Livestock

Work to develop a high throughput, low-cost facial eczema (FE) tolerance test for sheep is well underway with a commercial test expected to be made available to laboratories by the end of 2023.

By Rachael Fouhy

Despite regular warnings over recent decades, farmers appear unwilling to tackle the issue of drench resistance in sheep. By Lynda Gray.

Vet Sara Sutherland tries to sort the jargon around the genetics of resistance to parasitic worms.

Farm consultant Kerry Dwyer works the numbers to find the cost of producing a lamb and that farmers are running a high input cost system.

Tiniroto's Mount Florida Station has won the Gisborne-Wairoa Farmer of the Year award. Peter Andrew reports on the field day at the hill country farm.

It may be paradoxical, but Dorian Garrick believes that the success of NZ’s breeding value maternal worth has hampered farmer-led innovations.

A recent trial comparing the performance of two lines of rams over commercial two-tooths highlights the perils of judging rams on looks alone.

A combination of new technologies and good stockmanship sees the lambs from the Copland family’s Canterbury operation early to the works. Story by Sandra Taylor.

Mid- and fine-wool breeds miss out on facial eczema tolerance as the core genetics is limited to strong-wool studs from the North Island, Joanna Grigg reports.