importation exotic breeds

New Zealand agricultural history. No 22. Importing exotic sheep breeds

November 29, 2023 by dalton

Animal Enterprises (AE) importations 1986 Finn, Texel, East Friesian, Gotland Pelt, German White Headed Marsh Stupid quarantine fencing regulations by MAF Arguments with MAF over release dates from quarantine By Dr Clive Dalton Information obtained from paper presented by Dr Jock Allison to NZ Institute of Primary Industry Management, December 2006. Fencing stupidity MAF regulations … Read more

New Zealand agricultural history. No 18. Importing exotic sheep breeds

November 28, 2023 by dalton

Marketing the Sheepac sheep – the planSecondary quarantine unitsHelping shareholders to market their sheepArtificial insemination programmeBuying sheep from Hilson’s unit‘Bundled packages’ for saleSale by public auction Hopuhopu management changes MAFTech Sheep and Beef Officers as sales agentsStock agents So how did Sheepac score in business terms? By Dr Clive Dalton Marketing the Sheepac sheep – The plan … Read more