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1 N e w s l e t t e r N o v Milano - Shown at 3 years Eastern Site of the Future

I am sure you will agree the following weights will flow onto some outstanding stags come Sale Day.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the service providers, staff and family that have had various levels of input into our upcoming stud sales.

2 Welcome to our spring 2012 newsletter! The line up of Red Sires for sale in both North Island and South Island sales is very impressive this year. As stated in our newsletter earlier in the year the stags we are putting to the market show the genetic improvement has continued. I am sure you will agree the following weights will flow onto some outstanding stags come Sale Day. Our sale catalogues will be available for the North Island sale in early December and mid December for the South Island sale. Thank you again for your support of our stud. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the service providers, staff and family that have had various levels of input into our upcoming stud sales. The Deer Team at the New Zealand Deer Farmers Conference in Wanaka We would like to update you with developments in our Deer Stud leading into this year s stag selling season. We have also included here a survey which we would appreciate you taking the time to fill in to help us better understand your breeding requirements. WFL deer stud is featuring on the PGGW stud tour programme soon; you will see details on viewing this further in newsletter! So I hope you tune in! If you happen to miss the programme (8.30pm 13th November Country 99 TV) it will be available online via WFL and Rural TV websites after this date. All the best for a successful summer in farming. Regards, Michael Wilkins On behalf of the team at. Our season has gone well and we are continuing to review and analysis traits for enhancing venison production. Data from our latest CT scanning results continues to enforce the benefit and the range in value of one carcass versus another. Examples are at least 4 kg difference in retail cut meat available from a similar carcass which will be reflected in carcass lean breed values. We are continuing our involvement with the DPT trials and are looking forward to the benefits these projects will have. Our focus for breeding deer continues to be Reds for maternal instincts and terminal sires for public sale. We also have semen available from our top industry ranked sires if you are considering an AI breeding programme. Plus we have a limited number of F1 ( Elk* Red Deer) two year old sires for live sale as further detailed in this newsletter. Mike Wilkins and the Tui Girls at the 2011 South Island Sale Key Contacts Michael Wilkins Phone Fax Cell mike@wilkinsfarming.co.nz Pauline Pattullo Livestock Genetics Manager Phone Fax Cell deer@wilkinsfarming.co.nz

F1's Our F 1 breeding programme involves mating some of our top red European hinds to what I believe were the best Elk stags

Body conformation was done by eye appraisal but basically looking for thick set well muscled meaty looking stags that were

Growth rate; for us to have purchased a stag on growth rate it had to be either over 200 kgs at 12 months or as close as possible,

Our top F1 progeny, as a result of this, was 199 kgs liveweight on the 25th Jan so 14 mth weight.

The tier under this we are selling as spikers for mating and the balance are slaughtered.

Please contact us or your local deer specialist for further information.

The genetic improvement along with management, is not only seen in the BV but also the physical appearance, live weight targets

3 F1's Our F 1 breeding programme involves mating some of our top red European hinds to what I believe were the best Elk stags available at time of purchase for body conformation and growth rate. Body conformation was done by eye appraisal but basically looking for thick set well muscled meaty looking stags that were available at auction through Growth rate; for us to have purchased a stag on growth rate it had to be either over 200 kgs at 12 months or as close as possible, with one stag achieving up to 217 kgs at 12 months. Our top F1 progeny, as a result of this, was 199 kgs liveweight on the 25th Jan so 14 mth weight. But as far as the progeny go, for us to retain to sell as a 2 year old, they have had to reach 130 kgs by 11 mths. The tier under this we are selling as spikers for mating and the balance are slaughtered. Two year old F1's for sale by private treaty limited numbers available. Please contact us or your local deer specialist for further information. Looking Forward to the Sale We are really looking forward to putting our next crop of stags to the market. The genetic improvement along with management, is not only seen in the BV but also the physical appearance, live weight targets and pedicle development the stud is achieving. I am sure you will agree the following weights will flow onto some outstanding stags come Sale day Summer 2012/13. In summary, our potential stags are lining up as follows by liveweight. Easterns Top 20-11mth weight average 121kg - top 144kg 10th Feb ave 151 top 184 Europeans Top 40-11mth weight average 124kg - top 138 kg 10th Feb ave 153 top Purple Vladimir 146kg 2 36 Purple Vladimir 184kg 3 9 Purple Megamilian 153kg Purple Spiker (704-02, Romany* Fredrich) 168kg 5 69 Purple German 172kg 6 27 Purple Heinrich VI 174kg

The following sires should be considered if you are doing a AI

Details of these stags can be seen on our website

nz) along with other sires that may be of interest to you.

Mar (3 mth) 73.5 Oct (11 mth) 124.5 Estimated loin weight 4.

45 Megamilian @3yrs Yesenin @6yrs Mach Seven Yesenin WF 65/06

Maximilian SBP 293/96 Maximilian SBP 9/91 Brusnik WF 28/94 Up

4 The following sires should be considered if you are doing a AI programme. Details of these stags can be seen on our website (wilkinsfarming.co.nz) along with other sires that may be of interest to you. Prices are competitive and negotiable depending on sire availability and volume required. In some cases semen may only be available subject to availability or collection. Mach Seven Shown at 2 years European Herd Sire age body weight Mar (3 mth) 73.5 Oct (11 mth) Estimated loin weight 4.69 carcass lean weight bv 7.40 EBV 12 Month Mach Seven Yesenin WF 65/06 Sergei SBP 209/03 Megamilian WF 35/03 Romanian Romanian Maximilian SBP 293/96 Maximilian SBP 9/91 Brusnik WF 28/94 Up and coming sire. This boy has it all for producing venison. Estimated loin 4.69 (1 kg above average). Carcass lean weight 7.4 nearly 3 times the average. One of the highest 12 month growth rate EBV stags bred in NZ for born Venison sires available Yesenin Megamilian Megatoo Rocky 144-O-05

Infinity Shown at 5 years English/German Herd

wrede fov 120/86 jurden fov 1168/95 age date

ioa All-rounder Eastern Maximilian Maximilian

5 Infinity Shown at 5 years English/German Herd Sire Infinity Charles rupert William John SBP 137/96 Wredeson FOV 3996/03 fov 2761/01 Warnham park Warnham park lancelot sbp 269/94 wrede fov 120/86 jurden fov 1168/95 age date body weight hard antler 5 Feb kg 612 ioa All-rounder Eastern Maximilian Maximilian II Vladimir Milano English/German Infinity 2037

6 Be in to win! To be into win complete the following form. This information will be treated as confidential between yourself and WFL, we value this feedback from clients and the industry to help give the stud direction it should be considering when planning the future direction of breeding programmes. Please return this questionnaire by cutting along the dotted line and folding the panels as instructed, or alternatively you can complete this questionnaire online on our website: Not all questions need to be answered to be in to win! Your time is appreciated. Prizes Sale credit will only be available if you or your representative are on site the day of the sale. Semen prize winners will be notified on the 3rd of December. First Prize : $1500 credit at sale 2012/2013 Second Prize : Semen MACH SEVEN. Two for the price of one. $100 per straw minimum 20 straws. Third Prize : Free freight on stag purchased Fourth prize : Product of DB Breweries Sale day prizes apply to both South and North Island sale.

7 Spring 2012 Survey Name... Postal Address Phone Landline... Cell phone... Trading Entity... Key people If different from above Owners... Manager... What is important to you when selecting a sire from the list below Please tick the appropriate box as to what is important to you (key below) and add any comments. How to rate your preference: 1 - Of no interest 2 - Least important 3 - Take into consideration 4 - Important 5 - Very important March Weight? Bloodline? Weaning weight vs Hind weight? Carcass Lean Weight EBV? 12 month EBV? What is your preference when selecting a maternal sire for deer? European English German Eastern F1 (Elk, Wap x Red) Wapiti Elk What is your preference when selecting a sire for terminal or venison production? European English German Eastern F1 (Elk, Wap x Red) Wapiti Elk 11 month weight? 15 month weight? Estimated loin weight? Velvet weight? Antler style? Mature hind weight? Type of hinds run NZ Red European Eastern English Red Hybrid # of hinds mated to Red stags... # of hinds mated to Elk stags... Any comments on a stags performance you like? German... Have you purchased stags from Limited before? Y N... Would you like more contact regarding stags and breeding programmes? Y N Any comments on a stags performance you don t like? Please confirm which sale you or your representative will be attending. SI NI What draw would you like to be included in? Stag SEMEN BOTH......

8 Fold along here first. Sender: Limited 1018 Waipounamu Road RD6 Gore Fold along here second and tape down all sides. Freepost Authority Number 1018 Limited PO Box 156 Riversdale 9744

Vladimir - 7 Years. N e w s l e t t e r. N o v e m b e r Ltd. Ltd.

Vladimir - 7 Years. N e w s l e t t e r. N o v e m b e r Ltd. Ltd. Vladimir - 7 Years N e w s l e t t e r N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 3 www.wilkinsfarming.co.nz Welcome to our Spring 2013 newsletter! We would like to update you with developments in our Deer stud through the