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AWEX EMI 1232 -30
Micron 17 1678 -53
Micron 18 1613 -30
Micron 19 1540 -30
Micron 20 1484 -35
Micron 21 1465 -45
Micron 25 730n -48
Micron 26 604 -16
Micron 28 440 -20
Micron 30 363 -25
Micron 32 335 -3
Micron 16.5 1748 -62
MCar 732 -19

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.