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Risk factors associated with the infection of sheep with Dichelobacter nodosus. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2022 Ovine footrot is a highly contagious foot disease caused by the gram-negative bacterium Dichelobacter nodosus (D. nodosus). In a recent report, we showed a prevalence of 42.9% D. nodosus positive swabs across Germany.
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Inbreeding Depression and Purging for Meat Performance Traits in German Sheep Breeds [PDF]
Animals, 2023 This study provides estimates on genetic parameters, inbreeding depression and purging for meat performance measures from 25 German sheep breeds. All German meat, merino sheep breeds and breeds of other breeding directions with a sufficient number of ...
Cathrin Justinski +2 more
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Serological Diversity of Dichelobacter nodosus in German Sheep Flocks. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2022 Footrot is one of the major causes of lameness in sheep and leads to decreased animal welfare and high economic losses. The causative agent is the Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium Dichelobacter nodosus. The prevalence of D.
Budnik M +6 more
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PrPSc spreading patterns in the brain of sheep linked to different prion types. [PDF]
Vet Res, 2011 Scrapie in sheep and goats has been known for more than 250 years and belongs nowadays to the so-called prion diseases that also include e.g. bovine spongiform encephalopathy in cattle (BSE) and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. According to the prion
Wemheuer WM +6 more
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History and genetic diversity of African sheep: Contrasting phenotypic and genomic diversity. [PDF]
Anim GenetDomesticated sheep have adapted to contrasting and extreme environments and continue to play important roles in local community-based economies throughout Africa. Here we review the Neolithic migrations of thin-tailed sheep and the later introductions of
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Improving Growth Rates in Turcana Indigenous Sheep Breed Using German Blackheaded Mutton Rams
Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023 Improving growth rates in indigenous Turcana breed should be one of the most important objectives for sheep specialists, do to the fact that over 70% of the sheep population from Romania is represented by the breed.
Dinu Gavojdian +4 more
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Comparative Study Regarding Body Weight in Turcana and R1 German Blackheaded x Turcana yearling ewes
Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023 Researches were carried out in a commercial sheep farm from Arad county, situated in western Romania. Yearling ewes, with their age ranging from 12 to 13 months were included in the trial. Two genotypes were considered, purebred indigenous Turcana (TA, n
Ioan Padeanu +5 more
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Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023 Aim of the research was to evaluate the effects that backcrossing of the German Blackheaded Mutton (GBM) breed with indigenous Turcana (TUR) breed have on the growth rates, slaughter yields and carcass quality, compared with animals from purebreed ...
Ioan-Walter Sauer +5 more
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Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023 Researches were carried out in a commercial sheep farm from Arad County, situated in western Romania. Yearling ewes, with their age ranging from 12 to 13 months were included in the trial. Two genotypes were considered, purebred indigenous Turcana (TA, n
Ioan Pădeanu +6 more
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Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023 The current study was conducted to evaluate Dorper, Hampshire Down, Bluefaced Leicester and German Blackheaded breeds as terminal sires in an extensive low-input production system under European temperate conditions, when crossed with native Turcana ...
Dinu Gavojdian +5 more
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