A plan for improving the fecundity of a flock by indirect selection

F.T.L. Hull and R.K.T. Hanning

145 Clyde Road, Christchurch 5 and Tironui, Box 62, Kurow

Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production. 1980, 40: 240-247

A selection scheme aimed at improving ewe fecundity is described. This scheme involves studying the ovulation rate of ewe hoggets by laparoscopic techniques and using the ovulation rate data as the main basis of selection. Simulation exercises suggest that the technique will be more successful than conventional methods.

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