Fattening performance and carcass traits of lambs obtained by crossing the Hasmer and Hasak sheep types with the Akkaraman breed

Mehmet ÇOLAK; Mehmet Emin TEKİN; Ahmet Hamdi AKTAŞ; Necdet AKAY; Tülay CANATAN YILMAZ

Article Details

Fattening performance and carcass traits of lambs obtained by crossing the Hasmer and Hasak sheep types with the Akkaraman breed

Authors:

Mehmet ÇOLAK | Mehmet Emin TEKİN | Ahmet Hamdi AKTAŞ | Necdet AKAY | Tülay CANATAN YILMAZ

Publisher:

TUBITAK

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 2013 Vol.37 Issue 3, pp.337-345

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

2/2013

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000766475

Frequency:

Bimonthly

eISSN:

1303-6181

pISSN:

1300-0128

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Abstract:

 

The present study investigated the fattening performance and carcass traits of lambs obtained by the crossing of the Hasak and Hasmer sheep types, developed at the Bahri Dağdaş International Agricultural Research Institute, with publicly owned Akkaraman sheep. Of each of these groups, 7 male and 7 female lambs of approximately 75 days of age were raised under an intensive feedlot system. The fattening period lasted 70 days, and, at the end of this period, 5 lambs were slaughtered from each group with the aim of determining carcass traits. In conclusion, the percentage of tail fat was reduced with the decreasing share of the Akkaraman genotype in the genome. However, crossing of Akkaraman sheep with Hasak and Hasmer types did not improve the fattening performance and carcass quality compared with purebred Akkaraman lambs.

 

The present study investigated the fattening performance and carcass traits of lambs obtained by the crossing of the Hasak and Hasmer sheep types, developed at the Bahri Dağdaş International Agricultural Research Institute, with publicly owned Akkaraman sheep. Of each of these groups, 7 male and 7 female lambs of approximately 75 days of age were raised under an intensive feedlot system. The fattening period lasted 70 days, and, at the end of this period, 5 lambs were slaughtered from each group with the aim of determining carcass traits. In conclusion, the percentage of tail fat was reduced with the decreasing share of the Akkaraman genotype in the genome. However, crossing of Akkaraman sheep with Hasak and Hasmer types did not improve the fattening performance and carcass quality compared with purebred Akkaraman lambs.

Article Details

Fattening performance and carcass traits of lambs obtained by crossing the Hasmer and Hasak sheep types with the Akkaraman breed

Authors:

Mehmet ÇOLAK | Mehmet Emin TEKİN | Ahmet Hamdi AKTAŞ | Necdet AKAY | Tülay CANATAN YILMAZ

Publisher:

TUBITAK

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 2013 Vol.37 Issue 3, pp.337-345

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

2/2013

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000766475

Frequency:

Bimonthly

eISSN:

1303-6181

pISSN:

1300-0128

Key words: Hasak

Hasmer

Akkaraman

fattening performance

carcass traits

Issues

Article Details

Fattening performance and carcass traits of lambs obtained by crossing the Hasmer and Hasak sheep types with the Akkaraman breed

Authors: Mehmet ÇOLAK | Mehmet Emin TEKİN | Ahmet Hamdi AKTAŞ | Necdet AKAY | Tülay CANATAN YILMAZ

Publisher: TUBITAK

Journal: Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 2013 Vol.37 Issue 3, pp.337-345

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 2/2013

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2000766475

Frequency: Bimonthly

eISSN: 1303-6181

pISSN: 1300-0128

Key words: Hasak

Hasmer

Akkaraman

fattening performance

carcass traits

Issues

Authors:

Mehmet ÇOLAK | Mehmet Emin TEKİN | Ahmet Hamdi AKTAŞ | Necdet AKAY | Tülay CANATAN YILMAZ

Publisher:

TUBITAK

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 2013 Vol.37 Issue 3, pp.337-345

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

2/2013

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000766475

Frequency:

Bimonthly

eISSN:

1303-6181

pISSN:

1300-0128