This commitment to research and development has enabled us to build upon our highly successful and established crossbreeding programmes. It is a commitment that is shared by Focus Genetics, our partners in New Zealand, and which has enabled Innovis to extend our product offering.
The result is a selection of both maternal and terminal sire lines that are suited to meet the individual needs and requirements of the modern sheep farmer.
From our home in the heart of mid-Wales, Innovis operates the largest performance recorded flocks in the UK with more than 40 traits recorded in the 1,500 elite nucleus ewes. The breeding programme is growing rapidly with multiplier units recording a further 2,200 breeding ewes in 2014. The elite nucleus flock is farmed under commercial conditions at 1000ft lambing outdoors so the ewes have to earn their place to stay within the flock at this level. We accelerate the very best genetics using large scale multiple ovulation embryo transfer (MOET) programs.
With more than 15 years of research behind them, the Focus Genetics sheep breeding programmes record over 10,000 animals annually and have generated a database of over 1 million records in total. The Focus Genetics breeding programme includes the world's largest sheep progeny testing programme and uses the range of sheep genetic marker technologies that are commercially available in New Zealand.
Our genetic gains are forging ahead year on year so that our clients can see the benefits on their farms – our clients’ success is our success and we can advise you on which of our rams or crossbred ewes would best suit your needs.
For more information about our sheep breeding programmes or those of our partners please call us on +44(0)1970 828236 or email breedingsheep@innovis.org.uk
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“So far so good during the first lambing season in which the new damline has more than met with expectations,” he explains. “The Aberdale cross Swaledale shearlings produced 13%...
Jim Campbell – Aberdale
“Combine carefully selected Innovis genetics with detailed attention to management, and I don’t know of any other livestock enterprise that could beat sheep in terms of profitability for a starter..."
Jim Beary – Aberfield
“We’re having a trial run over a portion of the flock. Our first draw of Primera cross lambs reached 19kg target finishing weight at 11 weeks, both the twin Primera and Abermax cross lambs..."
James Teasdale – Abermax
Since introducing the New Zealand bred Highlander to his Devon unit three years ago, finished lamb production has increased by 42% to 342kg per acre while a traditional indoor...
Mike Tewson – Highlander
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