GenOvis Recognition Awards
Objective:
To recognize breeders who believe in the GenOvis genetic evaluation program and who actively contribute to its proper function.
Awardees:
Purebred Awards are determined based on a combination of five criteria and the Productivity Award is determined by the ewes’ productivity.
2024 Winners (CANADA) - to come on December
2024 Winners (ONTARIO) - to come on October
All Canada Sheep Classic GenOvis Award
The GenOvis Award would promote animals evaluated on the sheep genetic program that also have a good conformation.
Requirements:
- Breeders must be enrolled in the GenOvis program for the current year
- Animal must be evaluated on GenOvis
Criteria:
- 60 points are given according to the genetic value of the animal
- Terminal breeds: based on CARC
- Maternal breeds: based on MAT-HP
- Prolific breeds: based on MAT
- 40 points are given according to the animal conformation
Breed Champion:
Terminal, maternal and prolific breeds Grand Champion
- Terminal Breed (CARC index)
- Maternal Breed (MAT-HP index)
- Prolific Breed (MAT index)
Among the champions of each breed, the animal, with the higher percentile for the index related to the category, will win. If two animals have the same percentile, the one with the higher index value will win.
GenOvis Excellence (Quebec only)
The GenOvis Excellence aims to recognize purebred flocks and animals that highly contributed to genetic progress and purebred Quebec breeders doing good genetic selection work.