Paki-iti Romtex
"The Romtex as a maternal option offers very good lamb production, with extra growth and extra meat yields, utilising the Paki-iti Romney base."
The Paki-iti Romtex points of difference are:
- For over fifteen years, Paki iti has bred Romtex's on the hard hill country of Paki-iti from a stablized flock with maternal traits and structure being more easily selected for than in a first cross-breeding system. The Paki-iti Romtex flock is bred for Growth, Meat, Reproduction, Survival and Worm Resistance.
- There are 250-300 SIL recorded ewes used annually in the Romtex breeding program.
- Romtex sale rams and breeding program utilise 5k and 50k DNA testing – faster genetic gain, greater reliability
- The Romtex rams sold as 22th rams, and not ram hoggets. This offers greater reliability.
- Paki-iti's Romtex’s are bred from a stabilized flock. The bloodlines can be traced and analysed for performance, structure and constitution. Maternal attributes can be more easily selected for than in a 1st cross breeding system.
Traits selected for:
- Growth
- Meat
- Worm resistance
- Facial eczema
- Growth
- Fertility
- Survival
- Efficiency
- Dag score
- Hogget fertility
- Longevity