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Gastrointestinal nematode species burdens and host mortality in a feral sheep population [PDF]

, 2006
Every few years a large proportion of the feral sheep on Hirta, St Kilda die due to food shortage. The effects of malnutrition are exacerbated by gastrointestinal nematodes. As found in sheep flocks in mainland Britain, Teladorsagia circumcincta has long
Pilkington, J. G., Pemberton, J. M., Craig, B. H.   +2 more
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β-Lactoglobulin gene polymorphism in Indian sheep breeds of different agro-climatic regions

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2014
Two genetic variants (A and B) and three genotypes (AB, BB and AA) were found in studied sheep breeds. The average frequency of A and B allele was (0.59) and (0.41) respectively.
BASANTI JYOTSANA, RAJIV KUMAR, RAJNI KUMARI, A S MEENA, L L L PRINCE, VED PRAKASH, SATISH KUMAR   +6 more
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INFLUENCE OF THE PREGNANCY AT EARLY AGE ON THE REPRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION LIFE IN EWES OF THE BOTOSANI KARAKUL BREED

Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023
The paper presents experimental results concerning the age importance of the first freshening of the ewes belonging to the Botosani Karakul breed. Some females were mated at an early age (8-9 months old) and others at the normal physiological age (16-18 ...
ELENA FECIORU, GH. HRINCA, M. GROZA, S. URSU, GH. BRĂDĂȚAN   +4 more
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Chromatin accessibility and transcriptomic profiles of sheep pituitary function associated with fecundity

BMC Genomics
Background The pituitary gland, a central regulator of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis, plays a pivotal role in reproductive efficiency by precisely controlling the secretion of gonadotropins, including follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH ...
Shanglai Li, Bingru Zhao, Peiyong Chen, Yu Cai, Hui Xu, Chenbo Yan, Feng Wang, Yanli Zhang   +7 more
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REVERSION IN SHEEP [PDF]

Journal of Heredity, 1915
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Improving sheep feedlot management [PDF]

, 2006
This paper summarise six studies undertaken by the Sheep CRC to elucidate certain aspects of confinement feeding of sheep. A review of confinement feeding highlighted the variability of growth rate and feed conversion of sheep and revealed that little is
Bowen, M., Kirby, R.M., Rowe, J.B., Ryan, M., Stockman, C., McIntyre, B.L., Bowen, Maree K., Jordan, D., Beretta, V., Jordan, D.J., Ryan, M.P.   +10 more
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Multifunctional Finishing of Woolens with Lemongrass Oil

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022
In the reported work, lemongrass oil was coated on the wool fabrics to impart multifunctional finish. During the treatment, chitosan was used as a crosslinking agent.
Munmee Gogoi, Vinod Kadam, Seiko Jose, DB Shakyawar, Binita Kalita   +4 more
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Performance evaluation of Gurez sheep in farmer’s flocks—A threatened sheep breed of Kashmir

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2021
Gurez is an indigenous breed of sheep native to the Gurez Valley of J&K, India. Despite being a unique genetic resource, this breed is largely unexplored and meagre studies have been conducted on it.
MUBASHIR ALI RATHER, SHOWKAT AHMAD AHANGER, A HAMADANI, M MAROOF SHAH, MOHMMAD ASHRAF BABA, MUSTAFA KHALEEL   +5 more
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Impact of improved host resistance on worm control in Merinos - a computer simulation study [PDF]

, 1997
The WW model has been used to examine the epidemiological consequences of having a flock of resistant lambs as a result of either selective breeding or vaccination.
Barnes, E.H., Eady, S.J., Dobson, R.J.
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GESTATION LENGTH OF KARI SHEEP [PDF]

, 2008
Previously, the concept of a gestation period of sheep shorter than 121 days was unheard of in the field of sheep biology. Our findings during a farmers’ survey in the Lotkho area of Chitral, Pakistan, revealed that the sheep native to the region,
Sohail Ahmad
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