NEW South Wales sheep producers have been advised to focus on enterprise flexibility and diversification in meat and wool to maximise returns and minimise losses…Read More
Sheep Central, January 22, 2025EWE udder assessment is the ‘hidden gem’ among strategies available to Merino producers to maximise reproductive success, according to senior New South Wales research scientist Dr Gordon Refshauge. This week..Read More
Terry Sim, November 1, 2024MEAT & Livestock Australia has launched its new Sheep Genetics podcast to help producers make the best use of the genetic tools available…Read More
Sheep Central, May 6, 2024MEAT & Livestock Australia is considering new funding options for the sheep industry’s valuable genetic resource flock, potentially through the MLA Donor Company…Read More
Terry Sim, March 25, 2024AUSTRALIA’S Merino seedstock suppliers are increasingly using genetic analysis to breeding sheep with fewer breech wrinkles, balanced with early growth and fleece weight…Read More
A NEW Zealand study aims to develop new genetic criteria for desirable working dog traits by undertaking the most detailed genomic investigation of the NZ dog breeds ever attempted…Read More
Sheep Central, July 31, 2023A TRIO of South Australian university students have big plans for their livestock Trait Select app – the winner of the University of Adelaide’s latest eChallenge…Read More
Sheep Central, December 9, 2022BREEDING animals for climate change will be among the themes covered by the 2022 Meat & Livestock Australia Livestock Genetics Forum in Adelaide next month…Read More
Sheep Central, March 14, 2022A NEW award to encourage emerging talent has been added to the prestigious Helen Newton Turner awards this year…Read More
Sheep Central, July 21, 2021IF Merino wool prices doubled Glenthompson sheep producers Russell and Fiona Mitchell would not turn back from their flock’s progression away from Merinos, to composites and now to Nudie shedding sheep…Read More
Terry Sim, July 14, 2021BEEF and dairy genetics cooperative Genetics Australia aims to expand its sheep services after its $5.8 million purchase of the Total Livestock Genetics at Camperdown in south-west Victoria…Read More
Terry Sim, December 2, 2020A BRITISH Texel ram lamb has set a new world record price equivalent to more than A$667,000 in the Scottish National Texel Sale at the Lanark Agricultural Centre in Scotland…Read More
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