Purebred Menz, first-cross Awassi x Menz, and first-cross Corriedale x Menz lambs were born and reared together under common environmental and management conditions. Before they reached six months of age, animals of each sex in each genotype were allocated to two treatment groups. Both groups gra...
Lemma, S.
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Awgichew, K.
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Tiyo, D.
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Fletcher, I.
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[Body weight and wool production responses to supplementary feeding in Menz sheep and their crosses with Awassi and corriedale]
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Body weight and wool production responses to supplementary feeding in Menz sheep and their crosses with Awassi and corriedale
After a preliminary common lambing, Horro ewes were mated either twice at 12-month intervals or three times at 8-month intervals over a period of two years. There were no significant differences between the two mating systems in their productivity at each lambing. However, ewes in the 8-monthly s...
Awgichew, K.
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Tiyo, D.
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Gojam, Y.
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[Productivity of Horro ewes under 12-monthly and 8-monthly mating systems]
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Productivity of Horro ewes under 12-monthly and 8-monthly mating systems
Means of 22 carcass measurements were tabulated for four Ethiopian sheep breeds: Highland, Adal, Black Head Somali and Horro and on the Ethiopian highland goats and their crosses with season. A total of 134 sheep and 20 goats were slaughtered for the carca.
Akalu, B.
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Galal, E.S.E.
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Tiyo, D.
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Hailu, G.T.
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[A summary of carcass measurements on some Ethiopian sheep and goats]
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A summary of carcass measurements on some Ethiopian sheep and goats