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Agricultural history in New Zealand. No 1. Importing exotic sheep breeds

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Introduction to Blog series Early sheep imports to New Zealand Renewed interest in ‘exotic’ sheep breeds  Disease concerns Recent imports Why the need for new sheep breeds? Where are the official records?  The national archives By Dr Clive Dalton Introduction to Blog seriesThis is the first of a series of blog posts on the importation … Read more

New Zealand agricultural history. No 17. Importing exotic sheep breeds

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The name ‘Sheepac’ Bruce Koller’s role Malcolm Cameron’s role  Cameron’s conundrum  Sheepac board and directors  Sheepac Funding  The Sheepac brand  By Dr Clive Dalton The name ‘Sheepac’ Robin Hilson Sheepac was the name given to the company set up to market the exotic sheep purebreds and their various crosses, after they had completed their quarantine … Read more