Economic efficiency of breeding Tsigai sheep in the Central and South - East Europe [PDF]
Tsigai is an indigenous sheep breed present in entire Central and South-East Europe. Due to its low meat and milk production number of Tsigai sheep is in a sharp decline. But, there is a strong need to preserve valuable genetic resources of this breed.
Lana Nastić +2 more
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The researches have had as the main object the studying of the productive capacity of the sheep populations F1 obtained by crossing the local sheep Tsigai with the Blackhead Teleorman rams brought from southern Romania. The principal objectives of this research were the following: studying the evolution dynamics of weight and the corporal ...
C. Pascal, I. Gîlca, C. Costică
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The Romanian Tsigai sheep breed, their potential and the challenges for research [PDF]
Das einheimische Tsigai-Schaf ist die zweithaufigste Schafrasse in Rumanien. Ihr Anteil betragt 24,3 % aller Schafe in dem Land. Bis 1989 wurde das Tsigai-Schaf vor allem fur die Erzeugung von Wolle gehalten, Milch und Fleisch waren Nebenprodukte. Seit 1989 ist die Anzahl an Tsigai-Schafen aber um 44 % auf ca. 2,1 Millionen Mutterschafe zuruckgegangen,
Ilisiu, Elena +2 more
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The Potential for Meat Production of the Romanian Tsigai Sheep Breed
The current study was conducted in order to evaluate the potential for meat production of the Tsigai sheep, as maternal breed, when crossed with native Palas Meat Breed and imported specialised breeds for meat production, such as Suffolk and German Blackface.
Elena Ilisiu +5 more
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Preliminary Results on Lambs Performances of Tsigai Breed Fed with Different Diets
The present study was conducted to determine the effect of ram, sex and diet on growth performances of Tsigai lambs – rusty variety from birth up to 5 months. The birth weight, weight at 28 days and weaning weight were observed on 212 lambs coming from 10 rams’ groups.
Elena Ilișiu +5 more
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Genetics of scrapie susceptibility in females of tsigai breed [PDF]
In this study we examined the prevalence of scrapie resistant and susceptible haplotypes and genotypes in Hungarian Tsigai sheep. The reason for the study is to examine the frequencies of the different genotypes, and to find out if there is some improvement in the prevalence of susceptible compared to resistant genotypes through the years.
Kjetlien Brennhaug Mari
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Exterior and intensity of the growth of cross-breed ewes F1 derived from the crossing of ewes of the Tsigai breed with the rams of the meat breeds [PDF]
The article deals with the еxterior parameters, the intensity of ewes growth from birth to the age of one year derived from the crossing of ewes of the Tsigai breed with the rams of the Hissar breed and the merinolandshaf.
І. Слюсаренко
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The Influence of Sheep Age at First Calving on the Productive Performance of Lambs from Tsigai breed
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of age on reproductive indices and on growth performances, carcass and meat quality of Tsigai lambs coming from young females (8 months age), in order to improve meat quality and meat sensory characteristics of lambs.
Elena Ilișiu +7 more
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Comparison of mtDNA control region among descendant breeds of the extinct Zaupel sheep revealed haplogroup C and D in Central Europe. [PDF]
This manuscript deals with significant questions of the common root of Zaupel sheep's descendant breeds and investigates these breeds based on mtDNA control region using a novel approach called founder sampling method. Genetic information confirmed the origin of the breeds known from the breed history separation of the three descendant breeds did not ...
Gáspárdy A +7 more
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Investigations were carried out in a commercial farm from Beba Veche, western Romania, on a number of 80 yearling ewes of 17-18 months of age from the native Tsigai. First group (V1), numbering 40 ewes received during out of season breeding (30.05.2011) a dose of 18 mg subcutaneous melatonin implants (Melovin®), while the second group (V2) consisting ...
Ioan Padeanu +7 more
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