St Boswells Innovis Sale 260821

ST BOSWELLS RAM SALE Thursday 26th of August 2021

ST BOSWELLS MART Newton St Boswells, Melrose, TD6 0PP Viewing from 11am Sale Starts at 12pm 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 01835 822214 Can’t make it to the sale?

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

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

Claire Irving Northern England and Scottish Borders 07792 096999 claireirving@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,

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, St Boswells 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 8 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.

12747HH

12798HH

12300HH

12861HH

13343HH

13308HH

13309HH

12499HH

12721HH

13353HH

12846HH

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Mar-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

12356HH

1

Born

(Innovis EBVs)

RAM

Breed Average

LOT

ABERFIELD

-1.5

-0.3

0.2

0.4

-0.3

-0.6

-0.5

1.0

-0.3

1.0

0.3

0.7

0.0

Growth

EWE TRAITS

0.3

0.7

0.6

0.0

0.7

0.9

0.8

0.4

0.8

1.8

0.5

1.6

0.0

-0.1

-0.1

0.1

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

7

4

4

3

5

5

9

5

5

2

6

7

0

-0.3

-0.1

0.0

0.3

-0.2

-0.2

-0.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.3

0.1

0.0

-3.4

-1.4

-0.6

-1.1

-3.5

-3.5

-2.6

-1.9

-2.5

0.0

-1.4

-0.9

0.0

*

*

*

**

*

**Top 10%, *Top 25%

Lamb Vigour

SHEPHERDING

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

CARCASE TRAITS

68

70

70

70

72

72

72

73

77

78

79

85

56

INDEX

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

GRADE

12609HH

12167HH

13252HH

12739HH

12875HH

12126HH

12539HH

13107HH

13092HH

12624HH

12530HH

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Mar-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Mar-20

Mar-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Mar-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

13352HH

13

Born

(Innovis EBVs)

RAM

Breed Average

LOT

ABERFIELD

-0.3

-1.3

1.5

0.9

-0.8

-2.2

0.6

-0.3

2.1

1.0

0.1

-1.1

0.0

Growth

EWE TRAITS

-0.3

-0.7

1.7

2.5

0.8

-0.3

0.8

1.4

0.9

0.0

0.8

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.0

0.6

0.0

0.0

-0.2

-0.2

-0.1

0.3

0.1

-0.1

-0.1

0.0

6

10

-2

-5

3

9

0

0

-3

4

3

5

0

-0.3

-0.4

-0.2

-0.2

-0.2

-0.5

-0.1

-0.2

0.2

-0.1

-0.4

0.0

0.0

-2.3

-2.1

-2.5

-2.6

-2.2

-1.4

-0.9

-1.7

-0.7

-0.1

-1.4

-0.4

0.0

*

*

*

*

**Top 10%, *Top 25%

Lamb Vigour

SHEPHERDING

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

CARCASE TRAITS

63

64

65

65

65

65

65

66

66

66

67

68

56

INDEX

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

ELITE

ELITE

GRADE

13449HH

12125HH

12340HH

12346HH

13116HH

12851HH

12659HH

12095HH

12778HH

13407HH

12341HH

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

12695HH

25

Born

(Innovis EBVs)

RAM

Breed Average

LOT

ABERFIELD

3.3

-0.2

1.1

0.5

1.2

-2.4

1.1

1.0

-0.8

-2.2

-0.2

-0.7

0.0

Growth

EWE TRAITS

-0.5

-0.1

1.6

1.1

0.4

0.9

1.6

0.3

0.9

-0.5

0.3

0.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.6

-0.1

-0.1

0.4

-0.1

0.1

-0.2

-0.1

0.0

0.0

-4

3

-5

0

-2

2

-5

1

1

9

3

2

0

0.1

-0.1

0.0

-0.1

0.1

-0.2

0.1

-0.2

-0.2

-0.5

-0.3

-0.3

0.0

-2.1

-0.6

-2.9

-1.7

1.8

-2.5

-1.2

-1.6

-3.5

-1.4

-2.7

-3.2

0.0

*

*

*

*

*

**Top 10%, *Top 25%

Lamb Vigour

SHEPHERDING

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

CARCASE TRAITS

59

60

60

61

61

61

62

62

63

63

63

63

56

INDEX

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

GRADE

12574HH

12959HH

13075HH

13408HH

12449HH

13024HH

13057HH

13140HH

12701HH

12588HH

13358HH

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Mar-20

12397HH

37

Born

(Innovis EBVs)

RAM

Breed Average

LOT

ABERFIELD EWE TRAITS

-1.6

-0.9

0.5

-0.3

-0.3

-0.8

-0.7

-0.6

-1.6

2.2

0.2

-0.1

0.0

-0.1

-0.1

0.1

-0.1

-0.3

0.0

0.6

-0.1

0.9

0.2

-0.4

1.5

0.0

-0.1

0.2

0.2

0.1

-0.1

-0.2

0.3

-0.1

0.0

0.1

0.3

-0.1

0.0

-1

3

-1

1

1

0

2

3

2

0

0

-3

0

0.0

-0.4

0.1

-0.2

-0.2

-0.1

-0.2

-0.1

-0.5

-0.3

0.4

-0.3

0.0

-2.5

-3.9

0.7

-4.0

-2.1

-4.3

-2.6

-0.6

-2.5

-0.9

-1.1

-1.9

0.0

*

*

*

*

*

*

**Top 10%, *Top 25%

Lamb Vigour

SHEPHERDING

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

CARCASE TRAITS

56

57

57

58

58

58

58

59

59

59

59

59

56

INDEX

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

GRADE

Apr-20

17446EK

17561EK

17622EK

17375EK

17555EK

17534EK

17540EK

17425EK

17395EK

17472EK

17521EK

17628EK

17616EK

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

60

61

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

43922

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Mar-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

0.0

(Innovis EBVs)

Breed Average

-1.0

0.1

-2.3

-0.3

0.9

-0.5

-0.9

-0.5

0.6

1.6

0.9

-0.7

1.3

Growth

RAM

Born

LOT

ABERTEX

-0.9

-1.1

-0.1

-1.7

-0.5

-0.5

0.0

-0.2

-0.3

-0.6

0.0

-0.2

0.5

0.0

Muscle depth

CARCASE TRAITS

-0.3

-0.1

-0.2

-0.3

0.1

0.3

-0.1

0.6

0.5

0.2

0.3

0.1

0.2

0.0

Fat depth

1

6

5

6

1

7

6

8

6

8

6

9

12

0

Lambing Percentage

-0.2

-0.1

-0.3

0.2

0.4

0.3

0.5

0.3

0.5

0.2

0.4

0.5

0.3

0.0

Matern. ability

EWE TRAITS

67

78

80

80

84

91

92

92

95

97

99

100

106

83

MATERNAL INDEX

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

GRADE

RAM

28898SH

28978SH

28828SH

28831SH

28846SH

28847SH

28896SH

28916SH

28938SH

29121SH

29157SH

29306SH

29307SH

29313SH

29785SH

29786SH

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

70

71

72

73

74

75

76

77

Breed Average

LOT

HIGHLANDER

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

2.2

2.1

2.6

3.7

2.8

3.6

3.7

3.6

4.4

5.1

4.0

0.0

(Innovis EBVs)

Apr-20

Growth

Born

Multiplier

Multiplier

Multiplier

Multiplier

Multiplier

1.0

0.3

2.0

0.3

0.0

3.6

3.0

2.2

2.6

2.3

3.7

0.0

Muscle depth

0.2

0.0

0.2

0.9

0.4

0.3

0.6

0.3

0.6

0.0

0.2

0.0

Fat depth

CARCASE TRAITS

-6

-3

-8

-1

-1

-8

-8

-5

-2

-4

-3

0

Lambing Percentage

0.0

0.1

-0.1

-0.1

-0.1

0.0

0.0

-0.1

0.0

0.0

-0.1

0.0

Matern. ability

EWE TRAITS

0.3

-0.6

-0.8

-0.6

-0.9

-0.9

-0.9

-1.4

0.1

-0.1

-0.4

0.0

Ewe weight

197

199

203

197

196

219

213

211

218

219

225

196

INDEX

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

GRADE

Apr-20

08082EH

08226EH

08103EH

08216EH

08312EH

08062EH

08157EH

78

79

80

81

82

83

84

Apr-20

May-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

0.0

(Innovis EBVs)

Breed Average

0.4

-0.3

-0.8

1.7

1.3

0.9

2.0

Growth

RAM

-0.4

0.6

0.8

0.3

1.2

1.3

2.5

0.0

Muscle depth

-0.4

0.1

0.3

-0.2

0.2

-0.5

-0.5

0.0

Fat depth

CARCASE TRAITS Born

LOT

CHEVIOT

-3

-3

-1

-4

-4

-3

-3

0

Lambing Percentage

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.0

Matern. ability

EWE TRAITS

-0.6

-0.6

-0.6

-0.6

-0.6

-0.5

-0.5

0.0

Ewe weight

52

54

55

58

62

66

80

56

INDEX

SELECT

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

GRADE

Apr-20

28939SH

28837SH

29249SH

28815SH

29236SH

28935SH

29178SH

29050SH

29061SH

29232SH

29158SH

28817SH

29200SH

08712FW

29208SH

29163SH

29140SH

85

86

87

88

89

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

99

100

101

Apr-20

Apr-20

May-20

Mar-20

May-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

May-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

May-20

Apr-20

May-20

Apr-20

May-20

Apr-20

0.0

( Innovis EBVs)

Breed Average

0.1

0.9

-0.4

1.2

-0.4

-0.7

2.2

0.2

2.6

2.7

1.0

1.0

0.5

3.3

3.0

2.1

2.0

Growth

RAM

-0.6

-0.2

0.1

0.4

1.1

0.9

0.3

1.2

0.6

0.7

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.0

3.2

3.4

0.0

-0.1

0.1

-0.2

0.1

-0.1

-0.2

0.2

0.0

0.2

0.1

-0.1

0.0

-0.1

0.4

-0.1

0.3

0.3

0.0

Muscle Fat depth depth

ULTRASOUND Born

LOT

ABERMAX

8

6

6

2

6

9

8

4

9

11

6

8

9

9

9

10

9

5

LAMBING SUBINDEX

138

146

148

158

165

165

168

169

179

187

197

198

200

214

222

222

225

143

INDEX

GRADE

*

*

*

*

*

*

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

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

LAMBING EASE

RAM

(Innovis EBVs)

29080SH

29217SH

28941SH

28965SH

LOT

Breed Average

102

103

104

105

ABERBLACK

Apr-20

Apr-20

May-20

Apr-20

Born

1.2

1.8

2.2

3.1

0.0

Scan weight

0.1

-0.1

0.9

1.8

0.0

Muscle depth

-0.1

-0.1

0.1

0.1

0.0

Fat depth

ULTRASOUND

2

1

4

4

2

LAMBING SUBINDEX

*

*

**

*

*Top 25%

Lambing Ease

Maternal Index

SHEPHERDING

78

79

106

132

63

INDEX

SELECT

SELECT

ELITE

ELITE

GRADE

02948LD

32093HF

02982LD

32154HF

02988LD

03038LD

03039LD

03061LD

17185RH

03018LD

17126RH

17163RH

17119RH

17193RH

17147RH

17189RH

107

108

109

110

111

112

113

114

115

116

117

118

119

120

121

122

Mar-20

Mar-20

Mar-20

Feb-20

Mar-20

Feb-20

Apr-20

Mar-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

Mar-20

Apr-20

Mar-20

Apr-20

Apr-20

02891LD

-1.8

-0.7

-0.8

0.8

0.2

-0.3

1.7

2.7

1.7

2.8

1.2

2.8

4.3

3.8

4.4

4.4

4.8

-0.4

0.4

0.5

-0.2

0.3

1.1

0.8

0.6

0.9

0.7

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.6

1.6

2.5

0.0

106

0.0

(Innovis EBVs)

Breed Average

Growth

Muscle depth

Born

RAM

LOT

-0.1

0.3

0.0

0.5

-0.1

1.2

0.8

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.6

0.2

0.6

1.0

0.0

-2

-3

-2

-3

-3

-3

2

-2

1

3

0

2

-3

1

-3

3

0

1

Lambing Subindex Fat depth

ULTRASOUND

PRIMERA

143

170

173

173

178

189

206

208

208

217

221

231

240

244

245

251

270

172

INDEX

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

ELITE

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 across the country on the following dates.

Each sale is subject to COVID-19 regulations and circumstances in each area at the time of the sale and we will publish any changes as soon as possible.

St Boswells

Harrison & Hetherington, St Boswells Mart, Melrose, TD6 0PP

August 26th

Carlisle Sale

Harrison & Hetherington, Borderway Mart, Rosehill CA1 2RS

August 30th

Exeter Sale

Kivells, Exeter Livestock Centre EX2 8FD

September 3rd

Stirling Sale

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

September 4th

Aberystwyth Sale

Peithyll Farm, Capel Dewi, Aberystwyth, SY23 3HU

September 9th

NOTES

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 ST BOSWELLS MART Newtown St Boswells Melrose TD6 0PP Tel: 01835 822214 Email: stboswells@borderway.com

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