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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Keywords
Awassi, Sheep breeds, Production possibilities, Western Australia
Disciplines
Biosecurity | Genetics and Genomics | Sheep and Goat Science
First Page Number
107
Last Page Number
113
ISSN
0021-8618
Abstract
Australia's first Awassi fat tail lambs arrived at Kununurra in January 1987, completing the first major step in an ambitious project to establish a fat tail sheep breeding industry in this country.
Fat tail sheep bred in the Middle East attract much higher prices than merino wethers imported from Australia. The question to be resolved through our product development and market research is what premiums will Middle Eastern buyers pay for fat tail sheep bred in Australia and exported to the region.
The Department of Agriculture believes that there is potential for Sustralian producers to enter these new markets without detracting from the existing Australian sheep breeding industries.
Recommended Citation
Lightfoot, R J.
(1987)
"The Awassi fat tail sheep project,"
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 28:
No.
4, Article 2.
Available at:
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol28/iss4/2