Tag Archives: Breeding

Rising plane of nutrition

If you find Fertility and fecundity are significant drivers of profitability in many livestock enterprises AND Feed conditions are not always ideal in the lead-up to mating season Then, When animals are on a diet that is steadily improving, it … Continue reading

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Sperm bank

If you find It’s not always convenient to keep a stock of frozen sperm on the farm so you can join your animals whenever you want to OR It would be handy to be ready to breed more animals if … Continue reading

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Top mob

If you find There are good genes in most collections of animals or plants but they are not evenly distributed and some individuals make better seedstock as a result AND Keeping the best genes to breed with the best genes … Continue reading

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Seedstock linked to relevant relatives

If you find It is not always clear who is related to who else AND Selecting a member of a family (plant or animal) as seedstock means bringing in some family characteristics that are desirable and some that are undesirable … Continue reading

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Effective culling

If you find It can be difficult to “let go” of animals you have raised Sentiment can interfere when culling, making it hard to make the best decisions at the drafting race It takes time and effort to track all … Continue reading

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Seedstock evenly assessed

If you find We can’t read an animal’s genes or a plant’s genes by looking at them. So to get the best chance of seeing their potential, we have to raise them under similar conditions and hope that this will … Continue reading

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