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Voluntary intake of maize stover supplemented by urea lick in dorper and local Malawi sheep.

, 1999
Ten Dorper (16.0 to 37.0 kg) and Local (12.0 to 28.5kg) rams were used to determine the voluntary intake, digestibility, nitrogen retention of maize stover and live weight change.
M. Blummel, J. Banda, Mtimuni, J.P., Banda, J., J.P. Mtimuni, Chikagwa, S.K., S.K. Chikagwa, Blummel, M.   +7 more
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Crossbreeding locally adapted hair sheep to improve productivity and meat quality

Scientia Agricola
: The use of lambs from crossing of local with specialized sheep breeds for meat production may lead to higher meat deposition and a smaller fat amount in the carcass, with a more adequate nutritional profile for human consumption.
Juliano Issakowicz, Ana Claudia Koki Sampaio Issakowicz, Mauro Sartori Bueno, Ricardo Lopes Dias da Costa, Andre Torres Geraldo, Adibe Luiz Abdalla, Concepta McManus, Helder Louvandini   +7 more
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Evaluating reproduction traits in a crossbreeding program between indigenous and exotic sheep in semi-arid lands

Animal
Reproduction traits are important factors determining the efficiency of any sheep production system. This study evaluates the age at first lambing (AFL), lambing interval (LI), litter weight at birth (LBWT), litter weight at weaning (LWWT), birth weight ...
E. Oyieng, J.M.K. Ojango, M. Gauly, R. Mrode, R. Dooso, A.M. Okeyo, C. Kalinda, S. König   +7 more
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Dorper sheep in Africa: A review of their use and performance in different environments

The Dorper breed developed in South Africa is used either as a pure breed or crossbred with existing indigenous breeds by many countries across the African continent to improve sheep production.
Osei-Amponsah, R., Olori, V.E., Kugonza, D.R., Okpeku, M., Chagunda, Mizeck G.G., Ojango, Julie M.K., Okeyo Mwai, Ally   +6 more
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Evaluation of dorper sheep semen quality preserved in milk egg yolk extender at room and cold temperatures

Open Veterinary Journal
Background: Artificial insemination (AI) is widely used to improve genetic progress and reproductive efficiency in sheep production systems, including Dorper sheep.
Tri Wahyu Suprayogi, Suherni Susilowati, Tatik Hernawati, Supriyadi Supriyadi, Satriawan Wedniyanto Putra   +4 more
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Effects of the scab mite Psoroptes ovis on the haematology and live mass of Merino and Dorper sheep [PDF]

, 2002
The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat v.9 was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.Five Merino and five Dorper sheep were artificially ...
Meintjes, T., Fourie, L.J.
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Evaluation of Dorper Sheep under Village and On Station Management Systems in Ethiopia

The study evaluated the performance of Dorper sheep and their crossbreds under both farmermanaged and semi-intensive systems across diverse regions of Ethiopia.
Abebe, Ayele
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Aromatase gene and its effects on growth, reproductive and maternal ability traits in a multibreed sheep population from Brazil

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2009
We determined the polymorphism C242T of the aromatase gene (Cyp19) and its allelic frequency, as well as the effect of the variants on productive and reproductive traits in 71 purebred Santa Inês sheep, 13 purebred Brazilian Somali sheep, nine purebred ...
Ana Maria Bezerra Oliveira Lôbo, Raimundo Nonato Braga Lôbo, Samuel Rezende Paiva   +2 more
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Genetic Polymorphisms at Myostatin Locus in Fat Tailed Sheep, Dorper and Texel Sheep

International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2021
S Maylinda, I x, Novianti x
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Growth Traits as Indicators of Body Weights in Dorper Sheep

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 2022
Molabe Kagisho Madikadike, Vusi Mbazima, Busisiwe Gunya, Thobela Louis Tyasi   +3 more
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