Nutrition during fetal life alters annual wool production and quality in young Merino sheep

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 259-267

  Kelly, R W ^a   Macleod, I ^b   Hynd, P ^c   Greeff, J ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b 3 Gamble Green ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d Gt S Agric Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cloned animals; Fetal; Merino sheep; Nutrition; Pregnancy; Wool

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

FIBRE PROPERTIES; GROWTH; MERINO; SHEEP; WOOL; WOOL FIBRES;

EID: 0029675999     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA9960259     Document Type: Article

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