AHDB Tender - 61190010: Sheep Enviro-Indexes

Please be advised that the AHDB Research & Knowledge Transfer team has issued a Tender relating to ‘61190010: Sheep Enviro-Indexes - Creating an index to breed sheep in Terminal Sire Breeds with a low carbon footprint. Details of the Tender can be found on the AHDB website: https://ahdb.org.uk/sheep-enviro-indexes-creating-an-index-to-breed-sheep-in-terminal-sire-breeds-with-a-low-carbon-footprint

The deadline for applications is 12:00 noon on 28th August 2024 and all applications must be submitted to [email protected]. The deadline for suppliers to ask clarification questions is 8^th of August, 2024, all questions regarding this call must be submitted to the email address [email protected]. Questions and Answers will be anonymised and published on the AHDB website.

Please see https://ahdb.org.uk/about/Procurement.aspx for contract terms and conditions.

Posted by Samuel Boon on 11 Jul 2024

Press release, Sheep

About the author

Samuel Boon

I am the Manager of Signet Breeding Services, within the AHDB.

Enthusiast on all things genetics to do with sheep and cattle and currently also supporting Bridget Lloyd in running the @RamCompare progeny test with ~18,000 lambs/annum.

I am also involved with the:-

Relaunch of Terminal Sire Breeding Programmes (Sheep)
AHDB lead for the Welsh Sheep Breeding Project run by HCC - working with Innovis, HCC and Janet Roden
Database design and development for this website
National Sheep Breeds Survey
Development of Carcase Trait EBVs in Beef Cattle
Formerly involved with the delivery of the Welsh Sheep Strategy, Northern Upland Sheep Strategy, Suckler Cow Project, Highlands and Islands Sheep Strategy

I can be followed on Twitter @SamBoonBreeding