
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Nay, T 
T1  - Follicle characteristics in a group on Merino sheep selected up and down for fleece weight
JF  - Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
JO  - Aust. J.  Agric. Res.
Y1  - 1970
VL  - 21
IS  - 6
SP  - 951
EP  - 954
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AR9700951 
N2  - 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. 
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