Animal Evaluation



RAS List


Please select the ranking of active sires breed you wish to display , alternatively you may download a file of the same information.

The Ranking of Active Sires (RAS) is a ranking by Breeding Worth of sires nominated by AB Companies.  An active sire is one which is likely to have at least 500 doses of semen available in the following mating season.

New Zealand Animal Evaluation Limited establishes the criteria for eligibility for this List.  These criteria include:


- enrolled in the Animal Evaluation scheme
- minimum Reliability for PA_PT-Index of 75%
- eligibility for inclusion in Interbull's International Genetic Evaluation Service

The RAS information is from the animal evaluation run on 21 August 2010 (the next run is on 18 September 2010).

RAS Lists available for printing and downloading
View RAS List PDF
View Top 30 All Breeds Download csv file
View Friesian Download csv file
View Jersey Download csv file
View Cross Download csv file
View Other Download csv file