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Welcome to the Kennedy Creek Poll Dorset stud web site.

The Kennedy Creek Poll Dorset stud is a family owned farm located near Benalla, in northeast Victoria. The stud flock averages 350 ewes, with ewe weaners (pictured above) joined to lamb each year as well, producing a total of up to 500 progeny each year. There are up to 160 rams available for sale each year. The stud regularly sources high quality genetics from other studs (see stud sires).

Dick Barber, who started the stud in 1968 is the owner of the stud and is helped on a part time basis by his sons Andrew and Stuart, with their wives Sally and Liz.

The aim of the stud is to produce rams that will perform well for Kennedy Creek Poll Dorset Stud clients. This requires that rams have good conformation to enhance their longevity while having outstanding performance to improve farm returns. The breeding program aims for rams that are above average for growth (currently PWWT >8), average for fat and having good muscling. A range of rams are produced to suit multiple markets from a terminal cross over Merino ewes for the domestic market ; to rams suitable for the export trade from first cross ewes.

These objectives are achieved utilising the national genetic performance recording system Lambplan, in conjunction with selection of rams that meet conformation specifications, along with trueness to Poll Dorset type with open faces and Dorset type wool.