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AWEX EMI 1876 -10
Micron 17 2582 -6
Micron 18 2494 -18
Micron 19 2289 -22
Micron 20 2124 -31
Micron 21 2096 -18
Micron 25 1110 +50
Micron 26 955 +19
Micron 28 730 +15
Micron 30 600 +10
Micron 32 515 +12
Micron 16.5 2604 -4
MCar 1117 +5

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.