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Romney Marsh Sheep for sale - DNA recorded Romney ewes

High Country New Zealand Romney sheep are bred at Hill Farm, near Hay-on-Wye. The farm falls within the beautiful Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales and is situated at 1200ft.

Every Romney ewe in Hill Farm’s 300-strong flock of Romney Sheep has a Production Record. All our Romney sheep are DNA recorded, thus allowing a mob-mate system where the Sire and Dam parentage is traceable.

Catapult/SIL (Sheep Improvement Ltd - NZ)
New Zealand Romney Sheep

The birth rank and scanning percentage for every ewe is recorded. This DNA /scan-tracing enables us to ascertain at weaning which lamb was born and actually reared by which ewe, thus creating a survivability record.

Lamb records & EBV’s All lambs are:
  • weighed at one-hundred days to measure the ewes milking performance.
  • weighed at two-hundred days to monitor growth rates.
  • assigned individual worm counts at weaning when a dung sample is taken

This data is collated to provide each Romney lamb with an Estimated Breeding Value, giving a ranking for each trait, which when added together gives an overall ranking. The EBV’s of the Sire and Dam are automatically included in each lamb’s figures.