Genetics Toolkit

Genetics Toolkit

September 05 2024

With sale season well and truly upon us, Sheep Genetics has put together a variety of resources that might be useful for your newsletters, social media and sale catalogues.

You can use the link, print out physical copies or create a QR code to help your clients better access these resources. Understanding ASBVs and using them in their selection decisions will help your clients increase their genetic gain for traits of importance.

If you have any questions or looking for resources please contact Sheep Genetics!

Resources for the ram buyer

How to shop for a high performing sire
Pocket guide to ASBVs
A ram buyers guide to sale catalogues and pen cards
Understanding Percentile Bands for selection decisions
New tools for setting breeding objective and tracking genetic gain
How to guide: Search for animals
Australian Sheep Breeding Value definitions

 

Indexes

Terminal indexes a ram buyers guide
Maternal indexes a ram buyers guide
MERINOSELECT indexes a ram buyers guide
Dohne indexes 

 

Understanding ASBV guides

Understanding LAMBPLAN Terminal ASBVs
Understanding LAMBPLAN Maternal ASBVs
Understanding KIDPLAN EBVs
Understanding MERINOSELECT ASBVs
Understnding Dohne ASBVs
Understanding MERINOSELECT Visual Traits ASBVs

 

How to create catalogues and pen cards on Sheep Genetics

How to Guide: Creating sale and semen catalogues
How to Guide: Resizing your flock’s logo
How to Guide: Creating pen cards