Phenotypic and genetic parameters for the S.A. strongwool merino strain with an emphasis on skin characters as early indicators of wool productivity / by Jane Adair Hill.

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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 325-341). / xxvii, 341 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Skin and fleece measurements were recorded at different ages for both male and female sheep from the Turretfield Merino Resource Flock and used to estimate the heritability of each trait and the phenotypic and genetic correlations among and between the skin and fleece traits. Generally, the heritability of each trait was high, which indicates that both the fleece and skin traits should respond well to selection. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Animal Science, 2001

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1. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/21721

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Turretfield Research Centre

Australian merino sheep Genetics.

Wool South Australia Measurement.

Wool South Australia Testing.

Skinfold thickness.

Australian merino sheep Breeding

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Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/262951
Date	January 2001
Creators	Hill, Jane Adair
Source Sets	Australiasian Digital Theses Program
Language	en_US
Detected Language	English