Livestock management for the delivery of ecosystem services in fire-prone shrublands of Atlantic Iberia

R Celaya, LMM Ferreira, JM Lorenzo, N Echegaray… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, characterized by its humid climate, large rural
areas are being abandoned, mostly in less-favoured areas covered by heathlands, which …

Survival analysis of genetic and non-genetic factors influencing ewe longevity and lamb survival of Ethiopian sheep breeds

T Getachew, S Gizaw, M Wurzinger, A Haile… - Livestock science, 2015 - Elsevier
Survival analysis applying proportional hazards models was used to investigate genetic and
non-genetic factors affecting ewe longevity and lamb survival of sheep in Ethiopia. Data …

Effect of Texel crossbreeding on productive traits, carcass and meat quality of Segureña lambs

M Blasco, MM Campo, J Balado… - Journal of the Science …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The present study aimed to assess the effect of crossbreeding a local breed
(Segureña, S× S) with Texel as the sire line (Texel× Segureña crossbred, T× S) on …

Increasing the productivity of Morkaraman sheep through crossbreeding with prolific Romanov sheep under semi-intensive production systems

D Turkyilmaz, N Esenbuga - South African Journal of Animal Science, 2019 - journals.co.za
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of cross-breeding Turkish indigenous
Morkaraman (M) ewes with prolific Romanov (R) rams on the reproduction and performance …

The effect of sex and genotype on growth performance, feed efficiency, and carcass traits of local sheep group Pantaneiro and Texel or Santa Inês crossbred finished …

FM de Vargas Junior, CF Martins… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2014 - Springer
This study aimed to assess and compare the growth performance, feed efficiency, and
carcass traits of Pantaneiro sheep and their Texel and Santa Inês crossbreds. Ninety-six …

Sustainable worm control practices in South America

AFT Amarante - Small Ruminant Research, 2014 - Elsevier
A high prevalence of nematodes, especially Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus
colubriformis, that exhibit multiple anthelmintics resistance has been reported in sheep in …

Influence of the production system (Intensive vs. extensive) at farm level on proximate composition and volatile compounds of portuguese lamb meat

N Echegaray, R Domínguez, VAP Cadavez… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Today's society demands healthy meat with a special emphasis on integrated animal
husbandry combined with the concern for animal welfare. In this sense, the raising of lambs …

Ganancia de peso predestete en corderos Pelibuey y sus cruces con Blackbelly, Dorper y Katahdin

Á Ríos-Utrera, R Calderón-Robles… - Nova scientia, 2014 - scielo.org.mx
En la región tropical de México, el estudio del comportamiento predestete y postdestete de
corderos generados por medio de cruzamientos, requiere ser abordado para determinar la …

Influence of drinking water salinity on carcass characteristics and meat quality of Santa Inês lambs

DPV Castro, SM Yamamoto, GGL Araújo… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2017 - Springer
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different salinity levels in drinking water on the
quantitative and qualitative characteristics of lamb carcass and meat. Ram lambs (n= 32) …

[HTML][HTML] Growth and pre-weaning mortality of Katahdin lamb crosses

M Mellado, U Macías, L Avendaño, J Mellado… - … de Ciencias Pecuarias, 2016 - scielo.org.co
Background: Katahdin breed sheep is highly disseminated in Mexico. This breed and its
crosses have recently gained attention among sheep producers. However, research with …