@conference {41190,
	title = {Sheep Improvement Limited - Introduction},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {60},
	year = {2000},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {174},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	address = {Hamilton},
	abstract = {The aim of Sheep Improvement Limited (SIL) is to facilitate cost effective genetic improvement across the New Zealand sheep industry in cooperation with the previously existing sheep genetic improvement schemes including Studfax, Flocklinc and Animalplan.
Development of the new combined scheme began in 1998 with the formation of SIL as a joint venture company between the New Zealand meat and wool boards. A project team drawn from the existing schemes and their parent organisations (AgResearch, Lincoln University and Massey University) set about construction of a new database structure and genetic engine {\textellipsis} },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Geenty KG}
}
