Carcass yield has been increased on a New Zealand sheep stud by using myostatin in a balanced breeding programme that has also lifted eating quality and worm resistance. Nithdale Station belongs to Andrew and Heather Tripp, who introduced Texel genetics in 2005 as an outcross to improve lean meat yield on their South Island farm. […]
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