Skin wrinkles of the sire adversely affect Merino and halfbred pelt characteristics and other production traits

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1551-1557

  Scobie, D R ^a   Young, S R ^a   O'Connell, D ^a   Eythorsdottir, E ^b  

^a AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^b Agricultural Research Institute Reykjavik   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Fibre diameter; Fleece weight; Grain strain; Lambing percentage; Liveweight; Mottle; Pinhole; Ribby; Smooth; Staple length; Weaning percentage

Indexed keywords

SHEEP;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 31044439839     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA03202     Document Type: Article

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