RUTLAND FAST RAMS

Summer 2024 Update

Rutland Fast Rams

With even higher prices for new season lambs this summer and falling prices, now must be the time to buy rams with the highest possible genetic potential to put weight on very quickly.

More lambs will be sold earlier at the higher prices.

For our breeding flock all our replacement sheep are at least in the top 1% and we only buy in the very highest performance rams available to keep improving their performance.

We only sell rams in the top 1% of genetic merit so you can be assured of the very best performance.

We have topped the Signet performances for several years on the Suffolk evaluation for:-

Top Ram Lamb

Top Shearling Ram

Top Stock Ram

These performance figures are all based on accurately recorded data; which takes into account all of the factors involved in getting the highest value for a carcase as early as possible. This data is compared with all the flocks across the country to give an accurate evaluation across all flocks. Scan Weight is based at about 40Kg and is the main driver of the Indexes which is the time it takes to get a lamb to slaughter weight. It is the absolute crucial factor in getting lambs away at the highest prices.Coupled with their hybrid vigour our rams will last longer and not lose condition over the tupping season.We also have some pure Registered Suffolk Shearling Rams for sale..

SUFTEX HYBRIDS and PEDIGREE SUFFOLKS

Do any other breeders offer only top 1% Index Rams?

Over the last 5 years we have seen a rise in our Indexes of 25 a year. The graph to the left shows this Trend in our Genetic Gain compared with the average Suffolk Genetic Gain.

Our Registered Suffolks have a prefix ZCK:23: and the

Hybrids UK 0 204367. Both lots of rams can be viewed on Signet by opening the following link:-

Tap on Produce Report in top left corner to download pdf Breed Summary for all the Suffolk based Leading Ram Lambs. This will show all the top Index 2023 Ram Lambs in descending Indexes of all sheep recorded under the Suffolk evaluation. This will be a very quick way to view all the highest Indexed Rams available. All our shearlings are in the top 1% and Suffolk bred lambs are the fastest growing of any breed or cross.