Rob and Maria Wood of Te Rakau, Western Australia, have purchased 3 rams and 2 ewes sent to Australia as embryos by Innovis Genetics of Edinburgh, Scotland in 2004.  The rams are registered as Te Rakau 136/04, Te Rakau 5830/04 and Te Rakau 827/04.  Their sire is HMK 95037 PI (2) KIRTLE BANKER who was bred by Robin Hope, a well-known, respected breeder of Texels in the UK.  Kirtle Banker was champion ram at the British Texel Society National Show and Sale at Lanark 1995 and topped the Lanark sale when purchased by Muiresk Flock breeders Bruce and Colin Mair for 12,000guineas.

His sire, Woodmarsh All Gold was purchased for the top price at Lanark in 1994 for 13,000guineas by a consortium of 5 breeders.  His pedigree includes many of the famous sires such as Glenside You’re a Winner, Annan Winner, Annan Undercover, Annan Newsboy, Annan Jazzboy and Turin Union.  One of his grandsires was Milton of Noth Sir Alan who topped the 1988 Lanark sale at £ 10,500 and went on to sire many of the Annan stud’s most successful sires.

Kirtle Banker’s s dam was successive Royal Show Champion in 1993 and 1994.  His progeny are sought after and two of his sons sold in 1996 for 4,800gns and 4,000gns with his first 11 sons averaging UK £ 2,000.

The dam of the Te Rakau rams is HMK 97095(2) KIRTLE whose pedigree includes the most influential sires bred up to that time.  She was sired by Netherkeir Blaze.  Her grandsire was Annan Ygorra, champion of the British Texel Society’s National Show and Sale at Lanark where he topped  the sale at 16,000gns, as well as the 1st prize at the Royal Highland and Royal English shows. 

Ygorra’s sire Annan Won o Won was a major breeder, siring many successful rams and ewes throughout UK and working until 10 years of age.  He sired the Lanark champion that topped the sale in 2002 for 27,000 guineas. 

HMK’s pedigree also includes Baltier Winston, who sold at Lanark in 1992 for the top price of 9,000 guineas, Milnbank Yesterday, Annan Viking and a number of earlier well known Annan sires.

The pedigrees of these UK sires can still be found in the current top ranked sires in the UK.  The next generations of Australian bred rams  are well balanced, fast growing and carry the exceptional hindquarter of their UK breeding.  Te Rakau 92724 represents  the best of the first generations of UK sired rams with a dam line that includes Te Rakau 980044, Perth Royal Show champion 1999, 2000 and 2001. 

The UK genetics present a rare opportunity to complement the traits developed by Australian and New Zealand breeders.

Te Rakau 92724 at 10 months

Te Rakau 92724.

Te Rakau 92724 - 2010 ASBA Bendigo Sheep & Wool Show Supreme Texel exhibit. Photo courtesy WA Farm Weekly.

* 2010 ASBA Bendigo Sheep & Wool Show Supreme Texel Exhibit
* 2010 Wagin Woolorama Champion Texel ram.

Semen Sales New Zealand contact us
Or Dr Julia Aspinall ph 03 2163455
email: julia@geneticgains.co.nz
www.genetic-gains.co.nz

Semen Sales Australia contact:
Tullamore Park (F21), Cypress Park (F344), Mertex (F349)

Please contact us regarding Semen Sales for these and other Te Rakau Texel Rams.