INTERNAL PARASITE RESISTANCE OF MERINO FLOCKS SELECTED FOR PRODUCTION

Authors
EADY SJ WOOLASTON RR MORTIMER SI
Citation
Sj. Eady et al., INTERNAL PARASITE RESISTANCE OF MERINO FLOCKS SELECTED FOR PRODUCTION, Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding, 42(3), 1994, pp. 237-242
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture Dairy & AnumalScience
Journal title
Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding → ACNP
ISSN journal
00437875
Volume
42
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
237 - 242
Database
ISI
SICI code
0043-7875(1994)42:3<237:IPROMF>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Selection for clean fleece weight, fertility and fleece rot in Austral ian Merinos, bred in a relatively worm free environment, has not resul ted in any apparent correlated responses in faecal egg count (FEC). Th e Weaning Weight Plus line had a significantly lower FEC than the Minu s line which suggests a favourable correlated response in FEC. Genetic correlations between FEC and production traits were not significantly different from zero.