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June 2025

Like many other farmers this years lambing had two sides to it. Sun on the backs of the ewes and lambs enabled lambs to bask in the sun, rather than drinking/eating to stay warm. This is certainly reflected in our 8 week weights. However the flip side of this has been the paucity of grass,

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September 2023

Breed for CH4nge – Breeding for Low Methane Sheep We have been actively involved in research into worm resistance in sheep for over 7 years. For the last 3 years we have participated in research that has honed down to using Serum IgA. By quantifying IGA concentrations, farmers can identify sheep with high IGA levels,

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July 2022

  I strongly believe that using genetics provides key management tools for much of the livestock sector. From the increasingly important environment perspective where work out of New Zealand for instance has indicated perhaps not surprisingly that sheep with significant worm burdens omit 30% more methane than otherwise. Methane output is high up governments’ climate

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