[HTML][HTML] Research progress of dairy sheep milk genes

R Li, Y Ma, L Jiang - Agriculture, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The dairy sheep industry is an important but lacking part of the small ruminant industry. For a
sheep breeding program, in addition to wool and meat use, sheep milk can also be …

[HTML][HTML] Walking distance and maintenance energy requirements of sheep during mountain pasturing (transhumance)

T Zanon, M Gruber, M Gauly - Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Sheep pasturing has become an important means for landscape management and
conservation in marginal areas of mountain regions by reducing succession with dwarf …

[HTML][HTML] Oral selenium supplementation improves the reproductive performance of rams: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AL Muñoz-Benitez, R Vieyra-Alberto… - Small Ruminant …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Selenium (Se) plays a key role in maintaining integrity of the sperm membrane and
modulating quality of ejaculate. A systematic search was conducted based on the following …

[HTML][HTML] Novel genomic markers and genes related to reproduction in prolific Chios dairy sheep: a genome-wide association study

V Tsartsianidou, A Pavlidis, E Tosiou, G Arsenos… - animal, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Genetic architecture of sheep reproduction is increasingly gaining scientific interest due to
the major impact on sheep production systems. In the present study, we conducted pedigree …

Milk production losses in Latxa dairy sheep associated with small ruminant lentivirus infection

RA Juste, M Villoria, I Leginagoikoa, E Ugarte… - Preventive veterinary …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Visna/Maedi is a disease of sheep caused by small ruminant lentivirus (SRLV) infection that
is widespread throughout the world and that has been recognized to be present in the …

[HTML][HTML] Essential trace and toxic element content in lacaune sheep milk during lactation

Z Antunović, B Mioč, J Novoselec, I Širić, V Držaić… - Foods, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to investigate the concentrations of essential trace and toxic
elements in the milk of Lacaune sheep during lactation in intensive rearing systems. This …

Exploring the ovine sperm transcriptome by RNAseq techniques. I Effect of seasonal conditions on transcripts abundance

I Ureña, C González, M Ramón, M Gòdia, A Clop… - PLoS …, 2022‏ - journals.plos.org
Understanding the cell molecular changes occurring as a results of climatic circumstances is
crucial in the current days in which climate change and global warming are one of the most …

How valuable are the ecosystem services of local animal breeds? The case of Kalaritiko sheep in Greece

D Skordos, A Ragkos, P Karanikolas, G Vlahos - Livestock Science, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The loss of local sheep breeds (LSB) and Animal Genetic Resources in general threatens
the nutrition and livelihood security of the present and future generations. Market forces and …

[HTML][HTML] Cost structure and profitability of Assaf dairy sheep farms in Spain

MJ Milán, F Frendi, R González-González… - Journal of Dairy Science, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Twenty dairy sheep farms of Assaf breed, located in the Spanish autonomous community of
Castilla y León and included in a group receiving technical support, were used to study their …

Economic weights of production and functional traits for Merinolandschaf, Romney, Romanov and Sumavska sheep in the Czech Republic

M Wolfová, J Wolf, M Milerski - Small Ruminant Research, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Economic weights of production and functional traits were estimated for the dual-purpose
sheep breeds Romney (RY), Merinolandschaf (ML), Romanov (RV) and Sumavska (SA). A …