Effect of crossing Australian Merino rams with sheep of the South Ural breed
It is established that hybrid Australian Merino rams (<sup>1</sup>/<sub>2</sub> AM ×<sup>1</sup>/<sub>2</sub>SU) with purebred south Ural sheep of different thorough-breediness resulted in higher wool production in hybrid young animals (<sup>1</sup>/<sub>2</sub>AM+<sup>1</sup>/<sub>2</sub>AM) as to wool fibre length and thickness as compared with purebred ones of the South Ural breed.