Comparison of the longevity and lifetime performance of Scottish Blackface ewes and their crosses within hill sheep flocks

Comparison of the longevity and lifetime performance of Scottish Blackface ewes and their crosses within hill sheep flocks

A study was undertaken to compare the longevity and lifetime lamb output of purebred Scottish Blackface (BF) ewes with a range of crossbred genotypes from Scottish BF dams. For up to five successive breeding seasons, 1143 Scottish BF, Swaledale × BF (SW × BF), North Country Cheviot × BF (CH × BF), L...

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Main Authors: R.W. Annett, A.F. Carson, L.E.R. Dawson, D. Irwin, A.W. Gordon, D.J. Kilpatrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
crossbreeding
lamb output
culling
mortality
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731110002107

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