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AWEX EMI 1521 +17

Micron 17 2096 +37

Micron 18 1990 +10

Micron 19 1871 +7

Micron 20 1828 +13

Micron 21 1819 +13

Micron 25 854 -3

Micron 26 762 +3

Micron 28 666 +1

Micron 30 575 -5

Micron 32 442 -3

Micron 16.5 2138 +24

MCar 759 +14

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.