| 23 MEAT & WOOL » Fraser McKenzie: Wainuku F13 Wainuka Vision 2013: The future of Wainuka South Devons. Excellent calving ease combined with good growth, smooth fleshing, yield and style. A perfect example of one winter genetics bred at Wainuka. • from page 22 finding out for himself what the Aussie genetics will bring once the calves on the ground before Christmas are old enough to reveal their qualities with the help of the latest technology. “Looking forward we’re using technology like carcass scanning and snip DNA,” says Fraser. “South Devons are only just starting down the DNA journey so we can’t have genomic EBV’s as yet but hopefully we will in the future.” In the meantime it’s business as usual with four Wainuka South Devon bulls available, alongside bulls from two Hereford studs and an Angus stud, as part of the annual Hauroko Valley combined bull sale on Wednesday June 1 at Kings. • Log Cartage • Stock / Bulk • PROUDLY SUPPORTING FRASER MCKENZIE WAINUKA Fertiliser • Gravel • Contracting • ransporting T 0800 22 5899 www.dtking.co.nz 03 225 8356 Otautau 03 225 5899 Pukemaori 03 234 8120 Riverton mmca.co.nz Proudly providing Wainuka South Devon Stud with business and accounting support. WAINUKA SOUTH DEVON Our aim is to breed sale bulls that are an early maturing medium framed terminal sire with maximum fleshing while still maintaining carcass quality and calving ease. I want my customers to be satisfied that they have purchased a sound, functional bull with a quiet disposition. wainukasouthdevons.co.nz | 03 225 5844 | wainuka@farmside.co.nz - Fraser McKenzie 2,000 Acres 1,500 Hoggets 5,000 Breeding Ewes 50 Hereford x Friesian commercial cows 100 Stud Cows 91 Calves
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