Performance recording & genetic evaluation for the New Zealand sheep industry

SIL is a tool for both ram breeders and ram buyers. SIL is part of Beef+Lamb New Zealand, funded partly from sheepmeat levies and partly from fees charged to breeders.

This web site is here to help ram breeders and buyers make the most of SIL. SIL welcomes any feedback you have about this website - just use the "Contact us" link to the left on your screen.
 

  

 
  • SIL-ACE- SIL's largest across flock evaluation underpins several online tools & resources
 
  • eSearch FlockFinder                              A SIL ram buyers tool - find ram breeding flocks that are recording performance for traits you want to improve
 
  • eSearch RamFinder  *** UNDER TEST ***  
    A SIL ram breeders tool - powerful search engine that allows users familiar with SIL system to specify wide range of criteria to search for individual animals

 



Changes to SIL-ACE Sire Leader Lists     - 25/10/2012
There are now fewer variations for DP indexes combining information across goal trait groups. *** NEW *** read more

Buying rams?     - 22/8/2012
SIL has a variety of information to help ram buyers. *** IMPORTANT *** read more

2012 SIL index changes     - 22/8/2012
SIL proposes to change weightings in SIL standard indexes for DP & TS sheep. *** NEW *** read more

Health trait flock lists updated     - 22/8/2012
Flocks breeding rams for health traits. A CARLA flock list has been added*** NEW *** read more

New Breeder Search tool released     - 6/9/2011
A new tool, BreederFinder, has been released *** USEFUL*** ... read more

Coding lamb losses in storms     - 18/11/2010
SIL guidelines on what to do about coding lamb losses in severe storms  ... read more