Project outlines and schedules for 'A crossing and inbreeding experiment in sheep', 1955-1961
Scope and Contents
Comprises administrative, financial and estates records of ABRO, as well as reports, publications and press cuttings. There is also a large amount of research data, including the working papers of the scientist St Clair Taylor.
Dates
- Creation: 1955-1961
Creator
- From the Sub-Fonds: Animal Breeding Research Organisation. ABRO (1945 - 1986) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
The aim of the experiment was to make a controlled comparison of purebred with crossbred and inbred sheep and to discover the effects of intensive inbreeding in sheep. The three types of breeding systems employed were integrated so as to yield information about the genetic constitution of particular breeds and characters. The experiment was run at Blythbank, with predictions being checked against results from sheep selection projects at Stanhope and Rhydyglafes.
Full Extent
1 file
Language of Materials
From the Sub-Fonds: English
Repository Details
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