Wool quality characteristics of purebred merino and merino crossbred lambs from three to twelve months of age

Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 259-268

  Francis, S M ^a   Bray, A R ^a   Scales, G H ^a  

^a NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fibre diameter; Loose wool bulk; Staple length; Wool colour; Yield

Indexed keywords

BREED; BULK; FIBER DIAMETER; MERINO SHEEP; QUALITY; WOOL FIBER; YIELD;

EID: 0034452061     PISSN: 00437875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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