Sire effects on visible pigmentation in a Corriedale flock

Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 167-173

  Fleet, Malcolm ^a   Lush, B ^b  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coat pigmentation; Corriedale sheep; Sire effects

Indexed keywords

BREEDING, SHEEP; WOOL; WOOL PIGMENT;

EID: 0031433816     PISSN: 00437875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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