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AWEX EMI 1245 -5
Micron 17 1715 -20
Micron 18 1620 -28
Micron 19 1552 -2
Micron 20 1510 -5
Micron 21 1496 -12
Micron 22 1486 -2
Micron 23 1449n -
Micron 25 718n +10
Micron 26 615 +3
Micron 28 437 +2
Micron 30 377 +12
Micron 32 325 -8
Micron 16.5 1788 -17
MCar 746 +3

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.