SOUTH SUFFOLK : ORIGIN AND HISTORY

South Suffolk Ewes © Graham Meadows Photography

The South Suffolk first appeared in New Zealand during the 1930s in response to an overseas demand for leaner meat.

It is a New Zealand breed developed in Canterbury by a Southdown stud breeder, Mr George Gould, who was also responsible for the introduction of Suffolks to the country. Gould wanted a specialist breed to meet the requirements of a price schedule for prime lamb cuts which carried penalties for too much fat. The quick maturity and carcase shape of the Southdown and high flesh-to-fat ratio of the Suffolk were incorporated.

The South Suffolk became a registered breed in 1955 and is increasingly being used as a terminal sire for prime lamb production. Its high yielding carcase makes it ideal for further processing. The Down wool is used for fine apparels and hand knitting yarns.

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BREED DESCRIPTION

What you can expect from South Suffolk Rams

By using South Suffolk rams you can ...

• Produce early maturing lambs. Drafts of 16kg carcasses or better being achieved at 12 weeks of age.
• Produce lambs that have the ability to grow into heavier weights within the grading requirements.
• Produce a higher yielding animal ideally suited to the cutting trade.
• Produce South Suffolk cross lambs that are easily identified as terminal progeny.
• Produce lambs which are adaptable and perform in all climatic conditions.

SOUTH SUFFOLKS - LEADING THE WAY

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BREED CLASSIFICATION

South Suffolk lambs © Graham Meadows Photography

A large, comparatively heavy meat breed. Rams are used as terminal sires for cross-breeding for early prime lamb production.

Location: On all types of country throughout NZ in stud and commercial flocks.

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BREED COMMITTEE

Chairman: D G Somerville

• No 1 District:
  E D CROY, 21 Hatuma Road, Waipukurau 4200
  ph (06) 858-7455
  fax (06) 858-7655
  mobile (027) 549-4526
  email kiwikanz@xtra.co.nz

  I R LAWRENCE R D, Waimana, 3196 Eastern Bay of Plenty
  ph/fax (07) 312-3216
  email lawrence-braewood@xtra.co.nz

• No 2 District:
  M J KING, 365 Pleasant Valley Road, 21 R D, Geraldine 7991
  ph (03) 693-7575 fax (03) 693-7578
  email mervking@xtra.co.nz
  

  J A BROWN 'Logan Stud', 226 Cochranes Road, No 7 R D , Ashburton 7777
  ph (03) 308-1857
  fax (03) 308-0457
  email jnbrown@farmside.co.nz

• No 3 District:
  D G SOMERVILLE Pine Bush, R D 1, Wyndham 9891
  ph/fax (03) 246-9570
  email davidsom@xtra.co.nz

  R J BERNEY, Hina Hina, No 2 R D, Owaka, 9586 South Otago.
  ph/fax (03) 415-8216
  email anneberney@xtra.co.nz

COUNCILLORS:  R J Berney, D G Somerville

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BREEDERS' CLUBS

North Island:

• Chairman: E D CROY, 21 Hatuma Road, Waipukurau 4200
  ph (06) 858-7455 fax (06) 858-7655
  email kiwikanz@xtra.co.nz
  
  
• Secretary: MISS E MORROW, 20 Hursthouse Road, R D 9, Inglewood 4389
  ph/fax (06) 756-8014
  email elizabethmorrow@xtra.co.nz

Northern South Island:

• Chairman: J P CHAMBERLAIN, 276 Alford Forest Cemetery Road,
  R D 1, Ashburton 7771
  ph (03) 303-0999
  fax (03) 303 0991
  mobile 0272 936 369
  email lochanavar@scorch.co.nz
  
  
• Secretary: MRS N G BROWN, 'Logan Stud', 226 Cochranes Road, No 7 R D, Ashburton 7777
  ph (03) 308-1857
  fax (03) 308-0457
  mobile (027) 211-5005
  email jnbrown@farmside.co.nz

Southern:

• Chairman: E D KING, Waimea Valley Road, No 6 R D, Gore 9776
  ph/fax (03) 201-6196
  email heking@xtra.co.nz
  
  
• Secretary: MRS T POWLEY, R D 2 Gore 9772
  ph (03) 203-8944

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