MERINO CENTRAL TEST SIRE EVALUATION - MEDIUM WOOL (1989-1993) AND FINE WOOL (1990-1993)

Citation
Ae. Casey et al., MERINO CENTRAL TEST SIRE EVALUATION - MEDIUM WOOL (1989-1993) AND FINE WOOL (1990-1993), Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding, 43(1), 1995, pp. 30-46
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture Dairy & AnumalScience
ISSN journal
00437875
Volume
43
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
30 - 46
Database
ISI
SICI code
0043-7875(1995)43:1<30:MCTSE->2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Medium wool Merino Central Test Sire Evaluation (CTSE) has been conduc ted since 1987 in the NSW Riverina. Additional medium wool sites have since been initiated in NSW (Macquarie), Western Australia and South A ustralia. This report covers the presently available data from the Riv erina (1989 - 1993), Macquarie (1990 - 1992) and Western Australia (19 93) evaluations linked across years and sites by the use of common sir es. South Australia will be linked to this group when their first eval uation (1995 drop) is available. Fine wool Merino CTSE was initiated i n the New England in 1990 and Victoria in 1992. This report includes a ll the available New England drops (1990 - 1993), however no Victorian results are available at present. CTSE has been developed to allow br eeders to increase genetic progress by improved across flock selection of sires. A wide range of both measured and visually assessed traits are recorded to allow breeders with a wide range of objectives to bene fit. The information allows participating breeders to benchmark their home tested sires performance to elite sires from throughout Australia . The CTSE program provides the only objective comparisons of the gene tic merit of rams from different studs which is independently conducte d and publicly available to the industry. The CTSE programs are primar ily funded by participating breeders with the assistance of State and Australian Associations of Stud Merino Breeders, The University of New South Wales, NSW Agriculture, The Federation of Performance Breeders and Western Australia Department of Agriculture.