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Service providers

Sheep Genetics service providers including: Carcase Scanners, Genetic Advisors, MateSel Advisors, Data Manager

Changes to the genomic service agreement between MLA and your genotyping provider

the genomic service agreements There have been key updates to the agreements between MLA and your genomic provider to enhance ... large and rapidly growing Sheep Genetics genomics database service. Figure 1: Count of Genotypes processed each year (Source:

Events

This workshop is for service providers who advise and support Sheep Genetics breeders.

Key steps

Contact Sheep Genetics (or a service provider) to join and understand more about what services are best suited to your sheep breeding operation.

Our people

Sheep Genetics is the genetic evaluation service of the Australian sheep and goat industries

Genomics service charges

About us

Sheep Genetics is the genetic evaluation service of the Australian sheep and goat industries

Engagement

Genetics team engaged with breeders, commercial producers, service providers, breed associations, researchers, advisors and students ... participants better understand and use Sheep Genetics products and services, strengthen recording practices and data quality, and apply

Improving data quality in the evaluations

flocks. To support continuous improvement, Sheep Genetics provides members with a Data Quality Score (DQS) Report, which assesses ... Development Officers worked closely with breeders and service providers to identify and address common data quality issues. Key

Improving data quality in the evaluations

flocks. To support continuous improvement, Sheep Genetics provides members with a Data Quality Score (DQS) Report, which assesses ... Development Officers worked closely with breeders and service providers to identify and address common data quality issues. Key

24-25 Annual Outcomes Report

year, showcasing the collective efforts of our members, service providers, industry partners and team. Through the continued delivery ... KIDPLAN genetic evaluations, Sheep Genetics remains committed to providing reliable, industry-leading tools that support informed breeding

Submitting data to Sheep Genetics

and free software packages available to ensure your data is provided in the correct format for Sheep Genetics. For information ... program design. A list of providers can be found on the Sheep Genetics website under the ‘Service Providers’ tab and by clicking ‘Data

25-26 Annual Outcomes Report

Sheep Genetics Annual Outcomes Report for 2025-26. This report provides an overview of the program's key achievements, activities and ... delivered through the collective efforts of breeders, service providers, industry partners and the Sheep Genetics team. Throughout

BredWell FedWell Workshops

Engagement

engagement the Sheep Genetics team has had with clients, Service Providers, and wider industry is summarised in the table below. ... respectively. Service Provider 30th April & 1st of May, 2025 35 attendees, which are Service Providers for a total of 383

25-26 Annual Outcomes Report

Sheep Genetics Annual Outcomes Report for 2025-26. This report provides an overview of the program's key achievements, activities and ... delivered through the collective efforts of breeders, service providers, industry partners and the Sheep Genetics team. Throughout

Glossary

Sheep genetics glossary of terms

Improving data quality in the evaluations

submission The DQS report provides a rating out of 100 and a star rating (out of 5), as well as providing up to three areas to improve ... quality metrics to Service Providers and key Performance Group members across the last 12 months, providing individual flock summaries

Engagement

2024-25, the Sheep Genetics team engaged with breeders, service providers, industry partners, and researchers to support genetic ... evaluation Service Provider Workshop Dates 30 April - 1 May 2025 Impact and Outcomes The annual Service Provider Workshop was

Genomics

Genotyping is the process of finding differences in the genetic makeup of individual sheep in their DNA sequences.

Software for managing data

Software for submitting data using commercial and free software available.

Sheep Genetics Subscription Terms and Conditions

data collected by breeders, accredited Sheep Genetics service providers, accredited live animal ultrasound scanners, fleece testing ... externally audit the collection of this data. ASBVs and FBVs only provide an estimate of animals’ true genetic merit from that data supplied

EOI Sheep Genetics Advisory Committee

Genetics is the national genetic evaluation service for the Australian sheep industry, providing ram breeders and buyers with the tools ... Genetics provides the services to increase the rate of genetic progress across the industry. The Advisory Committee provides MLA with

MERINOSELECT

MERINOSELECT is Australia’s genetic evaluation system for Merino producers

Analyses

in the United States of America to process their analysis providing Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) to their clients. Figure 4 ... data submission portal, either directly by breeders, from Service Providers or via the Sheep Genetics team. Figure 6. Proportion

LAMBPLAN

LAMBPLAN is Australia’s genetic evaluation system for terminal and dual-purpose sheep producers. The user-friendly tool enables breeders to evaluate a ram’s genetic potential across a range of traits, and benchmark...

Analyses

through the LAMBPLAN, MERINOSELECT and KIDPLAN evaluations, which provide independent genetic information to support breeding and selection ... background-color: #f5f5f5; } Sheep Genetics continues to provide genetic evaluation services to the National Sheep Improvement Program (NSIP)

Online one-on-one meeting with Sheep Genetics Development Officer

Online one-on-one meeting with Sheep Genetics Development Officer Online one-on-one video meetings can be arranged ... we can provide instructions. Click here to request a meeting. Sheep Genetics is always working to better the services they provide

Vale Professor Andrew Swan

AGBU Staff The following has been written and provided by Andrew's colleagues at AGBU. Vale Dr Andrew Swan, Chief Scientist, Animal ... Evaluation Association (AMSEA). Working with the Advanced Breeding Services group of NSW Agriculture (now NSW DPIRD), he contributed to

In person visit by a Sheep Genetics Development Officer

In person visit by a Sheep Genetics Development Officer In person one-on-one meetings can be arranged between ... meeting Sheep Genetics is always working to better the services they provide and the content they present. We would really appreciate

2020 Analysis enhancements

record footrot. Linkage and recording in Australia is too low to provide reportable Footrot ASBVs for Australian flocks. Flock Profile ... helps to inform better ram purchasing decisions. Flock Profile provides producers with an average ASBV for their flock for fleece,

Livestock Genetics research and development

links between flocks, breeds, and environments, the project provides the high-quality data needed to continually improve the accuracy ... genotyped. This unique combination of phenotype and genotype data provides a valuable resource for genetics research and industry outcomes

Livestock Genetics research and development

traits, genomic tools and evaluation methodologies, while providing the data, infrastructure and industry connections needed to ... to translate research outcomes into practical services. Projects undertaken during 2025–26 included advancements in genomic benchmarking

Trait measurement

possible. When to measure traits When you submit a record, you provide the relevant age stage that reflects the age of the animals ... weight (WT) How to collect? Using on-farm scales, or scales provided by a carcase scanner. Recorded at: Birth (B) Weaning (W)

Analysis enhancements

Sheep Genetics evaluations are updated and improved each year which ensures breeders have access to the best tools to improve genetic gain

Analyses

genetic evaluation services to the National Sheep Improvement Program (NSIP) in the United States, providing Estimated Breeding ... #f5f5f5; } The Sheep Genetics evaluations continue to grow, providing breeders with access to one of the world's largest sheep genetic