Easy care sheep: useful links
This is a list of additional resources for the focus story Easy care sheep.
Designer sheep
In this Country Calendar episode, Dr David Scobie is interviewed on his farm – he talks about easy care sheep.
http://tvnz.co.nz/country-calendar/2008-episode-4-video-1709484
Cloning farm animals
Articles discussing benefits and ethical issues of cloning farm animals.
http://greenbio.checkbiotech.org/news/we_should_farm_cloned_animals_ says_dolly_expert
http://greenbio.checkbiotech.org/news/future_animal_cloning
A history of farming in New Zealand
A historical account of farming in New Zealand since the beginning of European settlement, on the Te Ara website.
www.teara.govt.nz/en/farming-in-the-economy/1
Sheep farming in New Zealand
Learn about the importance of sheep farming in New Zealand and the sheep breeds that have been introduced and bred for the New Zealand environment, on the Te Ara website.
www.teara.govt.nz/en/sheep-farming/1
Crutching sheep
Provides an explanation about crutching, why and how it’s done, including images.
www.coast2coastnz.com/?p=564
Romney sheep
Find out more about Romney sheep in New Zealand.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romney_%28sheep%29
www.nzromney.co.nz/organisation/home
Sheep breeding in New Zealand
A historical account of sheep farming and sheep breeds in New Zealand, on the Agritech
website.
www.agritech.org.nz/sheep.shtml
New Zealand sheep breeds
Find out about New Zealand sheep breeds, their history and origin.
www.nzsheep.co.nz/site/breeds.htm
Sheep genome mapping
An article about AgResearch’s sheep genome project, on the AgResearch website.
www.agresearch.co.nz/anm2Net/templates/agrnews.aspx?articleid=628&zoned=3
Genetics and heredity
Learn more about genetics and heredity on the Utah University’s Learn Genetics website.
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/traits/
Genetics for students
Access free articles and learn more about genetics on Scitable – a Nature Education site aimed at science undergraduate students.
www.nature.com/scitable
Easy care sheep launched
An article about easy care sheep research and one farmer’s experience, on the Country-wide website.
www.country-wide.co.nz/article/10486.html
Lincoln scientists recognised for sheep research
This news article includes a brief outline of Dr David Scobie’s research to develop an easy care sheep and the award he received for his work.
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0807/S00060.htm
Using animals in science
A comprehensive resource about using animals in research, the ethics involved and balancing harm and benefit.
http://anzccart.rsnz.org/text/ethics.html
The Animal Welfare Act
A guide to the Animal Welfare Act 1999 is provided here on the Biosecurity New Zealand website.
www.biosecurity.govt.nz/regs/animal-welfare
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