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AWEX EMI 1138 -1
Micron 17 1684 -1
Micron 18 1532 +7
Micron 19 1408 -2
Micron 20 1321 -2
Micron 21 1284 -5
Micron 22 1236n -5
Micron 23 1184n -1
Micron 25 710n +19
Micron 26 595 +3
Micron 28 388 +5
Micron 30 340n +2
MCar 671 -1

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.