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Meta-analysis of intramuscular fatty acid composition of Mediterranean lambs
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal
Science and Technology, Svetošimunska c. 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
B. Mioč
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal
Science and Technology, Svetošimunska c. 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
A. Kasap
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal
Science and Technology, Svetošimunska c. 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
K. Potočnik
University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Animal
Science, Groblje 3, 1230 Domžale, Slovenia
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Arch. Anim. Breed., 59, 145–150, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-145-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-145-2016, 2016
Ferda Karakuş and Metin Atmaca
Arch. Anim. Breed., 59, 107–112, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-107-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-107-2016, 2016
A. H. Aktaş, Ş. Dursun, Ş. Doğan, Z. Kiyma, U. Demirci, and İ Halıcı
Arch. Anim. Breed., 58, 451–459, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-451-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-451-2015, 2015
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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.
K. Tindano, N. Moula, A. Traoré, P. Leroy, and N. Antoine-Moussiaux
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