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Sheep Farm Husbandry – Official recording schemes

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Sheep, husbandry, breeding, records, official recording schemes, Sheep Improvement Ltd (SIL), explanation of indexes, sub indexes, breeding values, goal traits, predictor traits, using records to select rams By Dr Clive Dalton Flock recording in New ZealandIn New Zealand the national performance recording services is now called Sheep Improvement Ltd, (SIL) which is run from within … Read more

Cattle farm husbandry – cattle identification

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Cattle, farming, husbandry, recording, identification, tags and tag placement, brands, tattoos, recording live weight By Dr Clive Dalton You cannot do any worthwhile breeding to improve herd performance unless all your animals have a unique identification. Apart from this, it’s now a legal requirement by the Animal Health Board (AHB) to have all your cattle … Read more