Placental Characteristics Classification of Various Native Turkish Sheep Breeds [PDF]
Animals, 2021 The aim of this study was to classify placental characteristics of Akkaraman, Morkaraman, Karayaka, Awassi, Malya, and Bafra sheep breeds using the hierarchical clustering method.
Uğur Şen +6 more
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Genome-wide association study of early liveweight traits in fat-tailed Akkaraman lambs. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Small ruminants, especially sheep, are essential for sustainable agricultural production systems, future food/nutrition security, and poverty reduction in developing countries.
Mehmet Ulas Cinar +8 more
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Comparative Study of Duodenal Histology in Three Lamb Breeds Fed Two Different Rations [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and ScienceBackground Ration composition may significantly impact the nutrient absorption, duodenal parameters, intestinal health and feed efficiency of animals. Objectives The objective of this study was to analyse the impact of concentrate‐ and forage‐based diets
Nurcan Delice +4 more
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Sella Turcica Shape as a Marker for Breed and Sex Classification in Sheep [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesRecent anatomical and morphometric studies indicate that the sella turcica is a structurally informative region and a distinctive anatomical formation that can exhibit shape variation among individuals.
Eylem Bektaş Bilgiç +9 more
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Comparison of Morphometric Measurements of Metacarpus in Different Sheep (Ovis aries L.) Breeds Using the Three‐Dimensional Scanner and Digital Caliper [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and ScienceBackground The metacarpus, one of the forelimb bones, is an important bone used in zooarchaeological studies and estimating shoulder height in sheep. Morphometric measurements were performed using different methods on the metacarpus of different sheep ...
Sedat Aydoğdu +5 more
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Profiling several key milk miRNAs and analysing their signalling pathways in dairy sheep breeds during peak and late lactation [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and ScienceBackground The comprehensive understanding of microRNAs (miRNAs) in sheep milk during various lactation periods and their impact on milk yield and composition remains limited.
Esra Duman, Özge Özmen, Selim Kul
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Unveiling the Pre‐Weaning Growth Performance and Some Reproductive Characteristics of Akkaraman and Central Anatolian Merino Sheep [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and ScienceSedat Behrem
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Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2023 Conducted within the National Sheep and Goat Breeding “subproject: Akkaraman Sheep Breeding Project under farmer conditions in Nigde’s Bor district” between 2018 and 2022, the current study evaluated the reproductive characteristics of ewes as well as ...
Yüksel Aksoy +2 more
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Comparison of some hematological and serum biochemical variables in kangal akkaraman, texel and Île de france ewes in lactation period within sivas province [PDF]
Eurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2021 Aim: In this study, it was aimed to compare some hematological and biochemical variables in Kangal Akkaraman, Texel, and Île de France sheep breeds in the lactation period in Sivas province.
Mehmet Ekici +2 more
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Dgat1, cast and igf-i gene polymorphisms in akkaraman lambs and their effects on live weights up to weaning age [PDF]
Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2018 Early live weight in sheep is important for lamb survival and average weight gain until slaughter. The aim of the present study was to investigate association between CAST-MspI, DGAT1-AluI and IGF-1-Bsp143II polymorphisms and early live weights between ...
Davut BAYRAM +5 more
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