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Cut‐off value of somatic cell count and validation of differential somatic cell count by the fluoro‐optical method in subclinical mastitis milk in three sheep breeds

International Journal of Dairy Technology, Volume 78, Issue 2, April–June 2025.
For the first time, the DSCC fluor optic method was validated for sheep milk. Optimal cut‐off values of SCC and DSCC were calculated for three dairy sheep breeds. Somatic cell count (SCC) is a test used for mastitis control in ewes, but there is no consensus on the cut‐off value.
Marco Montagnani, Letizia Ciofi, Elisa Gasparoni, Francesca Vichi, Andrea Santini, Riccardo Pietrini, Moira Pacini, Tiziana Galli, Carlo Boselli, Francesca Bonelli, Gianluca Fichi   +10 more
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Markers for meat provenance and authenticity with an account of its defining factors and quality characteristics – a review

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 104, Issue 12, Page 7027-7084, September 2024.
Abstract Provenance is becoming increasingly important in meat supply chains as it lends products higher perceived quality. However, its precise definition and interpretation along with its associated characteristics factors have remained somewhat elusive.
Sara Wilhelmina Erasmus, Muhammad Sohaib, Isabel Revilla, Ana María Vivar‐Quintana, Sophia Jennie Giancoli   +4 more
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Performance of dairy ewes fed diets with a fibrolytic enzyme product included in the concentrate during the suckling period

Animal, 2008
Seventy-two multiparous ewes from two dairy breeds (Manchega, n = 36 and Lacaune, n = 36) were used in a replicated 2 × 2 factorial design to evaluate the effects of diet supplementation with an exogenous fibrolytic enzyme product on lactation ...
C. Flores, G. Caja, R. Casals, E. Albanell, X. Such   +4 more
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LACAUNE-LES-BAINS

, 2018
Lacaune-les-Bains is a resort town in the Tarn Département, located approximately 101 kilometers (63 miles) east of Toulouse. The town was sufficiently remote that the prefectural authorities designated it as a center for residential assignment (assignation à residence). On January 13, 1942, a letter from the Tarn prefect to the mayor of Lacaune, Henri
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The sustainability of small‐scale sheep and goat farming in a semi‐arid Mediterranean environment

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 3, Issue 3, September 2024.
Abstract Introduction Small‐scale sheep and goat farming is one of the business models the EU depends on to achieve the objectives of the Green Deal. However, these production systems are characterized by structural weaknesses that risk being aggravated by international events, such as the post‐COVID‐19 crisis and reconstruction, the conflict in the ...
Giuseppe Timpanaro, Vera Teresa Foti
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A single base pair duplication in the SLC33A1 gene is associated with fetal losses and neonatal lethality in Manech Tête Rousse dairy sheep

Animal Genetics, Volume 55, Issue 4, Page 644-657, August 2024.
Abstract We recently discovered that the Manech Tête Rousse (MTR) deficient homozygous haplotype 2 (MTRDHH2) probably carries a recessive lethal mutation in sheep. In this study, we fine‐mapped this region through whole‐genome sequencing of five MTRDHH2 heterozygous carriers and 95 non‐carriers from various ovine breeds.
Maxime Ben Braiek, Soline Szymczak, Céline André, Philippe Bardou, Francis Fidelle, Itsasne Granado‐Tajada, Florence Plisson‐Petit, Julien Sarry, Florent Woloszyn, Carole Moreno‐Romieux, Stéphane Fabre   +10 more
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ANALYSIS OF POLYMORPHISM OF CAST GENE AND CLPG GENE IN SHEEP BY PCR-RFLP METHOD

Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023
The work was oriented to identification of calpastatin gene polymorphism and callipyge gene polymorphism and analysis of genotype structure in population of sheep kept in Slovakia.
M. GÁBOR, ANNA TRAKOVICKÁ, MARTINA MILUCHOVÁ   +2 more
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Udder and teat morphology traits associated with milk production and somatic cell score in dairy sheep from a New Zealand flock

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, Volume 67, Issue 3, Page 348-360, June 2024.
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to estimate the phenotypic correlations between udder and teat morphology traits, milk production traits, and somatic cell score in dairy sheep from a flock in New Zealand. A total of 162 lactating ewes were scored for morphology traits during the milk production season of 2021–2022.
Ana C. Marshall, Nicolas Lopez‐Villalobos, Simon M. Loveday, Mike Weeks, Warren McNabb   +4 more
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Segregation of a major gene influencing ovulation in progeny of Lacaune meat sheep

Genetics Selection Evolution, 2002
Inheritance of the ovulation rate (OR) in the Lacaune meat breed was studied through records from a small nucleus of 36 hyper-prolific ewes screened on farms on the basis of their natural litter size, and from progeny data of three selected Lacaune sires.
Amigues Yves, Eychenne Francis, Belloc Jean-Pierre, Lajous Daniel, Bibé Bernard, Mulsant Philippe, Lecerf Frédéric, SanCristobal Magali, Bodin Loys, Elsen Jean-Michel   +9 more
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The effect of alfalfa supplementation during the peripartum period on udder oedema and fertility in dairy sheep

Reproduction in Domestic Animals, Volume 59, Issue 2, February 2024.
Abstract In recent years, there has been a trend towards hyperoestrogenic feeding methods in field conditions, particularly in dairy small ruminants. This study aimed to investigate the effect of alfalfa supplemented ration in the prepartum period on the occurrence of udder oedema in dairy ewes and its impact on fertility problems (dystocia, vaginal ...
Gokhan Bozkurt, Feyyaz Kaya, Ibrahim Tasal, Ramazan Yildiz   +3 more
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