The following technical notes are available:

Facial Eczema
Selection to increase tolerance to facial eczema

Dag Score
Selection to reduce dagginess. SIL revised the Dag Score evaluation and index weights in Sep-2011. Read more about the changes here.

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 

Bare Points Sheep
SIL can record bare points traits on the SIL database including fleece cover on the breech and belly, and tail characteristics

List of flocks registered for FE Tolerance


Links to related technical notes pages:

Main Health traits page

Health - internal parasites

SIL Indexes

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