Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Effect of Some Factors on Birth Weight of Konya Merino (KM) and Hampshire x KM, German Blackhead Mutton Sheep x KM and Lincoln x KM Crossbred (F_1) Lambs
DOI
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Abstract
In this research, the effects of dam age and year of birth, birth type, sex and genotypes of lams on birth weight of purebred and crossbred lambs were investigated. The least square means of birth weight were 4.208, 4.765, 4.700 and 4.950 kg for purebred Konya Merino (KM) and Hampshire x KM, German Blackhead Mutton Sheep x KM and Lincoln x KM crossbred (F1) lambs, respectively. The effects of all factors on birth weight was significant (P
Keywords
Lamb, Crossbreeding, Birth Weight
First Page
415
Last Page
418
Recommended Citation
ÖZTÜRK, Ayhan and AKTAŞ, A. Hamdi (1996) "Effect of Some Factors on Birth Weight of Konya Merino (KM) and Hampshire x KM, German Blackhead Mutton Sheep x KM and Lincoln x KM Crossbred (F_1) Lambs," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 20: No. 6, Article 4. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol20/iss6/4
