The kelso.M is an efficient high performance hill country sheep with a strong conformation and the ability to maintain body condition and perform at a high level.

"What Kelso has brought to our business is the opportunity to produce more kilograms of liveweight to send to the processor."

Matt Buckley - Eight Mile Farms, Te Kuiti.

Selection traits 

• Reproduction. Reliable performance that delivers year on year.
• Survival. DNA parentage, so ewes can lamb unassisted on the hills.
• Growth. Kelso's dominant trait with industry leading performance.
• Adult Size. A moderate size ewe for efficiency.
• Meat. High yielding carcasses, using the MyoMAX gene.
• Wool. Weighing and selecting even fault free fleeces for once a year shearing.
• Body Condition. Sheep that can maintain condition year round in challenging environments.
• Hogget Reproduction. Selecting early maturing females for hogget lambing.
• WormFEC. Testing and selecting for their resistance to parasites.
• Dag Score. Using the 6-point scoring scale ranging from 0 to 5.
• Facial Eczema. Sired by rams that rank in the top 50% for FE across all FE recorded flocks.

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