Comparative evaluation of Menz and Awassi x Menz crossbred sheep: 1. Birth weight, weaning weight, and wool production

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cg.contributor.affiliationInstitute of Agricultural Researchen
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.species.breedMENZen
cg.subject.ilriSHEEPen
cg.subject.ilriBREEDSen
dc.contributor.authorLemma, S.en
dc.contributor.authorAwgichew, K.en
dc.contributor.authorWorku, G.en
dc.contributor.authorKitila, A.en
dc.contributor.authorFletcher, I.en
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-08T09:03:00Zen
dc.date.available2016-02-08T09:03:00Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/70798
dc.titleComparative evaluation of Menz and Awassi x Menz crossbred sheep: 1. Birth weight, weaning weight, and wool productionen
dcterms.abstractPurebred Menz and first cross (50%) Awassi x Menz and 75% Awassi cross sheep were bred and reared under common environmental and management conditions. Mean birth and 120-day weaning weights recorded from 10 lambings were 2.4, 3.0, and 3.8 kg (p<0.001) and 15.6, 17.6, and 21.5 kg (P<0.001) for Menz, 50% Awassi, and 75% Awassi lambs respectively. Mean annual greasy wool weights recorded over three years were 0.60, 0.98, and 1.33 kg (p<0.001) for Menz, 50% Awassi, and 75% Awassi ewes respectively. Thus under the conditions of this investigation birth weights, weaning weights, and annual greasy wool weights all continued to increase with increasing levels of Awassi blood in the crosses.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.issued1989
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.subjectsheepen
dcterms.subjectbreedsen
dcterms.subjectcrossbredsen
dcterms.subjectbirth weighten
dcterms.subjectweaning weighten
dcterms.subjectwool productionen
dcterms.typeConference Paper

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