The genetic relationship between the Döhne- and the Walrich-merino.
The Döhne- and the Walrich Sheep breeders' societies amalgamated in 1982 to form an enlarged Döhne Merino Breed Society. Both breeds are dual-purpose, polled breeds with high fertility as well as good wool and mutton characteristics. Apparently they have a similar genetic background, both being developed out of local Merino ewes and dual-purpose Merino-type sheep from Europe. Studies of biochemical polymorphisms in the blood of 224 Döhne and 204 Walrich Merino established a close relationship between these two breeds.
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Department of Zootechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa.
Groenewald
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Nürnberger
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van Vuuren
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