Effects of genotype and environment on wool production of Merinos at pasture at two locations in semi-arid tropical Queensland [sheep]
1990
Eady, S.J. | Pritchard, D.A. (Queensland Dept. of Primary Industries, Charleville (Australia). Sheep and Wool Branch) | O'Rourke, P.K. (Queensland Dept. of Primary Industries, Brisbane (Australia). Biometry Branch)
A number of the bloodlines of sheep introduced to central-western and north-western Queensland attained a higher mature liveweight and produced more wool than the locally bred sheep. Annual wool production was closely related to mature liveweight, and the strong wool South Australian Merinos were consistently the heaviest and produced the most wool. The environment in central-western Queensland was shown to be more suited to wool production. The results suggest that some bloodlines of Merinos offer the potential to improve the wool production of sheep bred in central-western and north-western Queensland; however, the effect of rearing environment may also be important.
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