Putting a focus on traits rather than the breed of his terminal sires has helped Adrian Coombe increase flock productivity at Dupath Farm, near Callington. A project using estimated breeding values (EBVs) to select sires showed a net value difference of £4.30 a lamb between progeny groups sired by the highest and lowest indexing rams […]
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