The Genetics Gains AB Centre is located on Earnscleugh Road, close to Alexandra, Otago.
Frozen semen is the very best possible insurance for your top rams. If they are injured or die, if the flock is devastated by fire, flood, earthquake, an outbreak of disease or some other disaster you still have their genes. It also allows elite sires to be used over hundreds of ewes within a season, and within a huge geographic area.
How and when do we operate?
- The sheep breeding season in New Zealand is relatively short. We operate between January and June when ram semen quality is at its best.
- Rams are fed on pasture and their weights are regularly monitored.
- Ram health is vitally important to us and is very carefully monitored during their stay. Rams receive the very best of care during their time with us.
- While on our Centre your valuable rams will not be subjected to electroejaculators as we believe that for sheep it is a form of torture. We do all our collections using more natural methods.
- We put our export license on hold for the 2022 breeding season due to the lack of demand and high cost of maintaining it but will review this decision before the 2023 breeding season.
- Storage tanks are regularly topped up with liquid nitrogen to ensure preservation of the quality. Straws which are well looked after will last indefinitely.
Rams are a vital contribution to the genetic improvement of your flock and to the financial success of your business.
If you would like to preserve genes from your top sires, to contribute straws to a progeny test or to sell straws to other breeders, please don’t hesitate to contact us!
Insure the genetics of your elite rams by collecting straws at the Earnscleugh AB Centre.
