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Breed effects and heterosis for weight traits and tick count in a cross between an indigenous fat-tailed and a commercial sheep breed.
Tropical animal health and production - 15 Feb 2021
Cloete S W P, Thutwa K, Scholtz A J, Cloete J J E, Dzama K, Gilmour A R, van Wyk J B
Abstract excerpt
Ticks can compromise productivity and welfare in free-ranging sheep. Chemical tick control may not be sustainable in the long term. Alternative control measures must be sought for an integrated control programme. Birth and weaning weights as well as log transformed overall tick count of indigenous fat-tailed Namaqua Afrikaner (NA), commercial Dorper and NA x Dorper cross lambs were studied under extensive...
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