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Maths is a lot of Bull!!
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Each pupil chose a year old bull, which they will adopt for the next year and follow its progress through shows and sales. They will also track it through the ABRI Breedplan system, where they can find its breed history and look at how mathematics and computers allow pedigree farmers to assess the future potential of their breeding stock through Estimated Breeding Values (EBV’s).
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Fiona Sloan, who organised the visit on behalf of the British Blue Society, said “EBV’s are a very difficult thing to explain to farmers so it’s been a real challenge finding a simple way to explain it to the children!” The fact that they will be following their animals through the system will help them to understand and the pupils have so far taken it in their stride.”
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Andy Ryder, from Newton Farm near Moffat, who is the current National Chairman of the Society, said “We wanted to involve young people to understand all aspects of farming and this is a great way of giving them some hands on experience which they can take back to the classroom.”
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The pupils
will follow their bull’s progress through the summer
show and sale season and visit the farm again in late autumn when their
bulls come inside to look at feeding ratios and the difference the
seasons make.
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