Скачать или смотреть Webinar: Genetics of lamb survival

Join AHDB Beef and Lamb and Dr Forbes Brien, Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide, for a webinar looking at the genetic influences on lamb survival.

With benefits to the sheep industry derived from genetic improvement exceeding £10.7 million per annum we have tackled many of the easy to measure traits within our sheep populations to breed ewes that are more profitable, more efficient and have a lower environmental footprint.

In recent years, AHDB funded research undertaken at SRUC has developed breeding values for traits that are harder to measure and less heritable – but extremely economically important. Breeding values for lamb survival, ewe longevity and health traits like parasite resistance are now available – but how can we make them more accurate and ultimately more valuable?

The webinar will cover:
•Genetic influences on lamb survival and ways we can improve the trait
•The impact of changing lamb carcase traits upon ewe performance
•The genetics of ewe behaviour
•Optimum culling strategies