DATA BANK FOR ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES: DESCRIPTOR LISTS SHEEP DESCRIPTORS

MASTER RECORD

1.	Breed name [Use name in Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds. Types and Varieties. if the breed is given in the dictionary.]
2.	Breed name synonyms
3.	Strains (or within-breed types)
4.	Use
	4.1	Fibre
	4.2	Meat
	4.3	Milk
	4.4	Skins
	4.5	Fur (lambskins)
	4.6	Transport
	4.7	Manure
	4.8	Other (specify)
5.	General information and breed description
	5.1	Country and population data
		5.1.1	[country name 1] Give date of census or estimate]
			5.1.1.1	population size	[Categories 5.1.1.2 to 5.1.1.4 are for indicating by "Y" the type of population data.]
			5.1.1.2	census data
			5.1.1.3	estimated value
			5.1.1.4	unspecified
			5.1.1.5	annual population trend +%;-%; unknown
			5.1.1.6	flock sizes
					government farms
						mean
						range
						% of total population
						distribution	%
						1-10 animals
						11-50
						51-100
						101-200
						>200
					commercial flocks
						mean
						range
						% of total population
						distribution	%
						1-10 animals
						11-50
						51-100
						101-200
						>200
					village flocks
						mean
						range
						% of total population
						distribution	%
						1-10 animals
						11-50
						51-100
						101-200
						>200
					communally owned flocks
						mean
						range
						% of total population
						distribution	%
						1-10 animals
						11-50
						51-100
						101-200
						>200
			5.1.1.7	Management of non-government flocks
					stationary	[Give % of population on each type of management]
					transhumant	[Give % of population on each type of management]
					nomadic
			5.1.1.8	Grazing method of non-government flocks
					extensive (shepherded flocks)
					extensive (fenced) [Give % on each type]
					zero (cut and carry)
					intensive (combined with cropping)
			5.1.1.9	Housing of non-government sheep [Give % of each type, and months of housing]
					no housing
					penned at night without shelter
					housed only at night
					housed at night and part of day
					housed day and night
			5.1.1.10	Percentage of sheep run together with goats
			5.1.1.11	Nutrition
					native pastures [Give % of sheep on each]
					improved pastures
					supplementary feeding (state type)
			5.1.1.12	Number of shearings per year
					government flocks
					commercial flocks
					village flocks
			5.1.1.13	Mating methods in non-government flocks [Give % of sheep on each category.]
					rams continually with ewes - uncontrolled
						mating
					rams continually with ewes but mating
						prevented except at specified times
					rams separated from ewes except at
						specified times
					hand mating
					AI
					AI followed by natural or hand mating
					other (specify)
			5.1.1.14	Number of mating periods per year
			5.1.1.15	origin of breed
					indigenous
					exotic
		5.1.2	[country name 2]
				. . . . .
		5.1.n	[country name n]
	5.2	Colour [Fill in fixed format fields, or write description in the free format description field, or do both.]
		5.2.1	colour 1 [name]
				% of surface area [range of values permissible]
					males
					females
					sexes not separated
		5.2.2	colour 2
				% of surface area
					males
					females
					sexes not separated
		5.2.3	colour 3
				% of surface area
					males
					females
					sexes not separated
		5.2.4	presence or absence of pigment
			5.2.4.1	% of flock without any pigment
			5.2.4.2	% with pigmented points
			5.2.4.3	% with pigment in body area
		5.2.5	distinctive colour markings [free format field]
	5.3	Head
		5.3.1	profile	[% in each category]
			5.3.1.1	straight
					males
					females
			5.3.1.2	slightly convex
					males
					females
			5.3.1.3	markedly convex (Roman nose)
					males
					females
	5.4	Ears
		5.4.1	erect (prick ears)
		5.4.2	pendulous
		5.4.3	semi-pendulous
		5.4.4	carried horizontally
		5.4.5	absent [Give % of earless animals]
	5.5	Wattles	[% in each category]
		5.5.1	sometimes present
				males
				females
		5.5.2	always present
				males
				females
	5.6	Horns [For 5.6.1 to 5.6.4 give % of sheep in each category]
		5.6.1	number
				males	[indicate absence by 0]
				females
		5.6.2	shape
			5.6.2.1	scurs
					males
					females
			5.6.2.2	straight (approximately)
					males
					females
			5.6.2.3	curved
					males
					females
			5.6.2.4	spiral
					males
					females
			5.6.2.5	corkscrew
					males
					females
		5.6.3	orientation
			5.6.3.1	lateral
					males
					females
			5.6.3.2	obliquely upward
					males
					females
			5.6.3.3	backwards
					males
					females
		5.6.4	size
			5.6.4.1	small (<15 cm)
					males
					females
			5.6.4.2	medium (15-25 cm)
					males
					females
			5.6.4.3	large (>25 cm)
					males
					females
	5.7	Coat
		5.7.1	type
			5.7.1.1	hair (no usable wool)
			5.7.1.2	wool
					no medullated fibres
					<20% of medullated fibres
					20-40% of medullated fibres
					>40% of medullated fibres
		5.7.2	length (12-month fleece)
			5.7.2.1	short (<5 cm)
			5.7.2.2	medium (5 to =<10 cm)
			5.7.2.3	long (=>10 cm)
		5.7.3	lustre
			5.7.3.1	lustrous
			5.7.3.2	non-lustrous
		5.7.4	crimp/curl
			5.7.4.1	straight
					adult coat
					lamb coat
			5.7.4.2	low crimp frequency (< 4/cm)
					adult coat
					lamb coat
			5.7.4.3	high crimp frequency (> 4/cm)
					adult coat
					lamb coat
		5.7.5	fineness (overall average fibre diameter)
			5.7.5.1	fine (< 21 micrometres)
			5.7.5.2	medium (22-26 micrometres)
			5.7.5.3	coarse (> 26 micrometres)
		5.7.6	wool cover [Give % of sheep in each category]
			5.7.6.1	head
					covered
					bare
			5.7.6.2	face
					covered
					partly covered (to level of eyes)
					bare
			5.7.6.3	belly
					covered
					bare
			5.7.6.4	legs
					covered to hocks
					covered to below hocks
					bare
	5.8	Beard
		5.8.1	present
				males [Give % in each category]
				females
	5.9	Tail
		5.9.1	type
			5.9.1.1	thin (wool covered)
					males
					females
			5.9.1.2	thin (bare; rat tail)
					males
					females
			5.9.1.3	fat rump with short appendage
					males
					females
			5.9.1.4	fat rump without short appendage
					males
					females
			5.9.1.5	semi-fat (thick at base)
					males
					females
			5.9.1.6	fat
					males
					females
		5.9.2	shape of fat tail
			5.9.2.1	cylindrical and straight
					males
					females
			5.9.2.2	cylindrical, turned up at end
					males
					females
			5.9.2.3	bi-lobed, no appendage
					males
					females
			5.9.2.5	broad, without lobes
					males
					females
		5.9.3	length (undocked)
			5.9.4.1	short (well above hocks)
					males
					females
			5.9.4.2	medium (at or near hocks)
					males
					females
			5.9.4.3	long (well below hocks)
					males
					females
	5.10	Ruff on brisket and shoulder
		5.10.1	present [Give % in each category]
				males
				females
	5.11	Basic temperament
			males
				docile
				moderately tractable
				wild
			females
				docile
				moderately tractable
				wild
	5.12	Conservation status
		5.12.1	endangered
		5.12.2	vulnerable
		5.12.3	rare
		5.12.4	indeterminate
		5.12.5	out of danger
		5.12.6	insufficiently known
		5.12.7	not at risk (none of the above)
		The first six of these categories are used by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Their definitions, slightly amended, are as follows.
		Endangered: Breeds in danger of extinction, and whose survival is unlikely if the causal factors continue operating.
		Vulnerable: Breeds likely to move into the Endangered category in the near future if the causal factors continue operating.
		Rare: Breeds with small populations that are not at present Endangered or Vulnerable, but are at risk.
		Indeterminate: Breeds known to be Endangered. Rare or Vulnerable, but where there is not enough information to say which of the three categories is appropriate.
		Out of Danger: Breeds formerly included in one of the above categories, but which are now considered relatively secure because effective conservation measures have been taken or the previous threat to their survival has been removed.
		Insufficiently Known: Breeds that are suspected but not definitely known to belong to any of the above categories, because of lack of information.
	5.13	Drought tolerance
			[Allocate grades 1-5; l=high]
	5.14	Heat tolerance
			[Allocate grades 1-5; l=high]
	5.15	Free format breed description field [A description of breed characters may be entered here instead of the fixed fields of sections 5.2 to 5.11. or material may be added to supplement the fixed fields. ]
6.	Master record prepared by:
	6.1	Name:
	6.2	Title: [Dr, Mr, Miss, etc.]
	6.3	Address:
	6.4	Affiliation: [Organisation, Company, Consultant, etc.]
	6.5	Date of preparation:
7.	Master record updating or editing
	7.1	First amendment by:
		7.1.1	Name:
		7.1.2	Title:
		7.1.3	Address:
		7.1.4	Affiliation:
		7.1.5	Date of amendment:
			. . . . .
			. . . . .
			. . . . .
		7.n	Nth amendment by:
			7.n.1	Name:
			7.n.2	Title:
			7.n.3	Address:
			7.n.4	Affiliation:
			7.n.5	Date of amendment

SLAVE RECORD

Breed name of MASTER record

Breed crossbred type of SLAVE record[Give exact composition if possible, e.g. 75% Dorset Horn- 2 5% Somali]

Strain (or distinct within-breed type)

Period of data

year month day [e.g. 1982:05:14]

From

Data form prepared by:

5.1

Name:

5.2

Title: [Dr, Mr, Miss, etc.]

5.3

Address:

5.4

Affiliation: [Organisation, Company, Consultant, etc.]

5.5

Date of preparation:

Bibliographical reference of source document
[pointer to the reference stored in the bibliographical file]

Data type and analysis

7.1

Data

7.1.1

unadjusted data

7.1.2

data adjusted for environmental or other factors*

7.1.3

survey data
*[adjusted by the author of the original paper or document]

7.2

Treatment of data

7.2.1

descriptive

7.2.2

analytical

7.2.3

none

Reliability code
[Grade data subjectively on a scale of 1 to 5; l=highly reliable, 5=low reliability.]

Country [in which data were recorded or experiment carried out, etc.]

9.1

country subdivision(s) [province, county, district, etc]

10.

Terrestrial environment [See Glossary for definitions.]

10.1

Tropical rainforest

10.2

Tropical deciduous forest

10.3

Tropical scrub forest

10.4

Tropical savannah

10.5

Desert

10.6

Mediterranean woodland and scrub

10.7

Middle latitude grassland

10.7.1

highland grass

10.7.2

moorland

10.7.3

marshland

10.8

Middle latitude deciduous forest

10.9

Coniferous forest

10.10

Tundra

10.11

Free format terrestrial environment field
[Include information on problems associated with vegetation, e.g. toxic plants]

11.

Elevation and topography

11.1

Elevation

mean

range

11.2

Topography
[Free format field. The description should include the following items, when information on them is available: roughness of terrain; slope; nature of surface (rocky, sandy, stony, etc.); surface drainage (poor, seasonally wet, well drained, etc.)]

12.

Climate

12.1

Rainfall (mm)

12.1.1

annual precipitation

mean

range

12.1.2

seasonality

12.1.2.1

non-seasonal

12.1.2.2

seasonal

[input as, e.g. 05-07. meaning May to July

12.1.3

free format rainfall data

12.2

Temperature (degrees C)

12.2.1

average annual temperature

mean of several years

range of several years

12.2.2

av.monthly maximum temperature in year

mean maximum of several years

range of several years

month(s) of maximum temperature

12.2.3

av. monthly minimum temperature in year

mean minimum of several years

range of several years

month(s) of minimum temperature

12.2.4

free format temperature data

12.3

Relative humidity (RH)

12.3.1

average annual RH

mean of several years

range of several years

12.3.2

maximum RH in year

mean maximum of several years

range of several years

month(s) of maximum temperature

12.3.3

minimum RH in year

mean minimum of several years

range of several years

month(s) of minimum temperature

12.3.4

free format RH data

13.

Socio-management system

13.1

Stationary domicile

13.1.1

extensive management

13.1.1.1

peasant flocks

13.1.1.2

commercial ranching

13.1.2

village flocks (smallholdings)

13.1.3

intensive management

13.1.3.1

grassland-based

13.1.3.2

arable-associated

13.2

transhumance

13.3

nomadism
[See Glossary for definitions.]

13.4

Free format field for socio-management system

14.

Type of farm

14.1

Peasant agriculture

14.2

Breeding centre

14.3

Commercial production unit

14.4

Experiment station

14.5

Field experiment

14.6

Multiplication unit

14.7

Other (specify)

14.8

Free format field for farm type

15.

Degree of management supervision

15.1

Advisory services

15.2

Resident professional supervision

15.3

Supervision by scientific staff of investigation project

15.4

None

16.

Mating

16.1

Mating methods in flocks

16.1.1

rams continually with ewes - uncontrolled mating

16.1.2

rams continually with ewes but mating prevented except

at specified times

16.1.3

rams separated from ewes except

at specified times

16.1.4

hand mating

16.1.5

fresh semen

frozen semen

fresh and frozen semen

16.1.6

AI followed by natural or hand mating

fresh semen

frozen semen

fresh and frozen semen

16.1.7

other (specify)

16.2

Mating ratio

16.2.1

number of females per male in natural mating

16.2.2

number of females per male in hand mating

16.2.3

number of females per male in AI

16.3

Mating period

16.3.1

number of days males are put with females in natural mating

16.3.2

number of mating periods per year

17.

Flock size

17.1

Number of breeding ewes

17.2

Number of bred hoggets

17.3

Number of replacement females (weaning to transfer into breeding flock)

17.4

Number of rams used for breeding

17.5

Number of reserve rams

17.6

Number of lambs (birth to weaning)

17.7

Number of postweaners for meat production

17.8

Percentage of breeding ewes that are milked annually

18.

Nutrition

18.1

Grazing

18.1.1

method

18.1.1.1

zero grazed

18.1.1.2

extensively in a shepherded flock

18.1.1.3

fenced

18.1.1.4

strip grazed

18.1.2

pasture classification

18.1.2.1

unimproved

18.1.2.2

improved

18.1.3

water supply of pasture

18.1.3.1

rainfed

18.1.3.2

irrigated

18.1.4

dominant grass species

18.1.4.1

species 1 [give botanical name]

% of sward

18.1.4.2

species 2

% of sward

. . . . .

18.1.4.n

species n

% of sward

18.1.5

legume species

18.1.5.1

species 1

% of sward

18.1.5.2

species 2

% of sward

. . . . .

18.1.5.n

species n

% of sward

18.2

Fodder crops

18.2.1

cut green fodder

18.2.2

hay

18.2.3

silage

18.2.4

other (specify)

18.2.5

free format field for amounts fed

18.3

Concentrates

18.3.1

ingredients

18.3.1.1

ingredient 1 [name]

% of concentrate diet

18.3.1.2

ingredient 2

% of concentrate diet

. . . . .

18.3.l.n

ingredient n

% of concentrate diet

18.3.2

free format field for amounts of concentrates fed
[For 18.2.5 and 18.3.2, as a minimum entry specify whether feeding is ad-lib, or not ad-lib.]

18.4

Water

18.4.1

sufficient to meet requirements

18.4.2

supply inadequate
[Specify months in which supply is inadequate, e.g. 03 to 05.]

18.5

Minerals

18.5.1

supply adequate

18.5.1.1

supplements not fed

18.5.1.2

supplements fed

18.5.2

supply inadequate

18.5.2.1

supplements not fed

18.5.2.2

supplements fed

18.6

Seasonality of nutrition

18.6.1

feeding adequate all year round

18.6.2

feeding inadequate in some months (specify)

18.7

lamb feeding

18.7.1

suckling plus grazing

18.7.2

milk replacer after early weaning

18.8

type of weaning

18.8.1

abrupt

18.8.1.1

age at weaning

18.8.2

partial

18.8.2.1

age at start of weaning

18.8.2.2

age at completion of weaning

19.

Housing

19.1

Provided [Indicate if for whole year or only some months]

19.1.1

only at night

19.1.2

at night and for part of day

19.1.3

day and night

19.1.4

for part of day

19.1.5

type of housing (specify)

19.2

Not provided

20.

Diseases and parasites
[Free format field for noting any diseases prevalent at the time that performance data were recorded.]

21.

Measures against diseases and parasites
[Free format field for recording prophylactic measures: in particular, dipping, anthelmintic dosing and vaccination.]

22.

Performance

22.1

Body weight
[Give all weights in kg; N = number of observations; SD standard deviation; males = entire males.]

Mean

Range

22.1.1

birth

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

unspecified

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

22.1.2

preweaning

Age

Mean

Range

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

castrated males

singles

twins

=> triplets

unspecified

overall

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

[Repeat the sex groups for each age at which data are recorded.]

22.1.3

weaning

Age

Mean

Range

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

castrated males

singles

twins

=> triplets

unspecified

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

[Repeat the sex groups for each age at which data are recorded.]

22.1.4

postweaning

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

castrated males

singles

twins

=> triplets

unspecified

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

[Repeat the sex groups for each age at which data are recorded.]

22.1.5

slaughter

Age

Mean

Range

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

castrated males

singles

twins

=> triplets

unspecified

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

[Repeat the sex groups for each age at which data are recorded. Specify if fasted (F), not fasted (NF), or fasting status unknown (U).]

22.1.6

first mating

males

females

22.1.7

first lambing

22.1.8

maturity and postmaturity

ewes

rams

wethers

22.1.9

free format field for ages not specified in 22.1.1 to 22.1.8

22.2

Average daily gain (g)

Mean

Range

22.2.1

preweaning

22.2.1.1

unspecified age range

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

castrated males

singles

twins

=> triplets

unspecified

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

22.2.1.2

age range 1 (specify)

Mean

Range

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

castrated males

singles

twins

=> triplets

unspecified

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

. . . . .

22.2.1.n

age range n

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

castrated males

singles

twins

=> triplets

unspecified

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

22.2.2

postweaning

Mean

Range

22.2.2.1

unspecified age range

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

castrated males

singles

twins

=> triplets

unspecified

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

22.2.2.2

age (or weight) range 1 (specify)

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

castrated males

singles

twins

=> triplets

unspecified

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

22.2.2.n

age (weight) range n

[as for age range 1]

22.2.3

feed conversion for growth

[free format field]

22.3

Body measurement

Age

Mean

Range

22.3.1

chest girth

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

castrated males

singles

twins

=> triplets

unspecified

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

[Up to 4 ages can be recorded for all body measurements, repeating the sex classes required,]

22.3.2

body length

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

castrated males

singles

twins

=> triplets

unspecified

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

22.3.3

height at withers

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

castrated males

singles

twins

=> triplets

unspecified

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

22.3.4

free format field for data on other body measurements
[Enter data in the same way as for the measurements specified above.]

22.4

Carcass characters
[Each character can be recorded at up to 4 ages, as with body measurements.]

Age

Mean

Range

22.4.1

weight

22.4.1.1

hot

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

castrated males

singles

twins

=> triplets

unspecified

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

22.4.1.2

cold

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

castrated males

singles

twins

=> triplets

unspecified

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

22.4.2

length

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

castrated males

singles

twins

=> triplets

unspecified

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

22.4.3

dressing percentage

Age

Mean

Range

22.4.3.1

hot

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

castrated males

singles

twins

=> triplets

unspecified

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

22.4.3.2

cold

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

castrated males

singles

twins

=> triplets

unspecified

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

22.4.4

skin percentage

males

females

castrated males

unspecified

22.4.5

meat: bone ratio

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

castrated males

singles

twins

=> triplets

unspecified

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

22.4.6

loin-eye area

[Specify vertebra number.]

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

castrated males

singles

twins

=> triplets

unspecified

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

22.4.7

fat thickness (mm)

[subcutaneous, specify site]

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

castrated males

singles

twins

=> triplets

unspecified

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

22.4.8

lean percentage

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

castrated males

singles

twins

=> triplets

unspecified

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

22.4.9

fat percentage

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

castrated males

singles

twins

=> triplets

unspecified

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Age

Mean

Range

22.4.10

bone percentage

males

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

Females

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

castrated males

singles

twins

=> triplets

unspecified

singles

twins

=> triplets

overall

22.4.11

free format field for other carcass characters

22.5

Reproduction

22.5.1

sexual maturity of males (days)

Mean

Range

22.5.1.1

age at 1st ejaculation

22.5.1.2

age at 1st mating

22.5.2

sexual maturity of females (days)

22.5.2.1

age at 1st oestrus

22.5.2.2

age at 1st ovulation

22.5.2.3

age at 1st mating

22.5.2.4

age at 1st lambing

22.5.3

oestrous cycle

22.5.3.1

cycle duration (days)

22.5.3.2

oestrus duration (hours)

22.5.3.3

seasonality

number of oestrous

months per year

period(s) e.g. months 09 to 11.

22.5.3.4

detection method

teaser

entire male

other (specify)

22.5.3.5

number of ewes normally

mated in flock (give
mean and range only)

22.5.4

lambing

22.5.4.1

number of ewes exposed to rams

1st parity

2nd parity

=>3rd parity

all parities

22.5.4.2

% of ewes exposed which gave gave birth to the specified numbers of lambs (alive + stillborn)

1st parity

=>3

2nd parity

=>3

3rd parity

=>3

all parities

=>3

22.5.4.3

number of lambs born (live + stillborn) per ewe exposed

1st parity

2nd parity

=>3rd parity

all parities

22.5.4.4

litter size (live + stillborn)

1st parity

2nd parity

=>3rd parity

all parities

22.5.4.5

% of lambing ewes with the specified numbers of live lambs at weaning

1st parity

=>3

2nd parity

=>3

3rd parity

=>3

all parities

=>3

22.5.4.6

number of lambs weaned per ewe exposed

1st parity

2nd parity

=>3rd parity

all parities

22.5.4.7

lambing interval (days)

22.5.4.8

lifetime number of matings

22.5.5

semen

22.5.5.1

inherited sperm abnormalities

[free format field for description and data]

22.5.5.2

other characters

[free format field]

22.5.6

reproductive disorders [free format field]

22.5.6.1

non-infectious

[Give name and frequency of each.]

22.5.6.2

infectious

[Give name and frequency of each.]

22.6

Mortality

22.6.1

annual adult mortality

males

females

22.6.2

prenatal mortality

22.6.2.1

abortions

22.6.2.2

stillbirths

singles

twins

=>triplets

overall

22.6.3

preweaning mortality

(birth to weaning)

singles

twins

=>triplets

overall

22.7

Dairy performance

22.7.1

milking system

22.7.1.1

hand milking with lamb present

22.7.1.2

hand milking without lamb present

22.7.1.3

machine milking with lamb present

22.7.1.4

machine milking without lamb present

22.7.1.5

mixed (combination of the above; specify which)

22.7.1.6

other system (specify)

22.7.1.7

daily milking frequency

[Where relevant, state how long the lamb is with the ewe during a 24-hour period]

22.7.1.8

estimation method for yield of sucked milk

22.7.2

milk let-down

22.7.2.1

% of 1st lactation ewes failing to let down milk in absence of the lamb

22.7.2.2

% of lactations of 21 days or.less

22.7.3

total lactation milk yield

Mean

Range

22.7.3.1

first lactation

milked

sucked

22.7.3.2

second lactation

milked

sucked

22.7.3.3

third lactation

milked

sucked

22.7.3.4

fourth or later lactation

milked

sucked

22.7.3.5

all lactations

milked

sucked

22.7.4

daily milk yield

22.7.4.1

first lactation

milked

sucked

22.7.4.2

second lactation

milked

sucked

22.7.4.3

third lactation

milked

sucked

22.7.4.4

fourth or later lactation

milked

sucked

22.7.4.5

all lactations

milked

sucked

22.7.5

milk fat yield

22.7.5.1

first lactation

22.7.5.2

second lactation

22.7.5.3

third lactation

22.7.5.4

fourth or later lactation

22.7.5.5

all lactations

22.7.6

milk protein yield

22.7.6.1

first lactation

22.7.6.2

second lactation

22.7.6.3

third lactation

22.7.6.4

fourth or later lactation

22.7.6.5

all lactations

22.7.7

milk fat percentage [M = month in which recorded; F = frequency of recording]

Mean

Range

22.7.7.1

first lactation

22.7.7.2

second lactation

22.7.7.3

third lactation

22.7.7.4

fourth or later lactation

22.7.7.5

all lactations

22.7.8

milk protein percentage

22.7.8.1

first lactation

22.7.8.2

second lactation

22.7.8.3

third lactation

22.7.8.4

fourth or later lactation

22.7.8.5

all lactations

22.7.9

SNF percentage

22.7.9.1

first lactation

22.7.9.2

second lactation

22.7.9.3

third lactation

22.7.9.4

fourth or later lactation

22.7.9.5

all lactations

22.7.10

milking rate (kg/min)

22.7.10.1

first lactation

22.7.10.2

second lactation

22.7.10.3

third lactation

22.7.10.4

fourth or later lactation

22.7.10.5

all lactations

22.7.11

lactation duration (days)

22.7.11.1

first lactation

22.7.11.2

second lactation

22.7.11.3

third lactation

22.7.12.4

fourth lactation

22.7.12.5

all lactations

22.7.12

persistency of lactation

free format field [ specify which measure of persistency is being used.]

Mean

Range

22.7.13

productive lifespan (months)

22.7.14

feed conversion for milk
[free format field]

22.8

Wool production

22.8.1

processing type*

22.8.1.1

carpet wool

22.8.1.2

crossbred wool

22.8.1.3

Merino wool

[*see Glossary]

22.8.2

sampling

22.8.2.1

site

shoulder

mid-side

thigh

22.8.3

number of shearings per year

Age

Mean

Range

22.8.4

Coat composition of adults*

22.8.4.1

% of true wool

22.8.4.2

% of heterotypes

22.8.4.3

% of Kemps

[*see Glossary]

22.8.4.4

% of hair

[GP = duration of wool growth period in months]

22.8.4.5

method of estimation

weight

count

22.8.5

greasy fleece weight

1st shearing

male singles

male multiples

female singles

female multiples

later shearings

males (all)

females (all)

22.8.6

clean fleece weight

Age

Mean

Range

1st shearing

male singles

male multiples

female singles

female multiples

later shearings

males (all)

females (all)

22.8.7

clean fleece percentage

1st shearing

male singles

male multiples

female singles

female multiples

later shearings

males (all)

females (all)

22.8.8

staple length

Age

Mean

Range

1st shearing

male singles

male multiples

female singles

female multiples

later shearings

males (all)

females (all)

22.8.9

fibre diameter

Age

Mean

Range

22.8.9.1

true wool

1st shearing

male singles

male multiples

female singles

female multiples

later shearings

males (all)

females (all)

22.8.9.2

heterotypes

1st shearing

male singles

male multiples

female singles

female multiples

later shearings

males (all)

females (all)

22.8.9.3

hair

Age

Mean

Range

1st shearing

male singles

male multiples

female singles

female multiples

later shearings

males (all)

females (all)

22.8.9.4

kemps

1st shearing

male singles

male multiples

female singles

female multiples

later shearings

males (all)

females (all)

22.8.9.5

overall

1st shearing

male singles

male multiples

female singles

female multiples

later shearings

males (all)

females (all)

22.8.10

fleece colour

22.8.10.1

summer

white

yellow

wholly pigmented

partly pigmented

22.8.10.2

winter

white

yellow

wholly pigmented

partly pigmented

22.8.10.3

other season (specify)

white

yellow

wholly pigmented

partly pigmented

22.8.11

feed conversion for wool

[free format field]

22.9

Pelt production

22.9.1

breeds other than Karakul

Mean

Range

22.9.1.1

pelt weight

lambs

adults

22.9.1.2

pelt length

lambs

adults

22.9.1.3

pelt width

lambs

adults

22.9.2

Karakuls

22.9.2.1

pelt weight

foetus

lamb

22.9.2.2

pelt length

foetus

lamb

22.9.2.3

pelt width

lamb

foetus

22.9.2.4

curl type

[free format field; systems differ between
countries; follow terminology of data source]

22.9.2.5

hair diameter (micrometres)

Mean

Range

subjective evaluation

thin

medium

thick

22.9.2.6

lustre

brilliant

normal

metallic

dull

22.9.2.7

texture

woolly

soft

silky

elastic

normal

bulky

hard

frizzy

23.

Physiology

23.1

Reaction to solar radiation

23.1.1

relative increase due to exposure (%)

23.1.1.1

rectal temperature (males)

age (months)

duration of exposure (hours)

mean

range

23.1.1.2

rectal temperature (females)

age

duration of exposure

mean

range

23.1.1.3

pulse rate (males)

age

duration of exposure

mean

range

23.1.1.4

pulse rate (females)

age

duration of exposure

mean

range

23.1.1.5

respiration rate (males)

age

duration of exposure

mean

range

23.1.1.6

respiration rate (females)

age

duration of exposure

mean

range

23.1.1.7

environmental factors during the test

Mean

range

air temperature (degrees C)

before stress

during stress

relative humidity (%)

before stress

during stress

wind velocity (m/s)

before stress

during stress

23.2

Reaction to climate chamber stress

23.2.1

relative increase due to exposure (%)

23.2.1.1

rectal temperature (males)

age

duration of exposure

mean

range

23.2.1.2

rectal temperature (females)

age

duration of exposure

mean

range

23.2.1.3

pulse rate (males)

age

duration of exposure

mean

range

23.2.1.4

pulse rate (females)

age

duration of exposure

mean

range

23.2.1.5

respiration rate (males)

age

duration of exposure

mean

range

23.2.1.6

respiration rate (females)

age

duration of exposure

mean

range

23.2.1.7

environmental factors during test

Mean

Range

air temperature

before stress

during stress

relative humidity

before stress

during stress

24.

Genetic parameters

24.1

Heritability

Estimate

Range

24.1.1

trait 1

. . . .

[SE = standard error]

. . . .

24.1.n

trait n

24.2

Repeatability

24.2.1

trait 1

. . . .

24.2.n

trait n

24.3

Genetic correlation

(1) between .... and ....

(n) between .... and ....

24.4

Other quantitative genetic parameters

[free format field]

24.5

Inbreeding coefficient

25.

Cytogenetics

25.1

Chromosome abnormalities

25.1.1

translocations
[free format field; designation of translocation; frequency in population]

26.

Inherited abnormalities

[free format field for abnormalities;
give name, gene symbol (if relevant),
and gene frequency when known]

27.

Resistance to infectious diseases and parasites

27.1

Strain or breed comparisons

27.1.1

helminths, arthropods and protozoa

[free format field; specify comparative incidence and/or mortality, including faecal egg counts, tick resistance indices,etc.]

27.1.2

diseases due to agents other than in 27.1.1

[free format field; specify comparative incidence and/or mortality.]