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Net Phosphorus Requirements of Dorper×Thin-tailed Han Crossbred Ram Lambs [PDF]

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2013
A comparative slaughter trial was conducted to estimate the phosphorus (P) requirement for maintenance and growth of crossbred lambs of Dorper with a Chinese indigenous sheep breed, thin-tailed Han sheep.
Shoukun Ji, Guishan Xu, Chenggang Jiang, Kaidong Deng, Yan Tu, Naifeng Zhang, Tao Ma, Can Lou, Qiyu Diao   +8 more
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Behavioral and thermoregulatory characteristics of Dorper sheep

Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology, 2017
The objective of this study was to evaluate the behavioral and thermoregulatory characteristics of Dorper sheep. The experiment involved 12 adult females in which the respiratory frequency (RF), heart rate (HR), and rectal temperature (RT) were measured and the following behavioral activities were evaluated: Idling while standing, Idling while lying ...
Tatiana Saraiva Torres, Lucimar Oliveira Silva, Laylson da Silva Borges, Luciano Silva Sena, Antonia Leidiana Moreira, Leandra Polliny Morais Machado, João Paulo Barbosa Cardoso, Antônio de Sousa Junior   +7 more
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Quality, Proximate Composition, And Sensory Characteristics Of Dorper, Domestic Commercial Crossbred, And Australian Sheep Meat: A Comparative Study [PDF]

, 2021
The objective of this study was to compare the proximate, quality, and sensory attributes of Dorper sheep meat (Dorper), domestic commercial crossbred (DCC) and Australian commercial crossbred (ACC).
Duarte, T, Woerner, DR, Phillips, CR, Chao, MD, Villatoro, KM, Yang, X, Yang, F   +6 more
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The Genetic Assessment of South African Nguni Sheep Breeds Using the Ovine 50K Chip

Agriculture, 2022
The indigenous sheep breeds of South Africa, such as the Nguni, are well adapted to different ecological regions throughout the country. This has resulted into different ecotypes.
Khanyisani S. Nxumalo, Paul Grobler, Karen Ehlers, Lucky T. Nesengani, Ntanganedzeni O. Mapholi   +4 more
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Gene expression of regulatory enzymes involved in the intermediate metabolism of sheep subjected to feed restriction

Animal, 2013
The effect of feed restriction on gene expression of regulatory enzymes of intermediary metabolism was studied in two sheep breeds (Australian Merino and Dorper) subjected to two nutritional treatments: feed restriction (85% of daily maintenance ...
S. van Harten, R. Brito, A.M. Almeida, T. Scanlon, T. Kilminster, J. Milton, J. Greeff, C. Oldham, L.A. Cardoso   +8 more
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Participatory definition of breeding objectives for sheep breeds under pastoral systems--the case of Red Maasai and Dorper sheep in Kenya. [PDF]

Trop Anim Health Prod, 2016
Crossing local breeds with exotic breeds may be an option for increased livestock productivity. However, there is a risk for endangerment of the local breeds.
König EZ, Mirkena T, Strandberg E, Audho J, Ojango J, Malmfors B, Okeyo AM, Philipsson J.   +7 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Safety and biocompatibility of a bionic eye: Imaging, intraocular pressure, and histology data

Data in Brief, 2021
The data presented here are related and supplementary data to the research article “Implantation and long-term assessment of the stability and biocompatibility of a novel 98 channel suprachoroidal visual prosthesis in sheep” [1].
Samuel C. Eggenberger, Natalie L. James, Cherry Ho, Steven S. Eamegdool, Veronika Tatarinoff, Naomi A. Craig, Barry S. Gow, Susan Wan, Christopher W.D. Dodds, Donna La Hood, Aaron Gilmour, Shannon L. Donahoe, Mark Krockenberger, Krishna Tumuluri, Melville J. da Cruz, John R. Grigg, Peter McCluskey, Nigel H. Lovell, Michele C. Madigan, Adrian T. Fung, Gregg J. Suaning   +20 more
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Parasites of domestic and wild animals in South Africa. XLVI. Oestrid fly larvae of sheep, goats, springbok and black wildebeest in the Eastern Cape Province

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2005
Merino sheep in Thornveld, Dorper sheep and Angora goats in inland Valley Bushveld, Angora goats and Boer goats in Valley Bushveld on the coastal plateau, and springbok, Antidorcas marsupialis, and black wildebeest, Connochaetes gnou, in Karroid ...
I.G. Horak
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Preliminary Results about Lamb Meat Tenderness Based on the Study of Novel Isoforms and Alternative Splicing Regulation Pathways Using Iso-seq, RNA-seq and CTCF ChIP-seq Data

Foods, 2022
Tenderness is an important indicator of meat quality. Novel isoforms associated with meat tenderness and the role of the CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) in regulating alternative splicing to produce isoforms in sheep are largely unknown.
Zehu Yuan, Ling Ge, Weibo Zhang, Xiaoyang Lv, Shanhe Wang, Xiukai Cao, Wei Sun   +6 more
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DataSheet1_Genetic Basis of Dorper Sheep (Ovis aries) Revealed by Long-Read De Novo Genome Assembly.ZIP

, 2022
Dorper sheep (Ovis aries) (DPS), developed in the 1930s by crossing Dorset Horn and Blackhead Persian sheep in South Africa, is a world-famous composite breed for mutton production. The genetic basis underlying this breed is yet to be elucidated.
Yaojing Yue (754892), Xiaofang Lu (3756424), Yi Wu (197719), Hongchang Zhao (9190409), Guoyan Qiao (9190412), Bohui Yang (754895), Qingfeng Zhang (89642), Zhihui Lei (12106308), Pan Xu (749601), Tingting Guo (101831), Weibo Sun (1623307), Shaohua Zhu (2936610), Xue He (619384)   +12 more
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