPT from 2013 to 2016.

2016 CPT Results

December 20, 2017 by Skye Rutherford

Click here for the results from the 2016 drop.

2015 CPT Results

May 05, 2017 by Skye Rutherford

Click on the links below for the latest results for the 2015 CPT sires:

2014 CPT Results

May 05, 2017 by Skye Rutherford

Click on the links below for more information about the 2014 CPT sires:

2013 CPT Results

May 05, 2017 by Skye Rutherford

Click on the links below for more information:

2013 - 2015 CPT Results

February 22, 2017 by Skye Rutherford

At the CPT Open Day on 14 February 2017, we shared the latest data, including estimated breeding values (EBVs), for the CPT sires.

CPT Open Day 2016

October 28, 2016 by Skye Rutherford

NZM held an Open Day at the CPT site (Quailburn Station near Omarama) on 25 October 2016.

Reproduction

July 31, 2015 by Skye Rutherford

In this update, Dr Mark Ferguson, talks through the scanning results from the 2013 CPT ewe progeny (who were mated as two-tooths). The scanning data shows how the sires of those ewes have impacted on the reproductive performance of their daughters.