Marigold Farm UltraWhite Stud
UltraWhites are a modern sheep breed that are focused on meat production and eating quality. The breed is considered an ‘easy-care’ sheep breed that naturally sheds its wool (no shearing), allowing the animal to put all its energy into growth and carcase traits. UltraWhite ewes also have excellent maternal traits with high fertility and strong mothering ability.
Marigold Farm has been breeding UltraWhite sheep since 2020, and in 2025 registered as an UltraWhite Stud. To establish our stud, we have carefully sourced genetics from the founding stud (Hillcroft Farms), focusing on carcase, growth, structure, fertility, eating quality and welfare traits. Selection pressure on our ewe base then plays a key part in ensuring we produce sheep that flourish in the high rainfall environment of the Preston Valley.
We breed our own rams from the top-performing animals in the stud, with objective measurement and recording of information on these sheep from birth. We also utilise DNA testing and genomics to enhance our physical measurements to produce accurate breeding values (ASBV’s) on each animal within our stud. Data is available on the Sheep Genetics (LambPlan) database. We are also integrating the HF+ (GDF9) fertility gene into our flock and test for this gene as part of out DNA testing.
USBAA Flock Code 0038. Brucellocis accredited. OJD vaccinated.
See below catalogue with a selection of stock currently available for sale. Please contact Andrew on 0417 042 447 for further information or to arrange an inspection.
Please also sign up to our stud mailing list to be notified whenever we have a new catalogue of stock available for sale.
* Represents ram that can not be registered with USBAA.
***PLEASE NOTE – WE HAD SOME LARGE OUT OF SEASON ORDERS THIS YEAR AND AS A RESULT CURRENTLY HAVE NO RAMS AVAILABLE FOR SALE. WE WILL HOWEVER HAVE SOME RAM LAMBS AVAILABLE IN THE DECEMBER 2026 ELDERS ONLINE RAM SALE. PLEASE CONTACT ANDREW FOR MORE DETAILS***
Ram lamb 25-0298*
SOLD
- DOB 15/8/25
- Twin
- PWT 14.1
- PEMD 2.4
- PFAT 0.1
- IMF -0.5
- SF5 2.0
- MCP+ 140 (top 10%)
Ram lamb 25-0319*
SOLD
- DOB 15/8/25
- Twin
- PWT 15.5
- PEMD 2.1
- PFAT 0.4
- IMF -0.4
- SF5 -0.9
- MCP+ 148 (top 5%)
Ram lamb 25-0259
SOLD
- DOB 30/7/25
- Twin
- PWT 12.5
- PEMD 3.5
- PFAT 0.9
- IMF -0.3
- SF5 -1.0
- MCP+ 147 (top 5%)
Ram lamb 25-0267
IN USE
- DOB 4/8/25
- Single
- PWT 14.2
- PEMD 2.0
- PFAT 0.8
- IMF -0.2
- SF5 1.0
- MCP+ 143 (top 10%)
Ram lamb 25-0283
SOLD
- DOB 9/8/25
- HF+ Fertility Gene (single copy)
- Single
- PWT 13.0
- PEMD 2.1
- PFAT 0.8
- IMF -0.2
- SF5 0.7
- MCP+ 138 (top 20%)
Ram lamb 25-0294*
SOLD
- DOB 14/8/25
- HF+ Fertility Gene (single copy)
- Single
- PWT 11.0
- PEMD 1.8
- PFAT 0.8
- IMF 0.0
- SF5 -0.7
- MCP+ 136 (top 20%)
Ewe Lambs
Price on application
Commercial UltraWhite ewe lambs available in small lots at various stages throughout the year
Call Andrew on 0417 042 447 to check availability and arrange a viewing.
Hillcroft 24-7901
Sire in use
A very strong, deep and robust UltraWhite ram with exceptional early growth traits (top 5%).
Hillcroft 23-8208
Sire in use – Sold
An outstanding long, well structured and clean shedding ram with excellent early growth traits (top 10%).
Hillcroft 23-5134
Sire in use
A nicely balanced UltraWhite ram with good growth, muscling (top 10%), worm resistance and eating quality (top 5%) traits.
Most importantly 5134 carries the HF+ (GDF9) fertility gene meaning more twins (without triplets) once permeated throughout our flock (number of lambs weaned top 5%).
Hillcroft 22-7340
Sire in use – Retired
A well structured, square, strong boned and clean shedding ram with good worm resistance.
Hillcroft 21-8107
Sire in use – Retired
A well balanced ram across growth, carcase and welfare traits, and outstanding eating quality traits (top 5%).