Innovis Ram Sale 300821

CARLISLE RAM SALE Monday 30th of August 2021

BORDERWAY MART Rosehill, Carlisle, CA1 2RS Viewing from 11.30am Sale Starts at 1.00pm Performance recorded meat and maternal rams.

Grass bred for efficient, high quality commercial sheep production.

On farm viewing available pre sale - see page 8 for details. www.innovis.org.uk

2021 SALE INFORMATION IMPORTANT COVID-19 UPDATE – PLEASE READ This information is correct at time of printing and is subject to changes in Government Guidelines or Directives regarding the control of the spread of COVID-19 • • •

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FACE MASKS be worn inside the mart building SOCIAL DISTANCING be maintained ALL PERSONS entering the sale premises should register their name and contact details for track and trace purposes using the QR codes displayed around the mart MAKE USE of the sanitising stations around the mart building A full list of the mart regulations regarding COVID-19 and a thorough risk assessment can be viewed at https://harrisonandhetherington.co.uk

For any other queries, please contact the mart office on 01228 406200 Can’t make it to the sale?

Contact our sales team and they'll help you get the rams you need.

Claire Irving Northern England and Scottish Borders 07792 096999 claireirving@innovis.org.uk

Karyn McArthur Scotland 07854 759660 karynmcarthur@innovis.org.uk

INNOVIS LTD, PEITHYLL, CAPEL DEWI, ABERYSTWYTH, SY23 3HU 01970 828236 enquiries@innovis.org.uk

tell you how well a rams daughters will perform

tell you how well a rams lambs will grow and grade.

EBVs (estimated breeding values) for each trait, this is an estimate of the rams genetic merit that will pass on to its lambs.

Positive values are above average Negative values are below average

EWE Trait EBVs

CARCASE Trait EBVs

The best of the best (top 25% and above) for lambing ease, lamb vigour, parasite resistance and longevity.

More stars the better.

the Index.

portant traits. The most important traits have the biggest influence on

INDEX combines the EBVs for im-

WHAT DO ALL THE NUMBERS MEAN?

DEVELOPED FOR COMMERCIAL SHEEP PRODUCERS

GENETIC GAIN TRANSLATES TO REAL DIFFERENCES ON FARM

Our own systems are designed especially for commercial farmers, allowing consistent genetic progress in traits that deliver profit in customers flocks.

LARGE NUMBER OF ANIMALS RECORDED In 2020, we recorded: Lambing Traits Growth and Carcase Traits Maternal Traits

YEAR ON YEAR GENETIC IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS ALL BREEDS

Range of Index values in Aberfield Yearlings 2014

Commercial Select

Elite

2021

Commercial Select

Elite

ABERFIELD

ABERFIELD SR

An improved alternative to traditional crossing sires.

Producing efficient, profitable, replacement ewes and well conformed, fast growing whether lambs.

Aberfield SR incorporates Lleyn genetics to the Aberfield, creating a ram suited to breed replacements in closed flocks, keeping ewe size at an optimum whilst maintaining prolificacy.

ABERTEX A Texel based ram, recorded for maternal and meat traits. With the ability to breed hardy crossbred, maternal daughters for future replacements as well as quality finished lambs.

HIGHLANDER 100% New Zealand Maternal Genetics, bred in the UK. Produces a productive and efficient ewe with a smaller mature size. Highlander ewes scan up to 200% on a grass based system and rear their own body weight in lambs by weaning.

ABERMAX Derived from the best Texel and Charollais genetics to produce a powerful meat sire. Bred for prime lamb production with eating quality, lamb growth and carcase conformation at the core of their breeding.

ABERBLACK Developed from specific Suffolk lines in the Huish and Bentley Flocks with introgression of specific traits from Texel and Charollais. Breeding programme focused on rams that produce very fast growing, well conformed lambs from forage diets.

PRIMERA 100% New Zealand meat genetics, bred in the UK. Produces fast growing, easy finished lambs without compromising lambing ease and vigour.

All rams are performance recorded for over 40 traits and reared in commercial conditions, on grass and forage only.

Each animal is health screened for the main production limiting diseases and are certified with a negative Borders Disease PI status.

For more information about each breed, visit our website at www.innovis.org.uk or contact your sales adviser.

PRE-SALE VIEWING We are giving our customers the opportunity to join us for a pre-sale viewing on

Thursday, 19th of August 10am - 5pm Springhall Farm, Kelso, TD5 7QA •

Rams for all three Northern and Scottish sales will be present.

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1 hour slots will be given - no more than 15 people on site at one time. Booking is essential to uphold COVID-19 regulations.

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All rams will be marked with their allocated lot numbers.

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Orders can be taken on the day and rams purchased on your behalf on sale day. Please keep in mind that successful purchase of the ram is subject to the budget set and bids received on the day.

Take the opportunity to view the rams at your leisure in a safe, no pressure environment.

Book your space, get in touch with Claire Irving on 07792 096999.

PRICING Our prices have been set as follows for each sale.

We aim to select a variety of breeds and grades for each sale but some grades may not always be available.

If you have a specific breed and grade you’d like, contact your sales adviser.

Maternal Rams

Elite

Select

Commercial

Aberfield / Aberfield SR Abertex Highlander

£850

£750

£650

Meat Rams

Elite

Select

Commercial

Abermax Primera Aberblack

£800

£700

£600

Teasers

£300

COMPARATIVE PRICING The continued work we do to improve genetics and health as well as investment in research and development is reflected in our prices. Although higher than industry averages, below we have demonstrated the value our rams can bring to your flock when longevity and mating capacity are taken in to consideration.

We have launched an online mating cost calculator which calculates the cost of getting your ewes in lamb to an Innovis ram vs other industry rams - try it at https://www.innovis.org.uk/cost-mating-calculator/

It is important to note that rams’ genetic potential has a huge impact on flock performance and is the real driver of profit, it’s benefit is not estimated here.

Working Life (years)

Total lambs reared per ram (135%)

Cost/ Lamb Produced

Total kg per ram (42Kg)

Cost per kg Liveweight

80

4

432

£1.97

18,144

4.7p/Kg LWt

50

3

203

£2.95

8,526

7p/Kg LWt

Sale Price

Ewes per Ram

Innovis Elite Ram

£850

Industry Crossing Sire

£600

£0.98 cheaper

2.3p cheaper

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE SELLING PROTOCOL Harrison and Hetherington, Borderway Mart are clerking the sale to facilitate our expansion of sales across the UK. All rams will be sold by Harrison and Hetherington through the ring with the highest bid securing the purchase.

Minimum prices are set for each breed and at each grade, shown on page 9 of the catalogue.

The Innovis ‘hat’ option will not be available at this sale.

All rams purchased must be paid for in full and moved on the day.

Estates, Colleges or Businesses unable to accommodate this should notify our finance department in advance of the sale by email to accounts@innovis.org.uk or phone 01970 828236.

Any queries over accounts must be addressed before the event.

Harrison and Hetherington would like to take this opportunity to thank both Vendors and Purchasers for your support and attendance on the day.

Terms and Conditions All rams are sold in accordance with the Innovis Terms and Conditions for supply of goods and services, available to view on our website at www.innovis.org.uk.

Innovis will guarantee the performance of all rams sold at its official sales for the first mating season after purchase, provided that the owner can demonstrate that they have made reasonable efforts to ensure the health, welfare and security of the ram during that period.

Any issues post sale must be raised prior to 1st February 2022 and accompanied by appropriate evidence/supporting documentation in addition to a veterinary report where applicable. In the event that a ram is found to be defective, a replacement ram of equivalent genetic potential will be supplied. A credit note for the value of the ram may be issued against the buyers next purchase if the replacement is not available. No cash refunds are given.

Mar-20

08092DL

07942DL

07976DL

08648DL

07964DL

08113DL

08371DL

08114DL

08233DL

07897DL

08124DL

12103HH

08123DL

13174HH

07915DL

08279DL

12495HH

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Apr-20

Mar-20

Mar-20

Apr-20

Mar-20

Mar-20

Mar-20

Mar-20

Mar-20

Mar-20

Apr-20

Mar-20

Mar-20

Apr-20

Mar-20

Mar-20

0.0

(Innovis EBVs)

Breed Average

2.0

0.7

1.0

1.2

0.0

3.5

0.2

0.2

0.6

1.1

2.0

1.7

3.9

2.8

2.0

-0.1

1.6

Growth

RAM

EWE TRAITS

0.5

0.6

-0.9

0.6

-0.1

0.4

0.0

-0.9

0.6

0.2

1.4

0.2

1.3

0.8

-0.6

1.1

0.4

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.2

0.3

-0.1

0.1

0.2

0.6

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.3

0.0

-0.1

0.0

4

4

10

6

11

2

11

10

8

9

2

9

8

4

11

13

12

0

-0.1

0.2

0.2

0.0

-0.1

0.1

-0.1

0.3

0.1

0.3

0.8

0.3

-0.1

1.0

0.6

-0.2

0.1

0.0

-3.0

-1.6

1.8

1.2

-0.2

-3.4

-0.2

-0.7

0.6

1.2

-1.7

1.2

3.3

2.3

3.4

-0.4

-0.8

0.0

*

**

*

*

**

*

*

*

**

**

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

**Top 10%, *Top 25%

Lamb Vigour

SHEPHERDING

Muscle Fat Lambing Matern. Ewe Lamb Ease depth depth Percentage ability weight

CARCASE TRAITS

Born

LOT

ABERFIELD

74

76

76

76

77

77

78

78

79

83

84

84

84

86

87

88

92

56

INDEX

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

GRADE

RAM

12627HH

08253DL

07876DL

12075HH

13363HH

08228DL

12192HH

12933HH

12242HH

12452HH

08067DL

12282HH

13544HH

13364HH

12841HH

12170HH

12423HH

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

Breed Average

LOT

ABERFIELD

Apr-20

Mar-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Mar-20

Mar-20

Mar-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Mar-20

Apr-20

Mar-20

Mar-20

Mar-20

-1.4

0.8

2.1

-1.8

-0.2

-1.1

-0.4

0.9

-0.7

-0.5

2.6

1.3

-1.9

-1.5

2.1

2.7

0.0

0.0

(Innovis EBVs)

Apr-20

Growth

Born

EWE TRAITS

1.3

1.8

0.3

0.7

2.3

-0.1

0.6

0.6

1.5

0.1

0.2

2.2

1.1

-0.2

0.1

1.9

2.0

0.0

-0.2

0.1

0.3

0.0

-0.1

-0.1

0.0

0.1

0.0

-0.2

0.2

0.4

0.0

-0.1

0.1

0.7

0.1

0.0

1

-3

0

4

-3

5

3

3

1

6

1

-3

4

10

2

-2

2

0

-0.2

0.0

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

-0.1

-0.3

-0.1

0.2

0.3

0.0

-0.2

0.5

0.2

-0.1

0.0

-1.3

-1.8

-1.0

-3.3

-0.9

-2.5

-1.4

-2.1

-3.8

-1.2

-0.6

0.6

-3.3

-1.9

1.8

1.0

-0.2

0.0

*

**

*

**

*

*

**Top 10%, *Top 25%

Lamb Vigour

SHEPHERDING

Muscle Fat Lambing Matern. Ewe Lamb Ease depth depth Percentage ability weight

CARCASE TRAITS

66

66

67

68

68

69

69

69

69

70

71

71

71

71

72

73

73

56

INDEX

SELECT

SELECT

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

GRADE

RAM

12610HH

12330HH

13124HH

13436HH

12668HH

12804HH

12603HH

12717HH

12458HH

12922HH

12081HH

12464HH

12538HH

13401HH

12938HH

12100HH

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

Breed Average

LOT

ABERFIELD

Mar-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Mar-20

Mar-20

Mar-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

1.2

-0.8

0.0

-1.2

0.2

-0.4

2.0

-1.5

0.7

0.6

-0.2

-0.9

1.7

-1.1

1.0

-0.3

0.0

(Innovis EBVs)

Apr-20

Growth

Born

EWE TRAITS

1.8

-0.4

1.7

0.5

1.4

2.2

1.6

1.3

0.4

1.0

0.8

0.0

1.2

0.5

1.2

0.9

0.0

0.9

-0.2

0.4

0.0

-0.2

0.2

0.0

-0.3

0.5

0.4

-0.2

-0.1

0.5

-0.1

0.1

-0.1

0.0

-2

3

-3

3

-3

-4

-5

-1

3

-2

0

5

-2

4

-2

3

0

-0.2

-0.1

-0.1

-0.2

-0.1

-0.2

0.1

0.0

-0.2

0.0

0.0

-0.3

-0.1

0.0

-0.1

-0.4

0.0

-1.4

-2.2

-3.5

-2.2

-1.6

-3.4

-0.7

-1.6

-1.9

-3.2

0.5

-3.9

-2.3

-0.4

-1.7

-1.4

0.0

*

*

**Top 10%, *Top 25%

Lamb Vigour

SHEPHERDING

Muscle Fat Lambing Matern. Ewe Lamb Ease depth depth Percentage ability weight

CARCASE TRAITS

61

61

62

62

62

62

62

63

63

63

63

64

64

65

65

66

56

INDEX

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

GRADE

RAM

12658HH

12719HH

13056HH

12088HH

13314HH

13015HH

12911HH

13122HH

13228HH

12893HH

12380HH

13076HH

13033HH

13186HH

12272HH

12871HH

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

Breed Average

LOT

ABERFIELD

Apr-20

Mar-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Mar-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

-1.5

-0.9

-0.6

-1.5

-0.8

1.3

0.7

-0.7

0.5

-1.3

0.4

0.2

0.5

0.2

0.9

0.8

0.0

(Innovis EBVs)

Apr-20

Growth

Born

EWE TRAITS

1.0

0.0

1.0

-0.6

0.6

0.5

0.6

0.8

1.1

-0.1

-1.3

0.6

0.8

0.0

1.5

0.6

0.0

-0.2

-0.2

-0.1

-0.1

0.1

0.2

-0.1

0.0

0.4

-0.2

-0.1

-0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

-0.1

0.0

-4

1

-3

4

2

-3

-4

-1

-3

4

7

0

0

1

-3

-2

0

-0.5

-0.5

-0.3

0.1

-0.5

-0.1

0.0

-0.2

-0.2

-0.3

-0.3

-0.3

-0.2

-0.2

-0.4

0.1

0.0

-4.6

-3.0

-4.2

0.4

-2.5

-1.8

-2.0

-2.2

-3.4

-0.1

2.5

-1.9

-0.6

-2.1

-3.2

1.8

0.0

*

*

*

*

**Top 10%, *Top 25%

Lamb Vigour

SHEPHERDING

Muscle Fat Lambing Matern. Ewe Lamb Ease depth depth Percentage ability weight

CARCASE TRAITS

52

55

56

57

58

58

58

59

59

59

60

60

60

61

61

61

56

INDEX

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

GRADE

17388EK

17449EK

17562EK

17454EK

17371EK

17530EK

17464EK

17627EK

17440EK

68

69

70

71

72

73

74

75

76

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Mar-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

17580EK

67

Born

(Innovis EBVs)

RAM

Breed Average

LOT

ABERTEX

-3.2

-0.4

1.0

0.5

0.2

0.6

-0.1

1.1

1.8

1.5

0.0

Growth

-1.9

-0.3

-0.9

0.9

-0.1

1.1

-0.7

0.4

0.6

0.1

0.0

Muscle depth

CARCASE TRAITS

-0.3

0.1

-0.3

0.2

0.0

0.3

0.1

0.0

0.2

0.1

0.0

Fat depth

7

6

3

4

2

0

9

1

7

11

0

Lambing Percentage

0.0

-0.1

0.6

0.0

0.6

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.8

0.8

0.0

Matern. ability

EWE TRAITS

67

80

93

95

95

96

98

98

110

114

83

MATERNAL INDEX

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

GRADE

RAM

28833SH

28998SH

29071SH

28845SH

28814SH

28981SH

29221SH

28869SH

28915SH

29073SH

28839SH

29223SH

29303SH

77

78

79

80

81

82

83

84

85

86

87

88

89

Breed Average

LOT

HIGHLANDER

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

May-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

1.7

2.4

1.7

-0.4

0.2

1.4

2.2

1.6

2.5

2.2

4.5

0.0

(Innovis EBVs)

Apr-20

Growth

Born

Multiplier

Multiplier

-0.3

0.8

0.3

0.8

1.1

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.5

2.0

3.6

0.0

Muscle depth

0.3

0.7

0.7

0.1

0.4

-0.3

0.4

0.5

0.4

0.8

0.3

0.0

Fat depth

CARCASE TRAITS

-1

-1

1

-2

-1

-4

-1

-1

1

-2

-4

0

Lambing Percentage

-0.2

-0.2

-0.3

0.0

-0.1

-0.3

-0.2

0.0

-0.2

0.1

-0.1

0.0

Matern. ability

EWE TRAITS

-0.5

0.4

-1.3

-2.1

-0.9

0.4

-0.9

-1.2

-0.9

-2.1

-0.1

0.0

Ewe weight

190

196

196

199

200

201

206

207

210

211

223

196

INDEX

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

GRADE

RAM

08096EH

08072EH

08110EH

08110EH

08181EH

08255EH

08134EH

08324EH

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

Breed Average

LOT

CHEVIOT

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

-2.0

0.4

-0.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.4

2.3

0.0

(Innovis EBVs)

Apr-20

Growth

Born

0.3

0.1

0.4

0.6

1.5

1.5

1.9

3.0

0.0

Muscle depth

0.1

-0.4

0.1

-0.2

-0.6

-0.6

-0.6

-0.4

0.0

Fat depth

CARCASE TRAITS

-1

-4

-1

-4

-3

-3

-3

-3

0

Lambing Percentage

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Matern. ability

EWE TRAITS

-0.6

-0.6

-0.6

-0.6

-0.5

-0.5

-0.5

-0.5

0.0

Ewe weight

49

54

56

59

70

70

73

82

56

INDEX

SELECT

SELECT

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

GRADE

RAM

28659CH

28873SH

28799SH

28709CH

28766CH

28806CH

28712CH

28992SH

29049SH

28767CH

28710CH

28740CH

28676CH

98

99

100

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

108

109

110

Breed Average

LOT

ABERMAX

Mar-20

Mar-20

Mar-20

Mar-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Mar-20

Mar-20

Mar-20

Mar-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

2.4

2.1

2.5

2.6

0.3

1.4

2.3

3.0

3.6

2.1

2.7

2.4

3.3

0.0

( Innovis EBVs)

Mar-20

Growth

Born

0.9

0.5

0.2

0.8

2.1

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.3

2.0

2.1

2.6

3.0

0.0

0.1

-0.2

-0.2

-0.1

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.2

-0.2

-0.1

0.3

0.0

Muscle Fat depth depth

ULTRASOUND

5

6

9

4

8

9

3

4

4

8

9

8

9

5

LAMBING SUBINDEX

179

182

183

185

190

196

197

198

201

201

222

224

231

143

INDEX

GRADE

*

*

*

*

*

*

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

*** Top 5%, **Top 10%, *Top 25%

LAMBING EASE

RAM

28976CH

28711CH

28978CH

29239SH

28837CH

28821SH

28706CH

29207SH

28808CH

28944SH

29201SH

28802SH

111

112

113

114

115

116

117

118

119

120

121

122

Breed Average

LOT

ABERMAX

( Innovis EBVs)

Apr-20

May-20

Apr-20

Mar-20

May-20

Mar-20

Apr-20

Mar-20

May-20

Mar-20

Mar-20

-0.8

-0.5

-0.9

0.5

0.5

1.3

0.9

2.2

-0.9

0.4

1.4

2.0

0.0

Born

Mar-20

Growth

-0.5

0.0

-0.3

0.7

0.8

0.6

0.8

0.4

2.1

1.3

0.3

1.2

0.0

0.1

0.0

-0.3

0.2

0.3

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.0

-0.3

0.3

0.0

Muscle Fat depth depth

ULTRASOUND

9

9

9

3

11

5

7

4

8

9

9

6

5

LAMBING SUBINDEX

127

142

143

154

161

163

167

172

173

176

177

177

143

INDEX

GRADE

*

*

*

*

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

*** Top 5%, **Top 10%, *Top 25%

LAMBING EASE

RAM

(Innovis EBVs)

29181SH

28962SH

29006SH

28881SH

28818SH

LOT

Breed Average

123

124

125

126

127

ABERBLACK

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

May-20

Born

-0.8

1.6

1.8

2.3

2.1

0.0

Scan weight

-0.8

1.0

1.1

1.5

1.8

0.0

Muscle depth

-0.3

0.0

-0.2

0.1

0.1

0.0

Fat depth

ULTRASOUND

1

3

2

2

4

2

LAMBING SUBINDEX

**

*

**

*Top 25%

Lambing Ease

SHEPHERDING

37

100

104

116

122

63

INDEX

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

GRADE

11129MG 28961CH 28642CH 28777CH 29111CH 10882MG 10862MG 11543MG 11793MG 11726MG 11783MG 11822MG 11456MG 11556MG 28746CH 11185MG 11541MG 11272MG 11441MG

128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 2.8 1.4 1.5 1.7 2.5

1.0 -1.0 0.7 0.9 -0.3

0.6 0.7 0.9 -2.4 0.2

0.9 1.1 -1.1 -2.7

Mar-20 Mar-20 Mar-20 Mar-20 Mar-20

Apr-20 Apr-20 Apr-20 Apr-20 Mar-20

Apr-20 Apr-20 Mar-20 Mar-20 Mar-20

Mar-20 Apr-20 Apr-20 Apr-20

0.0

-2.0

0.0

-0.6

-0.3

0.5

1.3

-0.4

-0.3

-0.1

0.1

0.2

0.1

1.1

0.1

0.1

0.4

0.9

1.3

1.0

0.0

(Innovis EBVs)

Breed Average

Growth

RAM

LOT

Born

Muscle depth

-0.4

0.1

0.0

0.2

0.6

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.0

0.2

0.3

0.9

0.9

0.5

1.0

0.9

0.0

11

12

7

5

0

9

9

11

8

12

5

8

6

9

-2

1

1

-2

11

1

Lambing Fat depth Subindex

ULTRASOUND

PRIMERA

231 210 205 199 198 194 191 190 190 184 184 184 183 183 183 181 178 173 116

172

INDEX

* ** *** *

*** * ** * *** ** *** *** ***

***

ELITE ELITE ELITE ELITE ELITE SELECT SELECT SELECT SELECT SELECT SELECT SELECT SELECT SELECT SELECT SELECT SELECT SELECT

Lamb Survival GRADE

OUR SALES Our first ram sale was held in 2011 at Mynydd Gorddu near Aberystwyth.

2021 will be our 11th season of sales and since our original sale, we are now hosting 9 sales or selection days throughout the UK as well as events for Dalehead and Kepak.

Our rams are bred by more than 20 breeding partner flocks located throughout the country and recording 10,000+ ewes. Each ram has gone through a rigorous selection process before being deemed fit for sale and we regularly cull animals that do not achieve the high standards we and our clients expect.

The Innovis breeding programme remains one of the largest globally.

ADDITIONAL DATES We intend to host other sales at venues on the following dates Subject to COVID-19 regulations and circumstances in each area at the time Stirling Sale

Caledonian Marts Ltd, Stirling Auction Centre, Stirling, FK7 7LS

September 4th

Aberystwyth Sale

Peithyll Farm, Capel Dewi, Aberystwyth, SY23 3HU

September 9th

BREEDING EWES FOR SALE This year, we’re hosting our crossbred ewe page at https://www.innovis.org.uk/ewe-lambs-sale/ to market Innovis crossbred ewes and ewe lambs.

We’re also pleased to be working with Sell My Livestock to drive the trade of Innovis crossbred females.

We’ve set up an Innovis Portal on the Sell My Livestock site, containing listings of stock verified by us as genuine Innovis crossbred animals.

The portal can be viewed at https://sellmylivestock.com/portal/innovis

Keep an eye on these pages if you’re looking to add to your flock.

If you would like to list ewes for sale, you can do so in 3 ways

1.

Visit our portal on Sell My Livestock, click the ‘new listing’ tab.

Add your information and we’ll approve your post.

2.

Visit our site www.innovis.org.uk fill in the ‘Advertise your ewes with us’ form. Your listing will be added on our website and the Sell My Livestock site if you choose to do so.

3.

Contact your regional sales adviser who will list them on your behalf.

If you would like any additional information about stock for sale or would like help with a listing, get in touch with our head office on

01970 828236

HEALTH PROTOCOL Innovis understand that when selecting sheep for breeding, health is vitally important in ordered to protect the productivity of your flock. Therefore, we operate a unique program to maximize health and biosecurity of our whole ram production system, from the source flocks, through to growing units and finally the rams for sale.

All breeding partner flocks are part of a health screening program where ewes are blood sampled and some culled and screened for the major production limiting iceberg diseases through a partnership with ‘Farm Post Mortems’. Further strategic screening is undertaken throughout the year and tailored flock health plans ensure that all ram lambs have had a similar start to life.

The five main Iceberg diseases: Maedi Visna (MV) Our breeding partner flocks are either MV accredited with PSGHS or monitored on a proportional testing program in line with the MV accreditation scheme but operated by Innovis. Please contact our office if you specifically want MV accredited (PSGHS) stock. Innovis would implement a test and cull protocol across the whole flock if one of our breeding flocks tested positive for MV until two clear tests were achieved.

Borders Disease In a ground-breaking initiative for our Sheep Industry, each ram has been bled and certified as Borders Disease (PI) Negative. Any PI positive ram would be culled albeit that none have been identified since we started testing in 2017.

Caseous lymphadenitis (CLA) All our breeding flocks are screened for CLA exposure annually and any suspect abscesses on rams tested. Vaccination would be introduced if a flock were identified with CLA. Ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma (OPA) As there is no robust validated test, we monitor condition score of ewes on a regular basis and post -mortem fallen stock or any ill-thrift animals where possible. We are actively involved in trying to develop a more robust approach to diagnosis and screening.

Johnes Disease All retained ram lambs are vaccinated with ‘Gudair’ vaccine before five months of age, irrespective of the flock Johnes status, to safeguard their working life to customers. We also monitor for Johnes disease at multiplier flock level annually through faecal samples and post mortem reports.

Ram lambs move on to grower units, selected for good biosecurity and management systems each farm runs a grass and forage-based system and has a tailored health plan, meaning that each ram for sale is grown under similar conditions.

Finally, to ensure our rams are fit for purpose, each ram undergoes a pre-sale MOT to examine its suitability for breeding. This includes a clinical examination together with palpation and visual inspection of the external genitalia. Rams will leave our sales having had a quarantine drench of either 4-AD = Monepantel (Zolvix™) or 5-SI = Derquantel / abamectin (Startect™) in line with SCOPS guidelines.

The rams will have also received a trace element bolus and Pasteurella vaccination booster pre-sale.

Sheep Scab – rams will have either been screened for exposure to Scab (Psoroptes ovis antibody ELISA test) at a group level or plunge dipped pre-sale.

HOW TO FIND US HARRISON AND HETHERINGTON LTD Borderway Mart Rosehill Carlisle CA1 2RS Tel: 01228 406200 Email: info@borderway.com

INNOVIS LTD, PEITHYLL, CAPEL DEWI, ABERYSTWYTH, SY23 3HU 01970 828236 enquiries@innovis.org.uk