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Choosing a bloodline source

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Primefact Number: 74    Edition: Third edition    Released/reviewed: Jun 2010

The following five steps, in conjunction with the latest Merino bloodline comparison results, will help a commercial wool producer to efficiently identify a ram source that will maximise profitability.

  • Step 1: Your flock breeding objective
  • Step 2: Benchmark performance
  • Step 3: Consider all traits
  • Step 4: Performance progress
  • Step 5: Constraints
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