Incorporating subjectively assessed sheep and wool traits into genetic evaluations for Merino sheep 2: Phenotypic and genetic correlations

Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 378-382

  Brown, D J ^a   Ball, A ^a   Mortimer, R ^b   Oppenheimer, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b Centre Plus Merinos Devondale   (Australia)

^c Petali Merinos   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetic correlation; Objective; Subjective; Wool traits

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION; FIBER DIAMETER; GENETIC MODIFICATION; MERINO SHEEP;

EID: 0037003226     PISSN: 00437875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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