Effects of some environmental factors on growth traits of Awassi and Redkaraman lambs

Esenbuga N., Dayıoglu H.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES, cilt.26, ss.145-150, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.145-150
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Awassi, Redkaraman, growth traits
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, the birth weights, weaning weights, pre-weaning daily weight gains, live weights at the end of the grazing period, average daily live weight gains. body weights after shearing and greasy fleece weights were determined. The year had a significant (P<0.05) effect on body weight after shearing and highly significant (P<0.01) effect on all other traits. Age of ewes had a significant (P<0.05) effect on pre-weaning daily weight gain. The breed had a highly significant (P<0.01) effect on all the traits investigated in this study except for birth weight and body weight after shearing. The effect of sex on all traits mentioned above was significant (P<0.05) and highly significant (P<0.01). The type of birth also had a highly significant (P<0.01) effect on the birth weight, weaning weight and pre-weaning daily weight gain. All linear regressions were determined to be statistically highly significant (P<0.01).