Gus Rose shares the recent results from the 'Genetics of foot health in Merinos' project, which is looking at footrot and foot structure in sheep in Australia. Gus shares what the data shows on the heritability of foot shape and its relationship with footrot, as well as other foot structure traits. 

Gus Rose explains how the dataset is being built, which traits are proving to be correlated, and where the current limits sit. Gus and Mark discuss the project's future and the significance of the results for the industry. 

If you would like to know more about how to get involved, please email Amy at amy@nextgenagri.com

The project is funded by Australian Wool Innovation, Animal Health Australia and collaborating Merino breeders, and is being conducted by Murdoch University and neXtgen Agri in collaboration with AGBU and SheepMetrix. 

You can view our webinar here:

https://thehub.nextgenagri.com/c/articles/live-genetics-of-foot-health-in-merinos

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