Fertility and wool properties in East Friesian x Awassi crossbred (F1) ewes

被引:2
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作者
Kul, S. [1 ]
Seker, I. [1 ]
机构
[1] Firat Univ, Fac Med Vet, Dept Zootechny, TR-23119 Elazig, Turkey
关键词
fertility; wool yield; East Friesian; Awassi; crossbred;
D O I
10.1080/09712119.2007.9706850
中图分类号
S8 [畜牧、 动物医学、狩猎、蚕、蜂];
学科分类号
0905 ;
摘要
To determine the fertility, wool yield and wool characteristics of East Friesian x Awassi crossbreds (F,), a total of 40 sheep were sheared and inseminated. 97.50% conceived, 76.92% gave birth to twins. There were 1.85 lambs per sheep. Wool yield was 3.10 +/- 0.05 kg with 31.38 +/- 0.26 mu m mean fiber diameter, 14.07 +/- 0.30 g resistance, 29.21 +/- 0.46% elasticity and 9.43 +/- 1.90 cm staple length. Most of these characteristics differed in samples taken from shoulder, rib, rump and ridge regions. These (F-1) sheep have high twin rate and lambing percentage and wool is best suited for blanket and carpet-weaving industry.
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页数:3
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