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  Tikana Wapiti Deer Stud - Browns - Winton - New Zealand
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Forecaster

Growth Data
Birth Date                               5th December 2014
Weaning March Weight                                   92kg
12 Month (5th December) Weight                  197kg
Growth Rate from birth to 12 months          489gms/day
Body Weight at 2 years old                            326kg    

Velvet Data
2 years old      8.4kg, 21cm beam, EWSupremeTM
3 years old     12.2kg, 22.5cm beam, EWSupremeTM
4 years old     15.2kg, 23cm beam, EWSupremeTM
5 years old     18.0kg, 24cm beam, EWSupremeTM
Awards
Winner National Rising Stars Hard Antler & Velvet Competition 2017 2year old Elk/Wapiti Velvet
Winner Elk & Wapiti Society of NZ Velvet Antler Competition 2017 2 year class
Winner National Velvet & Trophy Antler Competition 2017  3 year Elk/Wapiti
Winner Elk & Wapiti Society of NZ Velvet Antler Competition 2019 4 year class
Winner Elk & Wapiti Society of NZ Velvet Antler Competition 2020 5 year class

Genetic Merit - (based on most recent Wapiti Across herd sire summary - October 2020)
  • #3 ranked Wapiti bull for growth (WT12eBV) +23.2kg
  • #4 ranked Wapiti bull for weaning weight (WWTeBV) +15.8kg
  • #7 ranked Wapiti bull for autumn weight (AWTeBV) +17.5kg
  • #4 ranked bull for Carcass Weight (CWeBV)  + 12.2kg
  • #4 ​ranked bull  for Terminal Index $40.35
  • In the top 1% for velvet (within herd only)
  • Sold - 2018 sale to Connemara for $38,000

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Tikana Wapiti Stud
374 Livingstone Road - Browns
RD 1 Winton
Southland - NZ 
Phone: 03-2364117
Email: info@tikana.co.nz
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