Northfield Gully Accolade
IAR Number 85491 — DOB 11/3/2004 — Stud fee inc. GST $
No longer available as he has retired from duties but we like to have him up on site as our foundation sire.
Accolade is a superior macho, which has been recognised through his status as a recommended wool sire in the SRS® breeding system. His fleece and skin test results (below) attest to his superiority and his fibre attributes make him a valued genetic resource.
In fibre fineness, he has very fine primary and secondary fibres and great uniformity (low Standard Deviation) in both. His fibre density of 61 fibre follicles per mm2 (which places him at the top end of the scale), high fibre growth rate, and secondary to primary fibre ratio of 12:1 make Accolade an outstanding male and equipped to breed progeny, producing above average fleece weight. These highly heritable fleece characteristics make him a valued seed-stock sire for ultra fine alpaca fibre production.
As Accolade is used widely in our own herd, there are a limited number of opportunities for outside breeders to avail themselves of his genetics. Please talk to us regards his availability.
| Skin Test Results | Accolade | Industry Average |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Fibre Diameter | 25.5µ SD 2.5µ | 35.0µ |
| Secondary Fibre Diameter | 19.5µ SD 2.4µ | 24.0µ |
| Fibre Density (Fibres/mm2) | 61 | 43 |
| Secondary to Primary Ratio | 12:1 | 9:1 |
| Fibre Growth Rate (mm/day) | 0.42 | 0.34 |
| Fleece Results | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micron | 18.0 | 20.8 | 24.0 | 24.1 | 24.6 |
| SD(µ) | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| CV(%) | 24.6 | 19.6 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 19.9 |
| SF(µ) | 18.1 | 20.0 | 22.9 | 23.1 | 23.7 |
| CF(%) | 99.8 | 98.0 | 91.6 | 91.1 | 88.3 |
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