Estimated Breeding Values

Estimated Breeding Values (EBV’s) are an important tool you can use to improve your farm’s flock. This section include recordings of Webinars about understanding and using EBV’s as well as practical information on milk metering and DSANA’s Production Improvement Program. Membership in DSANA is required to view the content in this section. Want to have a look? Sign in below or Join us today! 

How to Meter

This webinar recording investigates different ways you can meter the milk output of your flock. Producers from small, medium and large operations explain the systems they use to collect this valuable data.

Using EBV’s to Identify Your High Genetic Value Dairy Sheep

This Webinar on using EBVs to identify your high-genetic-value dairy sheep is geared towards those already collecting milk yield and milk component data and submitting that data for EBV analysis. Speakers include CEPOQ sheep geneticist Frederic Fortin and Quebec dairy sheep producer Tommy LaVoie. By popular demand, Tommy will be sharing his record-keeping and selection system with us.

Identifying Your High-Genetic-Value Ewes: How to collect milk data and use estimated breeding values (EBV's)

This webinar will explain how to collect your ewes' milk production data to generate estimated breeding values (EBV's) for milk yields and components, and how to use those EBV's to improve your flock production through informed selection, breeding, and culling decisions.