Selection of sheep in Scandinavia Where the sheep came from By Dr Clive Dalton Selection of sheep in Scandinavia Dr Leyden Baker Dr Leyden Baker from MAF Ruakura Genetics was assigned responsibility to travel to Denmark and Finland to select the sheep for the 1984 importation, accompanied by MAF veterinarian Dr Stuart MacDiarmid. Their first … Read more
By Dr Clive Dalton Genetics or environment – which is more important? This is the old question of which is more important – nature or nurture? Is it the dog’s breeding (its genetic makeup) or the way it is trained and cared for? Both are important and no amount of training will make a top dog if … Read more
Agriculture, animal breeding, , selection, breeding plans, practical advice, cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, identification, recording, references, coefficient of inbreeding, random numbers, glossary By Dr Clive Dalton Part IV: Breeding in Practice Practical breeding plans This section is about ‘what to do’ in a breeding programme. It can only deal with the general principles as what … Read more