Genetic parameters of growth traits and quantitative genetic metrics for selection and conservation of Mecheri sheep of Tamil Nadu

B Balasundaram, AK Thiruvenkadan, N Murali… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Mecheri sheep are a hair-type sheep breed from India, reared for meat,
which play a vital part in the economic well-being of farmers. This study was conducted to …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of various factors on live birth weight lambs-review.

T Bancheva, S Stoycheva, T Dimitrova… - … Papers. Series D …, 2022 - ibn.idsi.md
The survival of the newborn in the first days is directly dependent on live birth weight. The
indicator is related to the vitality and mortality of lambs, and also plays an important role in …

Genetic trends for the growth rates and Kleiber ratio in Avikalin sheep

S Mahala, S Saini, A Kumar, RC Sharma… - Small Ruminant …, 2020 - Elsevier
Avikalin sheep has been developed for higher growth rate and wool yield, however, wool
has lost its market value over time. The aim of the study was to know the genetic potential of …

Comparison of different animal models for estimating genetic parameters for early growth traits and reproductive traits in Tianmu Sainuo sheep

W Liu, Q Lu, S Tang, X Pu, Y Wang, C Wu… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
As the economic level of individuals rises, so too does the demand for mutton. Enhancing
the breeds of mutton sheep not only boosts production efficiency and economic benefits but …

[PDF][PDF] Remarkable correlation of non-genetic factors with growth traits in two breeds of sheep

TRS Aljubouri, AF Hassan, MBS Al-Shuhaib - Iraqi Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - iasj.net
This study was conducted at the college of agriculture–Al-Qasim Green University to
investigate the effect of breed and age of dams on several growth traits of two sheep breeds …

Polymorphism of growth hormone (GH) gene and its association with performance and body conformation of Harnali sheep

S Kumar, AS Yadav, A Magotra, YC Bangar… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2024 - Springer
The present study was carried out to study the polymorphism in the GH gene and its
association with various performance and body conformation traits, viz., birth weight (B-WT) …

Assessment of growth and population structure revealed sufficient genetic diversity among lambs of Mecheri sheep in Tamil Nadu, India

TA Kannan, M Jaganathan, R Ramanujam… - Small Ruminant …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study was designed to evaluate various genetic parameters for growth characteristics,
genetic progression, and to find out the genetic constitution of a population of Mecheri …

Effect of Breed and some Non-Genetic Factors on Productive Performance in Two Sheep Breeds

IH Alwan, TRS Aljubouri - IOP Conference Series: Earth and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
This study was conducted with the animal field of Al-Kafeel Company/Barakat Aba Al-Fadl
(peace be upon him) station during the period from December 2021 to July 2022, the …

Relationship of Body Weights with the Productive Performance of Lambs of the Awassi and Karakul Breeds and Crossbred Sheep

AHM Ali, HMA Altaei - IOP Conference Series: Earth and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
A study was carried out on 60 ewes of the Awassi and Karakul breeds, and cross at age of
birth, weaned and 6 months in Barakat Abi Al-Fadl Al-Abbas Station in Karbala Governorate …

Factors influencing pre-and post-weaning kleiber ratios in Sonadi sheep

N Dhaka, V Kumar, RK Nagda - Indian Journal of Small …, 2023 - indianjournals.com
A study was conducted to estimate the pre-and post-weaning Kleiber ratios (KR) with factors
affecting it and genetic parameters in 743 Sonadi lambs born during 2015 to 2020 under …