Factors affecting Merino wool contamination in crossbreeding

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 535-540

  Fleet, Malcolm R ^a   Fulwood, W K ^a   Fotheringham, A S ^a   Bennie, M J ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Factors in crossbreeding; Wool contamination

Indexed keywords

LAMB; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

WOOL;

EID: 0036319939     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA01072     Document Type: Article

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