Summary
BEAUTY may lie in the eye of the beholder when livestock appears in the show ring, but it is the figures that really count, according to recent research by Quality Meat Scotland, the industry-wide promotional and research organisation.
QMS has funded a series of trials throughout Scotland that have proved conclusively that using a high index rated ram can boost profitability. At Hazelbank, near Lockerbie, the progeny of superior rams resulted in gross sales of an additional GBP 20 per ewe compared to lambs from sires of lesser merit.See the full content of this document
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