Letter to Editor

Birth and weaning weights of Awassi lambs raised in the GAP International Agricultural Research and Training Center

Volume: 62 Number: 2 June 1, 2015
  • Halit Deniz Şireli
  • Mehmet Emin Vural
  • Ahmet Karataş
  • Nalan Akça
  • Seyrani Koncagül
  • Nihat Tekel
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Birth and weaning weights of Awassi lambs raised in the GAP International Agricultural Research and Training Center

Abstract

In this study, the data were collected from 1271 heads of Awassi lambs raised in the GAP International Agricultural Research and Training Center in Diyarbakır, Turkey. Birth and weaning weight (at 90 days) of lambs were measured and average daily weight gain from birth to weaning was calculated. The effect of the years and season of lambing, age of dam, sex and birth type on birth weight (BWT), weaning weight (WWT) and average daily weight gain (ADWG) from birth to weaning were investigated. Overall means were 4.81±0.022 kg for BWT, 22.99±0.196 kg for WWT and 201.67±1.173 g for ADWG. The all tarits in the analyses were significantly (P<0.05) affected by all factors in the model. In addition, lambs born heavier grew faster and reached heavier WWT (p<0.01). Based on the single and multiple trait analyses, heritability estimates ranged from 0.21 to 0.25 for BWT, from 0.13 to 0.17 for WWT and from 0.13 to 0.17 for ADWG. Estimates of genetic correlations between BWT with WWT and ADWG were 0.61 and 0.61, respectively

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Letter to Editor

Authors

Halit Deniz Şireli This is me

Mehmet Emin Vural This is me

Ahmet Karataş This is me

Nalan Akça This is me

Seyrani Koncagül This is me

Nihat Tekel This is me

Publication Date

June 1, 2015

Submission Date

June 1, 2015

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2015 Volume: 62 Number: 2

APA
Şireli, H. D., Vural, M. E., Karataş, A., Akça, N., Koncagül, S., & Tekel, N. (2015). Birth and weaning weights of Awassi lambs raised in the GAP International Agricultural Research and Training Center. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 62(2), 139-145. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002671
AMA
1.Şireli HD, Vural ME, Karataş A, Akça N, Koncagül S, Tekel N. Birth and weaning weights of Awassi lambs raised in the GAP International Agricultural Research and Training Center. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2015;62(2):139-145. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002671
Chicago
Şireli, Halit Deniz, Mehmet Emin Vural, Ahmet Karataş, Nalan Akça, Seyrani Koncagül, and Nihat Tekel. 2015. “Birth and Weaning Weights of Awassi Lambs Raised in the GAP International Agricultural Research and Training Center”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 62 (2): 139-45. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002671.
EndNote
Şireli HD, Vural ME, Karataş A, Akça N, Koncagül S, Tekel N (June 1, 2015) Birth and weaning weights of Awassi lambs raised in the GAP International Agricultural Research and Training Center. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 62 2 139–145.
IEEE
[1]H. D. Şireli, M. E. Vural, A. Karataş, N. Akça, S. Koncagül, and N. Tekel, “Birth and weaning weights of Awassi lambs raised in the GAP International Agricultural Research and Training Center”, Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. 139–145, June 2015, doi: 10.1501/Vetfak_0000002671.
ISNAD
Şireli, Halit Deniz - Vural, Mehmet Emin - Karataş, Ahmet - Akça, Nalan - Koncagül, Seyrani - Tekel, Nihat. “Birth and Weaning Weights of Awassi Lambs Raised in the GAP International Agricultural Research and Training Center”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 62/2 (June 1, 2015): 139-145. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002671.
JAMA
1.Şireli HD, Vural ME, Karataş A, Akça N, Koncagül S, Tekel N. Birth and weaning weights of Awassi lambs raised in the GAP International Agricultural Research and Training Center. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2015;62:139–145.
MLA
Şireli, Halit Deniz, et al. “Birth and Weaning Weights of Awassi Lambs Raised in the GAP International Agricultural Research and Training Center”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 62, no. 2, June 2015, pp. 139-45, doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002671.
Vancouver
1.Halit Deniz Şireli, Mehmet Emin Vural, Ahmet Karataş, Nalan Akça, Seyrani Koncagül, Nihat Tekel. Birth and weaning weights of Awassi lambs raised in the GAP International Agricultural Research and Training Center. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2015 Jun. 1;62(2):139-45. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002671

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