Preweaning performance of Yankasa sheep under semi-intensive management

Preweaning growth traits and weaning rate of Yankasa sheep under a semi-intensive management system with twice-yearly lambings were studied for nine years at Shika, in the subhumid zone of Nigeria. Least squares means for birth weight (BW), 90-day weaning weight (WW), average daily gain to weaning (...

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Autores principales: Osinowo, O.A., Abubakar, B.Y., Olayeme, M.E., Balogun, R.O., Onifade, O.S., Adewuyi, A.A., Trimmnell, A.R., Dennar, F.O.
Formato: Conference Paper
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1994
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70854
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author Osinowo, O.A.
Abubakar, B.Y.
Olayeme, M.E.
Balogun, R.O.
Onifade, O.S.
Adewuyi, A.A.
Trimmnell, A.R.
Dennar, F.O.
author_browse Abubakar, B.Y.
Adewuyi, A.A.
Balogun, R.O.
Dennar, F.O.
Olayeme, M.E.
Onifade, O.S.
Osinowo, O.A.
Trimmnell, A.R.
author_facet Osinowo, O.A.
Abubakar, B.Y.
Olayeme, M.E.
Balogun, R.O.
Onifade, O.S.
Adewuyi, A.A.
Trimmnell, A.R.
Dennar, F.O.
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description Preweaning growth traits and weaning rate of Yankasa sheep under a semi-intensive management system with twice-yearly lambings were studied for nine years at Shika, in the subhumid zone of Nigeria. Least squares means for birth weight (BW), 90-day weaning weight (WW), average daily gain to weaning (ADG) and weaning rate (WR) were 2.5± 0.01 kg, 10.87±0.08 kg, 91.86± 0.91 g/day and 77.8±1.0 per cent, respectively. BW, WW and ADG were significantly affected by parity and the lamb's litter size, sex, month and year of birth. WR was significantly affected by parity, litter size, month and year of birth but not by sex of lamb. Preweaning growth performance was generally better in the wet seasons than in the dry seasons while the reverse was true for weaning rate.
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spelling CGSpace708542023-02-15T13:11:07Z Preweaning performance of Yankasa sheep under semi-intensive management Osinowo, O.A. Abubakar, B.Y. Olayeme, M.E. Balogun, R.O. Onifade, O.S. Adewuyi, A.A. Trimmnell, A.R. Dennar, F.O. sheep weaning growth seasons weaning weight Preweaning growth traits and weaning rate of Yankasa sheep under a semi-intensive management system with twice-yearly lambings were studied for nine years at Shika, in the subhumid zone of Nigeria. Least squares means for birth weight (BW), 90-day weaning weight (WW), average daily gain to weaning (ADG) and weaning rate (WR) were 2.5± 0.01 kg, 10.87±0.08 kg, 91.86± 0.91 g/day and 77.8±1.0 per cent, respectively. BW, WW and ADG were significantly affected by parity and the lamb's litter size, sex, month and year of birth. WR was significantly affected by parity, litter size, month and year of birth but not by sex of lamb. Preweaning growth performance was generally better in the wet seasons than in the dry seasons while the reverse was true for weaning rate. 1994 2016-02-08T09:03:20Z 2016-02-08T09:03:20Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70854 en Limited Access
spellingShingle sheep
weaning
growth
seasons
weaning weight
Osinowo, O.A.
Abubakar, B.Y.
Olayeme, M.E.
Balogun, R.O.
Onifade, O.S.
Adewuyi, A.A.
Trimmnell, A.R.
Dennar, F.O.
Preweaning performance of Yankasa sheep under semi-intensive management
title Preweaning performance of Yankasa sheep under semi-intensive management
title_full Preweaning performance of Yankasa sheep under semi-intensive management
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title_short Preweaning performance of Yankasa sheep under semi-intensive management
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topic sheep
weaning
growth
seasons
weaning weight
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70854
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