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Combined LAMBPLAN, Percentile Bands and Data Quality
What Poll Dorset Breeders Need to Know This Sale Season As Poll Dorset breeders prepare for the 2026 ram sale season, there are several important updates from Sheep Genetics worth understanding. Combined LAMBPLAN, increased emphasis on percentile bands, and a continued focus on data quality are all designed to help breeders and commercial producers make more informed selection decisions. Combined LAMBPLAN: Preparing for the future The 1st of July analysis saw the release of indexes for the Combined LAMBPLAN analysis, marking the last significant milestone and the second last trait module release for the rollout of this industry-leading evaluation. Many Poll Dorset breeders will already be familiar with Combined LAMBPLAN following the information released by Sheep Genetics over the past 12 months. For this year's sales, Sheep Genetics recommends continuing to use the current Terminal ASBVs and indexes as the primary source of information for ram selection and sale catalogues....
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