Paki-iti Suffolks – NZ's Largest Supplier of Blackface Terminal Rams
"The Paki-iti Suffolk as a terminal sire option offers fast growth in progeny, suiting the early premium lamb drafts or if sold store, commanding a 'black-faced' premium."
The Paki-iti Suffolk points of difference are:
- Breeding a moderately framed, meatier type of Suffolk
- Rams bred from a large ewe flock
- Suffolk rams will produce black face lambs – easy identification
- Exceptional foot structure
- All terminal ram hoggets wintered on the hills at Paki-iti – testing constitution
- 100% SIL performance recorded
- DNA testing for Meat Quality
TERMINAL RAM HOGGETS WINTERING ON THE HILLS AT PAKI-ITI
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Paki-iti Suffolk rams offer you...
1. Fast Lamb Growth
"The most profitable lamb is one that grows quickly, is on the truck, and away."
Therefore in our breeding programme growth is the No.1 profit driver. Early growth being the most important, followed by autumn growth.
2. High Lamb Meat Yields
Due to the importance of dressing out percentages every ram hogget has been eye muscle scanned since 2001. CT scanning has now been included in the breeding program with ram hoggets being scanned at Lincoln.
3. Increased Lamb Survival
In a trial at Poukawa over 5 years involving 49 sires of different breeds, the Suffolk X lambs had the lowest mortality rate of 3.2%, compared to an
overall mortality rate of 4.9%.
4. Increased Ram Longevity
As any ram is an investment it has to do its job for as many seasons as possible and with a high percentage of Suffolk rams being used on hill country they are bred with this in mind. We winter all Suffolk and Suftex ram hoggets on the hills at Paki-iti. Poor performers in that environment are then culled.
5. Better Meat Quality
Through DNA testing, intramuscular fat, pH and ternderness are incorporated into sire selection and sale rams.
Benefits of using Suffolk/Suftex as Terminal Sires
MORE LAMBS
10% improvement in lamb survival due to hybrid vigour (Dalton, 1980)
BETTER GROWTH
5% improvement in weaning weight due to hybrid vigour (Woodlands Research)
EXTRA PREMIUMS
Premiums are often paid for black face store lambs
1. Fast Lamb Growth
"The most profitable lamb is one that grows quickly, is on the truck, and away."
Therefore in our breeding programme growth is the No.1 profit driver. Early growth being the most important, followed by autumn growth.
2. High Lamb Meat Yields
Due to the importance of dressing out percentages every ram hogget has been eye muscle scanned since 2001. CT scanning has now been included in the breeding program with ram hoggets being scanned at Lincoln.
3. Increased Lamb Survival
In a trial at Poukawa over 5 years involving 49 sires of different breeds, the Suffolk X lambs had the lowest mortality rate of 3.2%, compared to an
overall mortality rate of 4.9%.
4. Increased Ram Longevity
As any ram is an investment it has to do its job for as many seasons as possible and with a high percentage of Suffolk rams being used on hill country they are bred with this in mind. We winter all Suffolk and Suftex ram hoggets on the hills at Paki-iti. Poor performers in that environment are then culled.
5. Better Meat Quality
Through DNA testing, intramuscular fat, pH and ternderness are incorporated into sire selection and sale rams.
Benefits of using Suffolk/Suftex as Terminal Sires
MORE LAMBS
10% improvement in lamb survival due to hybrid vigour (Dalton, 1980)
BETTER GROWTH
5% improvement in weaning weight due to hybrid vigour (Woodlands Research)
EXTRA PREMIUMS
Premiums are often paid for black face store lambs