Publications
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

Read more about How to Performance Record Your Flock

Read more about a Decade of Progress

Read more about Fit for Purpose Rams

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Read more about recording birth weight and lambing ease

Read more about measuring shearling ewe weights

Read more about recording your flock
Breed Specific Publications

Read more about Buying a recorded Beltex

Read more about Buying a recorded Charollais

Read more about Buying a recorded Dorset

Read more about Buying a recorded Hampshire Down

Read more about Buying a recorded Meatlinc

Read more about Buying a recorded Suffolk

Read more about Buying a recorded Bluefaced Leicester

Read more about Buying a recorded Lleyn
National Terminal Sire Evaluation

Booklet with more information about the National Terminal Sire Evaluation

Leaflet with more information about the National Terminal Sire Evaluation

Read more about CT Scanning at SRUC
AHDB Better Returns Publications - A Commercial Guide to Breeding Values

Read more about Buying a recorded ram for terminal sire traits

Read more about Buying a recorded ram for maternal traits

Read more about Marketing prime lamb for Better Returns

Read more about Buying a recorded ram

Read more about New CT traits for sheep

Read more about Seek the standard

Read more about Seek the standard
Breeding publications by QMS and HCC - sometimes with a bit of help from us....

Read more about Using EBVs To Breed Better Sheep - written by QMS

Read more about this Ram Buyers Guide - written by HCC

Read more about Fit and Fertile rams - written by HCC

Read about performance recording your flock here or on the HCC website
Signet's Beefbreeder Service
AHDB Better Returns Beef Publications - Breeding information for Commercial Producers
Genetic reports from funded research

Read SRUC report on generating breeding values for postnatal lamb survival

Read poster about lamb survival