The use of advanced sheep genetic assessment technologies is gaining traction in the Australian Sheep Industry as their accuracy and usability increases. Australian Sheep Breeding Values, or ASBVs, are one key component underpinning these technologies that allow producers to make better informed genetic selection choices.

In this webinar Lu Hogan, of the Sheep CRC, provides the audience with a thorough overview of how ASBVs are applied in a sheep business. Lu outlines how the ASBVs are generated, and how they allow us to determine the relative economic values of different rams. Lu explains the different selection indexes stemming from ASBVs. Lu also provides some insight into how and why producers are starting to use online tools such as RamSelect, which allows producers to peruse a range of rams based on their genetic merits across different studs and breeds. Lu explains how producers are now able to build their own ‘ram team’ genetic profile using a RamSelect account, and how this assists producers continually improve the average genetic merit of their rams. Lastly, Lu talks to the emerging technologies that allow producers to generate a genetic profile of their ewe base, which ensures that producers are able to select rams that complement them.

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