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Ram Buying Guides
Equip yourself with a neXtgen Agri ram-buying guide. Each guide is an essential tool for making the right ram-buying decisions for your business. You'll gain an in-depth understanding of estimated breeding values (EBVs) and how to use them to improve the productivity and profitability of your flock.
Igenity profiles provide a tool to rank cattle on traits that impact productivity, helping commercial producers select replacement heifers based on genetic merit. Igenity ranks cattle using simple 1–10 scores for key traits.
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Download the New Zealand fine-wool edition by completing this form.
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Download the New Zealand maternal and terminal edition by completing this form.
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You want to run a successful and profitable livestock business. So, which traits are you selecting for - and why? Your Genetic Plan is designed to help guide you through four key aspects of breeding decision-making: the things that make you money, save you money, save you time and delight your customer.
Need some guidance setting up your Tru-Test device to record data successfully? This handy guide from the neXtgen Agri team runs through the basics, from what to check before starting a job to preparing a tag bucket file and performing quick data analysis on the job.
The neXtgen Agri visual appraisal guide uses separate scores to assess the overall visual aspects of animals. It is primarily for catalogued sale rams, but it can also be applied to young ewes and rams as needed. For a comprehensive assessment, combine visual appraisal with breeding values.
Farm with fewer fly-related animal health issues. This resource provides you with information and options to help you achieve this goal, from management options to breeding opportunities, such as decreasing breech wrinkle score.
Igenity profiles provide a tool to rank cattle on traits that impact productivity, helping commercial producers select replacement heifers based on genetic merit. Igenity ranks cattle using simple 1–10 scores for key traits.
The ASBV for the trait, ‘susceptibility to footrot’, is quoted as FR. FR describes a sheep’s susceptibility to footrot using its genetic difference in footrot score. This score measures how well a sheep retains foot health under a challenge with virulent footrot.
