Drysdale man dead
PA Palmerston North; The man who developed ( the Drysdale sheep breed, Dr Francis William Dry, died in ] Palmerston North on Saturday. He was 87. ( Dr Dry, born in Driffield, (Yorkshire, was educated at ! Leeds University, where he (graduated in 1925 as a doc- ( tor of science. I Dr Dry arrived in New (Zealand in 1929 to become a lecturer at the newly I founded Massev Agricultural ( College. I Shortly after his arrival, ' Dr Dry discovered a ram
lamb in a flock near Palmerston North which had an extremely hairy fleece. This was caused by an abundance of halo-hairs. This genetic factor has been called the dominant gene and Dr Dry’s successful efforts to isolate the gene in Romney sheep led to the development of the Drysdale.
Dr Dry spent nearly 40 years studying the genetic make-up of the fleece of the sheep and published many papers about it. He retired from Massey University in 1956 as professor of animal genetics, but continued with his interest in the Drysdale right up to his death.
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