@conference {40847,
	title = {Effect of lamb shearing on fine wool Merino hogget performance},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {56},
	year = {1996},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {328-331},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {The effect on hogget productivity and wool processing performance of  shearing Merinos for the first time as lambs was investigated. A flock of 200  fine wool Merino lambs were randomly separated into two lines. One line  was shorn as lambs in late summer and both lines were shorn the following  spring as hoggets. There were no differences in live weight at hogget  shearing or in flystrike incidence and internal parasite levels. Total wool  production was greater from the twice shorn hoggets compared to those  shorn only once, with the hoggets shorn twice producing about 0.4 kg more  wool. However the differences in hogget wool quality, processing and  product performance when lamb wool was removed and the extra wool  production did not cover the discounted wool values due to shorter wool  staple length and the extra costs of shearing. At current price relativities  justification for first shearing Merinos as lambs must relate to management  advantages pertaining to individual properties. },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Newman S-AN and Maddever DC and Sumner RMW}
}
