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Effect of sire and dam origins on the weaning weight of Welsh Mountain lambs produced by embryo transfer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

I. Ap Dewi
Affiliation:
School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW
E. Evans
Affiliation:
ADAS Pwllpeiran, Cwmystwyth, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 4AB
E. Evans
Affiliation:
ADAS Pwllpeiran, Cwmystwyth, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 4AB
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The project, conducted at ADAS Pwllpeiran, was based on mating individuals from several sources in Wales, using multiple ovulation and embryo transfer (MOET) to generate substantial numbers of progeny per sire and dam combination. The project represents the first attempt to create co-operative links between Welsh Mountain sheep breeding groups in Wales. The current analysis was conducted to determine whether sire and dam origins affected weaning weight.

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Poster Presentations
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2000

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