Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
The Effect of Some Testicular Characteristics of Akkaraman and Awassi Rams on Litter Size
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Abstract
In this study, some testis characteristics of 27 Akkaraman and 28 Awassi rams were determined and the relationship between testis size and their mothersÕ litter size were investigated. Testis diameter, testis lenght, scrotal circumference and scrotum lenght were found as 6.44, 12.17, 33.75 and 18.03 cm for Akkaraman rams and for Awassi rams 5.86, 11.95, 31.70 and 17.63 cm, respectively. There were statistically significant differences between breeds for testis diameter and scrotal circumference (P
Keywords
Akkaraman, Awassi, Ram, Testicular characteristics.
First Page
127
Last Page
130
Recommended Citation
ÖZTÜRK, Ayhan; DAĞ, Birol; and ZÜLKADİR, Uğur (1996) "The Effect of Some Testicular Characteristics of Akkaraman and Awassi Rams on Litter Size," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 20: No. 2, Article 9. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol20/iss2/9
