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This research was carried out to determine fattening performance with some body and carcass traits of Malya lambs at the open sheepfold. 8 Malya male lambs were used in the study. Lambs were averagely fattened at 20 kg of live weights (2.5 months of age) and 150 g alfalfa was daily given to the lambs in addition ad-libitum concentrate feed for 58 days. Daily live weight gain, total feed intake and feed conservation ratio of the per Malya lamb were found 319 g, 155.4 kg and 4.38, respectively. In addition to these, both pH, hardness and colour values of Longissimus dorsi and colour values of subcutaneous fat were identified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study, estimation of 305 days milk yield of Holstein cows raised in a Private enterprise of Karapınar district of Konya Province using their partial lactation records was aimed. A total of 105 first lactation records were used as the research of the study. 305 day milk yield was found to be 5997 ± 107.95 liters. Estimated milk yields by Holland methods and partial lactation records (30, 61, 91, 122, 152, 183, 213, 244 and 274) day were changed between 5788 ± 92.42 and 6198 ± 118.38, the difference between them was statistically insignificant (P>0.05). Average lactation length and actual milk yield were 312 ± 4.37 and 6369 ± 149, respectively. By the way, there were statistically significant and higher correlation coefficients among actual 305 days milk yield, estimated milk yields by Holland methods and milk yields estimated by partial lactation records as 0.681-0.984 and 0.701-0.979, respectively (P<0.01). At the end of the study, it was stated that the 305 days milk yield could be estimated easily by using the first 30 days lactation records. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study was carried out to determine the body growth of Akkaraman, Dağlıç, Kıvırcık, Malya and Karacabey Merino (KM) lambs at intensive fattening period. A total of 50 male lambs there are 10 lambs from each breed were used in the study. The lambs were 2.5 months of age and their live weights averaged as 20 kg at the beginning of fattening period the intensive fattening period lasted for 68 days. The increase in body measurements of Akkaraman, Dağliç, Kivircik, Malya and Karacabey Merino were determined as 9.8, 5.9, 11.2,10.5 and 10.2 cm for withers heights; 13.0, 10.9, 8.6, 12.5 and 12.2 cm for rump heights; 13.1, 8.6, 8.6, 13.8 and 14.4 cm for body lengths; 20.2, 15.6, 16.5, 23.9 and 20.7 cm for heart girths and 22.0, 16.5, 16.2, 21.1 and 20.5 cm for leg girths respectively. During the intensive fattening period Akkaraman, Malya and KM genotypes had similar body performance however these breeds had better body performance than Kivircik and Dağliç genotypes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this research, the relationships between udder types and udder characteristics, milk yield and milk components was to investigate classifying primiparous Anatolian merino sheep reared in Altinova Farm State according to udder types. 59 heads of sheep for udder traits and 50 heads of sheep for milk yield and components was used in this study. From udder characteristics, the height of udder from the floor (HUF), back height of udder (BHU), front height of udder (FHU), length of left udder teat (LUT-L), length of right udder teat (LUT-R), diameter of the left udder teat (DUT-L), diameter of the right udder (DUT-R), distance between udder teats (DBUT) and udder circumference (UC) were found as 34.30, 18.86, 9.73, 2.73, 2.64, 1.27, 1.32, 16.09 and 46.04 cm, respectively, and also the number of udder teats (NUT) was found as 2.07. Lactation milk yield, lactation length and test day milk yield of primiparous Anatolian merino sheep were found as 72.84 L, 137 day and 0.530 L, and also solids-non-fat, fat, protein, lactose and total solids were determined as 11.14±0.110, 7.3810.383, 5.2410.030, 4.9110.027 and 0.9810.005, respectively. As a results, HUF, FHU, LUT-R (P<0.05) and DBUT (P<0.001) from udder characteristics of primiparous Anatolian merino sheep significantly influenced by the udder types, variation between the udder types in lactation mik yield was found as high and it significantly influenced by the udder types (P<0.05), and also the effect of udder types on milk components was found to be statistically insignificant (P>0.05). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]