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Carcass characteristics of progeny from ram lambs selected for high or low ultrasonic backfat thickness

P. F. Fennessy MAF Technology, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Private Bag, Mosgiel, New Zealand
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W. E. Bain MAF Technology, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Private Bag, Mosgiel, New Zealand
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G. J. Greer MAF Technology, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Private Bag, Mosgiel, New Zealand
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P. D. Johnstone MAF Technology, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Private Bag, Mosgiel, New Zealand
Pages 177-183 | Received 21 Oct 1991, Accepted 16 Feb 1992, Published online: 21 Dec 2011

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Ingrid Olesen & John Olav Husabø. (1994) Effect of Using Ultrasonic Muscle Depth and Fat Depth on the Accuracy of Predicted Phenotypic and Genetic Values of Carcass Traits on Live Ram Lambs. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A — Animal Science 44:2, pages 65-72.
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G. H. Scales. (1993) Carcass fatness in lambs grazing various forages at different rates of liveweight gain. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 36:2, pages 243-251.
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J. Solis-Ramirez, H. T. Blair & R. W. Purchas. (1993) Direct and correlated responses to selection for high or low ultrasonic backfat in depth in Southdown sheep. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 36:1, pages 133-141.
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M. Vatankhah & M.A. Talebi. (2008) Genetic parameters of body weight and fat-tail measurements in lambs. Small Ruminant Research 75:1, pages 1-6.
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J. Conington, S. C. Bishop, A. Waterhouse & G. Simm. (2010) A comparison of growth and carcass traits in Scottish Blackface lambs sired by genetically lean or fat rams. Animal Science 67:2, pages 299-309.
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C. A. Morris, J. C. McEwan, P. F. Fennessy, W. E. Bain, G. J. Greer & S. M. Hickey. (2010) Selection for high or low backfat depth in Coopworth sheep: juvenile traits. Animal Science 65:1, pages 93-103.
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J. Conington, S. C. Bishop, A. Waterhouse & G. Simm. (2010) A genetic analysis of early growth and ultrasonic measurements in hill sheep. Animal Science 61:1, pages 85-93.
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P.F. Fennessy, G.J. Greer, W.E. Bain & P.D. Johnstone. (1993) Progeny test of ram lambs selected for low ultrasonic backfat thickness or high post-weaning growth rate. Livestock Production Science 33:1-2, pages 105-118.
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