CT scanning offers lift to profit

摘要

Commercial prime lamb producers should seek out breeders of terminal sires who use CT scanning to optimise the accuracy of their trait selection. That's according to the SAC's leading geneticist, Lutz Bungcr, who says these sires hold the key to the future of profitable sheep production. CT scanning is now widely used across terminal sire breeds. And more rams are available for commercial use whose performance data and trait heritability are based on the high levels of accuracy it produces. Dr Bunger says it presents a great opportunity for commercial producers to achieve guaranteed improved performance from their prime lambs.