Improve Your Flock with Specifically Facial Eczema and Worm Resistant Bred Rams
Arahura Sheep Genetics
Are you after easy care sheep with increased animal production and profitability? Then protect your flock for the future with our leading FE tolerant and worm resistant genetics.
Paul Crick and Dayanne Almeida joined the ARDG group in 2021 after purchasing Ross and Gilly Alexander’s Makino flock, now called Arahura.
Paul and Dayanne welcome all enquires and look forward to supplying the needs of both Ross and Gilly's previous clients along with meeting new clients and helping them make the best choice for their farms.
Member of the ARDG Romney FE Genetics Group and one of the highest SIL FE and WormFEC indexed flocks in New Zealand.
Flock FE tested since 1982. Testing at 0.70 from 2023.
Flock WormFEC tested since 2003.
Flock WormFEC Gold status since WormFEC Gold’s inception.
No compromise on productive traits.
Run under commercial hill country conditions in the Wairarapa.
Full flock DNA tested for accurate genomically enhanced breeding values.
The Cost of Facial Eczema
Death rates and animal stress during a FE season can be high.
In some areas, farmers have lost up to 70% of their hoggets.
A loss of 20% of lambs is common*.
*Beef + Lamb New Zealand