<p><strong>Aim:</strong>&nbsp;Identify markers of low methane emitting sheep and cattle and incorporate into breeding indices.</p>
<p class="h5">What does success look like?</p>
<p>Farmers selecting for low GHG traits.</p>
<p class="h5">How will&nbsp;we get there?</p>
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<li>Confirm low GHG is a viable trait for sheep</li>
<li>Release breeding values for sheep</li>
<li>Apply learnings from sheep research to cattle</li>
<li>Release breeding values for cattle</li>
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<p class="h5">What input is needed?</p>
<p>Science is needed to identify markers and methods of low methane emitting animals, and test for heritability, consistency and productivity effects including disease resistance.</p>
<p>Commercial input it needed to incorporate low GHG traits into New Zealand sheep, cattle and&nbsp;deer genetic selection systems (BLGNZ, NZAEL, DEERSelect).&nbsp;</p>
<p class="h5">What's the timeline?</p>
<p><img title="pipeline_breeding.jpg" src="user/image/large/434/pipeline_breeding.jpg" alt="pipeline_breeding.jpg" width="100%" border="0" /></p>
<p><img title="pipeline_timeline.jpg" src="user/image/large/435/pipeline_timeline.jpg" alt="pipeline_timeline.jpg" width="100%" border="0" /></p>
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