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Table 4 Proportion of rams 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

Ram age

Subpopulations

CON

PRO

PROFOR

FOR

COM

1

0.29

0.32

0.32

1.00

0.22

2

0.28

0.28

0.28

0.00

0.30

3

0.18

0.16

0.16

0.00

0.21

4

0.11

0.12

0.12

0.00

0.12

5

0.06

0.05

0.05

0.00

0.07

6+

0.08

0.07

0.07

0.00

0.08

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