Signet Breeding Services prides itself on the work it does to provide breeders and commercial farmers with interesting and relevant information on which it make informed breeding decisions.
The sections below highlight just some of our work for the pedigree and commercial sheep and beef sectors, as well as a few technical papers for students and scholars wanting more information.
Publications relating to the Signet Sheepbreeder Service and Ram Breeding

miro6 Booklet about How to Performance Record Your Flock

Booklet about a Decade of Progress in the English Sheep Industry

Booklet about Fit for Purpose Rams


Leaflet about recording birth weight and lambing ease

Leaflet about measuring shearling ewe weights

Booklet on how Signet recording your flock will help your flock stand out.
National Terminal Sire Evaluation

Read more about recording your Charollais flock

Read more about recording your Suffolk flock

Read more about recording your terminal sire flock

Read more about recording your Dorset flock

Read more about recording your Hampshire Down flock

Leaflet with more information about the National Terminal Sire Evaluation

Booklet with more information about the National Terminal Sire Evaluation

Read more about crossbred ram breeding

Read more about CT Scanning at SRUC

Read more about Buying a recorded Charollais

Read more about Buying a recorded Dorset

Read more about Buying a recorded Hampshire Down

Read more about Buying a recorded Meatlinc

Read more about Buying a recorded Suffolk

Read more about Buying a recorded Beltex
National Maternal Breeding Evaluation

This booklet details the new Maternal Sheep Breeding Evaluation produced by Signet. Click to view the National Maternal Breeding Evaluation

This booklet details the new Hill Sheep Breeding Evaluation produced by Signet. Click to view the National Hill Sheep Breeding Evaluation

Read more about Buying a recorded ram

Read more about Marketing prime lamb for Better Returns

Read more about Buying a recorded ram

Read more about New CT traits for sheep

Read more about Seek the standard

Read more about Seek the standard

Demonstrating the benefits of using maternal EBVs in selecting beef sires by Kirsty Moore and colleagues. Read the full report here

Utilising Maternal Traits EBVs of Beef Bulls by SAC. Read the full report here

Optimising the mature weight for farm efficiency and profitability by AbacusBio. Read full report here

Analysis of Ultrasound Scanning Data from the Meatlinc and Lleyn breed in relation to age at scanning by Janet Roden. Read full report here

Generating estimated breeding values for postnatal lamb survival by Joanne Conington. Read SRUC report on generating breeding values for postnatal lamb survival

Generating estimated breeding values for postnatal lamb survival. Read poster about lamb survival

Read more about the 2003 survey

Read more about the 2012 survey

Read more about the 2020 survey. For information about the project click here

Read more about Using EBVs To Breed Better Sheep - written by QMS

Read more about this Ram Buyers Guide - written by HCC

Read more about Fit and Fertile rams - written by HCC

Read about performance recording your flock here or on the HCC website