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."
Paki-iti has been breeding Suffolk's since 1995, and with the bulk of Paki-iti's sale rams being used on hill country, the Paki-iti Suffolk has been bred with hardiness in mind.
The Paki-iti Suffolk points of difference are:
- Breeding a moderately framed, meatier type of Suffolk
- 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
- Breeding for worm resistance
Traits selected for:
- Worm resistance
- Facial excema
- Growth
- Fertility
- Survival
- Hogget fertility
- Dag score
- Meat yield
Paki-iti Suffolk Rams will offer you...
1. High Lamb Meat Yields
2. Fast Lamb Growth
3. Increased Lamb Survival
4. Increased Ram Longevity
5. Better Meat Quality – intramuscular fat, pH and tenderness
2. Fast Lamb Growth
3. Increased Lamb Survival
4. Increased Ram Longevity
5. Better Meat Quality – intramuscular fat, pH and tenderness
Benefits of using Suffolks 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
EASE OF MANAGEMENT
With progeny being genetically marked with a blackface, there is little chance of females accidently being retained
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
EASE OF MANAGEMENT
With progeny being genetically marked with a blackface, there is little chance of females accidently being retained
TERMINAL RAM HOGGETS WINTERING ON THE HILLS AT PAKI-ITI
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