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21-583: Baramul Stud is a racehorse stud farm in Australia. It was founded in 1940 by Sydney solicitor Alf Ellison, or A.O. as he was often known. The name of Baramul originally had two Rs. It was developed on land known as Joe's Paddock, that had previously produced some good early horses. Ellison earlier had his mares at the Widden Stud nearby. Its founder had an interest in horticulture, as well as racing and breeding, and he produced prize-winning camellias. Whilst visiting

42-414: A month to be sure that pregnancy has occurred. However, with the invention of artificial insemination and the ability to ship semen, combined with the availability of DNA testing for parentage verification, many breed registries allow semen to be shipped from the stud farm to the location of the female animal, thus reducing or eliminating the need for animals to travel. A stud manager or "stud master"

63-486: Is an establishment for selective breeding of livestock . The word " stud " comes from the Old English stod meaning "herd of horses, place where horses are kept for breeding". Historically, documentation of the breedings that occur on a stud farm leads to the development of a stud book . Male animals made available for breeding to outside female animals are said to be "standing at stud", or at "stud service", referencing

84-472: Is an individual responsible for an employer's breeding stock. The term is usually used for individuals working with dogs or horses . It is usually applied regardless of gender. The stud manager typically suggests desired matings to the owner, and arranges for the same, whether in-house or by contract with animals standing at stud, approves and arranges matings to the owner's animals at stud requested by outsiders, and keeps all records, including notifying

105-812: Is most famous for its Principal and State Studs, which have been instrumental in the shaping of the German riding horses and several breeds of German cold bloods. The Hanoverian is associated with the State Stud of Celle , the Rhinelander and Westphalian with the State Stud of Warendorf , the Brandenburger with the Principal Stud of Neustadt an der Dosse, and so on. Other European state studs include: The German city of " Stuttgart " gets its name from stud farms. Around

126-426: Is one owned by the government. The first state studs were ordered by Louis XIV of France in 1665. The purpose of the state studs was to make high-quality horses available to local breeders and farmers to accelerate the evolution of local horses. Stud farms which kept a herd of mares in addition to stallions were dubbed "Principal" Studs. State-owned stallions were made accessible with low or no stud fees . Germany

147-532: The AJC and VRC Derbys and the Cox Plate . From 1951, Star Kingdom , a sire owned by a partnership of Ellison, Stanley Wootton and Reg Moses brought great acclaim to Baramul. In 1984, the stud was purchased by Sir Tristan Antico and is now owned by Gerry Harvey . This New South Wales article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Stud farm A stud farm or stud in animal husbandry

168-799: The Edles Warmblut  [ de ] or 'light warmblood'; there was some cross-breeding with Hanoverian , Thoroughbred and Trakehner stock. After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the re-unification of Germany , a new association – the Pferdezuchtverband Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. – was formed; in 2007 this merged with the Pferdezuchtverband Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. to form the Pferdezuchtverband Brandenburg-Anhalt e.V. From 2003

189-671: The three-day event . The successful dressage mare Poetin was a Brandenburger. The Brandenburger originates in the Margraviate of Brandenburg , where horse-breeding is documented from the fifteenth century. It is closely associated with the Hauptgestüt Neustadt  [ de ] , established in 1788 by the Prussian king Friedrich Wilhelm II in Neustadt , in the landkreis of Ostprignitz-Ruppin in north-western Brandenburg. It

210-457: The Brandenburger is bred for performance and not for specific physical characteristics. The horses usually stand between 162 and 177 cm at the withers and are solid-coloured apart from the usual white markings . Like other German warmblood breeds, the Brandenburger is bred to compete in dressage , in show-jumping and in the three-day event . The successful dressage mare Poetin

231-932: The Brandenburger was included in the stud-book of the Deutsches Reitpferd  [ de ] , which also included the Sachsen-Anhaltiner Warmblut , the Sächsisches Warmblut  [ de ] and the Thüringer Warmblut  [ de ] ; to these the Bavarian Warmblood , the Württemberger and the Zweibrücker were added in 2014. In the early twenty-first century there were approximately 70 stallions and 1600 mares registered. As with other European warmblood sport horses,

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252-536: The Widden Valley, Ellison had discovered that the area was not only physically attractive but that it was good for the growing of pastures as well. After purchasing the land, the Department of Agriculture tested the soil and it was found to have just the right ratio of calcium to phosphorus for grazing cattle as well as horses, and cattle. Soon after its foundation Ellison bred Alister at Baramul. Alister went on to win

273-493: The appropriate animal registries . In a European large or formal household the "Stud Master" or manager may be a permanent title and position; in this case this individual is often responsible for overseeing the maintenance of the stables and kennels as well. Most large stud farms have a full-time individual assigned to stallion management, but many stud managers have either a part-time or contractual arrangement or their duties as stud manager may be incorporated with those of

294-588: The historic Claiborne Farm in Kentucky or the Darley Stud , owned by Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , which stands over fifty stallions at stud in facilities located in seven countries. Many stud farms make male animals available for breeding to outside female animals that are not owned by the stud farm. Doing so provides an outside source of revenue to a stud farm via the stud fees paid to obtain

315-496: The overall farm or stable manager. Brandenburger The Brandenburger is a German breed of warmblood sport horse from the state of Brandenburg in north-eastern Germany. From the 1960s – when Brandenburg was in East Germany – it was included in the stud-book of the Edles Warmblut  [ de ] or 'light warmblood'. Following the re-unification of Germany it again had its own stud-book. In 2003 it

336-540: The relatively high probability that they are kept at a stud farm. The word stud is often restricted to larger domesticated (especially farm) animals, such as cattle and horses . A specialized vocabulary exists for the studs of other animals, such as kennel (dog), cattery (cat) and aviary (birds). During the Middle Ages , stud farms were often managed as part of a monastery . At the time, few people apart from monks could read and write, and so they were charged with

357-738: The responsibility of recording pedigrees . The Carthusian monks are famous for their role in breeding the Andalusian horse in Spain , while monasteries in Bavaria were responsible for the original Rottaler horse. The oldest stud farm in Europe still in existence today is the Mews of Einsiedeln Abbey (1064) in Switzerland where Einsiedler horses are bred. A state stud farm ( German : Landgestüt , French : Haras )

378-445: The services of the stud animal as well as contributing to the overall genetic diversity of the animal's offspring. At state stud farms, stud service is not only a source of income, but due to the high standards set for breeding animals, has an overall effect of improving the quality of animals throughout an area. In most cases, the owner of the female brings the animal to the stud farm for breeding, sometimes leaving her there for over

399-427: The world, private individuals have breeding farms of various sizes that are dedicated to animal breeding, usually of purebred livestock. Some may have originally been founded with government assistance or sponsorship, or owned by political leaders, while others are solely the private enterprise of those who own them. Some of the largest and most impressive are those dedicated to Thoroughbred horse breeding, such as

420-599: Was bred principally as a military mount. A breed association , the Verband Brandenburger Warmblutzüchter , was established in 1922, and a stud-book was started; the association was dissolved in 1949, after the end of the Second World War . From the 1960s, when Germany was divided and Brandenburg was in East Germany , the Brandenburger and the Mecklenburger were merged in the stud-book of

441-432: Was included in the stud-book of the Deutsches Reitpferd  [ de ] , which also included the Sachsen-Anhaltiner Warmblut , the Sächsisches Warmblut  [ de ] and the Thüringer Warmblut  [ de ] ; the Bavarian Warmblood , the Württemberger and the Zweibrücker were added to it in 2014. Like other German warmblood breeds, it is bred to compete in dressage , in show-jumping and in

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