Genetics

Breeding is permanent and cumulative and can result in reduced costs as well as improved animal health and welfare. Sandra Taylor reports.

Geneticist Nicola Dennis scans the world of genetic modification, mostly outside New Zealand.

Results from the Beef + Lamb Genetics’ dairy beef progeny trial (DBPT) builds a compelling case for dairy farmers to use high genetic merit beef bulls across their herds. But how does this benefit finishers?

Sharl Liebergreen goes by the numbers to improve beef genetics.

What genetic change has the New Zealand beef cow herd made and are we improving? Amy Hoogenboom writes.

When selecting bulls, the best way to achieve genetic improvement in offspring is selection based on EBVs or an index, Dorian Garrick writes.

In pursuit of Wiltshire lambs who might have inherited the Myomax lean muscle mass gene, farmer and geneticist Nicola Dennis tells how the family went about the testing process.

Dorian Garrick scopes the range of options for wool off the typical New Zealand sheep farm.

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.

James Hoban reports on development of sheep with lower methane emissions.