Quantitative genetic studies on wool yellowing in Corriedale sheep. II. Clean wool colour and wool production traits: Genetic parameter estimates and economic returns

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 191-196

  Benavides, M V ^a,b   Maher, A P ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AIREML; Selection responses

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034100542     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR98065     Document Type: Article

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