The government hasn’t been upfront about the international transport of livestock, according to Dr Anne Galloway, a senior lecturer in […]
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Sheepdogs round up the rules for crowd control
Scientists have found two simple rules behind how sheepdogs manage to round up and move sheep so efficiently, which they […]
Continue readingNew livestock virus in UK and Europe, unlikely to reach NZ
A new livestock virus spreading across Europe and panicking farmers in the Norther Hemisphere is unlikely to reach New Zealand […]
Continue readingSMC(UK) Fact Sheet on Schmallenberg virus
This fact sheet was produced by the SMC UK to give journalists a background on the Schmallenberg virus currently affecting […]
Continue readingSNP chip technology a $52m fillip for farm sector – researcher
New Zealand farmers stand to gain $52 million over the next five years from scientific innovation which has given a […]
Continue readingODT/NZPA: New parasitic test to help sheep breeders
AgResearch has developed a new parasite test for sheep which will allow breeders to test their stock faster, more easily […]
Continue readingManawatu Standard: Scientists working on animal genetics
Jill Galloway writes in the Waikato Times about scientists’ efforts to better understand beef and sheep genetics in a bid […]
Continue readingDom Post: Wool’s being bred into a thing of the past
Jon Morgan of the Dominion Post reports on Kakatahi farmer David “Tex” Matthews, who is building up a flock of […]
Continue readingDom Post: Methane research is ballooning
Kiran Chug of The Dominion Post reports on ongoing efforts to measure pastoral greenhouse gas emissions. Currently, AgResearch is using […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Counting burps – it’s a gas
Kathy Marks of the NZ Herald reports on an Australian project in which sheep are to have their burp outputs […]
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