Livestock
Efficient and profitable sheep needed
With farming and overseas markets changing, Country-Wide asked industry people, what should the sheep of the future be?
What is wool’s future in NZ?
Dorian Garrick scopes the range of options for wool off the typical New Zealand sheep farm.
So you wanna be a stud?
Geneticist and farmer Nicola Dennis reflects on the breeding of valuable sheep.
Breeding for worm resistance
The answer to the problem of drench resistance is simple. Increase the strength of the animals’ immune system to a point where they can cope, Gordon Levet writes.
Simplifying ram selection
Farmers are encouraged to make use of the free, online tool nProve. nz to help them find the rams that best meet their breeding objectives.
Eyeing up the opportunities
Developing the Ezicare breed has meant the Morrisons can focus on meat with a little wool on the side. By Russell Priest. Photos: Brad Hanson.