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Podcast: The Sheep Show Podcast with Jill & Andrew Noble
Episode: What is a terminal sheep breeding system?
Description: Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!A terminal sire is typically used in a commercial breeding program. This is a breeding program where the offspring of the sire will generally be slaughtered for meat. As a rule, a terminal sire’s primary use is to produce good quality market animals.Terminal sires are used but they are rarely, if ever, used to produce replacements or breeding animals. In a terminal sire breeding system, breeding and replacements animals are often bought in.In this episode we explore the terminal approach in...