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High fertility Merinos outpace first cross ewes at Dubbo

Project start date: 01 January 2004
Project end date: 01 July 2006
Publication date: 01 July 2006
Project status: Completed
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Summary

A gross margin trial begun around Dubbo, NSW, has confirmed that Merino ewes selected for high fertility provide a profitable alternative to traditional Border Leicester-Merino first-cross ewes.

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Project manager: David Beatty
Primary researcher: MLA