Research & Development
The research and development that goes on behind the scenes at Rissington Breedline is undeniably world-class.
It includes
- The world's largest sheep progeny testing programme
- Measurement of over 10,000 animals annually
- Over 1 million records in total
- Utilisation of Catapult Shepherd and gene markers such as MyoMax, LoinMax, and WormSTAR
- Electronic ear tagging
- Over 15 years of research at the Clay Centre in the University of Nebraska which produced the Stabilizer®
- A full time breeding team dedicated to ongoing improvements
Clients and partners can trust the methodology that Rissington Breedline utilises.