Rams are selected in most cases from ewes that are 5 yrs. and older. Their dams are productive ewes weaning 2.6 lambs or more per year over those 5 years. These ewes are aggressive mothers, that milk well and have good tight udders, low incidence of mastitis and also improves longevity in the ewe flock. These traits are passed on to the offspring through the Ram.
Rams are also selected using the Canadian GENOVIS performance production system which we have been on from the start. We have decades of production records on this system.
All the rams are tested for parasite resistance, through University of Guelph Labs using the McMaster test for fecal egg counts (fec).
“Parasite resistance is highly inheritable and by the 4th generation of selecting for this trait the animals in the flock are virtually resistant to all blood sucking Parasites.” — David R Notter, Virginia Tech. University 2008
