The productive potential of a sheep is defined by its genetic makeup that interacts with environmental factors, such as nutrition, to determine the extent to which the potential is realised. While an animal's specific genetic makeup is unique to that animal, many important production traits are shared within breeds and...

The productive potential of any animal is defined by its genetic makeup that then interacts with environmental factors eg nutrition, to determine the extent to which the potential is realised.

Sheep producers in Central West NSW are set to benefit from an exciting new Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) project aimed at unlocking the productivity, profitability, and sustainability gains that come from smarter genetic selection. Led by For Flocks Sake Pty Ltd in partnership with Meat & Livestock Australia, this hands-on...

Achieving desired production and profitability targets within a farmed goat breeding enterprise is influenced by genetics.

Join Local Land Services, leading producers, researchers, and industry experts for the Southern beef and lamb school for two-and-a-half days of expert-led sessions, hands-on workshops, and networking.

Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) is proud to announce a groundbreaking collaboration with AuctionsPlus, enabling sheep breeders to seamlessly integrate Sheep Genetics data into online stud listings for the first time.

Australian cattle carcase weights have followed a long-term upward trend, supported by ongoing improvements in genetics, production systems, more favourable feed conditions and market dynamics.

A group of Border Leicester stud breeders, the Border Leicester Association, set out to develop market information systems and alliances between Border Leicester ram breeders, first cross ewe breeders and prime lamb breeders. They adopted measured performance as a brand prerequisite and successfully positioned their sheep in the prime lamb...