Research Article

Milk Production Abilities of Kıvırcık Ewes

Volume: 28 Number: 4 December 31, 2018
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Milk Production Abilities of Kıvırcık Ewes

Abstract

Eşme district of Uşak province is one of the important centers in Western Anatolia in terms of sheep breeding. The aim of the present study is to determine milk yield characteristics of Kıvırcık ewes in extensive conditions of rural farms at Eşme district of Uşak province. Milk yield characteristics of the breed were obtained using test day milk records of 227 ewes in four farms. Test-day milk yields recorded at 14 days interval starting 15 days after lambing until the ewes dried off. Means for average daily milk yield, the length of lactation and lactation milk yield were 656.8 g, 162.4 day and 107.6 kg, respectively. Lactation milk yield of ewes are ranged between 31.4 and 262.8 kg. It points to the presence of high variation in this population. Means obtained for farms in terms of daily milk yield, the length of lactation and lactation milk yield were show us statistically significant differences. Results indicated that milk yield performances of Kıvırcık ewes is remarkable and the income of breeders can be increased by improving milk yield performances of ewes by exploiting the present high variation by selection.

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Primary Language

English

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Research Article

Authors

Nezih Ata This is me
Türkiye

Orhan Karaca This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 31, 2018

Submission Date

July 28, 2018

Acceptance Date

October 19, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 28 Number: 4

APA
Cemal, İ., Ata, N., Yılmaz, O., & Karaca, O. (2018). Milk Production Abilities of Kıvırcık Ewes. Yuzuncu Yıl University Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 28(4), 384-388. https://doi.org/10.29133/yyutbd.448813
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