TRIGG ROMENY SIRE REFERENCE GROUP
SHOWS HOW IT'S DONE

The TRIGG group are still winning, being awarded the Romney Sheep Breeders Presidents cup for the outstanding contribution to the New Zealand sheep industry at this years Romney Association AGM which was held in Christchurch last weekend. The TRIGG groups rams took out the top 3 placing’s in this years North Island Romney progeny trial which also included 3 South Island sires.
The President of the New Zealand Romney Association, Graham Senior of Lumsden said that the TRIGG group is now recognised as the leading sire reference group in the country and have proved that rapid progress can be made when breeders work together.

2008: CENTRAL PROGENY TRIAL
A decade of intensive carcase analysis and progeny testing is paying off for the Manawatu based TRIGG Romney group.
Once again TRIGG bred rams have performed with more than distinction in the latest nation wide who’s who of sheep genetics, the Meath and Wool NZ, Central Progeny Test.

Central Progeny Test Results:

Romney Dual Purpose based on weaning and carcase weight breeding values.

TRIGG was one of the early breeding groups who adopted the NZ Meat and Wool SIL recording concept of linking multiple ram breeding flocks together for faster genetic improvement.
The TRIGG Group has always been focused on producing what the end users require and this was the catalyst behind the search of high yielding carcase traits that are now producing carcases that have a meat yield of over 50%. Being based in the Manawatu has been an added bonus as the group has worked closely with NZ’s leading genetists and meat industry scientists who are based at Massey University.

Massey University always has been recognised as one of the world’s leading sheep research institutions and several outstanding emerging sheep industry scientists have spent their Massey University studying years assisting the TRIGG Romney Group in their search for proven genetic progress.
The TRIGG Group are also involved with a Massey University designed worm program where the lambs after weaning have a drench holiday. This is the high risk time for the year for worm infestation and for animal welfare purposes these lambs are monitored closely during this period. The lambs affected with worms show lower growth rates are therefore culled while the lambs that show resilience and still grow at a vigorous rate are retained n the system.
The TRIGG Romney Group farm their flocks from the Taihape hill country to the Northern Wairarapa district of Pongaroa. This wide geographical spread means the flocks encounter all climatic weather patterns each year, toughing it out in commercial reality.

ROMNEY NZ ADD VALUE TO WOOL

NZ Romney wool growers willl finally be rewarded for growing a premium fibre when Romney NZ launch their range of designer art Romney rugs.  The luxury floor coverings will be designed by some of New Zealand's leading artists and made by the finest of handcraft skills in Nepal.  Created from over 100 years of careful genetic selection for quality, NZ Romney wool has become one of the greatest natural fibre's known to mankind. Romney NZ rugs will be available from Kura Contemporary Ethnic Art retail stores in Auckland (PWC Tower, Lower Albert Street) and Wellington (Allen Street). Romney NZ will also have its own retail outlet in the Wairapa tourist town of Greytown.  A quality assurance system and flock inspection process will be required for growers supplying the Romney NZ consumer driven initiative. Romney NZ rugs will be launched in November and will be available before Christmas.The Romney NZ board of directors must be congratulated on adding value to a high quality product.