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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

Booklet on guidelines for ultrasound scanning of sheep for muscle and fat depth

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

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 the latest information from RamCompare

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Estimated Breeding Values for Carcase Traits. Read more here

Factsheet on Beef Carcase Traits. Read more here

Interpreting Carcase Traits. Read more here

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 the Abacus Bio Review of Genetic Improvement of Beef and Sheep in the UK

Scoping study: Delivering a vision for improving the beef and sheep sectors through animal breeding over the next 10 years. | AHDB