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Relationships between blood groups and some wool characteristics in Egyptian coarse-wool fat-tailed sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

I. F. M. Marai ,
G. M. Gebriel  and
E. I. Abou-Fandoud
I. F. M. Marai
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
G. M. Gebriel
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Menofeya University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt
E. I. Abou-Fandoud
Affiliation:
Department of Sheep, Animal Production Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Dokki, Egypt
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Abstract

The relationships between some wool characteristics and blood group genotypes (AaAa, AbAb, AaAC, AAb, AC and AbAc) were studied in Ossimi and Rahmani Egyptian fat-tailed breeds of sheep.

Interrupted medullation and coarse wool percentages and grade of wool were significantly related to blood group genotypes (P < 0·01). Fibre length and diameter and continuous medullation percentage were significantly related to genotype (P < 0·05). Staple length, number of crimps per cm, percentages of kemp, clean wool, impurities, moisture regain and fine wool were not significantly related to blood group genotype (P > 0·05).

Keywords

blood groupssheepwool
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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 55 , Issue 1 , August 1992 , pp. 123 - 127
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1992

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