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Wairere asks which Ram suits you?
Planning Your Breeding |
In addition to our Romney sires, we offer a range of composite sires, with Texel, East Friesian, Poll Dorset and Finn genetics.
Which ram suits you? The introduction of any new genetics must be planned, and for a purpose. You should consider the following factors - your land/fertility, climate, present levels of production, future production goals, targeted lamb specifications, management inputs. In other words, what have you got now - and what do you want for the future?
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Richard Lee with purchased rams, 2003 |
Talk to other farmers from your area and find out what breeding policy is working for them. It may be helpful to check out the farmer testimonies on this website.
If you would like to optimise your future breeding programme, Derek or Andrew are happy to help with your planning. They may be reached through the Contacts page.
The following is a summary of the sires we will have available for this coming season.
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 Ram Type
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Composition |
Strengths |
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Wairere Allrounder |
Romney |
Constitution, Performance |
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Wairere Breakthru |
1/2 EF 1/2 Rom |
Enhanced performance |
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Wairere Earlylamb |
1/4 EF 1/4 Poll Dorset 1/2 Rom |
Early high growth lambs |
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Wairere Multiplier |
1/8 EF 1/8 Finn 3/8 Texel 3/8 Rom |
Increased prolificacy |
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Wairere Muscle |
1/2 Texel 1/4 EF 1/4 Rom |
Higher meat yield |
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Wairere TefRom |
1/4 Texel 1/4 EF 1/2 Rom |
A good balance of traits |
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Wairere Midmicron |
1/2Dohne 1/2 Romney |
Fine wool + performance |
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Wairere FuTuRo |
1/4 Finn 1/4 Texel 1/2 Rom |
Good balance of traits |
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Wairere Tufguy |
1/2 Texel 1/2 Romney |
High meat yield and lamb survival |
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Wairere Dominator |
1/2 Dorset Down 1/4 EF 1/4 Rom |
Hybrid vigour for fast growth |
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Wairere composite ewe hoggets with lambs sired by Wairere Dominator terminal sires. The hoggets lambed 91% to hoggets mated; 45% of lambs were drafted off the mother at 17.6kg at 100 days old |
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