A RESEARCH ON BREEDING, PROTECTION AND SPREADING OF MENEMEN SHEEP
Project no. 1015 · Status: Kapanmış · 2016
Summary
This study was carried out to determine fertility, growth and testes traits for Menemen sheep. Two hundred Menemen sheep, raised in Faculty of Agriculture, Practice, Research and Production Farm, were used as experimental material. Average weaning weight for Menemen lambs was 23.37 kg. The effect of sex, birth type and year were significant on weaning weight (P<0.05). Weaning weight for male and female Menemen lambs were 24.09 kg and 22.37 kg, respectively. Average 120 days weight for Menemen lambs was 31.78 kg. The effect of sex, birth type and year were significant on 120 days body weight (P<0.05). Average daily gain for Menemen lambs was 140 g. Daily gains for male and female Menemen lambs were 183.33 g and 120.50 g, respectively. The effect of sex, birth type and year on daily gain was significant (P<0.05). Wither at height, back and rump height, body length for Menemen sheep were 69.17 cm; 67.86 cm, 69.68 cm, 69.58 cm, respectively. The effect of age on body measurements was not significant. As a result, Menemen sheep is one of the most suitable breeds for meat type sheep breeders in these regions in terms of adaptation to the climate, and growth and development characteristics.