Mount Ronan Ram Sales

Group of 2018 Summer Sale Rams in the paddock at Mount Ronan ….. world class profit genetics in an athletic package.

The Mount Ronan breeding program is aimed “fairly and squarely” at maximising producers’ lamb enterprise profitability. The difference between our breeding program and most others is that we have always placed a much greater breeding emphasis on ewes than rams. I truly believe that the greatest rate of genetic gain is made by a detailed study and observation of female type and performance.

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  Group of 2018 Summer Sale Rams in the paddock at Mount Ronan ….. world class profit genetics in an athletic package.
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  The identification of those truly proven-elite ewes in our flock which possess outstanding production genes is our focus. We select sons of these ewes to spread their genes widely throughout the flock, and we also introduce new genetics via these ewes. If they are artificially inseminated to new-blood rams and the progeny are less than outstanding performers, then we know that those rams are simply not good enough for our purposes.
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  My concept of the ideal meat sheep has not changed over the last 50 years. The heavily-muscled, fast-growing, medium-legged animal with smooth shoulders, a long deep barrel, width across the loins and area in the hind quarters, has always been the Mount Ronan type. Coupled with this is selection for hardiness and mothering ability …. females which lamb easily and grow lambs quickly…… females which can count to at least three and nourish multiple offspring.