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NZ Southern Equinox
Rare Pluro genetics
IAR
58999 Born 20/3/2002
Equinox is a white Moon Shine son, who on
many occasions at shows has vied with his half brother
Tucson Gold, who has been very successful at shows.
Pedigree:
Sired by Benleigh Moon Shine, bringing Purrumbete Inti, and
Purrumbete Ledger's Dream genetics.
Moon Shine
is one of
the most
successful sires in NZ with
230 registered descendants who have won 149 show
ribbons, including 16 Championships
and 3 Supremes, as animals
and for their fleeces.
His dam, Pucara Solstice, shears 23 micron at 3rd
shear, and brings the rare genetics of ILR Pperuvian Pluro.
Pluro was 25 micron at 10 years old with deep bold crimp.
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Shows:
Reserve Junior Male Champion Canterbury 2002 and part of a Sire's
progeny pairing for Moon Shine with brother Tucson Gold (above)
Intermediate Champion
Hawkes Bay Royal Show 2003 (right)
Senior Champion Ellesmere Show 2004
On many occasions he has been 2nd behind his half brother
Tucson Gold, who has been very successful at shows.
At the
Royal Show 2004 both boys were second in their senior classes. |
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Canterbury Show 2004 his second fleece was first in white/light fawn class.
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Fibre:
Equinox's shear weight 3.5kg annualised. His fleece shows a strong
crimp characteristic throughout.
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18.5 micron |
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4.22 sd |
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22.8% cv |
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18.3 spin fineness |
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20.6 micron |
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3.98 sd |
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19.2 %cv |
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19.8 spin fineness |
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Progeny:
He has cria on the ground and some are pictured here -
white, medium and dark fawns, from white, light fawn and medium fawn dams.  |
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Stud fee:
$1,000 +GST
on farm and mobile around NZ. |
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Nic Cooper and Linda Blake
Main West Coast Road, West Melton, RD1,
Christchurch, New Zealand
Phone 0064 3 318-1917 | fax 0064 3 318-1927 | email alpacasnz@xtra.co.nz |
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