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Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023 BMP15-FecX is one of the major genes associated with prolificacy in different sheep breeds (Ovis aries), alongside BMPR15/FecB and GDF9/FecG. The majority of the polymorphisms, associated with ovulation rate in different breeds, are located in the exonic
Viorica Coşier
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Mitochondrial DNA variability in Gyimesi Racka and Turcana sheep breeds [PDF]
Acta Biochimica Polonica, 2015 The current knowledge and documentation on the origins and relationship between Gyimesi Racka reared in Hungary and the Romanian Turcana is rather controversial. Lack of information and scientific reliable proofs for the divergent theories found in the two countries motivated us to implement a trial using molecular methods to assess the genetic ...
Szilvia, Kusza +5 more
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Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023 The insular breeding system dictated by the area in which the populations of Turcana sheep breed were formed and by the way in which the selection activities were oriented, in these geographical Romanian areas, has created a series of colour varieties ...
Dana-Iuliana Neață, Teodor Vintilă
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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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Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023 Aim of the current research was to evaluate the effects that back-crossbreeding F1 Lacaune x Turcana ewes with Lacaune rams has on the growth rates of the R1 progeny under highlands conditions. Researches were carried out at the Sheep and Goats Research
Walter-Ioan Sauer +6 more
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Growth Performance Evaluation in F1 Hampshire Down x Turcana Lambs Reared in Low Input Systems
Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023 Aim of the study was to evaluate growth performance of F1 Hampshire Down x Turcana (HDT) lambs compared to purebreed Turcana (TU) lambs, reared in Low Input systems.
Dinu Gavojdian +5 more
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Comparative Study on Growth Performance in Lambs Reared under Organic and Conventional Systems
Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023 Aim of the current research was to compare the growth performance in finishing lambs reared under organic production system to performances of lambs from conventional systems, under highland pastures conditions.
Maria Sauer +4 more
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SEASONAL VARIATION OF TURCANA SHEEP MILK CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023 Experiments were undertaken to evaluate the effect on milk chemical composition of feeding to Turcana sheep fresh forages, both in spring, summer and early autumn (April to September).
AUGUSTA LUJERDEAN +3 more
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Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023 Aim of the current research was to evaluate the effects that crossbreeding Romanian indigenous Turcana (TA) ewes with German Black-faced Mutton (GBM) rams have on the body weight and reproduction performances of primiparous F1 GBM x TA descendants under ...
Dinu Gavojdian +5 more
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Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023 Objective of the current research was to evaluate the effects of the production system (conventional vs. organic), on milk yield and major chemical components from milk, in Turcana sheep reared under highland conditions.
Ioan-Walter Sauer +6 more
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