Displaying items by tag: Genetics

THE SHEEP industry’s newest genetics body is revamping the sector’s selection systems to emulate the scale and power of those used in the dairy industry.

New Zealand's dairy industry has many success stories; hard work, R&D and sacrifice have paid off for innovators and entrepreneurs.

BEEF + LAMB New Zealand (B+LNZ) Genetics is officially in business.

FORMER LANDCORP boss and Massey University Chancellor Chris Kelly will chair the board of the new entity Beef + Lamb New Zealand Genetics.

ONE OF the world's leading salmon egg producers is working with AgResearch to develop genomic selection in Atlantic salmon.

RECENT RESEARCH by a group of scientists, Dr Paul (Long) Cheng, Chris Logan, Professor Grant Edwards and Dr Huitong Zhou, from the Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Lincoln University, is helping to unravel a long-standing puzzle in the farming world.

Early results from research are showing clear advantage with the use of better beef genetics for dairy beef, says AgResearch.

New Zealand's top ram breeders have been celebrated at the second annual Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) Sheep Industry Awards.

Dairy farmers are being reminded to be extra vigilant in recording the parentage of calves – a study two years ago showed an average 23% were incorrectly matched.

Use of DNA sequence technology by farmer cooperative Livestock Improvement (LIC) has led to the discovery of a recessive small calf gene - opening the door to managing small calf syndrome out of the dairy industry.