Ichthyosis Fetalis in a Lacaune Lamb [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and ScienceIchthyosis (inherited congenital condition) is a heterogeneous group of skin cornification and keratinization disorders. Ichthyosis can affect animal and human and characterized by an excessive amount of superficial scale on the skin. A male Lacaune lamb
Afshin Raoofi, Sara shokrpoor
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Essential Trace and Toxic Element Content in Lacaune Sheep Milk during Lactation [PDF]
Foods, 2023 The aim of this study was to investigate the concentrations of essential trace and toxic elements in the milk of Lacaune sheep during lactation in intensive rearing systems.
Zvonko Antunovic +2 more
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Genotype-by-Environment Interactions and Response to Selection for Milk Production Traits in Lacaune Sheep from Greece and France [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesThe objective of the study was two-fold and is as follows: (i) to investigate genotype-by-environment (G × E) interactions for milk yield and composition in purebred Lacaune sheep reared intensively in Greece and semi-extensively in France, and (ii) to ...
Sotiria Vouraki +2 more
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Animal welfare of Lacaune lambs weaned from artificial feeding [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceIntroductionNowadays, many dairy sheep farms opt for milk replacers after birth. Weaning lambs from milk replacers is expected to be a stressful situation.MethodsWith the aim of researching this practice on the animal behavior, body weight yields, and sanitary status of Lacaune lambs, 60 healthy animals from the same lambing house were employed.
Carlos Mínguez
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Microbial Evolution in Artisanal Pecorino-like Cheeses Produced from Two Farms Managing Two Different Breeds of Sheep (Comisana and Lacaune) [PDF]
Foods“Pecorino” is a typical semi-hard cheese obtained with raw or heat-treated sheep milk using procedures to valorize the raw material’s chemical and microbiological properties.
Francesca Luziatelli +2 more
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Animals, 2020 The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of the grade of crossbreeding (Lacaune x Manchega) and environmental factors on milk production in a commercial flock in Spain.
Lizbeth E Robles-Jiménez +2 more
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Physical and chemical properties, hygienic quality and fatty acid profile in milk of lactating Lacaune dairy sheep [PDF]
Archives Animal BreedingIn recent years, there has been globally increasing interest in dairy sheep breeding, including Lacaune sheep, which is supported by a high demand for sheep's milk on the market.
Z. Antunović +7 more
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Islands of runs of homozygosity indicate selection signatures in Ovis aries 6 (OAR6) of French dairy sheep [PDF]
JDS Communications, 2021 Runs of homozygosity (ROH) are contiguous homozygous segments of the genome where the haplotypes inherited from each parent are identical. The occurrence of ROH is not randomly distributed across the genome, and ROH islands across many animals may be the
S.T. Rodríguez-Ramilo +2 more
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Breeding options for nematode resistance in Lacaune dairy sheep
Animal, 2023 Due to progressing anthelmintic resistance of gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN), supportive measures are needed to control these parasites. In sheep, it has been shown that selection towards an increased nematode resistance is feasible and that faecal egg
S. Werne +3 more
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Animal, 2013 Although the intensive production system of Lacaune dairy sheep is the only profitable method for producers outside of the French Roquefort area, little is known about this type of systems.
Pablo Cuesta, Susana Astiz
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