project - Innovative project
Breck House Enterprises Ltd - NYM Swaledale Breeders
Breck House Enterprises Ltd - NYM Swaledale Breeders
Objectives
Development of a meat yield assessment for live animals using ultra sound scanning of sheep. This is aimed at genetic improvements in hill farming flocks through better selection of animals for breeding The group will use existing technology (ultrasound / EID ) in a new and innovative way by carrying out field experiments over 3 years to develop new and adapted genetic data collection systems and new meat yield assessment technologies suitable for hill farming economics and conditions. The project group consists of hill/ upland farmers who all farm Swaledale sheep.
Objectives
Development of a meat yield assessment for live animals using ultra sound scanning of sheep. This is aimed at genetic improvements in hill farming flocks through better selection of animals for breeding The group will use existing technology (ultrasound / EID ) in a new and innovative way by carrying out field experiments over 3 years to develop new and adapted genetic data collection systems and new meat yield assessment technologies suitable for hill farming economics and conditions. The project group consists of hill/ upland farmers who all farm Swaledale sheep.
Further details
- Main funding source
- Rural development 2014-2020
Agricultural sectors
Sheep & Goats meatTopics
1 Practice Abstracts
Development of a meat yield assessment for live animals using ultra sound scanning of sheep. This is aimed at genetic improvements in hill farming flocks through better selection of animals for breeding The group will use existing technology (ultrasound / EID ) in a new and innovative way by carrying out field experiments over 3 years to develop new and adapted genetic data collection systems and new meat yield assessment technologies suitable for hill farming economics and conditions. The project group consists of hill/ upland farmers who all farm Swaledale sheep.