The purpose of this study is to survey the literature pertinent to some morphological traits
which are related with the production and reproduction of fat-tailed sheep breeds. The fat …

Background Identification of genomic regions that have been targets of selection for
phenotypic traits is one of the most important and challenging areas of research in animal …

Thirty Awassi ram lambs were used to study the effects of slaughter weight on carcass
characteristics. Lambs were slaughtered at three different live weights (20, 30, and 40 kg) …

Fat tail in sheep presents a valuable energy reserve that has historically facilitated
adaptation to harsh environments. However, in modern intensive and semi-intensive sheep …

The aim of this experiment was to study the growth performance of both ram and ewe lambs,
and the carcass characteristics of ram lambs of five genotypes: Awassi (A), F1 Charollais …

Se evaluó el desempeño productivo y las características de la canal en corderos
procedentes de la cruza de borregas Katahdin (K) con sementales Suffolk (S), Texel (T) …

Simple Summary This study was designed to assess the optimal level of crude protein
inclusion in the diet of heavy fattening Assaf lambs. Our results suggested that levels of …

The study was conducted to investigate growth performance, nutrient digestibility, carcass
quality measures and some serum blood parameters of purebred and crossbred Romanov …

The influence of genotype on fattening performance and meat quality was studied in male
lambs of five genotypes (n= 10): CA (F1 Charollais–Awassi), ACA (B1 Awassi–Charollais …

The accuracy of ultrasonography to measure fat thickness (FT) and longissimus dorsi
muscle (LM) traits (area, depth and width) in live Awassi male lambs and predict carcass FT …