Wool characteristics of Bakhtiari sheep and the correlated responses to selection for pre-weaning daily gain


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Authors

  • SABA BEHDAD
  • MOHAMMAD A EDRISS
  • MOHAMMAD A NILFOROOSHAN
  • AMIR H MOVASSAGH

Abstract

The study was conducted to investigate whether selection on pre-weaning daily gain will affect wool production and
its quality or not in Bakhtiari sheep. Sheep (150) were selected randomly to make 5 equal sized age groups from 1 to 5-year-old
sheep, containing 5 rams and 25 ewes in each group. According to the standards of wool sampling from
shoulder and side, these body parts were marked on each animal before shearing. According to the high percentage of
true type fibres, to decrease fibre diameter, it would be more efficient to select directly on fibre diameter rather than
selection for the percentage of true type fibres.

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Author Biographies

  • SABA BEHDAD
    Department of Animal Science,Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran

  • MOHAMMAD A EDRISS
    Department of Animal Science,Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran

  • MOHAMMAD A NILFOROOSHAN
    Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish Universityof Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala,Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran


  • AMIR H MOVASSAGH
    Department of Animal Science,Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran

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Vol. 83 No. 1 (2013)

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How to Cite

BEHDAD, S., EDRISS, M. A., NILFOROOSHAN, M. A., & MOVASSAGH, A. H. (2013). Wool characteristics of Bakhtiari sheep and the correlated responses to selection for pre-weaning daily gain. The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 83(1). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/26453