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Latest news
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| RamCompare nominations open |
RamCompare, the national progeny test for terminal sires, is entering its eighth year. We invite you to nominate new rams for natural service or semen for use within an artificial insemination programme.
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| Performance recorded Lincoln Red genetics in demand at Melton Mowbray multibreed sale |
The Lincoln Red Cattle Society premier show and sale at Melton Mowbray on Saturday 25 March, saw Signet-recorded bulls achieve top prices and a clean sweep in the show classes. The demand for performance-recorded cattle was not only apparent in their prices but was also reflected in the clearance rates – 100% of performance-recorded animals sold.
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| Advertising your genetics |
Signet’s Sheepbreeder and Beefbreeder performance-recording service allows breeders and buyers to identify animals with the best genetics and make informed decisions. It also provides breeders with tools to help market their stock.
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| Gortleigh Dorset flock – 35 years of recording |
The Gortleigh Dorset flock was established by Gill and Richard Trace in 1986 on a 330-acre farm in North-West Devon. The Gortleigh flock has always been proactively managed using Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) and has been a member of the Centurion Dorset breeders group since 1997.
Find out how EBVs have been used to manage the Gortleigh flock
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| RamCompare results webinar |
Join Signet for the annual results update from the RamCompare projects, which will include updated results from the year-seven data collection.
Results will be released online for the first time as 38,500 abattoir records from 400 RamCompare sires are incorporated into the National Terminal Sire Evaluation. SRUC’s new breeding index will be launched as the project steps up a gear and makes abattoir-derived breeding values more widely available.
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| Sheepbreeder recording fees are changing |
New fee structure for 2023, it is 7 years since Signet last changed the basic recording fees paid by members and over 12 years since we changed the fee for ultrasound scanning services.
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Signet Database
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| Enter your eight-week weights |
The eight-week weight is used to calculate both the lamb’s growth rate and the ewe’s milking ability. Lambs can be weighed between six and twelve weeks for the eight-week weight, ideally on one day. To find out the best dates to weigh your lambs, use the online calculator.
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| Enter your cattle weights online |
When you log onto Signetdata.com, the database calculates when you next need to weigh your cattle. You can now enter your weights and calving information online.
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Useful manuals and articles
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| How to record your herd |
We have updated the ‘how to record your herd’ booklet providing breeders with the latest information on how to get involved in performance recording your herd and some of the services Signet can offer you.
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