Head Shepherd

Mark Ferguson

Mark Ferguson from neXtgen Agri brings you the latest in livestock, genetics, innovation and technology. We focus on sheep and beef farming in Australia and New Zealand, and the people doing great things in those industries. To learn more about neXtgen Agri, visit www.nextgenagri.com.

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Head Shepherd

Episodes (309)

Sun Oct 11th Ferg's thoughts on replacement ewe selection
Sun Oct 4th Understanding immune competence and worm resistance in sheep with Emma Noble-Campbell
Sep 27th Pulling the future towards you with Gus Balbontin

Head Shepherd

Oct 11, 2026
31 minutes
21 MB

Selecting replacement ewe lambs is an opportunity to make more genetic progress in a flock, but how much are we missing when selection relies on visual assessment alone? In this episode, Ferg shares his thoughts on improving replacement ewe selection. He explains how environmental effects can influence what we see in the yards, and why putting objective scores around those observations can lead to better selection decisions. Ferg also explains how neXtRank accounts for environmental effects and trait heritability to rank animals against a flock's breeding objective, giving producers an opportunity to make better use...

Head Shepherd

Ferg's thoughts on replacement ewe selection

Mark Ferguson

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