Effect of Merino sheep age on consumer sensory scores, carcass and instrumental meat quality measurements
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DOI: 10.1071/an17337
Abstract: Slower growing Merino sheep often miss the lamb category and become yearlings. Yet, they may still produce meat of acceptable eating quality, thus opening the opportunity to develop high quality yearling products. Consumer sensory differences… read more here.
Keywords: quality; meat; consumer sensory; age ... See more keywords
Genetic diversity and substructuring of the Hungarian merino sheep breed using microsatellite markers.
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DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2022.2042307
Abstract: The Hungarian Merino sheep breed (Ovis aries) is the most significant animal resource of the Hungarian sheep sector which, unfortunately, has gone through a huge reduction in number during the last decades and became endangered… read more here.
Keywords: hungarian merino; merino sheep; merino; genetic diversity ... See more keywords
Measuring wool cortisol and progesterone levels in breeding maiden Australian merino sheep (Ovis aries)
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214734
Abstract: Hormonal assessment tools are important for determining the reproductive success of production animals. This study used non-invasive wool assessment to quantify changes in progesterone and cortisol levels in reproducing female merino sheep. Wool samples were… read more here.
Keywords: wool; cortisol; cortisol progesterone; merino sheep ... See more keywords
Prediction of Body Weight From Linear Body Measurements in Kashmir Merino Sheep
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DOI: 10.17582/journal.aavs/2021/9.2.189.193
Abstract: | Data on 349 Kashmir Merino sheep managed at Government Sheep Breeding Farm Kralpathri, Kashmir for body length (BL), hight at withers (BH), heart girth (HG), paunch girth (PG), tail length (TL), ear length (EL),… read more here.
Keywords: body; linear body; body measurements; body weight ... See more keywords