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No 1. Sheep Performance Recording in New Zealand. History – First developments

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  By Dr Clive Dalton In New Zealand, sheep performance recording was started with the single objective of advancing genetic improvement in the national flock. This contrasted with performance recording in Britain, run by the Meat and Livestock Commission to improve flock management. The National Flock Recording Scheme (NFRS) The NFRS was designed and implemented to … Read more

No 13. Sheep Performance Recording in New Zealand. History – Modern challenges

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 By Dr Clive Dalton Change was inevitable My role in Sheeplan finished about 1979, and it was inevitable that with the phenomenal increase in the power of computers, that more sophisticated computations could be done faster, so more information could be provided for breeders – whether they needed it, or wanted it, or not.  It’s always … Read more