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Picky breeding pays off for NSW farm family

<p>THE use of Australian sheep breeding values to drive genetic improvement has resulted in a bottom line boost of $2.42 a head per year at a merino operation owned by Grant and Annette Burbidge in New South Wales.</p>

Amber Atkinson
Picky breeding pays off for NSW farm family

  While visual selection still plays an important role in selecting breeding stock, only rams with ASBVs are considered for use in the Burbidges' nucleus ram-breeding flock to ensure that genetics are...

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