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AWEX EMI 1192 -23
Micron 17 1678 -45
Micron 18 1537 -51
Micron 19 1454 -52
Micron 20 1436 -46
Micron 21 1433 -16
Micron 22 1432 -
Micron 23 1403n -
Micron 25 712 +9
Micron 26 608 +2
Micron 28 415 -17
Micron 30 380 -
Micron 32 337 -1
Micron 16.5 1780 -
MCar 734 +10

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.