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AWEX EMI 1979 +15
Micron 17 2688 +21
Micron 18 2611 +1
Micron 19 2434 +31
Micron 20 2252 +13
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MCar 1226 +2

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.