Breeding objectives which include fleece weight and fibre diameter do not need fibre curvature

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. A, 2000, Pages 293-296

  Hatcher, S ^a   Atkins, K D ^a  

^a NSW Agriculture   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding Objectives; Fibre Curvature; Merino; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044523267     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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