Heritability estimates, genetic and phenotypic correlations of total weight of lamb weaned with hogget liveweight and fleece traits in Western Australian Merinos

Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 102-109

  Cloete, S W P ^a   Greeff, J C ^a   Lewer, R P ^a  

^a Institute of Animal Production   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fibre diameter; Fleece weight; Heritability; Lamb production; Live weight

Indexed keywords

FIBER DIAMETER; FLEECE; LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; MERINO SHEEP; WEIGHT;

EID: 0036352647     PISSN: 00437875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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