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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.

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A national guide for smallholder livestock producers A pocket guide to ASBVs A producer’s guide to sheep husbandry practices Anaesthetics and analgesics Anaesthetics and analgesics factsheet Assessing, classing, and selecting sheep Australian Wool Innovation AWI Annual General Meetings AWI Grower Menu AWI industry news AWI Market Intelligence Best practice lamb marking procedures Beyond the bale magazine Breeding Leadership program Bushfire preparation and recovery manual Condition scoring of sheep Disease Factsheets Drench decision guide Ewe management handbook Ewe scanning and management checklist Feed budget tables for break of season Feed budget tables for drought and dry conditions Feed budget tables for green pastures Feed On Offer library Fit to load guide Footrot ute guide Guide for managing feral cats Guide for managing rabbits Guide to managing feral deer Lambing Planner app Lifetime Ewe Management Lifetime Wool Making More From Sheep (online) Making More From Sheep (manual) Managing breech flystrike Managing breeding ewes in containment areas Managing chemical resistance Managing fodder prices for drought Managing sheep in droughtlots Managing Tasmanian native pastures Nuffield Farming Scholarships ParaBoss Planning for a non-mulesed Merino enterprise Pregnancy scanning: an ultra-sound investment Ramping Up Repro checklist Regenerative agriculture Resource guide for sheep reproduction Returning to the family farm SafeSheds assessment manual Shearing shed design guide Shearing sheds research report Sheep diseases guide Sheep Genetics - Carcase Sheep Genetics - Growth Sheep Genetics - Health Sheep Genetics - Reproduction Sheep Genetics - Wool Sheep Genetics - Worm Egg Count Sheep handlers research report Sheep producers resource guide Sheep selection tools SimpliFly resources Standard reference weight calculator Stock water Succession planning guide The value of pregnancy scanning The value of pregnancy scanning report: BCA methodology The Woolmark Company The Yarn Podcast Visual classing Merino sheep Visual sheep scores guide Visual sheep scores guide 2024 Weed fast facts guide Which sheep do I keep? Winning With Weaners checklist Winning With Weaners feed budget tables Wool industry river management guide for high rainfall zones Wool industry river management guide for sheep-wheat zones Yards and sheds research report Your Future In Wool

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Discover how we're making a difference! Australian wool production forecast Recent pregnancy scanning webinars Here's what you told us! – The future of AWI Extension TAS Check out the latest AWI Wool Market Report The future of AWI Extension TAS – We need your feedback! Are you missing out on the latest? AWI Repro Masterclass Want the latest wool market data? NEW pregnancy scanning resources Wear Wool, Not Waste – 40 million views, and counting... 2024 WoolPoll result AWI 2024 Annual General Meeting AWI flagship one-day workshops RECORDING AVAILABLE: Why stay in wool sheep? UPCOMING: Sheep classing workshops Wear Wool, Not Waste WEBINAR: Ask the AWI Chairman & Board Your fibre. Your future. Your call. Ready to shape the future? Join our Producer Advisory Panel REGISTER NOW: Sheep eID – what's in it for me? Why stay in wool sheep? Get involved in AWI research projects! RELAUNCHED: Making More From Sheep APPLY NOW: AWI Graduate Training Program 2025 WEBINAR: Australian Wool Traceability Hub REGISTER NOW: Anaesthetics, Analgesics & Animal Health Workshop REGISTER NOW: AWI Wool Trip Tasmania AWI – Working for woolgrowers Carbon storage & increased biodiversity for woolgrowers We're back, better than ever! Better weather forecasts for sheep producers! REGISTER NOW: Ramping up Repro workshop 2023 AWI Annual General Meeting recording online REGISTER NOW: Winning With Weaners workshops REGISTER NOW: SimpliFly workshops Tasmanian Timing of Operations Survey Results

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Update on AWI Merino Lifetime Productivity project Webinar: Woolmark+ Australian Wool Insetting Program Ask the Chairman and Board of Directors Webinar Webinar: Woolmark+ Australian Wool Insetting Program(2) Webinar: Introducing the Australian Wool Traceability Hub AWI webinar: Why stay in wool sheep? AWI Repro Masterclass Optimising livestock health and nutrition for dry times – Hamilton Optimising livestock health and nutrition for dry times – Ross Optimising livestock health and nutrition for dry times – Oatlands AWI Wool Trip Tasmania Anaesthetics, Analgesics & Animal Health Workshop Sheep eID – what's in it for me? Pole position: staying ahead of worms this summer