Feed efficiency and behaviours in sheep with Tricia Johnson
This week on the Head Shepherd podcast we have another senior scientist of AgResearch, Tricia Johnson. Following on from our podcast with Dr Suzanne Rowe on "Genetic selection for lower methane in ruminants", we invited Tricia on to focus on her research in one of Marks favourite topics, feed efficiency and body composition.Tricia has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to sheep phenotypes and genetics; from muscling and meat quality traits to Facial Eczema . Mark starts off this epic podcast with the Myomax gene. "Early 2000's when Texel's were gaining prominence in New Zealand [...] We…
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