Beef’s obsession with coat colour holding up genetic gain

Shan Goodwin
Updated February 27 2018 - 3:27pm, first published 6:00am
NSW lamb seedstock producer Tom Bull says the biggest Achilles heel of the beef industry is coat colour.
NSW lamb seedstock producer Tom Bull says the biggest Achilles heel of the beef industry is coat colour.

THE inability to compare traits across mainstream breeds has put a handbrake on genetic gain in beef.

Shan Goodwin

Shan Goodwin

National Agriculture Writer - Beef

Shan Goodwin steers ACM’s national coverage of the beef industry. Shan has worked as a journalist for 30 years, the majority of that with agricultural publications. She spent many years as The Land’s North Coast reporter and has visited beef properties and stations throughout the country and overseas. She treats all breeds equally. Contact 0427686187. E: s.goodwin@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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