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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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
İbrahim Cemal
Türkiye
Nezih Ata
This is me
Türkiye
Onur Yılmaz
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0000-0002-5658-8558
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
