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<blockquote data-quote="Global ovine" data-source="post: 7661634" data-attributes="member: 493"><p>The two traits of greatest importance to improve are;</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">large decrease in FEC (which is resistance to worms) as this has serious affect on all traits to do with economic performance.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">reduce/eliminate dagginess as this increases flystrike risk and greatly increases labour costs and carcass grading due to contamination. The most off-putting trait to farmers.</li> </ul><p>Whether sheep are wool growing or not, all sheep have resistance and dagginess genes independent on what skin fibre follicles produce. However the woollier and longer the tails are the more the proverbial sticks.</p><p></p><p>To date no breed is the clear winner, however some breeders have rams that feature highly across some of the main desired traits. No one ram has bred progeny superior for everything measured. So it all comes down to the breeders who have made the most progress over previous generations. This doesn't happen by accident, luck or chasing a fashionable appearance quirk, but by having set goals and having bona fide data to sort out the trait leaders.</p><p></p><p>As a former researcher turned breeder, I think this work may be the most important catalyst to future proofing the sheep industry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Global ovine, post: 7661634, member: 493"] The two traits of greatest importance to improve are; [LIST] [*]large decrease in FEC (which is resistance to worms) as this has serious affect on all traits to do with economic performance. [*]reduce/eliminate dagginess as this increases flystrike risk and greatly increases labour costs and carcass grading due to contamination. The most off-putting trait to farmers. [/LIST] Whether sheep are wool growing or not, all sheep have resistance and dagginess genes independent on what skin fibre follicles produce. However the woollier and longer the tails are the more the proverbial sticks. To date no breed is the clear winner, however some breeders have rams that feature highly across some of the main desired traits. No one ram has bred progeny superior for everything measured. So it all comes down to the breeders who have made the most progress over previous generations. This doesn't happen by accident, luck or chasing a fashionable appearance quirk, but by having set goals and having bona fide data to sort out the trait leaders. As a former researcher turned breeder, I think this work may be the most important catalyst to future proofing the sheep industry. [/QUOTE]
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