Timeliness of Pregnancy Scanning
To achieve full marks for pregnancy scanning you should have your pregnancy scans recorded on the ewe at least 3 weeks before the ewe lambs.The timeliness of the pregnancy scans…
Timeliness of 100 Day weight recording
Timeliness of recordings is an important component of your Data Quality Index (DQI) Why is Timeliness important? • Reduces data error/loss. A critical element to reducing fluctuations in star movements.…
Timeliness of 40 Day Weight Recording
Record your lambs 40 day weights as soon as possible after weighing to ensure you maximize timeliness marks! This data is hugely important in genetic evaluations, the sooner its recorded…
Recording your NSIS
It is very important to record your animals with their NSIS tag. NSIS are required for animals to receive star ratings. To record the NSIS tag on an animal. Visit…
Draft Weight Recording
These tables are designed to aid breeders in selecting the best time to weigh their LambPlus lambs. As part of the LambPlus programme breeders are asked to record at least 3…
Timeliness of Lamb Recording
It is important to record your lambing data asap after the event has occurred. This allows for more accurate data recordings and also ensure data is in the genomic evaluation…
Muscle and Fat Scanning
Ultrasound Muscle and fat scanning allows us to obtain carcass data on live animals. It feeds directly into the genomic evaluation which can have an impact on your terminal traits!…
150 Day weights recording
The 150 day weight is an excellent indication of the Days to slaughter index. Lambs weighed between 121 to 180 days of age will count toward your 150 day weight…
100 Day weight recording
The 100 day weight or wean weight are an excellent reflection of lambs growth rate. Lambs weighed between 66- 120 days of age will qualify for your 100 Day weight…
40 Day weight recording
40 Day weights are a reflection of ewes milking ability. This data feeds back into the "daughter milk" subindex of the replacement index. Lambs weighed between 20-65 days of age…
Progeny Born From a Shared Sire
There are a small % of marks in the DQI which are awarded to flocks who produce lambs from shared sires. Producing progeny from shared sires improves the level of…
How to score lambing difficulty
Accurately recording lambing difficulty is essential when documenting a lambing event. It is vital that difficult lambing events are recorded accurately to prevent farmers making incorrect breeding choices in the future, which…