Tips for buyers

• ASBVs are designed to be used to compare the genetic potential of animals independent of the environment and location.

• The traits to focus on will be the ones that matter to your breeding objective and your back pocket. A list of ASBV traits can be viewed by here.

• Consider the current performance of your sheep.

• Selection Indexes can be used as a way of weighing up different traits for a particular breeding objective. A description of the available indexes can be viewed here.

• Indexes can be helpful to narrow down selection however the individual trait values must be considered.

• Percentile band reports can be useful to determine how an animal ranks relative to the rest of the breed for individual traits. The percentile band table can be viewed here.