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AWEX EMI 1207 +10
Micron 17 1670 +8
Micron 18 1609 +12
Micron 19 1529 +13
Micron 20 1452 +12
Micron 21 1415 +3
Micron 25 790n +8
Micron 26 652 +7
Micron 28 460 +15
Micron 30 405 +12
Micron 32 340 +5
Micron 16.5 1722n +14
MCar 678 +9

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.