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No 5. Sheep Performance Recording in New Zealand. History – Breed structure

By Dr Clive Dalton Breed structure – the famous triangle I’ve drawn the traditional breed structure in the first triangle.  The registered stud breeders with ‘pedigree’ sheep are in the apex, then in the middle tier are  breeders who ‘multiply’ these ‘stud’ genes (both ewes and rams0 before being passed down the structur to the … Read more