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AWEX EMI 1665 -24

Micron 17 2228 -40

Micron 18 2143 -51

Micron 19 2055 -29

Micron 20 2002 -35

Micron 21 1979 -19

Micron 25 936 -5

Micron 26 849 -5

Micron 28 718 -10

Micron 30 622 -15

Micron 32 496 +14

Micron 16.5 2245 -46

MCar 863 +7

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.