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Objective Measurement And The Stud Breeder, B R. Beetson
Objective Measurement And The Stud Breeder, B R. Beetson
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The movement towards sale of wool by certificate and sample highlights the significance of objective measurement in the Merino stud breeders' selection of his top rams.
This article suggests how stud breeders should use the Department of Agriculture's Flock Testing Service to gain genetic progress in wool producing ability without loss of visual buyer appeal.
Studs' use of the service will be evaluated in 1974.
New Cattle Breeds : How Do We Use Them?, J L. Anderson
New Cattle Breeds : How Do We Use Them?, J L. Anderson
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Traditionally, beef production in Australia has been based on a few of the many breeds that developed in the United Kingdom. Pedigree breeding was used to maintain these breeds and was probably a sound policy, when combined with selection on performance, to maintain and concentrate merit in stud herds.
Emphasis on pure breeding has caused many prejudices against the practices of mixing and selection which were the original bases of breed formation.
Despite the adaptation of British breeds to the various environments in Australia there was, and still is, continuous interest in introducing other breeds of cattle to improve beef …