Comparison of sire breeds for crossbred lamb production from new zealand romney ewes.docVIP

G. WIENER. AnimalBreeding Research Organisation, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JX. Results were reviewed from studies involving comparisons of the performance of different breeds of sheep and their crosses particularly in relation to body size, reproductive and maternal performance, carcass attributes andaspects of mineral metabolism. Crossbreds offer a wide range of performance specifications for an almost infinite variety of farming systems and market requi- rements, but in most cases heterosis appeared to play only a relatively small part in determining crossbred performance in respec