Clair Elman Terrill (1910-2001), a worldwide leader in sheep production research, was the chief of USDA's Sheep and Fur Animal Research Branch. Animal Husbandry Division, Agricultural Research Service, from 1955-1972. He developed a three-pronged strategy for increasing efficiency of meat production from sheep without increasing feed demands: genetically increase the lamb crop, remove low-producing adults at an early age, and reduce lamb mortality.
From the description of Clair Elman Terrill : collection, 1912-1978. (National Agricultural Library). WorldCat record id: 636666065