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Farmer
quotes on finnsheep from around the world...
“The Finns ...have a
great future as part of
“A small infusion of Finn blood can make a big difference. A quarter Finn
ewe will lamb 25% higher than the base breed without
altering the base breed’s traits...This year’s lambing percentages
from the halfbred two-tooth ewes... will be close to
180%.” D. Wheeler,
“There is compelling farmer evidence...that one-quarter Finn blood will
almost totally eliminate bearing problems...the Finn-Texel
influence should also improve hogget fecundity...This year we mated our top 250
hoggets and got 200 in-lamb which is our best result
yet.” B. McCorkindale, Manuka
Gorge, NZ.
“Hogget lambing of 100% or better can add at least $70/ha economic
surplus to a farmer.” D. Daniell, Masterton, NZ.
Inclusion of Finn two-tooths...has lifted July scanned
lambing percentages 20%..(they) recorded 172% lambing,
20% up on last year.” P. Boddie, Te Kuiti, NZ..
“(I) am making the most out of rising lamb prices by using Finns to boost
...lambing percentages from 100% to 140%.” G. Wyllie,
Mature finncross ewes...produced 180% of lambs while
a draft of Finn-Romney ewes lambed down at
“a first-cross (Finn- Merino) ...give a lambing percentage of 180%, while
a Finn-Leicester-merino cross...lift(s) lambing percentages by 30%. I. Ross,
Balmoral, Vic, Aust.
“The Merino-Finn ewes produced 148% of marked prime lambs and 24.5 micron
wool.” J. Hosken, St Arnaud, Vic, Aust.
“Lambing percentages ranged from...87% for the half Romney half Finn hoggets...through 169% for the two year old ewes with the
same genetics to 194% for the three and four year olds.” A. Ramsden, Kumeroa, NZ.
(I have) “ achieved 218% lambing, including
hogget lambs from... half-bred Finn(s) and the lambs are still averaging
270g/day from birth to sale.” I. Stewart, Colyton,
NZ.
“Finns assure us of the ability to mate all hoggets
at 100% plus.” T. Low,
"East Friesian/Finn/Merino maiden ewes...were joined over four weeks, scanned 175%..." T. Dupleix,
Western Plains Prime Lamb Group, Vic, Aust.
"My Finn-Rambouillet ewes normally lamb 210%
every eight months. We use Suffolk-Hampshire rams because the lambs are not too
big at birth when you have multiples. We sell the lambs at 110-115 lb at about
120 days for about $US100. We have had Finn genetics for over thirty years. Our
Finn ram Glen Avon 159, sold to the UNSW was the best ram we have ever bred.
Finns are less susceptible to coccidiosis and other
infectious diseases. Finn-Dorsets are a good cross
for out of season breeding." Prof. J. Judy,
"We achieved nearly 100% for our maiden Finn-Merinos and 140% for maiden
Finn-Dorsets. These sheep are definitely the way to
go. The lambs were the best we've ever seen." D &
J. Ramage,
We have several hundred Finn-Merinos from which we usually sell 210% from the
spring lambing. We use
"We sell several hundred Finn-Merino wethers
each year to the works. Grown out on stubbles they reach huge weights with no
fat penalty and we usually achieve the highest lamb prices with them. We sell
the ewe portion to prime lamb producers." T.
Stephens, Pyramid Hill, Vic, Aust.
"We had a paddock of several hundred Finn-Merinos lambing in
stubble. We sold 168% off them and achieved the top market price." L.
Borden, St Arnaud, Vic, Aust.
| & Della Jones, Gippfinn Finnsheep Stud RMB 4518, Morwell 3840 |
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