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AWEX EMI 1456 -61
Micron 17 2088 -94
Micron 18 1940 -105
Micron 19 1771 -88
Micron 20 1688 -64
Micron 21 1668 -65
Micron 26 875 -53
Micron 28 670 -33
Micron 30 577 -20
Micron 32 477 -
Micron 16.5 2120 -90
MCar 771 -20

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.