Comparison of Mutton Charollais Lambs and Their Cross Lambs Born from Indigenous Fat Tailed and F1 Prolific Breed Ewes

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of dam breed on lambs sired by Charollais rams and purebred Charollais lambs obtained via embryo transfer. Frozen Charollais semen and embryos, used to obtain crossbreed and purebred Charollais lambs, were imported from elite flock with pedigre...

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Main Authors: Müzeyyen Kutluca Korkmaz, Ebru Emsen
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Published: Hasan Eleroğlu 2018-10-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/2051
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description The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of dam breed on lambs sired by Charollais rams and purebred Charollais lambs obtained via embryo transfer. Frozen Charollais semen and embryos, used to obtain crossbreed and purebred Charollais lambs, were imported from elite flock with pedigrees and progeny test in Canada.The study was conducted on the crossbred Charollais lambs born from Tushin, and Romanov F1 ewes (Romanov × Morkaraman), and Charollais lambs born from Awassi, Morkaraman and Tushin surrogate ewes. The data was collected on 61 lambs (23 Charollais: CH, 20 Tushin × Charollais: F1 CH and 18 Charollais × Romanov F1:COR) from birth to weaning. Average weights at birth for CH, F1 CH and COR lambs were 4.32 ± 0.18 kg, 4.17 ± 0.18 kg, 3.18 ± 0.19 kg and at the age of 60 days were 21.20 ± 1.07 kg, 20.94 ± 0.84 kg, 18.13 ± 0.91 kg, respectively. The genotype of dams significantly affected birth and weaning weights of crossbred lambs, but not average daily live weight gain (ADG). Litter size had constant significant effect on the traits evaluated. Survival rates of crossbred lambs from birth to weaning were affected by the dam genotype. Birth weights and survival rates of CH lambs born from embryo transfer were affected by recipient genotypes and Awassi ewes were found to be the best surrogate mothers.
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spelling doaj-art-e88b8feaa7ab4e95a1a61bd0b192c9f32025-08-20T03:21:03ZengHasan EleroğluTurkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology2148-127X2018-10-016101419142110.24925/turjaf.v6i10.1419-1421.2051968Comparison of Mutton Charollais Lambs and Their Cross Lambs Born from Indigenous Fat Tailed and F1 Prolific Breed EwesMüzeyyen Kutluca Korkmaz0Ebru Emsen1Ispir Hamza Polat Vocational School, Ataturk University, 25900 Ispir/ErzurumDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, 25240 ErzurumThe objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of dam breed on lambs sired by Charollais rams and purebred Charollais lambs obtained via embryo transfer. Frozen Charollais semen and embryos, used to obtain crossbreed and purebred Charollais lambs, were imported from elite flock with pedigrees and progeny test in Canada.The study was conducted on the crossbred Charollais lambs born from Tushin, and Romanov F1 ewes (Romanov × Morkaraman), and Charollais lambs born from Awassi, Morkaraman and Tushin surrogate ewes. The data was collected on 61 lambs (23 Charollais: CH, 20 Tushin × Charollais: F1 CH and 18 Charollais × Romanov F1:COR) from birth to weaning. Average weights at birth for CH, F1 CH and COR lambs were 4.32 ± 0.18 kg, 4.17 ± 0.18 kg, 3.18 ± 0.19 kg and at the age of 60 days were 21.20 ± 1.07 kg, 20.94 ± 0.84 kg, 18.13 ± 0.91 kg, respectively. The genotype of dams significantly affected birth and weaning weights of crossbred lambs, but not average daily live weight gain (ADG). Litter size had constant significant effect on the traits evaluated. Survival rates of crossbred lambs from birth to weaning were affected by the dam genotype. Birth weights and survival rates of CH lambs born from embryo transfer were affected by recipient genotypes and Awassi ewes were found to be the best surrogate mothers.http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/2051CharollaisCrossbreedingEmbryo transferRomanovMorkaraman
spellingShingle Müzeyyen Kutluca Korkmaz
Ebru Emsen
Comparison of Mutton Charollais Lambs and Their Cross Lambs Born from Indigenous Fat Tailed and F1 Prolific Breed Ewes
Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology
Charollais
Crossbreeding
Embryo transfer
Romanov
Morkaraman
title Comparison of Mutton Charollais Lambs and Their Cross Lambs Born from Indigenous Fat Tailed and F1 Prolific Breed Ewes
title_full Comparison of Mutton Charollais Lambs and Their Cross Lambs Born from Indigenous Fat Tailed and F1 Prolific Breed Ewes
title_fullStr Comparison of Mutton Charollais Lambs and Their Cross Lambs Born from Indigenous Fat Tailed and F1 Prolific Breed Ewes
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of Mutton Charollais Lambs and Their Cross Lambs Born from Indigenous Fat Tailed and F1 Prolific Breed Ewes
title_short Comparison of Mutton Charollais Lambs and Their Cross Lambs Born from Indigenous Fat Tailed and F1 Prolific Breed Ewes
title_sort comparison of mutton charollais lambs and their cross lambs born from indigenous fat tailed and f1 prolific breed ewes
topic Charollais
Crossbreeding
Embryo transfer
Romanov
Morkaraman
url http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/2051
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