Genetic correlations between meat quality traits and growth and carcass traits in Merino sheep

Suzanne I Mortimer; Neal M Fogarty; Julius HJ van der Werft; Daniel J Brown; Andrew A Swan; Robin H Jacob; Geert H Geesink; David L Hopkins; Janelle E Hocking Edwards; Eric N Ponnampalam; Robyn D Warner; Kelly L Pearce; David W Pethick

Journal article

Genetic correlations between meat quality traits and growth and carcass traits in Merino sheep

Suzanne I Mortimer, Neal M Fogarty, Julius HJ van der Werft, Daniel J Brown, Andrew A Swan, Robin H Jacob, Geert H Geesink, David L Hopkins, Janelle E Hocking Edwards, Eric N Ponnampalam, Robyn D Warner, Kelly L Pearce, David W Pethick

Journal of Animal Science | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1093/jas/sky232

University of Melbourne Researchers

Robyn Warner Author Agriculture and Food

Grants

Funding Acknowledgements

This project is from the Information Nucleus program of the Cooperative Research Centre for Sheep Industry Innovation which is supported by the Australian Government's Cooperative Research Centres Programme, Australian Wool Innovation Ltd., and Meat & Livestock Australia. The authors acknowledge the contributions of the many research and technical staff from seven research agencies and support provided by Australian sheep breeders.