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Early weaning

… stock benefit from having more time recover body condition before mating late lactation all … same time means despite age required regain body condition more quickly than older ewes …
Podcast

Better Beef Breeding: Buying bulls that perform

Getting better calves from your cows involves getting the right breeder, selecting the right bull both on figures and on what you can see, then looking after that bull and making sure he can do his …
Factsheet

Energy requirements of cattle

… influences metabolisable energy liveweight body condition stage pregnancy level milk … must supplied provide energy needed essential body functions energy supplied diet must …
Industry data

Stock Number Survey 30 June 2024

… lamb crop calving outlook spring 2024 based condition any changes number breeding … flush ewes prepare ewes mating improving body condition worm burdens were challenge … last year impact fewer breeding ewes loss body condition ewes mating lower pregnancy …
News

Beef Progeny Test under the spotlight at Kepler Farm field day

… She spoke about the heritability of cow Body Condition Score and the relationship between Body Condition Score and reproductive …
18 April 2023
Podcast

Better sheep breeding: Buying the right rams for your flock with Annie O’Connell, Beef + Lamb New Zealand Genetics

Find out more More information on the maternal and terminal indexes we discuss can be found at www.ramindex.co.nz The the ram buyer guide is downloadable at bit.ly/Ram-Buying-Guide Check out the …
Podcast

Use of ewe pregnancy diagnosis (scanning) information, with Professor Paul Kenyon, Massey University

Paul has led a considerable amount of sheep research focused on improving on-farm productivity and profitability and is a key contributor to many of B+LNZ’s resource booklets and factsheets. In this …
Resource book

Growing great stock in the face of drench resistance

… productive animals suit wairarapas summerdry conditions management stud wormfec gold fegold … traits including reproduction growth ewe body condition well health traits including worm …
Industry data

Stock Number Survey 30 June 2018

… ewes 21 2 hoggets 25 2 total sheep 08 2 ewe condition 2 scanning 2 lamb crop 38 2 beef … particularly rising twoyearold heifers good body condition plenty feed availability … due lift number breeding cows cows lost body condition some areas during dry …
Factsheet

Managing hoggets from pre-mating through to two-tooths

… 15th april mating positive impact liveweight body condition score reproductive performance target minimum body condition score 25 during tupping hoggets …