Wai-iti ram performance is the product of modern, proven and progressive genetics coupled with good old fashioned stockmanship.<\/em><\/p>\n When you buy Wai-iti rams you can be assured:<\/strong><\/p>\n Some other points of difference you will find with Wai-iti rams:<\/strong><\/p>\n Wai-iti rams are the product of modern, proven and progressive genetics. Being involved with the Wairarapa Romney Improvement Group (WRIG) for 35 years means we have strong linkages with other like-minded, progressive and large scale Romney breeders.<\/p>\n Strict culling across the whole ram and ewe flock for poor structure or shape of feet, white feet, slack pasterns, black spots and jaw formation to name a few. \u00a0We make no excuses for sheep that show poor structural attributes.<\/p>\n With the numbers we are running we have the ability to cull heavily on sheep we simply don\u2019t like.<\/p>\n Only the top 35% of rams born make it to sale.<\/strong><\/p>\n Available as two-tooths or ram hoggets in March.<\/p>\n Wai-it Romtex rams are predominantly being used as a short term (typically three years) maternal cross. They are unique in that we breed these rams out of our replacement stud Romney ewe hoggets; therefore\u00a0 the genetic gain available on the female side here is unrivalled. We source top-pick Texel rams from a Texel breeder who also places a high priority on running their stud sheep in large numbers to have the ability to cull heavily on poor performers and animals that show poor structural attributes. Wai-iti Romtex rams are run in the main mob of approximately 1200 ram hoggets at Puketiritiri through Autumn and Winter and have all of the same culling pressures applied to them as the Romneys.<\/p>\n A nationally proven and predictable terminal ram. Wai-iti SufTex rams combine the high growth rates and \u2018stretch\u2019 of the Suffolk with the muscling and yield attributes of the Texel. We appreciate that one of the biggest hurdles of owning terminal rams is longevity. With this in mind, we rigorously cull the ewe flock for structural faults and only source sires that are at least four-tooth (or older) and can maintain year-round structural soundness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We strongly believe that in order to supply our clients with rams that will deliver \u2018the goods\u2019, we need to be constantly challenging our sheep to identify those sheep that cannot thrive under commercial conditions. Wai-iti ram performance is the product of modern, proven and progressive genetics coupled with good old fashioned stockmanship. When you…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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Genetic linkages<\/h4>\n
We are still doing the basics right!<\/h4>\n
Crossbreds<\/h4>\n
Wai-iti Romtex (\u00bd Romney \u00bd Texel)<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Wai-iti Suftex (\u00bd Texel\u00a0<\/strong>\u00bd\u00a0<\/strong>Suffolk)<\/strong><\/h4>\n