
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Chapman, RE 
A1  - Young, SSY 
T1  - Study of wool production per unit area of skin in Australian Merino sheep
JF  - Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
JO  - Aust. J.  Agric. Res.
Y1  - 1957
VL  - 8
IS  - 6
SP  - 723
EP  - 732
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AR9570723 
N2  - In a study of wool production per unit area of skin of Merino sheep, two strains of ewes, one strain of rams, and five strains of wethers were examined. A marked variation in weight of wool per unit area was found over the body regions of sheep. A distinct dorsoventral gradient, and some anteroposterior gradients were observed. Sampling positions having wool weights per unit area close to the mean over the body were situated on a line from mid-shoulder to mid-thigh positions. This was consistent for all the groups of animals studied. The mean wool production per unit area varied from sheep to sheep and from strain to strain. These differences were large and highly significant irrespective of level of feeding. 
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