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Nutritional parameters and productive performance of grazing sheep using castor bean cake as supplement or fertilizer
The objective was to evaluate the effect of detoxified castor bean replacing soybean meal in the concentrate diet or as nitrogen organic fertilizer...
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Polymorphism of growth hormone (GH) gene and its association with performance and body conformation of Harnali sheep
The present study was carried out to study the polymorphism in the GH gene and its association with various performance and body conformation traits,...
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The novel C268A variant of BMP2 is linked to the reproductive performance of Awassi and Hamdani sheep
BackgroundProlificacy-associated genetic markers can be utilized to enhance litter size in the sheep breeding industry. Sheep reproduction is...
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Red propolis extract as a natural ionophore for confined sheep: performance and morphological and histopathological changes
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of increasing levels of red propolis extract (RPE) in the diet of confined sheep on performance and...
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A time-series assessment of the productive and reproductive performance of Balochi sheep
This study was carried out to find the environmental factors which have a significant effect on the productive and reproductive characteristics of...
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Fattening performance, nutrient digestibility, and carcass traits of two fat-tailed sheep breeds
Fat-tailed sheep breeds are the most widespread types of sheep in the Middle East. They are hardy and have acceptable growth and carcass traits. The...
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Epigenetic mechanism of Gtl2-miRNAs causes the primitive sheep characteristics found in purebred Merino sheep
BackgroundIt is not uncommon for some individuals to retain certain primitive characteristics even after domestication or long-term intensive...
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Compilations and updates on residual feed intake in sheep
The increasing global demand for food and the strong effect of climate change have forced animal science to advance regarding new methods of...
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Evaluation of diagnostic performance of H-based blocking ELISA for specific detection of peste des petits ruminants in domestic sheep, goats, cattle and camels
IntroductionPeste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) causes a highly devastating disease of sheep and goats, peste des petits ruminants (PPR), which...
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Space allowance impacts behavior, productivity, reproductivity and immunity of sheep—a review
Sheep is an important producing animal in subtropical and arid regions; however, sheep farming practices and welfare standards are still not well...
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Effect of supplementing lysins and methionine to low-protein diets on growth performance, hepatic antioxidant capacity, immune status, and glycolytic activity of tibetan sheep
Reducing the levels of dietary protein is an effective nutritional approach in lowering feed cost and nitrogen emissions in ruminants. The purpose of...
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Polymorphisms of Growth Hormone and Calpastatin Genes and Their Association with Sheep Meat Quality
AbstractThe sheep breeeding for meat is of great interst at present due to rising meat intake among people. Over the recent decade, selective...
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Recent advances in the genomic resources for sheep
Sheep ( Ovis aries ) provide a vital source of protein and fibre to human populations. In coming decades, as the pressures associated with rapidly...
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Investigation of SNP markers for the melatonin production trait in the Hu sheep with bulked segregant analysis
BackgroundAs an important reproductive hormone, melatonin plays an important role in regulating the reproductive activities of sheep and other...
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Comparative whole-genome resequencing to uncover selection signatures linked to litter size in Hu Sheep and five other breeds
Hu sheep (HS), a breed of sheep carrying the FecB mutation gene, is known for its “year-round estrus and multiple births” and is an ideal model for...
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Morphological characterization of the Polatli sheep in terms of live weight using data mining algorithms
The aim of this research is both to estimate the live weight (LW) of Polatli sheep (Ile de France × Akkaraman (G 1 )) by considering some body...
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The effect of varying levels of purified condensed tannins on performance, blood profile, meat quality and methane emission in male Bapedi sheep fed grass hay and pellet-based diet
This study determined the effect of purified condensed tannin inclusion levels in a diet on production, haematological indices, blood biochemical...
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Effect of quantitative feed restriction and sex class on sheep skin quality
The aim was to evaluate the quality of the sheep skin of different sex classes submitted to different levels of feed restriction. Sheep without...
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Functional analysis of differentially expressed circular RNAs in sheep subcutaneous fat
BackgroundCircular RNAs (circRNAs), as important non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), are involved in many biological activities. However, the exact chemical...
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Combined transcriptome and metabolome analysis reveals breed-specific regulatory mechanisms in Dorper and Tan sheep
BackgroundDorper and Tan sheep are renowned for their rapid growth and exceptional meat quality, respectively. Previous research has provided...
