Growth rate and efficiency-related traits in Kermani lambs: estimations of (co) variance components and genetic parameters

J Ehsaninia - Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2023 - Springer
Using Kermani sheep, the current study estimated (co) variance components and genetic
parameters for average daily gain, Kleiber's ratio, growth efficiency, and relative growth rate …

Feed efficiency indicators and hormones related to nutrient metabolism in intensive fattened lambs of sire rams of different sheep breeds in Latvia

I Trapina, D Kairisa, N Paramonova - 2023 - dspace.emu.ee
The feed efficiency increase of each sheep indicates its profitability. Production costs and
the environmental impact of animal husbandry are reduced as feed efficiency improves. The …

Estimation of genetic parameters for growth traits and kleiber ratio in dorper sheep breed

S Besufkad, S Goshme, A Bisrat, A Abebe, A Abebe… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
The study aimed to estimate genetic and phenotypic parameters for growth traits and Kleiber
ratio in Dorper sheep breed. Data used in this study were collected over 12 years (2012 …

[PDF][PDF] Comparison of sire rams of the Latvian Dark-Head breed according to feed efficiency indicators as the beginning of genomic breeding research

I Trapina, D Kairisa, N Paramonova - 2023 - dspace.emu.ee
In sheep (Ovis aries) farming, feed costs are the largest variable cost component. Breeders
are showing an increased interest in breeding sire rams with improved feed efficiency …

Effect of breed and some non-genetic factors on growth performance of sheep under temperate conditions of Kashmir

S Bukhari, NA Ganai, S Shanaz, HM Khan… - Small Ruminant …, 2022 - Elsevier
The data pertaining to 4849 birth records spanning over a period of 21 years (1997–2017) of
different genetic groups were collected from Mountain Research Centre for sheep and goat …

Genetic evaluation of growth performance of Kashmir Merino sheep

MA Rather, S Baig, A Hamadani - Indian Journal of Small …, 2020 - indianjournals.com
A study was conducted to evaluate the growth performance of Kashmir Merino sheep at two
Government Sheep Breeding Farms (Kralapathri and Goabal) in Kashmir using 6299 birth …

Factors influencing pre-and post-weaning kleiber ratios in Sonadi sheep

N Dhaka, V Kumar, RK Nagda - Indian Journal of Small …, 2023 - indianjournals.com
A study was conducted to estimate the pre-and post-weaning Kleiber ratios (KR) with factors
affecting it and genetic parameters in 743 Sonadi lambs born during 2015 to 2020 under …

[PDF][PDF] Genetic and non-genetic parameters of Kleiber ratio in Pantja goat under field conditions of Tarai region of Uttarakhand

BS Khadda, B Singh, DV Singh, SK Singh… - Indian Journal of …, 2018 - epubs.icar.org.in
ABSTRACT A study was conducted to estimate the Kleiber ratio of 805 Pantja kids of 514
goats sired by 26 bucks maintained by registered farmers under All India Co-ordinated …

[PDF][PDF] Genetic investigation on Kleiber ratio in Sonadi sheep

GK Bansal, V Kumar, R Nagda… - Journal of Entomology …, 2021 - entomoljournal.com
Data of 1408 Sonadi lambs born during 2012-2019 under Mega Sheep Seed Project at
CVAS Navania Udaipur (Rajasthan) were analyzed to assess the influence of period …

Study on Genetic Parameters for Kleiber Ratio in Sonadi Sheep

GK Bansal, KN Bansal, V Kumar, RK Nagda, R Hada… - 2023 - indianjournals.com
Data of 1408 Sonadi lambs born during 2012-2019 under Mega Sheep Seed Project at
CVAS Navania Udaipur (Rajasthan) were analyzed to assess the influence of period …