Effect of docking on growth and carcass characteristics of Dubasi Desert sheep

dc.creatorEl-Karim, A.I.A.
dc.date1980
dc.date2015-06-05T12:18:58Z
dc.date2015-06-05T12:18:58Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T19:19:12Z
dc.descriptionThe growth of 30 docked and 30 intact male Sudan Desert lambs was studied to weaning. The mean birth weight, rate of gain to weaning and weaning weight of the docked group were found to be 3.9 kg, 119g/d and 18.5 kg respectively; those for the intact group were 4.1 kg, 116 g/d and 18.0 kg in the same order. The group difference regarding the three parameters was non-significant. The performance and carcass characteristics of 20 docked and 20 intact weaned lambs were studied under feedlot conditions. Daily rate of gain and feed conversion ratio were found to be 255 g and 6.46 for the the docking group and 238 g and 7.0 for the intact group, respectively. Carcass characteristics were not influenced by docking.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/66997
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/177420
dc.languageen
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceEl-Karim, A.I.A. 1980. Effect of docking on growth and carcass characteristics of Dubasi Desert sheep. Tropical Animal Production 5(1): 15-17.
dc.subjectsheep
dc.subjectfeeds
dc.subjectgrowth
dc.titleEffect of docking on growth and carcass characteristics of Dubasi Desert sheep
dc.typeJournal Article

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