Over the last decade, we have received advice and assistance from sheep people in
a number of countries, and all have been unfailingly generous and kind with their
time and expertise. The following are some of the resources we have found most useful,
either because they also use the same information technology as Siremax, or because
they provide this technology or some other service to sheep industries.
- Henry Fell, breeder of the Meatlinc sheep in England. Henry first visited Minnesota
in December 1988 and his example provided the inspiration for Siremax, and continues
to this day. www.meatlinc.co.uk
- Siremax is a subscriber to LAMBPLAN, the Australian processor and evaluator of sheep
information. Siremax uses LAMBPLAN because the size of the database inspires confidence,
the cost is reasonable, and carcass traits are a major part of their operation. www.sheepgenetics.org.au/LAMBPLAN
- The National Sheep Improvement Program (NSIP) is the US equivalent of LAMBPLAN. NSIP
gathers data from U.S. breeders and submits them to LAMBPLAN for analysis. Breeders
should investigate both websites for a complete understanding of the system. www.nsip.org.
www.nsip.org
- Rodney Watt is a top Australian breeder of Polled Dorsets and White Suffolks. An
excellent site to see the uses of genetic evaluation and to have the processes and
reports explained from the producer's viewpoint. www.felixrams.com
- Signet Breeding Services operates Sheepbreeder, the British national genetic evaluation
service. www.signetfbc.co.uk
- Dakota Lamb Growers Cooperative. www.dakotalamb.com
- Livestock Guard Dogs; Maremma, Tatra and Spanish Mastiff cross puppies available
twice a year. Visit Cindy & Kelley’s Sheep Improvement Company website for up-to-date
information. www.sheepimprovement.com