The Inheritance of and Association Among Some Production Traits in Young Australian Alpacas
By
R.W. Ponzoni, R.J. Grimson, J.A, Hill, D. J. Hubbard, B.A. McGregor, A. Howse, I. Carmichael, and G.J. Judson
INTRODUCTION
Phenotypic and genetic parameters are part of the ‘building blocks’ required in the design of effective livestock genetic improvement programs. There is currently no published information dealing with this aspect of alpacas in Australia, and very little worldwide.
In this paper, we report results of a preliminary analysis of young alpaca records, we compare them with other reports in the literature, and we comment on the likely implications of our findings. We also contrast the alpaca phenotypic and genetic parameters with those derived from Merino sheep.
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