Review of sheep breeding and genetic research in Türkiye

KB Aydin, Y Bi, LF Brito, Z Ulutaş, G Morota - Frontiers in Genetics, 2024‏ - frontiersin.org
The livestock industry in Türkiye is vital to the country's agricultural sector and economy. In
particular, sheep products are an important source of income and livelihood for many …

Estimation of direct and maternal (co) variance components for pre-weaning growth traits in Muzaffarnagari sheep

A Mandal, FWC Neser, PK Rout, R Roy, DR Notter - Livestock Science, 2006‏ - Elsevier
Genetic parameters and (co) variance components were estimated for weight at birth and at
15, 30, 45, 60 and 75 days of age for a flock of Muzaffarnagari sheep maintained at the …

Estimates of genetic parameters for growth traits in Kermani sheep

MR Bahreini Behzadi, FE Shahroudi… - Journal of Animal …, 2007‏ - Wiley Online Library
Birth weight (BW), weaning weight (WW), 6‐month weight (W6), 9‐month weight (W9) and
yearling weight (YW) of Kermani lambs were used to estimate genetic parameters. The data …

(Co) Variance components and genetic parameter estimates for growth traits in Moghani sheep

M Jafaroghli, A Rashidi, MS Mokhtari… - Small Ruminant …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Genetic parameters were estimated for birth weight (BW), weaning weight (WW), yearling
weight (YW), average daily gain from birth to weaning (ADG1) and average daily gain from …

Evaluation of models for estimation of genetic parameters and maternal effects for early growth traits of Iranian Baluchi sheep

MA Abbasi, R Abdollahi-Arpanahi, A Maghsoudi… - Small Ruminant …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Genetic and non-genetic parameters were estimated for early growth traits of Iranian Baluchi
lambs using univariate and multivariate models. The investigated traits were: birth weight …

Estimates of genetic parameters and genetic trends for pre-weaning growth traits in Sardi sheep

I Boujenane, IT Diallo - Small Ruminant Research, 2017‏ - Elsevier
The aim of the present study was to estimate (co) variance components for weights at birth
(BW), 30 days (W30d) and 90 days (W90d) of age, as well as average daily gain from birth to …

The role of maternal effects in sheep breeding: a review

GR Gowane, A Chopra, V Prakash… - Indian Journal of Small …, 2014‏ - indianjournals.com
Genetic parameters for various economic traits of sheep have been reported from time to
time and there are reviews that included most of the information on estimates of heritability …

Estimates of (co) variance components and genetic parameters for body weights and first greasy fleece weight in Malpura sheep

GR Gowane, A Chopra, V Prakash, AL Arora - Livestock Science, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Estimates of (co) variance components and genetic parameters were calculated for birth
weight (BWT), weaning weight (WWT), 6month weight (6WT), 9month weight (9WT) …

Estimates of covariance components and genetic parameters for growth, average daily gain and Kleiber ratio in Harnali sheep

YC Bangar, A Magotra, AS Yadav - Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2020‏ - Springer
The aim of the present study was to estimate the (co) variance components and genetic
parameters for various growth traits (weight at birth (BWT) and 3 (WT3), 6 (WT6), 9 (WT9) …

Estimation of genetic parameters for pre-weaning growth traits in Central Anatolian Merino sheep

S Behrem - Small Ruminant Research, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Quantitative traits such as pre-weaning growth is expressed as a result of combined genetic
and environmental effects. The phenotypic expression of those traits in offspring is affected …