Low Input Sheep BLG Progeny Test

13/12/2024

"𝗜𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝟱𝟭% 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟯𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆. 𝗡𝗭𝗚𝗘𝘃𝟲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁."

The rollout of the New Zealand Genetic Evaluation Version 6 (NZGEv6) this month, builds on the genetic tools that have significantly contributed to productivity gains in New Zealand's sheep industry.

Link to article: https://live-beef-lamb-nz.pantheonsite.io/news/new-zealand-genetic-engine-version-6-launched

20/10/2024

Last tailing for the Progeny Test. Measuring the all important maternal traits.

12/09/2024

Some people think that breeding sheep that are resistant to worms means lower production. That simply isn't true. To become a WormFEC Gold breeder, the flock must average above the national average for production (NZMW) as well as above average worm resistance. Many Resistant rams are also right at the top for production.

07/04/2024

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21/11/2023

25/10/2023

24/01/2023

A great article in the Country Wide by Sandra Taylor with an overview of the project and insights from the field day.

Breeding is permanent and cumulative and can result in reduced costs as well as improved animal health and welfare. Sandra Taylor reports. Widespread drench resistance, labour shortages and changin…

10/01/2023

20/12/2022

“We are now farming in an environment with increased drench resistance, changing market demands, labour shortages and soaring input costs. The LIPT has shown that there are animals that will perform, without tailing or drenching, in a tough environment with significant parasite challenges.”

You can watch a recording of the Low Input Progeny Test Field day here: https://youtu.be/cME6iKdpvVA

Read the full article here: https://beeflambnz.com/news-views/low-input-progeny-test-highlights-power-genetics

Genetics are a powerful tool to help address the animal health, welfare and labour issues that challenge the sheep industry and add significant cost to producers.

30/11/2022

“𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴, 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴.”

Since 2019, many of our sheep breeders have been committed to measuring methane emissions in their flocks. Around 15,000 sheep were measured on farm for methane emissions.

The intention is now to expand this initial work to enable a growing number of rams with a low methane breeding value to be available to commercial farmers.

You can read the full media release here: https://beeflambnz.com/news-views/low-methane-sheep-project-game-changer-farmers

We welcome an investment by the Government in a ground-breaking low methane sheep genetics project to give more farmers access to animals to help reduce the production of methane from their farm.

The $4.2m low methane sheep programme, supported by a range of organisations including B+LNZ and the Ministry for Primary Industries through the Climate Emergency Response Fund, will use genetic selection to accelerate the uptake of low methane sheep among commercial farmers and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the NZ flock.

Globally, NZ has led the way in pioneering genetics to reduce methane resulting in massive efficiency gains of the NZ sheep flock over the last 30 years. This project will help genetics support the industry for the next 30 years.

Read the full media release: https://beeflambnz.com/news-views/low-methane-sheep-project-game-changer-farmers

24/11/2022

A great day on Wednesday, thanks to all those who attended physically and virtually. Follow the link below to watch the recording of the Low Input Sheep Progeny Test Field Day on B+LNZ Genetics YouTube channel.

A recording from the Low Input Progeny Test field day - held 23 November 2022.Click the links below to jump ahead to a particular topic/speaker:0:00 min - Fa...

18/11/2022

B+LNZ Genetics exists to help commercial farmers make the most profitable breeding decisions for their particular farm management system.

16/11/2022

02/10/2022

Breeding the dream sheep with no dagging, docking or drenching

14/09/2022

A bit fresh for lambing. AI lambs due today for the 4th cohort of lambs.

06/09/2022

The Low Input Sheep Progeny Test will be wound down from the end of this year having highlighted the role genetics can play in a sheep’s ability to perform with […]