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AWEX EMI 1878 -12
Micron 17 2631 +8
Micron 18 2532 -
Micron 19 2312 -1
Micron 20 2099 -33
Micron 21 2019 -22
Micron 25 1225n -3
Micron 26 1105n -
Micron 28 870 +10
Micron 30 773 +10
Micron 16.5 2677 +13
MCar 1081 -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.