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Suffolk Sheep Society

Fenaghy Road, Galgorm, Ballymena
Co. Antrim, BT42 1FL. 4 Advertisers index 34 Ram sales
Tel (within UK): 028 2563 2342
Tel (overseas): +44 (0) 28 2563 2342 5 Council chairmen
6 Office team
Email: enquiries@suffolksheep.org
the national terminal sire evaluation Website: www.suffolksheep.org 7 Branch chairmen and secretaries
Accounts &
Administration 8 Club chairmen and secretaries
10 President’s report
Anna McCullough
Tel: 028 2563 2342 12 CEO report
Email: annamccullough@suffolksheep.org 14 Sensory tasting
A new analysis for terminal sire breeds from Signet Breeding Services Margo Graham Descriptive sensory testing of three
Tel: 028 2563 2342 breeds of lamb. 52 Sire of the Year
Multi-breed analysis, with over 1 million animal records Email: margograham@suffolksheep.org 54 National Flock Competition
– Over 10,000 CT scans included in the analysis Katie Allen 56 Female sales
Tel: 028 2563 2342
25 breeding values, including eight new traits Email: katieallen@suffolksheep.org
Editor
– New weight-adjusted carcase traits Robin McIlrath
Tel: 028 2563 2342
Monthly BLUP runs Email: robinmcilrath@suffolksheep.org
Greater commercial focus
For more information, 16 Signet’s new breeding analysis
contact: The National Terminal Sire Evaluation.
Recording online has never E signet@ahdb.org.uk Yearbook produced by 18 Industry forum 72 Branch reports
Royal Smithfield Club
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with reduced fees for clients W signetfbc.org.uk Tel: 01303 233883 20 Focus on exports
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submitting data online.ata online. Web: www.southeastfarmer.net Suffolk sheep breeders are playing
their part in events and activities being
Director
Jamie McGrorty undertaken to support the UK breeding
sector in developing export trade. 88 Club reports
Design Manager
Jo Legg 115 Obituaries
Publisher 118 Events diary
Clive Rabson 119 Celebrating milestones

The publisher does not accept any
responsibility for the content of
advertisements or contributed editorial in
this magazine. Opinions expressed editorially
are not necessarily those of the editor or
publisher and no responsibility is accepted 22 Shows
for loss, damage or injury incurred as a
result of opinions, advice or comment.
No part of this publication may be 122 Recipes for all seasons
reproduced without written permission.
124 Suffolk Youth
128 New breeders directory
Cover photo:
Limestone Aston Martin, Top Price Ram 130 Breeders directory
Lamb in 2018 40,000gns

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