Australia's breeding ewe flock – and subsequently the 2023 lamb cohort – is still primarily built on Merino genetics, particularly for producers with more than 5,000 sheep. The May wave of the Sheep Producer Intentions Survey provided unique insights into the genetic makeup of the nation's breeding ewes by breed, as well as producers' flock sizes. Nearly 2,000 sheep and wool producers from across Australia were surveyed in order to measure breeding intentions, sentiment, breeding ewe breed demographics and similar information for wethers.

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