Finn genes to make Merinos more fecund

摘要

FINN SHEEP are one of the most fecund breeds of sheep in the world with the number of lambs born per ewe lambing averaging 2.6. The multiple ovulation trait is due to a multiple gene effect and is readily transmitted to descendants In general the first-cross ewe progeny will show lambing percentages equal to the average of the two parents. Early maturity adds to the fecundity with rams mating at four to five months and ewes lambing at 12 months of age. The wool of Finn sheep is white, soft and of broad curvature.