Why Structural Selection Drives Long-Term Profitability with Sharon Paterson
Episode S2025 · Ep 238 39 min 24s

Why Structural Selection Drives Long-Term Profitability with Sharon Paterson

In this episode, Ferg is chatting with Sharon Paterson from Waikaka Station in Southland, NZ. Sharon is very passionate about her flock of Texels and chats with Ferg about her selection process and her very rigorous culling criteria for structure and litter size, which have led to a uniform and productive line of sheep. Ferg and Sharon discuss How structure improves stayabilityHow culling singles over the years has improved fertility.How improved survivability counteracts a lower scanning per...

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