@conference {40230,
	title = {Carcass and meat quality in possums (Trichosurus vulpecula)},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {50},
	year = {1990},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {293-296},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Production data were collected over 4 years from a flock of 600   mixed-age Romney, Coopworth and Perendale ewes. There were   approximately equal numbers of each breed. Ewes within breeds and age   groups were randomly allocated to be shorn either once-yearly in   January, once-yearly in July or twice-yearly in January and July. All   ewes were grazed as a single mob throughout the year, except over mating   when they were divided into breed groups and joined with rams of their   own breed.     The twice-yearly shorn ewes gave birth to, and weaned, heavier lambs and   grew more total clean wool than the 2-once-yearly shorn groups which   were similar. Shearing treatment did not affect ewe live weight,   aspects of lamb production other than birth weight and weaning weight or   total greasy wool production. Incidence of casting was less than 1\%.     Net wool returns from the ewes shorn once-yearly in July exceeded that   of the ewes shorn twice-yearly which exceeded that of the ewes shorn   once-yearly in January.    },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Hogg BW and Catcheside LM and Mercer GJK and Pearson AJ and Ashby MG}
}
