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AWEX EMI
1239
+18
Micron 17
1706
+5
Micron 18
1633
+28
Micron 19
1528
+28
Micron 20
1473
+11
Micron 21
1461
+17
Micron 22
1450n
+12
Micron 26
698
+6
Micron 28
505
+8
Micron 30
433
+8
Micron 32
368
+8
Micron 16.5
1774
+15
MCar
699
+6
Breeding for flystrike resistant Merinos
AWI makes available publications about breeding for flystrike resistant Merinos on its website
Publications about breeding for flystrike resistant Merinos are availabe at www.wool.com/flystrikelatest/#breeding
Here is a selection of the available publications:
This article appeared in the September 2023 edition of AWI’s Beyond the Bale magazine. Reproduction of the article is encouraged.
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