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Improving the nutrition of Merino ewes during pregnancy increases the fleece weight and reduces the fibre diameter of their progeny’s wool during their lifetime and these effects can be predicted from the ewe’s liveweight profile

A. N. Thompson A C D G , M. B. Ferguson A C D , D. J. Gordon A E , G. A. Kearney A F , C. M. Oldham B and B. L. Paganoni B
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A Department of Primary Industries Victoria, Private Bag 105, Hamilton, Vic. 3300, Australia.

B Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, 3 Baron-Hay Court, South Perth, WA 6151, Australia.

C Present address: Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, 3 Baron-Hay Court, South Perth, WA 6151, Australia.

D Present address: School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.

E Present address: Rural Industries Skills Training, Private Bag 105, Hamilton, Vic. 3300, Australia.

F Present address: 36 Payne Street, Hamilton, Vic. 3300, Australia.

G Corresponding author. Email: andrew.thompson@agric.wa.gov.au

Animal Production Science 51(9) 794-804 https://doi.org/10.1071/AN10161
Submitted: 27 August 2010  Accepted: 4 August 2011   Published: 14 September 2011



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