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  • Factsheet

    Tips for managing ewes with triplets

    … mating have lost body reserves lamb survival growth rates may therefore disappointing … lucerne clover herb mixes also improve lamb growth weaning artificial rearing based beef …
  • News

    Update on policy relating to highly productive land

    The NPS-HPL was created to protect highly productive land from ‘inappropriate subdivision, use, and development’ and is based on the Land Use Capability (LUC) system, which categorises land into …
    cows and landscape
  • Resource book

    Better Sheep Breeding: Ram buying decisions

    … value derived from reproduction lamb survival growth adult size wool 2 terminal worth nztw based value derived from growth lamb survival meat yield buying … tolerance wormfec resistance etc 2 28 13 7 50 growth reproduction survival wool adult size …
  • News

    Tackling perennial farm production challenges

    … traits. Conversely, beef farmers want fast growing, early maturing animals that finish …
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  • Factsheet

    Top Tips for Winter Crop Paddock Selection

    … remember its best graze from top down when sowing paddock try sow across hill when safe rows act mini … paddocks sooner you can get something growing after main crop less chance losing …
  • Factsheet

    Greenhouse gas management and mitigation for sheep and beef farmers

    … climate terminal sires increase young stock growth rates effectively allow more production … stock ratio optimise stock policy pasture growth curve consider utilising beef cattle …
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    Tapeworm, liver fluke and lungworm

    Meet the ‘other’ critters that might be freeloading in your stock! Tapeworm is a mostly harmless parasite of young lambs. Lungworm is most common in young calves and can cause serious disease if left …
  • News

    Bionic Capsule use banned for lambing in 2023

    … is it greater or less than the daily pasture growth rate? Typically it will be lower – …
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  • News

    Good genetic decisions just a click away

    For too long, the New Zealand beef sector has lagged behind its sheep and dairy counterparts in harnessing the power of genetics to drive productivity. That’s changing -- and it’s changing because …
    INZB
  • Factsheet

    Managing Flystrike

    … seasonal behaviour blowfly species insect growth regulators igrs igrs describe broad …