Percentile Bands Tables
Percentile bands tables provide a useful benchmarking resource for indexes and breeding values for connected flocks within the New Zealand Genetic Evaluation (NZGE). Each month, the percentile bands tables are produced from the most recent NZGE run for Maternal and Terminal traits.
The percentile bands table for young rams is based on all animals born in the previous full birth year, in NZGE connected flocks. This represents a wider group than the sire percentile bands table, as it is all young animals born in that birth year – many of which will not end up being offered for sale.
If purchasing rams for commercial use, use the young ram percentile bands table.
The Research NZGE Terminal evaluation (using terminal breed genotypes) has been released under research status, which means some adjustments to breeding value calculations may still occur before it is finalised. More detail about this evaluation is available here.
Sire Percentile Bands Tables
For benchmarking NZGE values for stud sires, young stud sires and for use with the NZGE leader lists.
Based on sires with progeny in the last three years in genetically connected flocks
Percentile Bands Technical Note
Sire Percentile Bands Table - August 2024
Sire Percentile Bands Table - July 2024
Sire Percentile Band Table - June 2024
Sire Percentile Bands Table - May 2024
Sire Percentile Bands Table - April 2024
Sire Percentile Bands Table - March 2024
Sire Percentile Bands Table - February 2024
Sire Percentile Bands Table - December 2023
Sire Percentile Bands Table - November 2023
Sire Percentile Bands Table - October 2023
Sire Percentile Bands Table - September 2023
Sire Percentile Bands Table - August 2023
Sire Percentile Bands Table - July 2023
Sire Percentile Bands Table - June 2023
Sire Percentile Bands Table - May 2023
Sire Percentile Bands Table - April 2023
Sire Percentile Bands Table - March 2023
Sire Percentile Bands Table - February 2023
Sire Percentile Bands Table - December 2022
Sire Percentile Bands Table - November 2022
Sire Percentile Bands Table - October 2022
Sire Percentile Bands Table - August 2022
Sire Percentile Bands Table - June 2022
Sire Percentile Bands Table - April 2022
Sire Percentile Bands Table - March 2022
Sire Percentile Bands Table - December 2021
Sire Percentile Bands Table - November 2021
Sire Percentile Bands Table - October 2021
Sire Percentile Bands Table - September 2021
Sire Percentile Bands Table - August 2021
Sire Percentile Bands Table - June 2021
Sire Percentile Bands Table - April 2021
Sire Percentile Bands Table - March 2021
Sire Percentile Bands Table - February 2021
Sire Percentile Bands Table - December 2020
Sire Percentile Bands Table - November 2020
Sire Percentile Bands Table - October 2020
Sire Percentile Bands Table - August 2020
Sire Percentile Bands Table - June 2020
Sire Percentile Bands Table - April 2020
Sire Percentile Bands Table - February 2020
Sire Percentile Bands Table - December 2019
Sire Percentile Bands Table - November 2019
Sire Percentile Bands Table - October 2019
Sire Percentile Bands Table - August 2019
Sire Percentile Bands Table - June 2019
Sire Percentile Bands Table - April 2019
Sire Percentile Bands Table - February 2019
Sire Percentile Bands Table - December 2018
Sire Percentile Bands Table - October 2018
Sire Percentile Bands Table - August 2018
Sire Percentile Bands Table - June 2018
Sire Percentile Bands Table - April 2018
Sire Percentile Bands Table - February 2018
Young Ram Percentile Bands Tables
For benchmarking NZGE values for young rams for commercial use.
Based on all animals born in connected flocks in relevant birth year.
From August 2023, Young Ram Percentile Band Tables have changed from 2021 born to 2022 born.
Young Rams Percentile Bands Technical Note
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - August 2024
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - July 2024
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - June 2024
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - May 2024
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - April 2024
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - March 2024
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - February 2024
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - December 2023
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - November 2023
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - October 2023
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - September 2023
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - August 2023
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - July 2023
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - June 2023
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - May 2023
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - April 2023
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - March 2023
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - February 2023
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - December 2022
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - November 2022
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - October 2022
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - August 2022
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - June 2022
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - April 2022
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - March 2022
Young Ram Percentile Bands Table - December 2021
Young Ram Percentile Band - November 2021
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - October 2021
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - September 2021
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - August 2021
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - June 2021
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - April 2021
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - March 2021
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - February 2021
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - December 2020
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - November 2020
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - October 2020
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - August 2020
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - June 2020
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - April 2020
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - February 2020
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - December 2019
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - November 2019
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - October 2019
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - August 2019
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - June 2019
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - April 2019
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - February 2019
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - December 2018
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - October 2018
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - August 2018
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - June 2018
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - April 2018
Young Ram Percentile Bands table - February 2018
Research Terminal Percentile Bands Tables
Values from the Research NZGE Terminal evaluations are slightly lower on average than NZGE Maternal evaluations.
Percentile band tables allow relative comparison of NZGE results.