The incidence of abnormally crimped fleeces among merino ewes in relation to nutrition early in life and to the number of lambs produced

Abstract

The number of sheep with abnormally crimped fleeces in a flock of fine wool Merino ewes at nearly seven years of age was not associated with the level of nutrition during the first 14 months of life, with the number of lambs borne by the ewes in four years, nor with any interaction between these twofactors.