Monday 8th April saw the first ram sale of 2019 at Sedgemoor Auction Centre on behalf of The Centurion Group of Dorset Breeders. The sale offered 3 ...
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Dorset May Fair – May 2019
Performance recorded rams claimed an extra 230gns per head over their unrecorded counterparts at the Exeter May Fair event, 7th- 8th May 2019. 103 ...
Signet’s new genetic analysis: The National Terminal Sire Evaluation
In 2019, Signet will relaunch the genetic evaluation service provided for terminal sire breeds. Signet has spent the end of 2018 introducing the new a ...
New breeding tools will help beef farmers boost profits
Five new Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) have been developed to help farmers improve profits by producing more animals that meet target specification ...
RamCompare project delivers new Breeding Values for carcase traits
For the first time in the UK, ram breeders will have breeding values that focus on traits rewarded further down the supply chain, including the primal ...
BRIDFA legacy to boost sheep breeders
Welsh pedigree Suffolk sheep breeders can now apply for a share of funding to boost the genetics of their flocks, thanks to the foresight of a group o ...
Ewe Mature Weight and Body Condition Score
Only a few maternal breeding programmes are selecting to optimise ewe efficiency by taking into account input costs over the ewe’s lifetime. Measureme ...
Support “Seek the Standard” over the coming season
The ‘Seek the Standard’ campaign has already taken off for the 2018 ram sale season with top genetic merit stock sporting our range of identifiers at ...
New ‘Gold Plus’ top 5% identifier for Seek the Standard
Gold plus means top rams and more profit this sale season. A new gold plus identifier has been introduced to help ram buyers identify top stock with ...
CT and Carcase Trait Updates
The introduction of nine new CT traits and changes to how carcase traits are adjusted within the coming year will give terminal sire breeders enhanced ...