TY  - JOUR
T1  - Fattening Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Akkaraman and Asaf x Akkaraman F1 Crossbred Lambs
TT  - Akkaraman ve Asaf x Akkaraman Melezi F1 Kuzularının Besi Performansı ve Karkas Özellikleri
AU  - Karakuş, Ferda
AU  - Oramari, Rabee Asmat Saadullah
AU  - Al-barwari, Ismail Ibrahim Ismail
PY  - 2025
DA  - October
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.33462/jotaf.1664830
JF  - Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi
JO  - JOTAF
PB  - Tekirdağ Namık Kemal Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1302-7050
SP  - 1061
EP  - 1071
VL  - 22
IS  - 4
LA  - en
AB  - The objective of study was to determine the fattening performance and carcass characteristics of Akkaraman and Assaf x Akkaraman (ASF x AK) F1 crossbred male lambs obtained by crossing Assaf rams with Akkaraman ewes under breeding conditions. While the initial live weights of Akkaraman and (ASF x AK) F1 crossbred lambs were 23.89 kg and 23.77 kg, their final live weights were 41.02 kg and 44.03 kg (p
KW  - Crossbreeding
KW  - Intensive fattening
KW  - Lamb
KW  - Slaughter
KW  - Body measurement
KW  - Carcass
N2  - Çalışmanın amacı, Asaf koçları ile Akkaraman koyunlarının yetiştirici koşullarında melezlenmesi ile elde edilen Akkaraman ve Asaf x Akkaraman (ASF x AK) F1 melezi erkek kuzuların besi performansı ve karkas özelliklerini belirlemektir. Akkaraman ve (ASF x AK) F1 melez kuzuların besi başı canlı ağırlıkları sırasıyla 23.89 kg ve 23.77 kg, besi sonu canlı ağırlıkları ise sırasıyla 41.02 kg ve 44.03 kg olarak bulunmuştur (p
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