The following technical notes are available:

Coding lamb losses in severe storms *** NEW ***
SIL guidelines on what to do about coding lamb losses in severe storms.

Lamb Survival
Selection to increase number of lambs weaned

Lamb Survival - SIL breeder quick reference guide
A handy summary of useful information for recording lamb deaths

Ewe Longevity (or stayability)
The length of time a productive ewe stays in the flock can now be recorded by SIL breeders using the SIL Ewe Exit codes 

Maternal breeding values
Focusing on genetic merit for ewe traits - milking and mothering abilities

Hogget Lambing
Improving hogget fertility and litter size

Twinning Rate
Increasing the proportion of twins at the same lambing percentage

Accuracy - amount of data from sib & daughter lambing
Factors affecting accuracy for reproduction traits


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