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THE INFLUENCE OF J:MPORTATIONS ON THE
NE'ii ZEALAND PEDIGREE JERSEY BREED AND THE LEVEL OF INBREEDING 1895- 1950
A THESIS
Presented in partial fulfi l ment of the I'eq_uirements
for the degree of
Master of Agri cul t ural Science of the
University of New Zealand
by
Giri sh Manilal Jhala December 1 952
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INTRODUCTION
HISTORICAL ASPECT OF JSRSEY IMPORTATIONS MATERIAL AND MZTHODS
Sam;;lins of 1-ornJ 8tions
sarnvlin�:� i11c i vidu.c.l pedigrees
INFLUENCE 0:? It.IPOrt'l' -�TIOHS ON '.LI-IE NEu ZEALAN".lJ JERSEY BREED
In�ortance of individual Enimals
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The estimation o� 'c�rrcnt' inbreeding 23
•rhe estimation of 'non-curr'ent' inbreeding 25
The estimation of 'long-term' inbreeding 26
The estimation of inbreeding due to development
of 'strainst 27
IMPORTATIONS AND ':(lfi>:b; CLi�.SSIFICA'riON SUMMARY
ACKNOWLEDG EMEN'l' S BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDIX I
List of impoPted bulls
List of imported cows APPElWIX II
Bull importation standards Female importation standards
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