The Effects Of Some Environmental Factors On Gestation Length In Konya Merino Sheep

Authors : Mehmet GÖKMEN, Vahdettin SARIYEL, İsmail KESKİN, Birol DAĞ

Pages : 26-29

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Publication Date : 2008-04-25

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this research, the gestation length and the effects of some environmental factors such as dam age, lamb birth type, sex and birth weight on the gestation period of Konya Merino sheep raised in Bahri Dağdaş International Animal Research Institute were investigated. The least squares mean of gestation length was calculated as 151.497±0.4493 days. Among of investigated factors, dam age significantly affected the gestation length insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P<0.01);, despite non significant effect of birth type, lamb sex and birth weight.
Keywords : Gebelik Süresi, Konya Merinosu, Doğum Ağırlığı, Ana Yaşı