EDENDALE DEER 13 th ANNUAL WAPITI TERMINAL SIRE SALE 1PM THURSDAY 21 ST JANUARY 2016 To be held at: EDENDALE STATION 1573 Ashburton Gorge Rd, Mt Somers, Ashburton For enquiries and viewing, please contact Donald Whyte Phone (03) 3039842 Email dwhyte@farmside.co.nz www.whytefarming.com
3YR Elk and Wapiti Terminal Sires on-farm Helmsman Auction TB Status C10 All sale bulls Paralisa tested Johnes Negative 22/12/2015 The vendor is supplying transport with Downlands Deer Geraldine
Welcome to our 13 th Annual Terminal Sire Sale. Wapiti genetics is efficient venison production and the only way to get surety of chilled carcasses. Our point of difference is we add consistency and constitution with our bulls. These young sires are bred initially for our own use, to provide the 1500+ venison weaners we finish each year. This year in our finishing business we have been forced to kill 100% of our weaners earlier due to El Nino conditions, and still have averaged 71 carcass before Christmas. These sires have wintered for two years in their age group mobs this year s mob of 80+ animals came through on swedes and silage, and then these sires were drafted from the main group in late December after velveting, with no cereal or PK supplementation. This year again, we are making available a line of sires from another system. We select our top growth rate stags from our 1500 finishing deer, using the weights from weaning until the start of the chill trade. We sort through these, use the top 20 ourselves as spikers and again at 2 years old, and now the best of these are available today in the sale. They have no recorded sire/dam information, but have the constitution and conformation, to breed you venison for the chill trade. We could call these ALFORD FORESTERS, so making them first choice for your venison production. Unfortunately due to a computer/operator error, the weight data from these animals is not available. They were repeatedly selected out as the top growth-rate performers from their group, and despite this lack of numbers to show you, they are excellent animals. Maximise your opportunities with a new sire For new deer farmers, or those who have purchased a sire from us, we offer a few suggestions or general comments that may assist in a successful mating and maximum return on your investment. Good animals are worth looking after! As deer have strong social structures in their groups there will be a degree of stress in taking young stags from their mobs and comfort zone and transporting them to a new environment. This can be minimised with understanding and common sense. Ideally if an animal is transported with a familiar stag from his home he will shift more easily. Sounds like a ploy to increase sales, but multiple animals certainly settle more quickly. If you shift a single animal, relocate them to a small group of preferably lesser aged males ie. spikers or 2yr olds. Failing that, a quiet mob of hinds and fawns is often available for that first introductory period. A paddock where the sire can settle under trees or at least away from major vehicle disturbance is ideal. Our animals are run in large groups, quite extensively, so may take a week or two to settle to an urban environment. Some young elk and wapiti type sires can be intimidated and dominated by smaller but more aggressive older red stags, even in adjoining paddocks, so mating or locating them away from older sires often works best. If you multiple mate your sires we find it is desirable to match stags of equal age or size so that one doesn't dominate for more than one cycle. After the rut in early May our policy when removing Wapiti type sires is to run them into the shed and administer a drench whether they look under parasite stress or not.
Recent research by the Elk Wapiti Society of New Zealand, and Invermay has shown drench resistance in some worms, particularly Ostertagia to moxidectin chemicals. Injectable products have greater efficacy, but do not be complacent with your parasite management in deer. Seek advice if you are unsure. As with other deer species, elk and wapiti can suffer from low trace element levels that may not affect sheep and cattle, such as copper, cobalt, zinc, and selenium. Regular soil or animal testing and remedial supplementation is important. Some bloodlines of deer show greater susceptibility to grass staggers. Prevalence of higher endophyte levels in late summer and autumn prior to the rut can ruin your mating program. Feed your sires extra in that early winter period before the real cold sets in, as recovered energy and body mass will assist the worn out stag to recover for velvet growth and the next mating. CONDITIONS OF SALE 1. Sale will be conducted by Whyte Farming Company 2. Intending purchasers are required to register to receive buyer s number and bidding slips. 3. Each lot shall become the property and responsibility of the purchaser when sale end is declared. 4. Terms are cash, unless prior arrangements have been made with Whyte Farming Company. 5. Sale will be conducted G.S.T exclusive. 6. Delivery instructions must be filled in and given to our clerks. 7. 3% commission to outside stock companies or independent agents introducing buyers prior to commencement of sale DISCLAIMER Purchasers, advisors and all the other persons viewing or dealing with the stock must make their own assessment and judgement on the stock and information in this catalogue. Although every care has been taken in ensuring the accuracy of the information in this catalogue, no responsibility is accepted for any errors that may be included therein. Donald and Leigh Whyte Phone: 03) 3039 842
SIRE REFERENCE GG110 One of our highest performing Sire Bulls, GG110 was chosen not only for his outstanding growth, but also for his conformation and constitution. He was the top performer in his year, and is still an outstanding bull. His total progeny average growth was 0.384g/day at the critical September weighing. WY525 A big bull of John Barber wapiti lines, the WY525 offspring never fail to impress. He had the most terminal sire sons in last year s sale of any individual sire. Again this year he is the sire of 4 of the first 6 lots. Jono A bigger bull, we have used him extensively as a terminal sire on the hill. The sires representing him today mostly go back to Tussock dams, one of our past most prolific and hardy sire lines. Tika & Sako Bulls of Tikana bloodlines, these two have impressed from the outset and need no introduction.
LOT 1: WG0405 WY0525 87 191 322 450g/day LOT 2: WG0414 3yr velvet weight: 5.15 WY0525 108 195 321 511g/day LOT 3: WG0500 3yr velvet weight: 6.6 ZinZan 80 135 319 426g/day LOT 4: WG0387 3yr velvet weight: 5.2 WY0525 102 142 318 450g/day LOT 5: WG0746 3yr velvet weight: 3.67 Commercial 314 g/day LOT 6: WG0415 3yr velvet weight: 6.7 3 WY0525 105 136 310 429g/day 3yr velvet weight: 4.1
LOT 7: WG0773 Commercial 305 g/day LOT 8: WG0772 3yr velvet weight: 4.59 Commercial 303 g/day LOT 9: WG0388 3yr velvet weight: 5.13 SAKO 96 126 300 394g/day LOT 10: WG0122 3yr velvet weight: 5.14 GG0110 105 130 299 408g/day LOT 11: WG0424 3yr velvet weight: 5.2 2 JONO 106 140 298 443/day LOT 12: WG0750 3yr velvet weight: 4.92 Commercial 298 g/day 3yr velvet weight: 5.7 2
LOT 13: WG0401 SAKO 97 133 295 418g/day LOT 14: WG0145 3yr velvet weight: 4.8 GG0110 103 132 294 415g/day LOT 15: WG0447 3yr velvet weight: 5.1 310 JONO 93 123 292 383g/day LOT 16: WG0745 3yr velvet weight: 5.3 310 Commercial 291 g/day LOT 17: WG0132 3yr velvet weight: 4.61 GG0110 110 142 290 450g/day LOT 18: WG0738 3yr velvet weight: 6.42 2 Commercial 289 g/day 3yr velvet weight: 5.74
LOT 19: WG0364 WY0525 79 132 288 415g/day LOT 20: WG0464 3yr velvet weight: 3.76 TIKA 102 139 288 440g/day LOT 21: WG0739 3yr velvet weight: 3.7 : Commercial 285 g/day LOT 22: WG0741 3yr velvet weight: 4.15 Commercial 282 g/day LOT 23: WG0771 3yr velvet weight: 4.27 Commercial 281 g/day LOT 24: WG0111 3yr velvet weight: 5.11 GG0110 103 135 279 460g/day 3yr velvet weight: 5.56 3
LOT 25: WG0144 GG0110 100 125 279 390g/day LOT 26: WG0409 WY0525 91 128 276 401g/day LOT 27: WG0470 Tika 95 126 274 394g/day LOT 28: WG0454 3yr velvet weight: 6.15 3yr velvet weight: 3.05 3yr velvet weight: 5.71 1 JONO 98 130 271 408g/day LOT 29: WG0475 3yr velvet weight: 4.04 JONO 97 127 270 404g/day 3yr velvet weight: 4.78
EDENDALE DEER BUYERS DELIVERY INSTRUCTION SLIP (no verbal instructions can be accepted) Name Address Lots Purchased Total No Consign to Account to Delivered to Signature of purchaser Thankyou for attending the 13 th annual Edendale Deer Wapiti Terminal Sire Sale