Wool follicle and skin characters -their potential to improve wool production and quality in merino sheep

International Journal of Sheep and Wool Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 167-177

  Hynd, Phil I ^a   Ponzoni, R W ^b   Grimson, R ^c   Jaensch, K S ^c   Smith, D ^c   Kenyon, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Merino sheep; Skin characters; Wool follicle

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249168626     PISSN: 18328679     EISSN: 18328679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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