Data on 5234 purebred and crossbred ewes and 6457 purebred and crossbred lambs of
both sexes, born from 1978 until 1986 at two government farms (Athalassa and Orites) were …

Genetic, environmental and interaction effects on lamb growth and carcass merit are
reported from a diallel cross among three breeds replicated over 3 years and two grazing …

Birth weights, weaning weights (75 days of age) and preweaning daily gains of 335 lambs
and feedlot daily gains, feed conversions and market weights (175 days) of 155 ram lambs …

Summary The Columbia, Suffolk and Targhee breeds were compared as straightbred and
single cross combinations for several lamb performance traits. The lambs included in this …

Crossbreeding is a means of bringing together desirable characteristics of two or more
breeds. In addition to the qualities of the breeds themselves there may be specific …

Body weights of 6066 lambs and ewe productivity based on 3579 records in an 8-mo
breeding cycle were analysed. Lambs were from three synthetic Arcott breeds (Canadian …

Data from 5,585 straightbred Romney and Border Leicester× Romney lambs and 1,140 ewe
hoggets over the period 1959 to 1967 have been used to study the effects of “breed” of flock …

Maternal performance of female sheep of three hill breeds, Scottish Blackface, Cheviot and
Welsh Mountain, and the crosses among these breeds has been studied in terms of lifetime …

Four hundred and thirty-seven Suffolk and Columbia-type range ewes maintained on
western Oregon hill pastures from August, 1972 to July, 1974 were mated to North Country …

SUMMARY A total of 2842 records on birth. weaning and lOS-day weight and post-weaning
growth rate of Chios (C). Awassi (A). CxA. AxC, Cx (CxA) and Cx (AxC) lambs. collected …