Performance of Hair Breeds and Prolific Wool Breeds of Sheep in Southern Illinois: Wool Production and Fleece Quality

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-30

  Bunge, R ^a   Thomas, D L ^a   Nash, T G ^a   Lupton, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Barbados; Booroola Merino; Finnsheep; Sheep; St. Croix; Wool

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; SHEEP; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; WOOL;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; FEMALE; ILLINOIS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SHEEP; WOOL;

EID: 0029690682     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.74125x     Document Type: Article

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