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Feeding grain to sheep

Feeding grain to sheep …
Managing sheep parasites

Drench resistance in sheep parasites is a growing issue in New Zealand, affecting productivity and increasing costs for farmers. The Smartworm® app offers a solution by helping farmers implement …
Cool Sheep Programme

Reducing methane emissions in New Zealand's national sheep flock through targeted breeding. This ground-breaking project aims to give every sheep farmer in New Zealand the opportunity to reduce …
Better sheep breeding

Better Sheep Breeding starts with informed decisions. Choosing the right rams for your farming operation is one of the most effective ways to improve flock performance and …
Podcast

Trace elements in sheep

… drenches now. More information in B+LNZ’s factsheet: Trace Element Nutrition of Sheep (PDF, …
Sheep Progeny Test

The Sheep Progeny Test is a long-standing and critical component of New Zealand’s sheep genetics system. The benchmarks created by this test underpin the NZGE – B+LNZ’s large-scale across-flock and …
The Sheep Poo Study 

… will assess the prevalence and contributing factors of Facial eczema (FE) across New … This study aims to assess the prevalence and factors contributing to Facial eczema (FE) … tracks FE spore levels.  Insight into FE risk factors: By providing data on farm conditions, …
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Grazing vineyards with sheep

Sheep are often used to 'pluck' leaves on vineyards. MPI advises graziers, farmers and vineyard owners and operators to check and follow withholding periods (WHPs) for any chemicals used on the …
Factsheet

The Cool Sheep Programme

cool sheep programme reducing methane emissions new zealands national sheep flock through genetic selection groundbreaking project aims give every sheep farmer new zealand opportunity use genetic …
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Common worms in sheep

Worm species …