Breeding better sheep at Moojepin Merinos with Hamish Thompson
What does it take to keep a sheep business moving forward? For our guest this week, Hamish Thomson of Moojepin Merinos, it’s a mix of genetics, management and never being afraid to try something new.In the podcast, Hamish talks about the progress they’ve made since we spoke to him last, which was four years ago! They have been continuing to select for traits like growth, muscle and fat, as well as intensifying the focus to welfare traits such as dag, worms and, more recently, foot structure. He and Ferg also discuss the importance of ewe lamb joining and using ram lambs, containment feeding…
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