Based on your quiz results, we recommend a
Prime Sucker Sire
ASBV’s:
- Prioritise early growth WWT
- Increased PEMD figure will improve yield in the lambs
- Choose low BWT for ease of lambing.
- Choose sires with positive PFAT to compensate the lean merino.
Management:
- Consider early weaning.
- Consider supplement feeding early.
- Manage condition of ewes prior to lambing.
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We have 80+ rams in our 2023 drop that fits your criteria!
Your target
- Succesfully lamb down the young ewe.
- Target kill weight on lamb within 5-6 months of age
- Sell lambs before grass growing season is over.
- Avoid shearing for maximum profits.
You need a sire with
- Low BWT for ease of lambing <0.3
- Superior EARLY growth. Prioritise WWT (indicates growth in the first 5 months)
- Improve muscle depth for maximum yield. EMD (The higher, the better)
- Positive fat to compensate for lean merino genetics. PFAT > +0.0
Consider this
- Carefully manage the ewes diet prior to lambing. Provide adequate protein & energy to ensure healthy strong lambs at birth without overfeeding. Consider separating singles/twins in the last trimester to avoid overfeeding singles.
- Early weaning (in a 6 week lambing period, wean 6 weeks after the last lamb is born) – Make your best pasture go further and focus on feeding the lambs – not the ewes. By taking the lambs away from the ewes you also reduce the worm pressure on the lambs drastically.
- Consider adding grain to the lambs diet early. “Grow when the growing is good”, rather than trying to introduce grain later in the season as a last attempt to finish them before the seasons has finished. Creep feeding on the ewe is a great way to train the lambs on grain and on feeders. Young lambs eat a lot less grain then a 5 month old lamb. Make your grain go further by starting earlier.
