Directory UMM :Data Elmu:jurnal:S:Small Ruminant Research:Vol37.Issue3.Aug2000:
Small Ruminant Research 37 (2000) 189±201
Production performance, repeatability and heritability estimates
for live weight, ¯eece weight and ®ber characteristics
of alpacas in New Zealand
T. Wuliji*, G.H. Davis, K.G. Dodds, P.R. Turner, R.N. Andrews, G.D. Bruce
AgResearch Invermay Agricultural Centre, P.B. 50034, Mosgiel, New Zealand
Received 2 June 1999; accepted 31 December 1999
Abstract
The production performance, repeatability and heritability estimates for live weight, ¯eece weight and ®ber characteristics
of alpacas farmed in the South Island of New Zealand are reported. Male alpacas produced heavier ¯eeces (p
Production performance, repeatability and heritability estimates
for live weight, ¯eece weight and ®ber characteristics
of alpacas in New Zealand
T. Wuliji*, G.H. Davis, K.G. Dodds, P.R. Turner, R.N. Andrews, G.D. Bruce
AgResearch Invermay Agricultural Centre, P.B. 50034, Mosgiel, New Zealand
Received 2 June 1999; accepted 31 December 1999
Abstract
The production performance, repeatability and heritability estimates for live weight, ¯eece weight and ®ber characteristics
of alpacas farmed in the South Island of New Zealand are reported. Male alpacas produced heavier ¯eeces (p