Dr Clive Dalton Baconer: Pig slaughtered around 80kg live weight (60kg carcass weight) to produce bacon and ham. Barrow: A castrated male pig. Mainly an American term. Boar: Uncastrated male used for breeding but can be used for younger pigs. Breeds: · Large white · Landrace · Berkshire · Welsh · Hampshire · Tamworth · Wessex saddleback · Large black · Hybrids from commercial breeding companies · Kunikuni … Read more
Importation of exotic sheep breeds Second MAF importation Quarantine station at Hopuhopu Veterinary inspection MAFQual veterinarian Peter Hoyle Dr Clive DaltonHopuhopu quarantine station Hamilton MAFQual veterinarian Peter Hoyle’s memories I was new boy on the block and had some experience in quarantine while working in the UK as a state veterinarian. So I got … Read more
By Dr Clive Dalton Picture 1. This picture shows markers ‘zig-zagging’ up the hill on the course. The sheep start at the bottom and are moved to the left, then they move to the right, and complete the course by moving to the left again. The competitor is waiting for the sheep to be released on … Read more
Pressure for importation Chance of a fast buck By Dr Clive Dalton When the pressure came on in the 1970s to import more sheep from UK, the memory of the 1952 Scrapie saga was still sufficiently fresh in the memory of a lot of folk to make them very nervous. So there was a clear acceptance … Read more
Scrapie in UK Cause of ScrapieScrapie history in New Zealand By Dr Clive Dalton Scrapie was a major importation risk and this certainly worried a lot of people both in New Zealand and in UK. Scrapie in UK Scrapie is endemic in UK, and we budding young shepherds used to see what must have been … Read more
The Danish Texels – what happened to them? By Dr Clive Dalton Texels were in great demand by other sheep countries around the world in the 1970s -1980s once the news got out about their meat qualities, and it seems that the Danish Texels had a top reputation. Dr Leyden Baker (pictured right) who had the … Read more
By Dr Clive Dalton Joan Bentley was born in Ireland and worked for the President of the Irish Jersey Breeders Association, who got a lot of information from New Zealand about Jersey cattle. This encouraged Joan’s interest in Jerseys and New Zealand. 2012 New Zealand Jersey herd of 400 cows, five times the average herd … Read more
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