Murray Rogerson

          
       

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ASBV INDEX INFLATION

Inflation
Inflation is somewhat like Bacon’s description of hope, it provides a mighty breakfast but leaves you pretty hungry by supper. Many stud breeders pursue the art of index inflation by crossing different strains of blue ink, morally questionable but… Continue reading

THE ASBV ENGINE ROOM

The ASBV figures are taken after the 2nd to 5th weaning’s and as such reflect end of life record rather than prediction. Accuracy levels are randomized compared to the preferred position. Continue reading

WHAT IS O.V.I.S

Data collection dating back to 1974 was fed into the databank of LAMBPLAN which began in 1985 incorporating 8 major breeds, Poll Dorset, White Suffolk, Texel, Merino, Suffolk, Border Leicestor, Corriedale and Coopworth.

As LAMBPLAN grew Dr Arthur R Gilmore… Continue reading

CHALLENGE AND SELECT

Introduction
In 2005 when Stirling Dohne Stud started, I found the productivity of the breed almost mind-blowing but so were their faults. I took an early interest in muscle but then realized that the wool had to be corrected to… Continue reading

OPTIMAL OVINE SPECIES SIZE

The Effects of Gravity
Grazing mammal figures can be extremely variable, but approximately for every ten-fold increase in adult weight, fecundity halves, conversion rate doubles, metabolism decreases and food fibre consumption percentage increases. A 60kg sheep is capable of 1.3… Continue reading

Foot Forward

As a child before the  advent of  thibenzole sheep drench I remember both parents dagging sheep until well after 10PM completely enclosed by an 8 feet high edifice, stretching perhaps 20 feet to the horizon.

Before this time… Continue reading

THE MISGUIDED QUEST FOR SIZE

“Just like Showing,” ASBV’s are tapping into the “individual survival driven” human desire for size. Efficiency conversion rate is roughly inversely proportional, for every 10-fold decrease in bodyweight, conversion rates halve and hence roughly the rate of cattle is 8-1;… Continue reading