In 1985, Illoura obtained their first White Suffolk sire from the University of N.S.W. The University  had been experimenting with White Suffolk Sheep because they had observed that despite the Suffolk breed being clearly the best at producing fast growing lean lambs, they could only command about 10% of the prime lamb market because of the dark fibres in the wool.  Their aim was to produce a breed that had all the Suffolk characteristics except for the black face and legs. The Poll Dorset x Suffolk become their nucleus flock. By selecting for weight gain, fat ratio, ease of lambing, lack of colour, short dense down type wool  and clean wool-free faces, a White Suffollk flock was developed.

In April 1986 the Illoura White Suffolk Stud was registered and the demand for White Suffolk rams has been fantastic. Illoura currently mates 600 White Suffolk stud ewes.

Our breeding aims are to produce White Suffolks with:         

• high fertility
• large-frame
• early maturing lean lambs
• a quick growth rate
• no black fibre or horns
• dense white fleece
• minimum lambing attention
• strong constitution in all conditions
• clean wool-free face and legs to minimise grass seed problems

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