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The Booroola Merino Breed, developed in Australia, is a valuable genetic resource for increasing biological fecundity
in sheep worldwide. The purpose of this study was to summarize information about the Booroola Merino breed and its
use worldwide and in Bulgaria for increasing the reproductive potential of Merino sheep and other breeds. The positiv...
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... another study, Dimitrov (2006) investigated the influence of the Booroola-blooded breed on the wool production and natural wool length at 1.5 and 2.5 years of age of sheep of the Shumen inbred type of the NEBM breed. Similar to the previous studies, purebred sheep were found to have a higher amount of unwashed wool and clean fiber than those with Booroola blood at 1.5 and 2.5 years of age (Tables 8, 9). Clean wool yield was higher by 3.82% in Booroola crosses compared to purebreds (Table 9). ...Similar publications
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