Characteristics of the wool produced by ewes raised for meat production

The objective of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of wool produced by ewes of different genetic groups, ages, and reproductive statuses. A total of 115 ewes, of the following genetic groups, were used: 10 Corriedale, 37 Hampshire Down, 26 1/2 Hampshire Down + 1/2 Corriedale, 24 1/2 Ile...

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Main Authors: Edson Luis de Azambuja Ribeiro, Cleber Cassol Pires, Ivone Yurika Mizubuti, Leandro das Dores Ferreira da Silva, Filipe Alexandre Boscaro de Castro, Natália Albieri Koritiaki, Elzânia Sales Pereira, Andréa Pereira Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2015-11-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982015001100405&lng=en&tlng=en