Within-flock selection to reduce fibre diameter and increase fleece weight in Merinos - response to the first round of selection in the Trangie QPLU$ lines

Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-26

  Taylor, P J ^a   Atkins, K D ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fibre diameter; Fleece weight; Index selection; Merino; Profit; Wool

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BREEDING; ANIMAL FIBER; FIBER PRODUCTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC STRAIN; HERITABILITY; WOOL;

BREED; FIBER DIAMETER; FLEECE; MERINO SHEEP;

EID: 0033767177     PISSN: 00437875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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9. Merino Superior Sires No. 5 Central test sire evaluation results
10. Genetically improving fleece weight and fibre diameter of the Australian Merino - the Trangie QPLU$ project
11. Response to selection in Australian Merino sheep. III. Single character selection for high and low values of wool weight and its components