Leenala 0080118 purchased in 2009 for $10,000 - one of the recent top infusions

In 1938 the late Mr Allen E Day founded the Allendale Dorset Horn stud and over the next 2 decades, regular infusions of top sires ensured a top quality flock was established. This was the base for the successful transformation into a Poll Dorset flock, commenced in 1956.

The Allendale Dorset program is now in its 8th decade of successful breeding of sires for the prime lamb industry from a high quality breeding flock of 350 ewes. Further infusions of top rams and ewes have been made from leading breeders in Australia and New Zealand to enhance breeding objectives and assist in meeting lamb industry market signals.

Allendale Poll Dorset stud’s breeding aims place a strong emphasis on rapid growth and the harder to achieve combination of length and early muscling (including hindquarter conformation) plus management ease through clean points and very sound structure. The added bonus of high fertility and consistent high performance, combined with longevity are features of Allendale rams that improve the profitability for buyers.

New generation Allendale Poll Dorset sire Allendale 080175 represents the type & performance we are breeding at Allendale in 2010 and beyond

The Allendale Poll Dorset flock commenced performance recording in 1987 with Lambplan, which not only identifies the top performing and most profitable animals in the flock, but also gives invaluable across-flock analysis.

Allendale now regularly displays progeny from its flock at major shows and sales, including the Adelaide and Melbourne Royal Shows, Hamilton Sheepvention and Bendigo ASWA. There have been numerous successes over its long and successful history, highlighted by the sale of Allendale’s ‘Aristocrat’ for a world record Poll Dorset price of $27,500 in 1983 at the Melbourne Royal Show sale; a record that still stands.

Allendale offers over 100 Poll Dorset stud and flock rams, plus stud ewes at its annual combined sheep sale on the first Friday in October. Buyers regularly attend from all states and territories of Australia.