Fond of a Corriedale Mid Micron sheep that produces quality fine Mid Micron wool while rearing multiple lambs that are resilient and fast growing maturing early with a good carcase? Here at Mt Adde our philosophy has been to breed a robust yet highly productive animal that will not only survive, but thrive in our challenging environment. Mt Adde Corriedale Sheep Stud was founded on the purchase of two tooth ewe's over a number of years from Bill Bains leading "WattleBank Stud" in Roxburgh (Central Otago). High performance rams have been purchased and leased from leading studs throughout the country.

My objective is to breed a resiliant early maturing sheep that is strong and stoutly built, must have an open face and quality midmicron wool of good character, low CV and plenty of bulk with most of our clip falling into the 25-28 micron bracket. Our ewe's are continually tested, running in commercial conditions with generally hot dry summers and cold dry winters. We are continually culling heavily to ensure we are breading a hardy easy care sheep.

We aim for high numbers of lambs on the ground to ensure we have the greatest possible culling pressure. With a large number of replacements retained, then culled on future production, constitution and type. Maternal attributes of fertility and mothering ability have been a big focus in the past of which we are now consolidating, while focusing more on meat production and yield, along with many other things as science and technology advances.

Current gene marker technology's utilised are:

-DNA foot score

-DNA cold tolerence

-WormStar

All sale rams are screened for scrotal size, dags, wool type/cover, structure and constituation and also vet inspected.

MEASURED FOR:

-MSS (Wool) Micron, C.V., S.D., Yld, Bulk

- Carcuss Scanned EMA and fat

- WW and LW8

HIGH PREFORMANCE SIRES CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AT MT ADDE

- Mirangi 147/04 A stoutly built Ram with great temperment and outlook who ranks very highly for number of lambs born and also carcuss attributes.

- WattleBank 57/06 A combination of two leading bloodlines, he is a good all rounder, with well above average growth.

- Mara-Wha 554/03 One of the highest maternal rams in the breed with good EMA and an extremely fine quality fleece who has breed many sale rams.

- Also a number of home breed Rams are utilised and benchmarked against these proven sires.

New outcross bloodlines are continually sourced from around the country, with the lease and purchase of proven high indexing rams if we feel they can add value to our breeding programme and that of our clients.

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All Mt Adde rams are:

There are 67 rams for sale this year

Corriedale Production Competition 2009

Mt Adde won 1st sheep, 2nd sheep, 8th sheep, and Best Team - read more about the competition and results here

Enquiries and inspection always welcome

Contact Greg Harris:

Ph: 03 5757182     Mob: 0277226927     Fax: 03 5757181

Email: mt.adde@farmside.co.nz Web: www.mountadde.co.nz

Mount Adde, RD4, Blenheim  306 Awatere Valley Road

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