Dairy small ruminants account for approximately 21% of all sheep and goats in the world,
produce around 3.5% of the world's milk, and are mainly located in subtropical-temperate …

Dairy sheep have been farmed traditionally in the Mediterranean basin in southern Europe,
central Europe, eastern Europe, and in Near East countries. Currently, dairy sheep farming …

Pregnancy rate following artificial insemination (AI) in sheep is variable depending on
several factors. The Churra breed (milk breed of the North-West of Spain) yields lower …

Great changes have occurred in livestock management in recent decades that have been
due to increased specialization and mechanization. In combination with a strong focus on …

Functional traits have become important for efficient breeding schemes in the dairy goat and
sheep industries, mainly in Mediterranean countries, due to increased costs of production …

Simple Summary A major concern for the development of livestock activities is represented
by the gradual reduction of antibiotic usage in farm animals, which may disturb the fragile …

The situation of the Lacaune dairy sheep breed has evolved dramatically during the last 40
years. In the 1960s, this dual purpose breed had a low milk yield and was compared in its …

Data of 69 dairy sheep farms (70% Assaf and 30% Awassi crossbred), located in the
Spanish Autonomous Community of Castilla y León and grouped for receiving technical …

Eighteen mature Assaf rams were used to study the effect of undegradable protein (UDP)
supply on testicular size, sperm production and quality, testosterone secretion and …

Abstract The Local Awassi, a triple-purpose breed for meat, milk, and carpet–wool
production, is a low-prolific, hardy breed that is well adapted to the unfavorable conditions of …