The use of midside fleece fibre diameter distribution mesurements in sheep selection

Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 154-171

  Baxter, B P ^a   Cottle, D J ^b  

^a SGS Wool Testing Services   (New Zealand)

^b WRONZ   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BREEDING; FIBER; MEASUREMENT; SHEEP;

TESTING, FIBRE-DIAMETER; TESTING, SHEEP; WOOL FIBRES;

EID: 0031679941     PISSN: 00437875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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