The terminal that completes the system.

Bred for growth and eating quality.

Lambs that grow fast, finish quick and eat well — off a low birth weight, so ewes lamb unassisted.

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What pays

What the terminal pays for.

Four things a Trigger Vale sire pays out in the carcass — each bred to a number, not left to chance.

Growth

Post-weaning weight pushed hard — lambs hit market weight sooner, off a low birth weight.

Muscle & shape

More eye muscle at the C-site — carcass shape and yield that grades, not gets discounted.

Lean yield

More lean meat and better dressing — saleable weight off the same live weight.

Eating quality

Marbling above the breed, shear force below it — tenderness bred in, not left to chance.

Who it works for

Three buyers. What each one wants.

Type	What they do	What they're chasing	What we breed for it
Merino producer	Terminal over surplus and older Merino ewes. Keeps his own maternal replacements.	Easy lambing. Extra value off the ewes he isn't breeding from.	Low birth weight, high lambing ease — then big early growth and carcass shape.
Prime lamb producer	Maternal or composite ewe base, terminal over the top, every lamb to slaughter.	Fast turn-off. Maximum carcass value per ewe joined.	Post-weaning growth, eye muscle, lean yield and eating quality.
Finisher	Buys terminal-sired store or feeder lambs to finish.	Fast, even finishing. Lambs that turn off quick on weight and grade.	Growth and muscle that convert feed to saleable carcass.

The same sire suits all three — the difference is where you sell. Take the lamb to slaughter, or turn it off as a store, and the growth is already in it.

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The objective

What we select for, in plain terms.

A Trigger Vale terminal is built for the carcass — long, deep, and heavily muscled through the loin and hindquarter. But the non-negotiable is that it lambs easily — and lambing ease is a number we breed to, not a look we guess at. Structure first, then the data does the rest.

Each goes deeper on its own page.

Trigger Vale White Suffolk carcase — long, deep and heavily muscled through the loin and hindquarter

How we select

Structure first. Data second.

The eye — the gate

Muscle, structure and feet come first — the visual soundness that decides whether a sheep can walk, work and hold up in the paddock. Fail there, and no number saves it.

The data — the leverage

Pass, and the data does the heavy lifting: growth, carcass, low birth weight and lambing ease off a full LAMBPLAN profile, 5-star quality — every call from there.

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Growth

push post-weaning weight hard — the age growth is worth the most on a terminal drop — for fast, early finishing to an export carcass.

Low birth weight

hold birth weight well below the terminal average, so big growth never comes at the cost of a hard lambing.

Muscle & yield

more eye muscle, more lean meat and better dressing — carcass value bred to the same standard as everything we breed.

Eating quality

marbling above the breed and shear force below it, so the loin stays tender as growth and yield lift.

Lambing ease

lambing ease selected up alongside a moderate birth weight — more lambs on the ground unassisted, less labour when it counts most.

Structure

feet, frame and soundness first — a sire that holds up in a commercial paddock, not just under trial feeding.

Measured, then selected

Where we sit today, and where we're driving each trait.

The full objective

The objective, trait by trait.

Priority

Growth

Birth WeightWithin 24 hrs

BWT

Terminal av.: 0.3 kg
Trigger Vale av.: 0.3 kg
% band: Top 50%

Priority: High
Progression: Reduce
Emphasis: High

Weaning Weight~100 days

WWT

Terminal av.: 9.8 kg
Trigger Vale av.: 11.3 kg
% band: Top 30%

Priority: Med
Progression: Improve
Emphasis: High

Post Weaning Weight~225 days

PWT

Terminal av.: 15.2 kg
Trigger Vale av.: 18.0 kg
% band: Top 30%

Priority: High
Progression: Improve
Emphasis: High

Carcass

Post Weaning Eye Muscle Depth~225 days

PEMD

Terminal av.: 2.4 mm
Trigger Vale av.: 3.2 mm
% band: Top 30%

Priority: High
Progression: Improve
Emphasis: High

Post Weaning Fat Depth~225 days

PFAT

Terminal av.: -0.1 mm
Trigger Vale av.: 0.4 mm
% band: Top 30%

Priority: Med
Progression: Maintain
Emphasis: Low

Carcase Eye Muscle DepthCarcase

CEMD

Terminal av.: 2.3 mm
Trigger Vale av.: 2.6 mm
% band: Top 40%

Carcase FatCarcase

CCFAT

Terminal av.: -0.8 mm
Trigger Vale av.: -0.6 mm
% band: Top 40%

Lean Meat YieldCarcase

LMY

Terminal av.: 3.2%
Trigger Vale av.: 3.5%
% band: Top 50%

Priority: Med
Progression: Improve
Emphasis: Low

Dressing PercentageCarcase

DRESS

Terminal av.: 2.5%
Trigger Vale av.: 3.1%
% band: Top 30%

Intramuscular FatEating quality

IMF

Terminal av.: -0.35%
Trigger Vale av.: -0.04%
% band: Top 20%

Priority: High
Progression: Improve
Emphasis: High

Shear ForceEating quality

SHEARF5

Terminal av.: 1.74 N
Trigger Vale av.: 0.34 N
% band: Top 30%

Priority: Med
Progression: Improve
Emphasis: High

Reproduction

Lambing EaseBirth

Terminal av.: 0.7%
Trigger Vale av.: 2.1%
% band: Top 20%

Priority: High
Progression: Improve
Emphasis: Med


Growth	Birth Weight	Within 24 hrs	BWT	0.3 kg	0.3 kg	Top 50%	High	Reduce	High
	Weaning Weight	~100 days	WWT	9.8 kg	11.3 kg	Top 30%	Med	Improve	High
	Post Weaning Weight	~225 days	PWT	15.2 kg	18.0 kg	Top 30%	High	Improve	High
Carcass	Post Weaning Eye Muscle Depth	~225 days	PEMD	2.4 mm	3.2 mm	Top 30%	High	Improve	High
	Post Weaning Fat Depth	~225 days	PFAT	-0.1 mm	0.4 mm	Top 30%	Med	Maintain	Low
	Carcase Eye Muscle Depth	Carcase	CEMD	2.3 mm	2.6 mm	Top 40%
	Carcase Fat	Carcase	CCFAT	-0.8 mm	-0.6 mm	Top 40%
	Lean Meat Yield	Carcase	LMY	3.2%	3.5%	Top 50%	Med	Improve	Low
	Dressing Percentage	Carcase	DRESS	2.5%	3.1%	Top 30%
	Intramuscular Fat	Eating quality	IMF	-0.35%	-0.04%	Top 20%	High	Improve	High
	Shear Force	Eating quality	SHEARF5	1.74 N	0.34 N	Top 30%	Med	Improve	High
Reproduction	Lambing Ease	Birth	LE	0.7%	2.1%	Top 20%	High	Improve	Med

Percentile band

Top 5%Top 10%Top 20%Top 30%

Trait priority: The importance we place on the trait.
Trait progression: The direction we want the trait to move.
Trait emphasis: How much we need to focus on it within our flock.