Our Genetics Rams
Our Genetics
Our Genetics
Parkdale Valais Blacknose has genetics from several top flocks in the United Kingdom.
Our first embryos imported in 2018, were from two outstanding rams, Prendwick Eros and Predwick Basil and two exceptional ewes, Prendwick Dot and Prendwick Dell_Girl, from Jamie Wood, Prendwick Farm, followed by embryos from Raymond Irvine (Valais Blacknose Scotland) and Adam Kirkbride (Cumberland Valais Blacknose) and semen from Geralt and Kerry Costello-Jones (Snowdonia Valais Blacknose).
OUR RAMS
Parkdale Flynn
Date of Birth
20 September 2022
Champion Valais Blacknose Ram and Reserve Supreme Champion Valais Blacknose at the New Zealand Agricultural Show 2023. Third place in the Champion All Breeds Best Wool Breed Ram Hogget at the same show, a testament to his outstanding fleece. Flynn has a lovely stride and a spectacular fleece.
Flynn’s sire, Snowdonia Goliath, set the overall breed sale record in UK in 2021. Goliath was also Overall Reserve Champion and Overall Male Champion at Blacknose Beauties, UK 2021. His sire, Westmorland Ego and grand sire, Westmorland Dancer, both also graded maximum points whilst his dam, Gemstones May has bred several maximum points offspring. Prendwick Basil on the dam side is also graded maximum points.
Parkdale Elvis
Parkdale Elvis is a nicely marked pure Swiss ram with a gorgeous fleece and correct conformation.
Elvis brings exciting new genetics to the Parkdale stud with his sire being Snowdonia Goliath. Goliath was the Blacknose Beauties Overall Reserve Champion and Overall Male Champion in 2021, also setting a new breed sale record.
Elvis’ dam is one of the first pure Valais ewes born at Parkdale (Bailey).
Elvis is one to watch.
Parkdale Eric
Parkdale Eric is a big classic Valais ram with a fully Swiss pedigree including both Prendwick and Highland genetics of maximum points lines.
His dam, Parkdale Black Beauty, is the first spitti born in New Zealand.
Both his dam and his sire, Rose Creek Prinz Eugen, have bred some outstanding offspring here and in the USA, including one of the first three maximum points graded ewes in the USA and several graded -1 off maximum.
Parkdale Crackers
Parkdale Crackers has impressed us from the beginning. A nicely marked, classic, well balanced Swiss Valais Blacknose ram with a beautiful fleece and great solid conformation.
He has sired some striking lambs both in New Zealand and the USA.
Crackers sired the 2023 USA National Valais Blacknose Show Supreme Champion Valais Blacknose, Iowa Kitty. Kitty is also one of only three Valais graded maximum points in the USA in 2023.
Crackers pedigree is second to none, with top maximum points graded parents on both sides of his pedigree (Prendwick Basil and Prendwick Dell-Girl) and fully Swiss genetics.
Parkdale Isa
Date of Birth
3 September 2021
Highland Isa was Reserve Champion Valais Blacknose Ram at the New Zealand Agricultural Show 2023.
Isa’s pedigree contains a number of animals that have been graded maximum points, including Highland Queen, Highland King Kong and Hulk.
Isa is full brother to Highland Incredible Hulk, the sire of four of only ten maximum points graded sheep at Blacknose Beauties, 2024, UK, including the Reserve Male Champion, Deepdale Luca. Deepdale Luca went on to sell at auction setting a new male breed record at 22,000gns (NZ$47,000, US$29,000).
Parkdale Dart
Anyone that meets Parkdale Dart falls in love with him.
A classic Valais Blacknose ram with an amazing temperament that we see carrying through to his offspring.
Parkdale Dart has correct Valais markings, great conformation, a lovely fleece, and a beautiful roman nose. His fully Swiss pedigree tops off this impressive, loveable ram.
Parkdale Basil
Parkdale Basil is a big powerful, proven, sound Valais Blacknose ram that will help breed a great foundation flock, leaving well balanced, milking females.
Parkdale Basil comes from pure classic Swiss maximum points genetics including Prendwick Basil and Prendwick Eros .
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