Genetic Parameters in Merino Sheep GENETIC RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CARCASS QUALITY AND WOOL PRODUCTION TRAITS IN AUSTRALIAN MERINO RAMS
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The heritability of carcass quality traits and the genetic correlations between wool production and these carcass quality traits were estimated on 1216 Merino rams. The results showed that carcass quality traits are moderately heritable but pH appears to be lowly heritable. Yellowness and redness of L. dorsi had very low heritability estimate. Moderate negative genetic relationships were found between the fat traits and CFW that were independent of body or carcass weight.
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