Congratulations to the three winners of the Merino Ram Show 2017
Between 8-10 December 2017, the 80th Merino Ram Show took place in Trelew, Argentina. This year’s Merino Ram Show had a new innovative and unique contest format consisting of two parts. Part one included the traditional first view of rams to be judged in accordance of subjective parameters. The rams were judged by Mr. Carlos Neira and Mr. Juan Kresteff.
During the second innovative part of the competition, all 16 rams were sheared by Prolana shearing instructors. Each ram had a profound test consisting of the following parameters:
- Fineness obtained from both ribs and flanks (measured in fineness)
- Yield
- Resistance of traction (measured in NKT)
- Diameter of bifs eye
On the second day of the competitions, all 16 rams entered the ring once again to take all objective parameters into account by the judges. The judges awarded three prizes:
- Best beef carcass – awarded to the farm Laguna del Toro of Otamendi family receiving the prize of ARS 20,000 contributed by the traditional slaughter house Del Rio.
- Reserved Grand Champion – awarded to the farm Leleque – Benetton Argentina receiving the prize of ARS 20,000 contributed by Fuhrmann s.a.
- Grand Champion – awarded to the farm Cabaña La Angelita – Orive family receiving a prize of ARS 80,000 contributed by Fuhrmann s.a.
Here is an overview of the results of the three winning rams:
| Farm | Ribb | Flank | Nktex | *Wool weight | Yield | *Clean | Body weight | Beef Diameter | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leleque | 21,40 | 22,20 | 58 | 12,12 | 64,55% | 7,82 | 140 | 36,00 | Reserved Champion |
| La Angelita | 21,30 | 21,50 | 57 | 12,10 | 71,63% | 8,67 | 139 | 40,70 | Grand Champion |
| Laguna del Toro | 21,30 | 21,80 | 65 | 12,81 | 71,48% | 9,16 | 140 | 45,70 | Best Beef Carcass |
*The wool weight corresponds to 9 months growth.
The event was supported by the ‘Sociedad Rural del Valle del Rio Chubut’ represented through Mr. Silvio Conrad and sponsored by Fuhrmann represented by Marco Gallia.
Congratulations to all winners of the competition.
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