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Sheep Physical Traits

Project start date: 01 January 2004
Project end date: 01 June 2006
Publication date: 01 June 2006
Project status: Completed
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Summary

The Combined Sheep Producers group set about developing and implementing an objective system for describing physical traits for all sheep breeds. The result of this project is that Australian sheep breeders will soon have a physical traits genetic analysis similar to LAMBPLAN Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) for growth, muscling and leanness.

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Project manager: Joseph Gebbels
Primary researcher: Combined Sheep Producers