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Sheep Genetics MERINOSELECT Indexes Factsheet

Indexes help you select animals for use within a breeding program when there are many traits of importance. Using indexes in your ram purchasing decisions allows you to make balanced genetic progress towards more profitable sheep for your production system. A ram with a higher index will produce progeny that are more profitable in that production system.

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