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Romtex Ram Hoggets

"The Romtex as a maternal option offers very good lamb production, with high yields and good lamb survival, utilising the Paki-iti Romney base."

Our criteria for selecting the right sires to breed ½ Romney – ½ Texel rams is very rigorous. These rams need to be structurally correct, have good colour, be high performing, have very good fertility and come from a flock that had
constituition.  All rams used in the Romtex breeding programme exhibit these qualities.

In 2010 we retained the use of some of our older recorded ewes and along with 100 recorded MA ewes, we were able to have 230 ewes in this breeding programme.
When we look at the impact yield payments have had on the sheep breed make up in the South Island, it is easy to see that terminal Texel’s and Texel cross rams, such as Suftex’s are playing an increasing role, with Texel cross rams also having an impact on the maternal breeds. Trial results and processor results have shown sheep with Texel genetics consistently perform very highly for meat yield. The Paki-iti Romtex will also offer a more open sheep that can easily handle hard hill country.

2011 Stand out Performers - Paki-iti's main sire for the Romtex breeding programme Tam 310/08 ranked 5th for MEAT and GROWTH out of all breeds in the August 2011 SIL-ACE Terminal sire summary involving 187 flocks and 3rd on the Dual Pupose Meat sire summary.

Romtex breeding traits
1. Higher yielding lambs
2. Fast lamb growth
3. Higher fertility ewes
4. High lamb survival
5. Easy care sheep
6. More efficient ewes
7. Lambing as a hogget
8. Maintain quality wool
9. Sheep with immunity to worms

Breeding options using Romtex

  1. Mate Romtex rams over Romney ewes, retaining ¾ Romney/¼ Texel ewe replacements to either go back to a Romney Ram or Romtex ram.
    Mate Romtex rams over a 'B'  selection of Romney ewes, with ¾ Romney/1/4 Texel ewe replacements going into the terminal mob, to be mated to a Suftex or Suffolk. Resulting progeny will be
      38% Texel if using a Suftex.