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“Quality” in Wool [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of Agricultural Science, 1914
(1) The method of taking four sub-samples and making in all 160 measurements of these sub-samples gives a satisfactory value for the average diameter of the sample.(2) The average of the samples from each shoulder gives a good indication of the shoulder for each sheep.(3) In comparing two sheep A and B we may take as almost certainly significant a ...
Bailey, P. G., Engledow, F. L.
openaire   +3 more sources

Impact of Booroola fecundity gene introgression on sheep production: Indian perspective

open access: yesIndian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2021
Surge of demand for meat from diverse sources in a time of decling land and other natural resources shifted the trend of producing more sheep per sheep. Prolificacy aspect in sheep can be used as an important arsenal to fulfil this objective.
ARUN KUMAR   +3 more
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Methane emission, nutrient utilization, microbial protein synthesis and growth performance in finisher lambs fed complete feed blocks containing phytochemical-rich forages of semi-arid region

open access: yesCarbon Management, 2020
Tree leaves of Ailanthus excelsa, Ziziphus nummularia and Prosopis cineraria were fed in complete feed block (CFB) to 36 weaner (91 d) lambs distributed equally (20.6 ± 0.55 kg) in three groups (T1, T2 and T3). The CFB of T1 consisted of 40% A.
Randhir Singh Bhatt   +3 more
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Keratin Gene Expression Differences in Wool Follicles and Sequence Diversity of High Glycine-Tyrosine Keratin-Associated Proteins (Kaps) in Magra Sheep of India

open access: yesJournal of Natural Fibers, 2020
Wool fibers consist of proteins with majority belongs to keratin family. Longitudinally arrayed keratin intermediate filaments constitute a matrix surrounded by keratin-associated proteins (KAPs).
Rajiv Kumar   +3 more
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Reversion towards benzimidazole susceptibility in Haemonchus contortus by resistance management strategies

open access: yesIndian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2021
A study was aimed to observe the impact of withdrawal of anthelmintic type and increase in refugia through community dilution on reversion towards benzimidazole (BZ) susceptibility in Haemonchus contortus at an organized sheep farm in semi-arid ...
C P SWARNKAR   +3 more
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Multifunctional Finishing of Woolens with Lemongrass Oil

open access: yesJournal 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   +4 more
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Fatty acid profile and nutrient composition of muscle and adipose tissue from Malpura and fat-tailed Dumba sheep

open access: yesIndian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2020
Fatty acid (FA) profile and nutrient composition of Longissimus dorsi (LD) muscle and various adipose tissues of adult Malpura sheep (4–6 years) and lambs (6 month), and fat tailed Dumba sheep (1 year) were evaluated.
R S BHATT   +5 more
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Carcass characteristics of Patanwadi ram lambs maintained under intensive feeding system

open access: yesIndian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2020
The present study was aimed to evaluate the carcass traits of Patanwadi ram lambs at 6.9 months (207 days; Gr-1) and 9.6 months (288 days; Gr-2) maintained under an intensive feeding system.
Y P GADEKAR   +4 more
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Effect of temporary weaning and creep feeding on calf growth and the reproductive efficiency of their Hereford dams [PDF]

open access: yesAnimal Bioscience, 2022
Objective The objective was to test if creep feeding (CF) improves the average daily gain (ADG) and weaning weight of calves submitted to temporary weaning (TW) and if the combination of CF and TW improves conception and pregnancy rates of cows.
R. Santa Cruz   +4 more
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