Publications | Signet Breeding

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

National Terminal Sire Evaluation

Booklet with more information about the National Terminal Sire Evaluation

Leaflet with more information about the National Terminal Sire Evaluation

National Maternal Breeding Evaluation

This breeding manual explains about the new maternal evaluation produced by Signet. Download a copy here or go to the AHDB knowledge library for more information

National Hill Sheep Breeding Evaluation

This breeding manual explains about the new hill sheep evaluation produced by Signet. Download it here or go to the AHDB knowledge library for more information

RamCompare publications

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AHDB Better Returns Publications - A Commercial Guide to Breeding Values

Signet's Beefbreeder Service

AHDB Better Returns Beef Publications - Breeding information for Commercial Producers

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The AHDB Beef Carcase Traits Project

Estimated Breeding Values for Carcase Traits. Read more here

Factsheet on Beef Carcase Traits. Read more here

Interpreting Carcase Traits. Read more here

Genetic reports from AHDB funded research

Demonstrating the benefits of using maternal EBVs in selecting beef sires by Kirsty Moore and colleagues. Read the full report here

Utilising Maternal Traits EBVs of Beef Bulls by SAC. Read the full report here

Optimising the mature weight for farm efficiency and profitability by AbacusBio. Read full report here

Analysis of Ultrasound Scanning Data from the Meatlinc and Lleyn breed in relation to age at scanning by Janet Roden. Read full report here

Generating estimated breeding values for postnatal lamb survival by Joanne Conington. Read SRUC report on generating breeding values for postnatal lamb survival

Generating estimated breeding values for postnatal lamb survival. Read poster about lamb survival

Read the Abacus Bio Review of Genetic Improvement of Beef and Sheep in the UK

Sheep Breed Survey

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