🗞️ Victorian sheep farmer makes breakthrough in bid to breed footrot-resistant sheep



Victorian sheep farmer makes breakthrough in bid to breed footrot-resistant sheep

A Victorian merino stud has bred its first line of footrot-resistant rams in a major step forward against a disease that costs the sheep industry more than $80 million a year.

A Victorian merino stud has bred its first line of footrot-resistant rams in a major step forward against a disease that costs the sheep industry more than $80 million a year. The Kealy family in Edenhope has been working towards the goal for years b... [3020 chars]

Read the full article here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-13/footrot-sheep-breakthrough-rams-resistant/105494698

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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