P/GK Plus
Driving Progress. Delivering Results.
Pooginook • Knowledge • Confidence • Profit •
Pooginook • Knowledge • Confidence • Profit •
At Pooginook, success is built on strong values, teamwork, and a commitment to continuous progression. Every member of our team — from breeding to operations — plays a role in delivering better genetics, better knowledge, and better outcomes for producers. We believe real progress comes from combining practical experience with education and innovation, and we invest in both our people and our programs to stay ahead of industry challenges. It’s this shared commitment that gives producers the confidence to back Pooginook genetics, year after year.
01. Newsletters
Quarterly updates covering body condition, wool and staple strength results, and how the genetics feed into breeding decisions. Newest first.
Q3 2026
Q2 2026
Q1 2026
02. Publications
Two publications, both free to download and keep. Between them they set out where the breeding program is heading, what it has produced, and what the wider industry is thinking. No sign-up, no cost.
P/GK Production & Performance 2025/26
2026 · 20 pages · PDF
In 2025 we received 48% of our average rainfall. This is how our genetics performed, nothing taken out. The results we were pleased with, the ones we weren’t, and the figures behind them all.
Highlights
95.2% conception off 5,983 ewes scanned, in a season at half average rainfall
127% lambs marked to ewes joined, 88% lamb survival
April shearing clip analysis — 18.7 micron, 60 nkt, $59.46 net return per head, six-monthly shorn mixed-age ewes
Six years of genetic trend, P/GK against the MERINOSELECT database average
P/GK Progression
2024 · 76 pages · PDF
We asked people we rate across the industry — researchers, consultants, wool brokers and a processor — to share their thoughts on where Merino production is heading. Their perspectives sit alongside our own breeding direction, giving a broader view of where the industry is going and what it could mean for Merino producers. We put it together to be worth reading whether you ever buy a ram from us or not.
Highlights
Pooginook's five-year breeding direction, and how the program got here
Genetics for lamb survival and improved foot health
Six-month shearing, weaner nutrition and benchmarking Merino production
Sixteen contributions from across the industry
03. Ram Selection Resources
Learning to pick rams on both phenotype and ASBVs takes time, but it can fundamentally change the way you select your next sire team. The indexes, percentile bands and understanding which traits actually move the needle in your operation can take some getting used to.
The following resources we use and make available to everyone, to help make the data easier to understand and more importantly put it into context for your own flock. We’ve put them here so you can take your time working through them well before sale day. The more familiar you are with the figures, the easier it becomes to combine the data with what you see in the paddock and make confident ram selections.
Ram Buyers Guide
neXtgen Agri · 76 pages · PDF
“There are about 30 years that the average sheep farmer is controlling the genetic decisions of a sheep flock. Thirty is not many decisions to make, so it is very important that you make good ones.”
Based on this statement, this guide was built to make those decisions informed — explaining the fundamentals of ASBVs and walking through any trait you will find in a sale catalogue and how it relates to your flock.
Highlights
How breeding values are calculated, and what accuracy, indexes and percentile tables really tell you
Eighteen traits explained, wool, growth, carcass, reproduction and health
Building a breeding plan and matching genetics to your system
Structure and functionality: what to look for standing in the pen
Trait sheets
The boards we display at Bendigo and on-property, so you can go over them in your own time rather than in a crowded shed.
Genetic Gain
Data Quality Score
P/GK Selection Index
Every trait on these boards is broken down in full on the site — pillar by pillar, with the figures and where we're heading by 2030.
04. Sale Catalogues
This year's catalogue, and every one before it. Worth keeping the old ones — if you've bought from us before, they're the record of what you took home and how those bloodlines have tracked since.
2026 Sale Catalogue
240 Poll Merino rams · 22nd September · PDF
Every ram in the sale team, with its figures. On-property at Jerilderie on 22nd September, inspection from 7:30am, auction at 12:30pm, with limited grade rams available from 23rd September by appointment.
Highlights
240 rams, each with full ASBV data and P/GK Index figures
Sale team averages set against industry benchmarks
Health declarations, registration and sale terms
Agents, contacts and how to bid on the day
Previous years
Sale catalogues from previous years, kept on the site for reference. Useful if you're still running a ram you bought from us, or want to look back at what a sire was rated when he sold.
2025 Catalogue
2024 Catalogue
The sale data spreadsheet, ram videos, inspection times and Open Day details all sit on the Sale & Events page.
05. Event Coverage
Coverage from the shows and field days we attend, plus full sale results. If you can't make it in person, it will be here.
Bendigo 2026
