Effects of ewe live weight and age on reproductive performance, lamb growth, and survival in Central Anatolian Merino sheep

Aktaş, A. H.; Dursun, Ş.; Doğan, Ş.; Kiyma, Z.; Demirci, U.; Halıcı, İ

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-451-2015

Articles | Volume 58, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-451-2015

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https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-451-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 58, issue 2

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10 Dec 2015

Original study |

| 10 Dec 2015

Effects of ewe live weight and age on reproductive performance, lamb growth, and survival in Central Anatolian Merino sheep

A. H. Aktaş, Ş. Dursun, Ş. Doğan, Z. Kiyma, U. Demirci, and İ Halıcı

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Short summary

We aimed to evaluate the effects of premating ewe weight and age on ewe reproductive performance and lamb growth and survival in Central Anatolian Merino sheep. Multiple birth rate, birth weight, and growth performance of the lambs increased proportionally with the increase in live weight of the ewes prior to mating. Therefore, it is important to increase the live weight of lambs at puberty and to select ewes that attain a higher premating weight for breeding.