Effects of Dam Age, Lamb Gender, and Singleton or Twin Status on Body Size of Malya Lambs in Middle Anatolia, Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorCilek, Suleyman
dc.contributor.authorGotoh, Takafmni
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-25T18:12:09Z
dc.date.available2020-06-25T18:12:09Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.departmentKırıkkale Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThe effects of dam age, lamb gender, and singleton or twin status on lamb body size and growth were investigated in Malya lambs in Middle Anatolia, Turkey. Data were obtained from 302 lambs from an elite Malya sheep flock. Wither height, body length, rump height, rump length, back height, rump width, and front cam-ion bone circumference were recorded. The least square means method was used to determine factors that significantly affected body size of the lambs. General linear model in Minitab packet program was used to test the effects of variables on body size measurements. Least square means for wither height at birth and 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9 and 12 months of age were 40.13, 48.09, 55.07, 60.16, 64.99, 70.23, 74.45 and 76.66 cm, respectively. Dam age did not significantly affect body size parameters during the first year of life, except for rump height and front cannon bone circumference. Male lambs were significantly larger between birth and 12 months of age than females (P<0.05). Singleton lambs were significantly larger than twins until 6 months of age (P<0.05), but this effect was not significant after 6 months of age. It is suggested that there might be compensatory growth in twin lambs after weaning. In particular, twins born from 2-year-old dams show strong compensatory growth post-weaning. If farmers are able to ensure twin lamb survival until weaning age, they can expect compensatory growth after 9 months of age.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific Research Project Coordination Unit of Kirikkale UniversityKirikkale University [2011/38]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was supported by the Scientific Research Project Coordination Unit of Kirikkale University (Project number 2011/38). The authors are grateful to assistants at the Research Project Coordination Unit of Kirikkale University and housekeeper Mehmet Gevrek, shepherd Kaya Turan Kaya, veterinarian Kadir Gokhan Yildirim, and their families for their support.en_US
dc.identifier.citationclosedAccessen_US
dc.identifier.endpage320en_US
dc.identifier.issn0023-6152
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84908213504
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.startpage313en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/5762
dc.identifier.volume59en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000341742000015
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKyushu Univ, Faculty Agricultural Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal Of The Faculty Of Agriculture Kyushu University
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectMalya lamben_US
dc.subjectbody sizeen_US
dc.subjectgrowthen_US
dc.subjectdam ageen_US
dc.subjectgenderen_US
dc.subjectbirth typeen_US
dc.subjectsingletonen_US
dc.subjecttwinen_US
dc.titleEffects of Dam Age, Lamb Gender, and Singleton or Twin Status on Body Size of Malya Lambs in Middle Anatolia, Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticle

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