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Record Keeping
National Sheep Improvement Program (NSIP)
Sheep Management Software-Ron Parker’s List
Lambplan Australia's system for describing genetic worth of animals used in sheepmeat sheep industry
Lambing Records for performance
Figuring Adjusted Weights of Lambs
Sheep Forms from the U of MN

Selection
Sheep Selection by Keith A. Bryan
Ram Selection by Richard Cobb, U of IL
How to use EPDs to Select and Cull sheep from your Flock
Using Performance Records for Sheep Selection
Wool Judging for the Beginner what the Judge is looking for, and glossary of wool terms
Judging Market Lambs
Wool & Mohair Grades
Yocom-McColl Testing Labs, Inc. wool testing website (and other sheep related info)

Genetics/Breeding
MD Small Ruminants Page Breeding and Genetics
Heritability and Its Use in Animal Breeding explains the meaning of heritability estimates
Color Genetics in Coopworth Sheep By D. P. Sponenberg
Farm Animal Color Genetics Links
Basic Concepts of Colour Inheritance
Sheep Color Genetics more detailed, excellent site
Black & Coloured Sheep Breeders' Assn. of New Zealand breeds of coloured sheep in New Zealand, uses for their coloured wool.
Breeding Black Sheep
Color Genetics of Gotland Sheep in North America brief description of color genetics, relevant alleles at the B, A, E, and S loci
Breeding for Colored Angora Goats includes Basic Principles of Genetics, by Dr. Phil Sponenberg
Reproductive Management of the Ewe Flock and the Ram
Ram buying, a guide for small flock owners
Using Ram Lambs for Breeding
Artificial Insemination in Sheep
Laparoscopic Artificial Insemination Martin Dally