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The Effects Of Shearing Time And Stocking Rate On Wool Production, R J. Lightfoot
The Effects Of Shearing Time And Stocking Rate On Wool Production, R J. Lightfoot
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE results of the first experiment comparing "autumn" versus "spring" shearing over a two-year period were published in 1960.
In this experiment the autumn-shorn ewes cut heavier greasy fleeces (even though they also reared considerably more lambs) with less tender wool, resulting in a higher average return per head from this group.
The autumn-shorn wool carried more seed, was less attractive and contained relatively more pieces than did the spring-shorn wool.
Special Field Days For Merino Breeders, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Special Field Days For Merino Breeders, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
More than 200 Merino stud breeders attended special stud breeding and fertility field days arranged for them by the Department of Agriculture recently.
Breeders attending represented some 40 per cent of the State's Merino studs.