A review of morphological characteristics relating to the production and reproduction of fat-tailed sheep breeds

AF Pourlis - Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2011 - Springer
The purpose of this study is to survey the literature pertinent to some morphological traits
which are related with the production and reproduction of fat-tailed sheep breeds. The fat …

[HTML][HTML] Aspects related to the importance of using predictive models in sheep production. Review

AL Chaves Gurgel, GS Difante… - Revista mexicana de …, 2023 - scielo.org.mx
Sheep production systems face numerous challenges, which make decision-making a
process fraught with risks and uncertainties. Modelling is a helpful tool in this respect, as it …

Feasibility of utilizing advanced reproductive technologies for sheep breeding in Egypt. Part 1. Genetic and nutritional resources.

AG Elshazly, CR Youngs - Egyptian Journal of Sheep and Goats …, 2019 - journals.ekb.eg
SUMMARYSheep are a valuable livestock species because of their ability to convert
forages, as well as feedstuffs not suitable for human consumption, into meat and milk that …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic variations in the Myostatin gene affecting growth traits in sheep

NM Osman, HI Shafey, MA Abdelhafez… - Veterinary …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Materials and Methods: Blood samples were collected, and DNA was extracted from 75
animals. A 386 bp fragment in the first intron of the MSTN gene was amplified using PCR …

Effect of dietary supplementation of duckweed on growth performance, carcass and non-carcass traits of horro rams fed on a commercial-based diet

AH Gule, DB Derese, CM Erge, UG Girgo, HK Ejeta - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The study was aimed at evaluating growth performance, carcass, and non-carcass traits of
Horro rams fed on commercial feed (CO) supplemented with different proportions of …

Morphological characterization of indigenous sheep in Southern Regional State, Ethiopia

A Melesse, S Banerjee, A Lakew, F Mersha… - Animal Genetic …, 2013 - cambridge.org
Information on morphological characteristics is a prerequisite to sustainable breed
improvement, utilization and conservation. The present study was initiated to describe the …

Prediction of carcass traits of Santa Inês lambs finished in tropical pastures through biometric measurements

ALC Gurgel, GS Difante, JV Emerenciano Neto… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Biometric measurements have been used to estimate the composition and
yield of sheep carcass cuts. However, for the most part, they are carried out with animals …

Comparison between productive and reproductive performance of Barki and Ossimi ewes under Egyptian conditions.

OM El-Malky, TH Mostafa, NH Ibrahim… - Egyptian Journal of …, 2019 - ejsgs.journals.ekb.eg
AbstractThis study aimed to determine the influence of breed and physiological status on
productive and reproductive performance, blood metabolic profile, and concentration of …

[PDF][PDF] Use of live body measurements for prediction of body and carcass cuts weights in three Egyptian breeds of sheep

AY Abdel-Moneim - Egypt. J. Sheep Goat Sci, 2009 - journals.ekb.eg
ABSTRACTEight body measurements were recorded on 30 Egyptian ram lambs (10 Ossimi,
10Barki and 10 Rahmani) at slaughter age 12 months to predict weights of live body, hot …

[PDF][PDF] Prediction of live body weight and carcass traits by some live body measurements in Barki lambs

M Shehata - Egyptian Journal of Animal Production, 2013 - journals.ekb.eg
The relationship among certain live body measurements (body length BL, heart girth HG and
height at withers HW) and each of live body weight (LBW) and carcass traits were studied on …