{"id":896,"date":"2026-03-19T11:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web2.pssr.sk\/?page_id=896"},"modified":"2026-04-15T12:42:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T12:42:18","slug":"sheep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/web2.pssr.sk\/index.php\/en\/sheep\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Sheep performance recording is carried out in breeding, multiplication and production flocks with the aim of objectively determining and evaluating the performance traits of individual sheep, flocks and herds. Data obtained through performance recording are used for estimating the breeding value of animals, for selection and marketing purposes, for entry into herd books and for evaluating the level of husbandry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In the course of Level I sheep performance recording, the following are determined:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>own performance (weight gains)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>reproductive indicators (% fertilisation, % fertility and % fertility per lambed ewe)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>in the control of milk performance of ewes, the amount of milked milk per standardised lactation in kg and the content of basic milk components (fat, protein and lactose) are determined<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Performance recording itself involves weighing lambs at birth and at weaning, selecting lambs for reproduction, identification and subjective assessment. Performance recording is also carried out in production flocks and focuses on animal identification, record-keeping, monitoring of reproductive traits and growth rate of ewe lambs. Milk performance recording can also be carried out upon the breeder\u2019s request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do you gain from performance recording?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Level I performance recording gives the breeder the ability to make informed decisions and implement effective measures in the flock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>improvement in flock fertility (approx. 20%) per year through monitoring and selection of individuals from multiple-birth litters in mothers and fathers and from mothers with high milk production<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>rapid return on costs incurred for performance recording<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"govuk-inset-text\">\n        <h2 class=\"govuk-heading-m\">Results of performance recording, growth rate and reproductive indicators are provided by the Breeding Information System &#8211; PLIS<\/h2>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plis.sk\" class=\"govuk-button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enter<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Professional publications that may interest you<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Publishing House of the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra has published a book entitled <strong>\u201cMastitis in Ewe Farming\u201d<\/strong> by authors Tan\u010din Vladim\u00edr and Tvaro\u017ekov\u00e1 Krist\u00edna.<br>More information about the publication can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/vydavatelstvo.uniag.sk\/vedecke-monografie\/9590-mastitidy-v-chove-bahnic-9788055222561.html\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Publication entitled <strong>\u201cPhysiological and Morphological Aspects of Milk Harvesting from Ewes\u201d<\/strong><br>More information about the publication can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/vydavatelstvo.uniag.sk\/vedecke-monografie\/9695-fyziologicke-a-morfologicke-aspekty-ziskavania-mlieka-bahnic-9788055223834.html\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pssr.sk\/index.php\/sk\/publikacna-cinnost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Published sheep performance recording results<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/pssr.sk\/index.php\/sk\/ku-ov-icar\/\">ICAR \u2013 International Committee for Animal Recording<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/pssr.sk\/index.php\/sk\/ku-ov-kmu\/\">Milk Performance Recording<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/pssr.sk\/index.php\/sk\/geneticke-hodnotenie-oviec\/\">Genetic Evaluation<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/pssr.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/ku\/subory\/ov\/over_povod_ov.pdf\">Origin Verification<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/pssr.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/ku\/subory\/ov\/bonKlucOV.pdf\">Assessment Key<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/pssr.sk\/index.php\/sk\/nakupne-trhy\/\">Purchase Markets<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/pssr.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/ku\/subory\/ov\/psb_mlieko.pdf\">Monitoring of Somatic Cell Count in Ewe Milk<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/pssr.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/ku\/subory\/ov\/Zasady_ASD_ovce_kozy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Principles of Automated Data Processing for Sheep and Goats<\/a><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pssr.sk\/index.php\/sk\/softver-pre-chovatela\/\">Performance Recording Software for Breeders<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/pssr.sk\/index.php\/sk\/tlaciva-kontroly-uzitkovosti\/\">Performance Recording Forms<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/pssr.sk\/index.php\/sk\/tlaciva-kontroly-uzitkovosti\">Requests for Access to Performance Recording Data<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheep performance recording is carried out in breeding, multiplication and production flocks with the aim of objectively determining and evaluating the performance traits of individual sheep, flocks and herds. 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