Story: Sheep farming
Having more lambs will be profitable only if they grow quickly. For this to happen, the ewes rearing them must produce a lot of milk. East Friesians are renowned for their milk production and were imported to improve the milking ability of New Zealand’s traditional breeds. These East Friesians are kept for their milk, not their meat.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference: EP/1996/3239/26A
Photograph by Ross Giblin
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.