Specialist Breeders of Romney - Romtex - Suffolk - Suftex Genetics​

Paki-iti Farms Ltd is a nationally recognised ram supplier to the New Zealand industry, servicing an estimated 180,000 ewes each season.  Last season Paki-iti sold and leased Romney, Suffolk, Romtex and Suftex genetics to 160 clients throughout New Zealand.

We are a privately owned company running an 890 hectare hill country Romney ram breeding operation at Rangiwahia, west of the Ruahine Ranges. This property carries 3400 ewes including 1550 SIL recorded ewes in the Romney and Romtex ram breeding operation.  This block is run in conjunction with 400 hectares of finishing farms in the Manawatu, which incorporates a Suffolk and Suftex ram breeding operation.  The Suffolk and Suftex breeding programme includes 1370 SIL recorded ewes and ewe hoggets.

​Our Commitment to you...

As 80% of a flock’s influence comes from the rams they use, ram breeders have a huge responsibility to their clients, therefore our commitment to farmers that use our rams is simple –

• We will supply rams that are structurally sound and come from flocks that are structurally sound.
• We will supply rams that have constitution (the ability to thrive under pressure), that breed sheep with constitution and come from flocks that have constitution.
• We will continue to use the hill country of Paki-iti as a testing ground for the maternal flocks and the wintering of the terminal ram hoggets.
• We will breed rams that perform as high as we can make them for our chosen traits (measured by NZ Maternal Worth and Terminal Worth), without compromising on structure and constitution.
• We will continue to invest in modern DNA technology to improve the accuracy of the breeding programs.
• We will continue to work closely with various breeding groups to create genetic linkage and to gain greater access to other bloodlines.
• We will continue to strive for 100% client satisfaction.

Paki-iti’s breeding philosophy is that if the sheep can perform on our hill country (637m a.s.l) then they can thrive anywhere.

​Our Breeding Philosophy
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​FOOTAGE OF SALE RAMS 

Romney

Suffolk

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Romtex

Suftex

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The 2024 Paki iti newsletter is available to download now – Newsletter 2024

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