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AWEX EMI 1319 +28
Micron 17 1825 +57
Micron 18 1744 +34
Micron 19 1621 +55
Micron 20 1556 +42
Micron 21 1544 +43
Micron 22 1528n +44
Micron 26 764 +26
Micron 28 572n +14
Micron 30 498 +11
Micron 16.5 1875 +53
MCar 750 +8

Assessing, classing, and selecting sheep

Achieving optimal genetic gain involves issues ranging from understanding the impact the environment has on how sheep look and perform (phenotype), the need to reduce the impact of non-genetic variables so the phenotypic differences are due as much as possible to genetic differences (genotype), to having a breeding objective that is focused on what the market will be seeking in the next 10 years for a specific environment.