Mating Awassi rams to Merino ewes causes an initial level of fibre contamination which decreases to an insignificant level eight weeks post-mating

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 363-369

  Hatcher, S ^a   Lightfoof, R J ^b   Purvis, I W ^c  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b Pastoral Research Laboratories ^*  (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; FIBER PROPERTY; MERINO WOOL; SHEARING; SHEEP; WOOL FIBER;

EID: 0033925336     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA98169     Document Type: Article

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