
Gordon Levet is a Northland sheep farmer and ram breeder who has spent a lifetime breeding sheep for worm resistance and facial eczema (FE) tolerance. He began breeding for worm resistance in 1987, recognising that there was a genetic component to a sheep's ability to tolerate worms and this has shaped…
Early weaning of lambs can be a valuable management tool that can advantage both ewes and lambs.
A regulation restricting any shortening or removal of tails came into effect from 1 October 2018.
Federated Farmers says any increases in the NAIT levy must achieve an accurate and userfriendly system.
It is turning out to be almost the perfect summer for flystrike.
A warning has been issued to farmers about the dangers right now of both facial eczema and flystrike.
MPI says its push on NAIT compliance is paying off with almost 90% of livestock farmers meeting their obligations in 2021.
Continuing poor returns for crossbred wool coupled with the emergence of triple drench resistance is driving an increasing number of sheep farmers to consider making the shift to low-input, no-shear Wiltshires.
AgResearch scientists' work to successfully breed low methane emitting sheep has the potential to help all NZ livestock farmers lower their carbon footprint.
Facial eczema (FE) is a disease which causes lowered production, skin irritation and peeling and sometimes death.
Around 5% of ewes in New Zealand have problems with their udders (udder defects).
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