
%0 Journal Article
%A Nay, T 
%T Follicle characteristics in a group on Merino sheep selected up and down for fleece weight
%J Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
%D 1970/12/01
%V 21
%N 6
%P 951-954
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/AR9700951
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/AR9700951 
%X It was found that the animals in a group selected for high fleece weight had straight follicles and the animals in a group selected for low fleece weight had predominantly bent follicles. These shifts in the follicle bending index in opposite directions, brought about by selection, indicate a genetic correlation between weight and percentage bending. The negative correlation between clean fleece weight and number of crimps per inch can be explained in anatomical terms. 
