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AWEX EMI 1751 -32
Micron 17 2362 -45
Micron 18 2311 -25
Micron 19 2173 -58
Micron 20 2062 -92
Micron 21 2048 -40
Micron 25 1020 -20
Micron 26 865 -14
Micron 28 658 -14
Micron 30 557 -21
Micron 32 490 -20
Micron 16.5 2401 -24
MCar 1046 -

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.