Quantitative genetic analysis of micron blowout in Alpacas
| dc.contributor.author | Munyard, Kylie | |
| dc.contributor.author | Greeff, J. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T14:25:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T14:25:10Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2013-09-17T20:00:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Munyard, Kylie and Greeff, Johan. 2013. Quantitative genetic analysis of micron blowout in Alpacas. RIRDC Publication No 12/136 Project No PRJ-006076. Canberra: Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38721 | |
| dc.description.abstract |
Some alpacas maintain fine fibre throughout life, while others suffer from significant coarsening of fibre as they age, a trait known as micron blowout. Micron blowout results in reduced productivity, through reduced yield of high quality fibre over the life of an animal. Data from a well-established alpaca herd in Peru was used in a complex quantitative genetics analysis to determine if genetics plus environment, or environment alone was responsible for micron blowout in alpacas. This project has shown that micron blowout has a moderate heritability in alpacas, and that selection against micron blowout would be successful in reducing the extent of the problem. This report is targeted at Australian alpaca breeders. | |
| dc.publisher | RIRDC | |
| dc.relation.uri | https://rirdc.infoservices.com.au/items/12-136 | |
| dc.subject | Alpaca | |
| dc.subject | micron | |
| dc.subject | fibre | |
| dc.title | Quantitative genetic analysis of micron blowout in Alpacas | |
| dc.type | Report | |
| dcterms.source.volume | 12 | |
| dcterms.source.number | 136 | |
| dcterms.source.startPage | 1 | |
| dcterms.source.endPage | 31 | |
| dcterms.source.issn | 1440-6845 | |
| dcterms.source.title | Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation | |
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| curtin.accessStatus | Open access |