Displaying items by tag: lambs

Saturday, 05 September 2015 12:53

OMG!

The Hound reckons the Jafas from Auckland simply don’t help themselves with their rural cousins. Apparently, the latest fad emerging in the swankier Auckland suburbs is having a pet lamb and prancing it around in nappies.

Published in The Hound
Friday, 24 April 2015 15:09

Now is the time to decide on hogget breeding

April is the month when farmers need to make the final decision about hogget breeding for the year.  

Published in Management
Tuesday, 04 November 2014 08:22

Tailing trial work continues

TWO SEASONS into an investigation of the impact of tailing or docking lambs has prompted further analysis to see if longer tails could increase processing revenue by generating extra product for rendering or sale, says Alliance Group.

Published in Farm Health
Thursday, 19 September 2013 15:37

Managing hoggets for lambs

THE KEY issue with in-lamb hoggets is making sure they continue to grow and ensure that the animal has sufficient feed to allow for the foetus to grow as well, says a leading researcher on the subject.

Published in Management
Tuesday, 10 September 2013 15:52

Unusually lustrous lambs wanted

IF YOU have any lambs with unusually lustrous fleece this spring, Agresearch wants to hear from you.

Published in Management
Friday, 16 August 2013 11:22

Lustrous lambs wanted

The hunt is on for lambs with unusually lustrous fleece. Crown Research Institute Agresearch says if you have any such lambs this spring, it wants to hear from you.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 23 October 2012 16:17

Breed looks to bright future

FAST GROWING, easily delivered lambs with great survivability and conformation: that’s what you can expect when you use a Southdown ram, says breed society president Blair Robertson.

Published in Farm Health
Monday, 25 June 2012 08:56

Strong currency affects wool

Comparative market reporting based on the radically disparate volumes and types on offer between alternate weeks offerings of North and South Island wools is becoming increasingly difficult, says New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd's general manager, John Dawson.

Published in General News
Monday, 30 April 2012 10:29

Wool market variable

Targeted types such as some first lambs fleece and oddments resisted a generally weaker market last week, says New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd's general manager, John Dawson.

Published in General News
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