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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Bramham Wiltshire Horns on September 03, 2016, 09:13:54 pm

Title: Recording sheep data
Post by: Bramham Wiltshire Horns on September 03, 2016, 09:13:54 pm

Anyone have any decent spreadsheets to help record data for improving stock etc or breeding charts

Title: Re: Recording sheep data
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on September 03, 2016, 09:47:05 pm

do you mind if I hang onto this thread too? I am in the process, or about to, start my own sheep database and need some pointers.... Hope you don't mind ;D

Title: Re: Recording sheep data
Post by: Bramham Wiltshire Horns on September 03, 2016, 11:44:20 pm

No feel free
I have some on poultry
And started on with sheep but like you wouldn't mind seeing some other charts

Title: Re: Recording sheep data
Post by: Foobar on September 05, 2016, 11:09:28 am

I record the following things per animal (in no particular order):


- all sheep with full EID
- sire and dam
- date of birth
- number of lambs born each year
- fleece quality
- foot problems, what and when
- head fly problems
- fly strike
- any other health issue
- day old weight
- adjusted 60 day weight  (as an indicator of maternal ability of dam)
- adjusted 150 day weight  (as an indicator of growth rate of this lamb)
- slaughter weight
- birth presentation problems (if assistance required and why, leg back etc)
- description of mothering ability (does it follow the lamb if you lift it etc)
- description of sire abilities - keenness etc
- tupping date (also number of days after rams goes in, do they return etc)
- gestation length
- general demeanour - flighty, friendly etc
- description of looks, clean head, correct ears etc against pedigree standards - this helps to select stock to retain


*adjusted weight is based on sex, litter size and age of dam.  I use the chart on this page: http://www.sheep101.info/201/adjweanwts.html. (http://www.sheep101.info/201/adjweanwts.html.)