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

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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 27. Importing exotic sheep breeds

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The Texel The Texel always looked a good prospect because of its meat, and when the world discovered the breed, it was in great demand, especially in UK were stud rams make unbelievable money (e.g 23,000 guineas), and rams have been so further selected on phenotype for meat conformation, that they are starting to look … Read more