Background: Livestock mortality impacts farmer livelihoods and household nutrition.
Capturing trends in livestock mortality at localised or national levels is essential to planning …

The sheep farming has economic and sociocultural importance in semi-arid regions
worldwide. Of the total of 1.2 billion sheep in the world, 0.4 are found in semi-arid regions. In …

Objective Milk production is one of the most desirable traits in livestock. Recently, the toll-like
receptor (TLR) has been identified as a candidate gene for milk traits in cows. So far, there is …

The objective of this study was to investigate the genetic polymorphisms in the keratin-
associated protein (KAP22-1) gene in Barki (n= 206), Rahmani (n= 28) and Ossimi (n= 28) …

Background In livestock, identifying the physiological and reproductive stages is valuable in
guiding management decisions related to nutrition, veterinary procedures, and breeding …

Traditionally, sheep are raised in Egypt for meat and wool production. Selection for higher
wool quality could increase its suitability for particular processing procedures in the wool …

During last decades, the production and consumption of small ruminant milk have been
increased. As a result of this, sheep and goat farming have been developing and scientists …

Colostrum is the initial secretion of the mammary glands following parturition, which offers
main food, protection, and biological active substances for the new born. The most …

This study investigated the genetic polymorphisms in Alpha-lactalbumin (LALBA) and
Prolactin (PRL) genes in the Egyptian Barki sheep. The investigated genes were previously …

Simple Summary Pre-weaning mortality (PWM) is a major source of economic loss and
welfare concern for goat producers. PWM is influenced by both genetic and non-genetic …