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TRIGG Members
Five of the North Island’s top Romney breeders joined forces in an innovative partnership to offer the best genetics from their performance recorded rams. The TRIGG group includes:
Performance recording is a key component in the TRIGG group's initiative to improve the genetic merit of it' s rams. The breeding values of all rams are recorded on Sheep Improvement Limited indexes (www.sheepimprovement.co.nz) enabling the group members to compare their rams against each other and against other breeders. Adopting the model used by the dairy industry the group conducted sire referencing and progeny testing trials to identify the highest performing breeding stock in each members flock. The group called in the expertise of livestock genetics and animal production specialist, Professor Hugh Blair of the Institute of Veterinary, Animal & Biomedical Sciences and Associate Professor Roger Purchas of the Insitute of Food Nutrition & Human Health from Massey University to help achieve this goal.
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