For 20 years Computed Tomography (CT) scanning has been used to assess the body composition of sheep, with CT derived information now routinely used w ...
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Guidance Notes for DNA Testing
Click the link to read the latest guidance from AHDB on collection and storage protocols for DNA testing in cattle and sheep. ...
A New Lamb Survival EBV in Progress
Signet and EGENES (SRUC) have been looking at creating a new postnatal lamb survival EBV to help breeders genetically improve young animal resilience ...
Guidelines for ultrasound scanning
Changes to the guidelines relating to the ultrasound scanning of sheep Samuel Boon, Signet Breeding Services and Janet Roden, Independent Geneticist – ...
Changes to the Scottish Blackface Breeding Evaluation produced for Signet Recorded Flocks
Samuel Boon, September 2016 Based on work completed by EGENES/SRUC and funded by AHDB Beef and Lamb & Quality Meat Scotland Summary AHDB and QMS ...