Selection Indices for Perendale Sheep

K. H. Elliott and D.L. Johnson

Whatawhata Hill Country Research Station, Hamilton

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Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production. 1976, 36: 23-29

Improvement in fleece production and the addition of further wool traits to a selection index, containing a fertility trait, hogget body weight and fleece weight, for Perendale sheep was studied. It was concluded that staple length and fibre diameter should be included to arrest unfavourable changes in wool fineness.

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