Wairere Rams

Buying rams is the most important decision you will make this year. Nothing else you do will have greater impact on your flock than buying the right ram.

Over the course of its breeding life one ram can sire 650 lambs as a minimum, yet a ewe will only birth between 6-8 lambs in its lifetime. So as an investment, the right ram is not only great value compared to the price of a ewe flock, the return on that investment is huge. Not to mention the fact that a ram passes its genetic traits on to an entire flock as opposed to a ewe only passing its genetic traits on to just its lambs.

The rams you buy can lift, maintain or pull down your flock performance.

What makes Wairere Rams different?

Size - 15,900 ewes involved in the rambreeding program this year.

Constitution - Mob stocking on second class hill country at a high stocking rate, 700-760kg liveweight per hectare wintered, produces the Wairere reputation of oebouncing back after a hard time. Wairere is a good testing ground, winter wet, summer dry, and in a Class I wind zone.

Early maturity - Romney ewe hoggets must get in lamb, regardless of the season (had to relent in 2009, 7.5% dry hoggets retained). All ewe hoggets have been mated since 1966, and are lambed unshepherded.

Meat yield - Up to 7,000 ram lambs each year have been measured for eye muscle area. This measurement is integrated into our SIL index.

Choice - Romneys and more Romneys, six composite types, composite terminal sires.

Ruthless selection - Selling, on average, one in five ram lambs weaned.

A brand name that adds value - Wairere stock are sought after by breeders and finishers.

Call us to discuss the wide range of rams available. We look forward to discussing breeding programs with you.

"Wairere Rams will give you significant gains over five years, or I'll give you a total refund."

Derek Daniell, Principal