Economic Benefit of Genetic Progress in Five Wool Sheep Breeds of Argentina

Autores
Mueller, Joaquin Pablo; Giovannini, Nicolas; Alvarez, Juan Mauricio; Vozzi, Pedro Alejandro; Maizon, Daniel Omar; Rivera, Emilio Hernan; Milicevic, Francisco; Sturzenbaum, Maria Virginia; Pardo, Alan Maxs
Año de publicación
2026
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inglés
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versión publicada
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The economic benefits of genetic improvement were estimated based on genetic trends observed for economically important traits in stud herds participating in Argentina's genetic evaluation scheme. The analysis included Horned Merino, Polled Merino, Dohne Merino, Corriedale and Polwarth sheep born between 2014 and 2023. This benefit was calculated as the difference between the additional income generated by the increased value of meat and wool in multiplier and commercial herds, and the costs associated with genetic improvement at the stud tier and additional cost of improved rams at multiplier and commercial tiers. The benefits of 10 years of genetic improvement and their residual effect for another 10 years were computed, updating the annual results with a discount rate of 5%. The benefit obtained in the five breeds reached USD 4.95 million considering only breeding program costs at the stud tier. Including additional ram buying costs, the benefit reached USD 3.75 million, the difference being captured by the ram selling tiers. At the breed level (ignoring ram buying costs) the return to investment (ROI) amounted to 33.6. At multiplier and commercial herd tiers (including ram buying costs) the income to cost ratios were 5.5 and 4.0, respectively. The Corriedale breed was responsible for 39% of the total benefit. Altogether, genetic improvement in the stud tier reached 1.47 million lambs annually or about 54% of the five wool sheep populations of the country. Thus, conventional genetic improvement efforts of economically important traits of wool sheep breeds proved to have been highly profitable.
EEA Bariloche
Fil: Mueller, Joaquin. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Giovannini, Nicolas. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Alvarez, Juan Mauricio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Valle Inferior; Argentina
Fil: Vozzi, Pedro Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Chubut; Argentina
Fil: Maizon, Daniel Omar. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Anguil; Argentina
Fil: Rivera, Emilio Hernan. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz. Agencia de Extensión Rural Río Gallegos; Argentina.
Fil: Milicevic, Francisco. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz. Agencia de Extensión Rural Río Gallegos; Argentina.
Fil: Sturzenbaum, Maria Virginia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz. Agencia de Extensión Rural Río Gallegos; Argentina.
Fil: Pardo, Alan Maxs. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina.
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Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics : 1-11 (First published: 12 January 2026)
Materia
Ovinos
Lana
Razas (animales)
Beneficios Económicos
Mejora Genética
Sheep
Wool
Breeds (animals)
Economic Benefits
Genetic Gain
Argentina
Raza Merino
Raza Corriedale
Raza Polwarth
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spelling Economic Benefit of Genetic Progress in Five Wool Sheep Breeds of ArgentinaMueller, Joaquin PabloGiovannini, NicolasAlvarez, Juan MauricioVozzi, Pedro AlejandroMaizon, Daniel OmarRivera, Emilio HernanMilicevic, FranciscoSturzenbaum, Maria VirginiaPardo, Alan MaxsOvinosLanaRazas (animales)Beneficios EconómicosMejora GenéticaSheepWoolBreeds (animals)Economic BenefitsGenetic GainArgentinaRaza MerinoRaza CorriedaleRaza PolwarthThe economic benefits of genetic improvement were estimated based on genetic trends observed for economically important traits in stud herds participating in Argentina's genetic evaluation scheme. The analysis included Horned Merino, Polled Merino, Dohne Merino, Corriedale and Polwarth sheep born between 2014 and 2023. This benefit was calculated as the difference between the additional income generated by the increased value of meat and wool in multiplier and commercial herds, and the costs associated with genetic improvement at the stud tier and additional cost of improved rams at multiplier and commercial tiers. The benefits of 10 years of genetic improvement and their residual effect for another 10 years were computed, updating the annual results with a discount rate of 5%. The benefit obtained in the five breeds reached USD 4.95 million considering only breeding program costs at the stud tier. Including additional ram buying costs, the benefit reached USD 3.75 million, the difference being captured by the ram selling tiers. At the breed level (ignoring ram buying costs) the return to investment (ROI) amounted to 33.6. At multiplier and commercial herd tiers (including ram buying costs) the income to cost ratios were 5.5 and 4.0, respectively. The Corriedale breed was responsible for 39% of the total benefit. Altogether, genetic improvement in the stud tier reached 1.47 million lambs annually or about 54% of the five wool sheep populations of the country. Thus, conventional genetic improvement efforts of economically important traits of wool sheep breeds proved to have been highly profitable.EEA BarilocheFil: Mueller, Joaquin. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Giovannini, Nicolas. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Alvarez, Juan Mauricio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Valle Inferior; ArgentinaFil: Vozzi, Pedro Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Chubut; ArgentinaFil: Maizon, Daniel Omar. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Anguil; ArgentinaFil: Rivera, Emilio Hernan. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz. Agencia de Extensión Rural Río Gallegos; Argentina.Fil: Milicevic, Francisco. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz. Agencia de Extensión Rural Río Gallegos; Argentina.Fil: Sturzenbaum, Maria Virginia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz. Agencia de Extensión Rural Río Gallegos; Argentina.Fil: Pardo, Alan Maxs. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina.Wiley2026-02-11T12:34:05Z2026-02-11T12:34:05Z2026-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/25163https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jbg.700400931-26681439-0388https://doi.org/10.1111/jbg.70040Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics : 1-11 (First published: 12 January 2026)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología AgropecuariaengArgentina .......... (nation) (World, South America)7006477info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2026-02-26T11:47:42Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/25163instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2026-02-26 11:47:42.422INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Economic Benefit of Genetic Progress in Five Wool Sheep Breeds of Argentina
title Economic Benefit of Genetic Progress in Five Wool Sheep Breeds of Argentina
spellingShingle Economic Benefit of Genetic Progress in Five Wool Sheep Breeds of Argentina
Mueller, Joaquin Pablo
Ovinos
Lana
Razas (animales)
Beneficios Económicos
Mejora Genética
Sheep
Wool
Breeds (animals)
Economic Benefits
Genetic Gain
Argentina
Raza Merino
Raza Corriedale
Raza Polwarth
title_short Economic Benefit of Genetic Progress in Five Wool Sheep Breeds of Argentina
title_full Economic Benefit of Genetic Progress in Five Wool Sheep Breeds of Argentina
title_fullStr Economic Benefit of Genetic Progress in Five Wool Sheep Breeds of Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Economic Benefit of Genetic Progress in Five Wool Sheep Breeds of Argentina
title_sort Economic Benefit of Genetic Progress in Five Wool Sheep Breeds of Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Mueller, Joaquin Pablo
Giovannini, Nicolas
Alvarez, Juan Mauricio
Vozzi, Pedro Alejandro
Maizon, Daniel Omar
Rivera, Emilio Hernan
Milicevic, Francisco
Sturzenbaum, Maria Virginia
Pardo, Alan Maxs
author Mueller, Joaquin Pablo
author_facet Mueller, Joaquin Pablo
Giovannini, Nicolas
Alvarez, Juan Mauricio
Vozzi, Pedro Alejandro
Maizon, Daniel Omar
Rivera, Emilio Hernan
Milicevic, Francisco
Sturzenbaum, Maria Virginia
Pardo, Alan Maxs
author_role author
author2 Giovannini, Nicolas
Alvarez, Juan Mauricio
Vozzi, Pedro Alejandro
Maizon, Daniel Omar
Rivera, Emilio Hernan
Milicevic, Francisco
Sturzenbaum, Maria Virginia
Pardo, Alan Maxs
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ovinos
Lana
Razas (animales)
Beneficios Económicos
Mejora Genética
Sheep
Wool
Breeds (animals)
Economic Benefits
Genetic Gain
Argentina
Raza Merino
Raza Corriedale
Raza Polwarth
topic Ovinos
Lana
Razas (animales)
Beneficios Económicos
Mejora Genética
Sheep
Wool
Breeds (animals)
Economic Benefits
Genetic Gain
Argentina
Raza Merino
Raza Corriedale
Raza Polwarth
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The economic benefits of genetic improvement were estimated based on genetic trends observed for economically important traits in stud herds participating in Argentina's genetic evaluation scheme. The analysis included Horned Merino, Polled Merino, Dohne Merino, Corriedale and Polwarth sheep born between 2014 and 2023. This benefit was calculated as the difference between the additional income generated by the increased value of meat and wool in multiplier and commercial herds, and the costs associated with genetic improvement at the stud tier and additional cost of improved rams at multiplier and commercial tiers. The benefits of 10 years of genetic improvement and their residual effect for another 10 years were computed, updating the annual results with a discount rate of 5%. The benefit obtained in the five breeds reached USD 4.95 million considering only breeding program costs at the stud tier. Including additional ram buying costs, the benefit reached USD 3.75 million, the difference being captured by the ram selling tiers. At the breed level (ignoring ram buying costs) the return to investment (ROI) amounted to 33.6. At multiplier and commercial herd tiers (including ram buying costs) the income to cost ratios were 5.5 and 4.0, respectively. The Corriedale breed was responsible for 39% of the total benefit. Altogether, genetic improvement in the stud tier reached 1.47 million lambs annually or about 54% of the five wool sheep populations of the country. Thus, conventional genetic improvement efforts of economically important traits of wool sheep breeds proved to have been highly profitable.
EEA Bariloche
Fil: Mueller, Joaquin. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Giovannini, Nicolas. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Alvarez, Juan Mauricio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Valle Inferior; Argentina
Fil: Vozzi, Pedro Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Chubut; Argentina
Fil: Maizon, Daniel Omar. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Anguil; Argentina
Fil: Rivera, Emilio Hernan. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz. Agencia de Extensión Rural Río Gallegos; Argentina.
Fil: Milicevic, Francisco. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz. Agencia de Extensión Rural Río Gallegos; Argentina.
Fil: Sturzenbaum, Maria Virginia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz. Agencia de Extensión Rural Río Gallegos; Argentina.
Fil: Pardo, Alan Maxs. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina.
description The economic benefits of genetic improvement were estimated based on genetic trends observed for economically important traits in stud herds participating in Argentina's genetic evaluation scheme. The analysis included Horned Merino, Polled Merino, Dohne Merino, Corriedale and Polwarth sheep born between 2014 and 2023. This benefit was calculated as the difference between the additional income generated by the increased value of meat and wool in multiplier and commercial herds, and the costs associated with genetic improvement at the stud tier and additional cost of improved rams at multiplier and commercial tiers. The benefits of 10 years of genetic improvement and their residual effect for another 10 years were computed, updating the annual results with a discount rate of 5%. The benefit obtained in the five breeds reached USD 4.95 million considering only breeding program costs at the stud tier. Including additional ram buying costs, the benefit reached USD 3.75 million, the difference being captured by the ram selling tiers. At the breed level (ignoring ram buying costs) the return to investment (ROI) amounted to 33.6. At multiplier and commercial herd tiers (including ram buying costs) the income to cost ratios were 5.5 and 4.0, respectively. The Corriedale breed was responsible for 39% of the total benefit. Altogether, genetic improvement in the stud tier reached 1.47 million lambs annually or about 54% of the five wool sheep populations of the country. Thus, conventional genetic improvement efforts of economically important traits of wool sheep breeds proved to have been highly profitable.
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