I am not enrolled in Lambplan, how do EBVs help me?
Our use of EBVs can help your flock, whether you, as a buyer, look at our numbers or not. By selecting the genetically superior animals through the use of EBVs (and other tools, see next question below), we are able to take a lot of the guesswork out of how an animal’s offspring will perform. In this way, you only need to make decisions regarding which trait(s) is most important to you (i.e. muscling, maternal, growth) and find a ram that is phenotypically pleasing to you to produce the type of lamb you need for your market. Remember, If you don’t measure it, you can’t manage it.
