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Table 3 Proportion of ewes within each age group (1 to 6+ years) for each subpopulation

From: Genetic and economic benefits of foreign sire contributions to a domestic sheep industry; including an Ireland-New Zealand case study

Ewe age

Subpopulations

CON

PRO

PROFOR

FOR

COM

1

0

0

0

0

0.08

2

0.30

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.23

3

0.26

0.21

0.21

0.21

0.24

4

0.17

0.14

0.14

0.14

0.17

5

0.14

0.12

0.12

0.12

0.13

6+

0.13

0.28

0.28

0.28

0.15

  1. CON conservative breeders, PRO progressive breeders, PROFOR progressive foreign breeders, FOR foreign breeders, COM commercial farmers (source: Sheep Ireland)
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Genetics Selection Evolution

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