Some reproductive characteristics of female Shugor, Dubasi and Watish sheep reared at El Huda sheep research station

Eighty-nine ewe lambs comprising 36 Shugor, 29 Dubasi and 24 Watish sheep weaned 16 weeks following birth experienced their first oestrus at an average age of 206 days. Winter-born ewe lambs attained sexual matrurity at a lower age than those lambs, which were born during the summer. The mean values...

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Autor principal: Suleiman, A.H.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1982
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66960
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description Eighty-nine ewe lambs comprising 36 Shugor, 29 Dubasi and 24 Watish sheep weaned 16 weeks following birth experienced their first oestrus at an average age of 206 days. Winter-born ewe lambs attained sexual matrurity at a lower age than those lambs, which were born during the summer. The mean values for puberty age in the two seasons were 199.1±7.87 and 211.1±4.62, days, respectively and were significantly different at 5 percent. Puberty live weight was significantly influenced by genotype (P
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spelling CGSpace669602023-02-15T13:11:23Z Some reproductive characteristics of female Shugor, Dubasi and Watish sheep reared at El Huda sheep research station Suleiman, A.H. sheep reproduction research animal nutrition weaning sexual maturity age genotypes seasons oestrous cycle birth weight Eighty-nine ewe lambs comprising 36 Shugor, 29 Dubasi and 24 Watish sheep weaned 16 weeks following birth experienced their first oestrus at an average age of 206 days. Winter-born ewe lambs attained sexual matrurity at a lower age than those lambs, which were born during the summer. The mean values for puberty age in the two seasons were 199.1±7.87 and 211.1±4.62, days, respectively and were significantly different at 5 percent. Puberty live weight was significantly influenced by genotype (P 1982 2015-06-05T12:18:43Z 2015-06-05T12:18:43Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66960 en Limited Access Suleiman, A.H. 1982. Some reproductive characteristics of female Shugor, Dubasi and Watish sheep reared at El Huda sheep research station. East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 47(1-4): 49-54.
spellingShingle sheep
reproduction
research
animal nutrition
weaning
sexual maturity
age
genotypes
seasons
oestrous cycle
birth weight
Suleiman, A.H.
Some reproductive characteristics of female Shugor, Dubasi and Watish sheep reared at El Huda sheep research station
title Some reproductive characteristics of female Shugor, Dubasi and Watish sheep reared at El Huda sheep research station
title_full Some reproductive characteristics of female Shugor, Dubasi and Watish sheep reared at El Huda sheep research station
title_fullStr Some reproductive characteristics of female Shugor, Dubasi and Watish sheep reared at El Huda sheep research station
title_full_unstemmed Some reproductive characteristics of female Shugor, Dubasi and Watish sheep reared at El Huda sheep research station
title_short Some reproductive characteristics of female Shugor, Dubasi and Watish sheep reared at El Huda sheep research station
title_sort some reproductive characteristics of female shugor dubasi and watish sheep reared at el huda sheep research station
topic sheep
reproduction
research
animal nutrition
weaning
sexual maturity
age
genotypes
seasons
oestrous cycle
birth weight
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