SA Mutton Merino Archives

Evaluation of the OvineSNP50 chip for use in four South African sheep breeds (Short communication)

2016
Issue: 1
Volume: 46

L. Sandenbergh, S.W.P. Cloete, R. Roodt-Wilding, M.A. Snyman & A.E. Bester-van der Merwe Page: 89 - 93

2024-12-10
vanryssen

Relatively rapid and cost-effective genotyping using the OvineSNP50 chip holds great promise for the South African sheep industry and research partners. However, SNP ascertainment bias may influence inferences from the genotyping results of South African sheep breeds. Therefore, samples from…

2008
Issue: 4
Volume: 38

J.J.E. Cloete, L.C. Hoffman and S.W.P. Cloete Page: 355 - 366

2024-12-10
flickerleap

This study details the slaughter traits of lambs born from a terminal crossbreeding experiment that involved five Merino type dam lines crossed with Dormer and Suffolk sires. Dam lines included dual purpose types; South African Mutton Merino (SAMM), Dohne Merino,…