RAM SALE WELCOME. John Scott J Scott and Partners

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2 RAM SALE WELCOME Welcome to Fearn for our third on farm ram sale, we hope you enjoy the experience and find rams that suit your requirements, please give us feedback on the sale and the sheep. For the first time this year in conjunction with Innovis breeding sheep we have Aberfield rams for sale, although not born here they have been with us since October and have been wintered on our system. When the opportunity to work with Innovis arose we decided that it was a logical step for us to make, there approach to breeding sheep mirrors ours, they are focused on producing breeding sheep that will thrive on a forage based system whilst comfortably meeting market requirements. the rams you see before you have been raised on a home grown forage based ration which included a small amount of cereals throughout the winter, they were never housed. In April the ration reverted to grass alone and it has remained that way until now with the exception of minerals. For the first time this year all rams have been rigorously inspected by our vet and anything unsuitable for sale has been withdrawn from the catalogue. Every ram has been through the turning crate and his eyes, mouth, feet, penis and testicles have been checked along with locomotion and general soundness. If you have any questions regarding the inspection please speak to one of us or our vet who is here today. For your convenience all rams are in the Heptivac P+ system, and have been dipped and given Cydectin 2% LA injectable solution and Zolvix on the day of the sale so they are ready to enter your quarantine facilities when they arrive at your farms. Thanks also to our sponsors, Norvite, Easter Ross Vets, Allan WJ Wilson, Robertsons Crop Services, Johnston & Carmicheal, Clydesdale Bank and Cairngorm Brewery, we have excellent long term working relationships with all of them and really appreciate their support. John Scott J Scott and Partners

3 LAST YEAR S PURCHASE OF A VERY WELL MUSCLED TEXEL HAS PROVEN A GOOD BUY. When John called and asked me to write the foreword for this year s Fearn Great from Grass ram sale his timing couldn t have been any better as I d just returned from an early morning trip to Scotbeef at Bridge of Allan to deliver the first draw of this year s lambs. We love coming to the Fearn ram sale as it s a very relaxed atmosphere with a good social slant to the whole occasion and all very well run by both the Scott family, their team and Dingwall mart. As we are not long into sheep farming having only started six years ago (now up the heady heights of a 200-strong flock of cross-bred ewes), being able to feel our way in via an on-farm sale like Fearn with so many helpful people around to answer questions on the rams was a big plus for us. As both my wife and I have jobs outside the farm (Susie as a vet at the local practice and myself with Quality Meat Scotland), our sheep enterprise has to work efficiently with little time available for protracted lambing periods or daily filling up of creep feeders for growing lambs. Fearn rams have helped enormously in meeting this aim firstly by using an Easycare teaser purchased at the first sale in 2012 (together with two NZ Suffolks and a Charollais) and secondly by the majority of our lambs finishing off grass with no supplementary feeding. Last year s purchase of a very well muscled Texel with figures all in the top 5% has proven a good buy. He has clicked very well with our Cheviot Mule ewes producing vigorous fast growing lambs. The ram himself came home in really good condition and didn t lose an ounce of it during tupping time nor much through the winter. So the strapline of Great from Grass has definitely borne out in my experience. I hope the sale goes well for everyone and you go home with either a good ram or a smile on your face or both! All the best Johnny C. Mackey Wester Drumlochy, Blairgowrie

4 TEXEL Colours show percentages within breed: Top 1% Top 5% Top 10% Top 25% We now have 120 texel ewes in the flock we look for good maternal and terminal traits when selecting stock rams, next year we will have the first sons of our new stock ram Tweed Titan available for sale. We are delighted that 20 of our Texel rams have an index in the top 5% for the breed with 10 of them in the top 1%, we have been performance recording for many years and are really satisfied with the direction it has taken our flock. PEN 3 TEXEL Index Price 11 SJF SJF SJF SJF SJF PEN 1 TEXEL PEN 4 TEXEL Index Price Index Price 1 SJF SJF SJF SJF SJF SJF SJF SJF SJF SJF PEN 2 TEXEL PEN 5 TEXEL Index Price Index Price 6 SJF , SJF SJF SJF SJF SJF SJF SJF SJF SJF SJF

5 NZ SUFFOK/SUFFTEX Although still in its infancy this flock is growing quickly, these rams continue to impress us; they have an unbelievable work ethic, are quick to their feet and just keep growing. We have some cracking cross bred females in our flock which produce excellent lambs when crossed with the Texel and Beltex. PEN 6 NZ SUFFOLK PEN 7 NZ SUFFTEX Index Price Index Price PEN 9 SUFFOLK RAM LAMB FEARN SUFF AVERAGE Index Price PEN 10 SUFFOLK RAM LAMB Index Index Price BELTEX & CROSS PEN 8 SUFFOLK RAM LAMB Index Price It s hard to beat the Beltex for shape; they produce an excellent carcase lamb and combine well with most breeds, lambs are quick to their feet and suckle very quickly. We have been using them on NZ Suffolk cross hoggs with cracking results. At every store sale I go to Beltex sired lambs command a premium, being eargerly sought by buyers throughout the country who are looking for a shapely tight skinned lamb. PEN JSF.T JSF.T JSF.T Price

6 ABERFIELD If you have any questions about this new breed please ask Stuart Annand who is here today from Innovis, it s a composite breed which combines the best bits of a maternal Texel and a PEN 12 ABERFIELD Born Growth BF 03/ Aberfield Elite BF 03/ * * 48 Aberfield Elite BF 03/ * * ** 45 Aberfield Elite BF 03/ * 30 Aberfield Elite PEN 13 ABERFIELD Born Growth BF 03/ * ** 70 Aberfield Elite BF 03/ Aberfield Elite BF 03/ Aberfield Elite BF 03/ * 51 Aberfield Elite PEN 14 ABERFIELD Born Growth Blue Faced Leicester. They have been developed in Wales on a high exposed farm and we are in the process of establishing a nucleus flock here at Fearn BF 03/ Aberfield Elite BF 03/ Aberfield Elite BF 03/ * 42 Aberfield Elite BF 03/ * *** 37 Aberfield Elite

7 PEN 15 ABERFIELD Born Growth BF 03/ * 68 Aberfield BF 03/ * 37 Aberfield MG 04/ Aberfield BF 03/ *** 20 Aberfield PEN 16 ABERFIELD Born Growth MG 04/ Aberfield BF 03/ Aberfield BF 03/ Aberfield BF 03/ Aberfield BF 03/ Aberfield PEN 17 ABERFIELD Born Growth BF 03/ *** 39 Aberfield BF 03/ Aberfield BF 03/ Aberfield BF 03/ Aberfield BF 03/ Aberfield

8 Innovis is one of the leading suppliers of sheep genetics to the UK livestock industry. Our sheep breeding programmes enhance quality, efficiency and profit through access to selected superior bloodlines and the application of the latest knowledge, tools and technical expertise. Underpinned by substantial investment in research and development they are proven to be practical and successful. This commitment to research and development has enabled us to build upon our highly successful and established crossbreeding programmes. 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. Typical ewe grazing requirements Increase the kilos of meat produced per hectare through better utilisation of grass nursing twins requires overwintering requires 16kg/d Fresh weight 5.4kg/d Fresh weight Find out more and follow progress of the six grazing groups and six grass stations across Scotland at Maternal Crossing Sire The Innovis Aberfield is a superior crossing sire derived from a nucleus flock that lambs outdoors and is run under commercial conditions at 1,000ft. Aberfield rams are selected for maternal traits and therefore all have s for lambing traits and ewe traits, such as prolificacy and mothering, as well as for lamb growth, carcase traits and resistance to roundworms. Aberfield rams have been evaluated in Innovis s own system, based on the same scientific principles as the national scheme operated by Signet, and containing in excess of 8,000 performance records. These s are only comparable within the Innovis populations. The Maternal Index identifies rams whose daughters will be profitable ewes that produce fast growing good quality lambs. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF SALE AS PER INSTITUTE OF AUCTIONEERS & APPRAISERS OF SCOTLAND GUIDELINES ARE AVAILABLE WITHIN AUCTIONEERS OFFICE. THE SALE WILL BE CONDUCTED IN GUINEAS NOTICE TO BUYERS - ALL PURCHASES TO BE SETTLED FOR AND CLEARED ON DAY OF SALE IF NOT PREVIOUSLY ARRANGED WITH THE AUCTIONEERS AND ANY PARTY SUCCESSFULLY BIDDING ON A LOT WILL BE DEEMED TO BE LIABLE FOR THAT ACCOUNT UNLESS PREVIOUSLY AGREED WITH THE AUCTIONEERS. THIS SALE DOES OFFER THE FACILITY FOR BUYERS TO LEAVE A RAM AT THE FARM TO BE COLLECTED AT A LATER DATE. HOWEVER THIS WILL NEED TO BE CLEARED WITH THE FARM AND IS AT THE BUYERS OWN RISK. STOCK RAMS Vendor s warranty The vendor warrants that any ram sold as a stock ram is capable of and effective at natural service. This warranty is a 16 week warranty. Purchaser s rights If the purchaser proves a breach of warranty then the purchaser may return the ram to the vendor who shall, at the purchaser s option, either replace the ram with another ram of equal value which is capable of and effective at natural service, or refund the purchaser price together with such other costs and charges as the purchaser may be entitle to under these Conditions. Notice of a claim must be supported by a veterinary surgeon s certificate confirming that: the ram s incapacity or ineffectiveness is not the result of injury, accident of illness happening after the time of the sale; and the purchaser s breeding stock are not responsible for the rams incapacity or ineffectiveness. Dingwall & Highland Marts Limited Humberston, Bailechaul Road, Dingwall, Ross-shire, IV15 9TP T: F: info@dingwallmart.co.uk

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