Summary The report presents evidence to inform decisions related to the development of the genetic improvement infrastructure for the UK sheep and b ...
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Record prices achieved at virtual ram sales
During the summer, we launched some new estimated breeding values (EBVs) for sheep farmers. To explain what these were and how useful they could be, w ...
The role of genetics when selecting for profitability and growth from forage
Article recently written by Katie Fallon, Farmers Guardian As more farmers are looking to maximise lamb growth from forage, EBV's are becoming an inc ...
Measuring methane emissions from individual sheep, an update from SRUC.
Measuring methane emissions from individual sheep, an update from the team at SRUC. (Written by the team at SRUC, for more information please find con ...
Economic Expression of Hill Index
Performance recording has been used within hill sheep breeding programmes for many years, but recent developments as part of the Hill Ram Scheme in Wa ...