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Determination Of The Morphometric Characteristics Of Donkey (Equus Asinus)Populations Reared In Turkey, Eser Kemal Gürcan, Serdar Genç, Selçuk Kaplan, Fulya Özdi̇l, Emel Özkan Ünal, Hasan Bulut, Selen Yatkin, Sezen Arat, Mehmet İhsan Soysal
Determination Of The Morphometric Characteristics Of Donkey (Equus Asinus)Populations Reared In Turkey, Eser Kemal Gürcan, Serdar Genç, Selçuk Kaplan, Fulya Özdi̇l, Emel Özkan Ünal, Hasan Bulut, Selen Yatkin, Sezen Arat, Mehmet İhsan Soysal
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
This research aims to determine the morphometric characteristics of the donkey (Equus asinus) populations reared in Turkey. For this purpose, live weights and body measurements were collected from 500 donkeys. The donkeys were grouped according to the factors of color, age, sex, and province and the live weights (LW) (kg), withers heights (WH), rump heights (RH), body lengths (BL), chest circumferences (CC), chest depths (CD), front shank circumferences (FSC), head lengths (HL) and ear lengths (EL) (cm) of the donkeys were measured. In the study, the males were found to have higher values of live weight, withers height, rump height, …
An Application Of Least Square Support Vector Machine Model With Parameters Optimization For Predicting Body Weight Of Harnai Sheep Breed, Farhat Iqbal, Abdul Raziq, Zil E. Huma, Muhammad Ali Khan
An Application Of Least Square Support Vector Machine Model With Parameters Optimization For Predicting Body Weight Of Harnai Sheep Breed, Farhat Iqbal, Abdul Raziq, Zil E. Huma, Muhammad Ali Khan
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
This study utilized a model based on the least square support vector machine (LSSVM) for the prediction of body weight (BW) of sheep. Two heuristic algorithms, namely, coupled simulated annealing (CSA) and simplex method (S) were applied to tune the hyperparameters of the LSSVM model. The hybrid CSA-S-LSSVM method is then applied to the male, female and total data of the Harnai sheep breed of Pakistan. Various biometric traits such as withers height, body length, chest girth, face length, paunch circumference, ear length, the length between ears, fat tail width and fat tail length were used as predictors. Goodness of …
The Investigation Of Viability And Body Measurements For Water Buffalo Calves, Koray Çeli̇keloğlu, Serdar Koçak, Meti̇n Erdoğan, Zehra Bozkurt, Mustafa Tekerli̇
The Investigation Of Viability And Body Measurements For Water Buffalo Calves, Koray Çeli̇keloğlu, Serdar Koçak, Meti̇n Erdoğan, Zehra Bozkurt, Mustafa Tekerli̇
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
The viability and body measurements of calves raised in the Livestock Research Center of Afyon Kocatepe University between 2008 and 2011 were investigated. The research was conducted on 188 calves of buffalo cows brought from different regions of Turkey. The viability of buffalo calves at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months of age was 0.95, 0.90, 0.90, and 0.89, respectively. Live weights, height at withers, rump height, body length, chest depth, chest width, rump width, and chest and cannon-bone circumferences were 30.41 kg and 72.37, 74.21, 56.52, 26.34, 15.80, 17.00, 73.13, and 12.88 cm at birth; 118.47 kg and 97.12, …
Predicting The Body Weight Of Balochi Sheep Using A Machine Learning Approach, Zil E. Huma, Farhat Iqbal
Predicting The Body Weight Of Balochi Sheep Using A Machine Learning Approach, Zil E. Huma, Farhat Iqbal
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Various machine learning algorithms have been used to model and predict the body weight of rams of the Balochi sheep breed of Pakistan. The traditional generalized linear model along with regression trees, support vector machine, and random forests methods have been used to develop models for the prediction of the body weight of animals. The independent variables (inputs) include the body (body length, heart girth, withers height) and testicular (scrotal diameter, scrotal circumference, scrotal length, and testicular length) measurements of 131 male sheep 2-36 months of age. The performance of the models is assessed based on evaluation criteria of mean …
Effect Of Varying Levels Of Concentrate On Growth Performance And Feed Economics In Nili-Ravi Buffalo Heifer Calves, Zeeshan Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Abdullah, Khalid Javed, Makhdoom Abdul Jabbar, Nisar Ahmad, Yasir Allah Ditta, Hamid Mustafa, Faisal Shahzad
Effect Of Varying Levels Of Concentrate On Growth Performance And Feed Economics In Nili-Ravi Buffalo Heifer Calves, Zeeshan Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Abdullah, Khalid Javed, Makhdoom Abdul Jabbar, Nisar Ahmad, Yasir Allah Ditta, Hamid Mustafa, Faisal Shahzad
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
An experiment was conducted to optimize the effect of concentrate levels on growth performance in Nili-Ravi buffalo heifers. These animals (n = 30), aged 4-6 months, were divided into three treatment groups (A, B, C) and were offered concentrate at the rate of 0.5%, 1.0%, and 1.5% of body weight for an 8-month period, respectively. The statistical data showed a significant (P < 0.01) effect on dry matter intake among all treatment groups. However, dietary treatments showed a nonsignificant effect on body weight gain. Treatment A showed a better (P < 0.01) feed conversion ratio (10.01 - 0.55) compared to treatment B (11.75 - 0.79) and C (12.85 - 0.74). The average body condition score, body measurements, and blood profiles were not affected by varying levels of concentrate. However, total serum protein was found lower (P < 0.01) in treatment A compared with the other two treatment groups. The cost for production per kg gain was 80.8% higher in treatment C and 46.6% higher in treatment B compared to treatment A. It can be concluded that buffalo heifers can be reared cost-effectively on a minimum concentrate level (0.5% of body weight) along with ad libitum green fodder.
Morphometric Development And Changes In The Growth And Development Dynamics Of Japanese Quail Populations Bred In Kyrgyzstan, Askarbek Tulobaev, Hasan Alpak, Damira Bektemirova, Aynura Turdubaeva
Morphometric Development And Changes In The Growth And Development Dynamics Of Japanese Quail Populations Bred In Kyrgyzstan, Askarbek Tulobaev, Hasan Alpak, Damira Bektemirova, Aynura Turdubaeva
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
The purpose of the present study was to determine the live weight development phases from hatchling to adolescent bird of Japanese quails bred in Kyrgyzstan, and to determine the age-related changes in body measurements. Adolescent birds were found to have a body length (distance between first vertebra thoracalis to end of sacrum) coefficient of 3.0, a sternum front to rear end length coefficient of 3.3, a tibia length of 2.34, and a pelvic width (distance between right and left acetabulum) coefficient of 1.58. This indicates good development of the quails' pectoral muscles and relative underdevelopment of their leg muscles. The …
Effects Of Age, Sex, Feather Colour, Body Measurements, And Body Weight On Down And Feather Yield In Native Turkish Geese, Mustafa Saatci
Effects Of Age, Sex, Feather Colour, Body Measurements, And Body Weight On Down And Feather Yield In Native Turkish Geese, Mustafa Saatci
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
The aim of this study was to calculate the feather and down production by native Turkish geese and to investigate the effects on these traits. In total 145 native Turkish geese were used in the experiment. The birds were divided into 4 groups according to their feather colour at 10 and 12 weeks of ages. They were individually weighed and measured with the help of wing tags. Geese at 10 weeks had heavier feathers than those at 12 weeks, while geese at 12 weeks produced more down (P < 0.01). As detected in down weight, the older group has a greater amount of total feathers than the younger group (P < 0.001). Male geese produced significantly heavier feathers and down than females (P < 0.05). While black geese produced the heaviest feathers, yellow geese produced the heaviest down (P < 0.05). White geese generated the lightest weights of the products. The strongest correlation was found between total feather yield and chest girth (0.75). Reasonable correlations were detected between liveweight and other traits (0.36-0.62). This is not a widely studied subject in Turkey; therefore, the data obtained can be used for the identification of native Turkish geese.
Some Morphological Characteristics Of Kars Dogs, Turgut Kirmizibayrak
Some Morphological Characteristics Of Kars Dogs, Turgut Kirmizibayrak
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
This study was carried out to determine body weight and some body measurements of Kars dogs. Thirty-three adult (2+ years old) male and 27 female Kars dogs, raised by different breeders in several villages of the Kars region, were used. Body weight and all body measurements except for distance between the ears were higher in males than in females (P < 0.05, P < 0.01).
Investigation Of Important Body Measurements In Pure-Bred Arabian Colts And Fillies, İsmet Doğan, Abdulkadi̇r Akcan, Mehmet Koç
Investigation Of Important Body Measurements In Pure-Bred Arabian Colts And Fillies, İsmet Doğan, Abdulkadi̇r Akcan, Mehmet Koç
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
This study was carried out to determine height at withers, heart girth and cannon bone circumference measurements in purebred Arabian colts and fillies at Çifteler State Farm. Data obtained from the 1980-1998 marketing catalogue, which includes 535 colts and 392 fillies in Çifteler State Farm, were used. The average values of height at withers, heart girth, and cannon bone circumference for 224 colts and 319 fillies younger than 24 months were calculated to be 141.634±0.212 cm, 152.99±0.33 cm and 17.87±0.04 cm; and 140.826±0.18 cm, 153.94±0.33 cm, and 17.47±0.04 cm, respectively. In addition, the average values of these body measurements were …
Investigation Of The Live Weight, Body Measurements And Fiber Diameter Of The Deutsches Merinofleischschaf And Karacabey Merino Sheep Using Cluster Analysis, İsmai̇l Safa Gürcan, Hali̇l Akçapinar
Investigation Of The Live Weight, Body Measurements And Fiber Diameter Of The Deutsches Merinofleischschaf And Karacabey Merino Sheep Using Cluster Analysis, İsmai̇l Safa Gürcan, Hali̇l Akçapinar
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
As regards fiber diameter quality and yields, Turkish Merinos have proven successful. They have better fertility and meat yields than native species bred in Turkey. It is of significance to know the similarity degree between Turkish Merinos and Deutsches Merinofleischschaf. Various methods of statistical analysis may be employed to determine the similarity degree between related species. One of the methods to be employed is cluster analysis. In this study, the live weight, body measurements and fiber diameter of these two genotypes were determined by cluster analysis. The hierarchical clustering and SLINK techniques and Euclidean distance method were used for clustering. …
Survival Rate, Growth Characteristics And Some Body Measurements Of Akkaraman And Sakız (Chios) X Akkaraman F_1 Lambs, Necmetti̇n Ünal
Survival Rate, Growth Characteristics And Some Body Measurements Of Akkaraman And Sakız (Chios) X Akkaraman F_1 Lambs, Necmetti̇n Ünal
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
This study was carried out to investigate the survival rate, growth characteristics and some body measurements of Akkaraman and Sakız (Chios) x Akkaraman F_1 lambs. The Akkaraman breed has a fat tail and is raised in Central Anatolia, while Sakız has a long, but low fat tail and is raised in coastal areas of Western Anatolia. In the study, fertility results of Akkaraman x Akkaraman and Sakız x Akkaraman (SA) were determined to be 83.67 and 75.44% for birth rates, and 1.12 and 1.16 for litter size, respectively. The survival rates of Akkaraman and SA F_1 lambs at weaning (90 …
The Phenotypic Correlations Between Changes In Fattening And Carcass Characteristics Of Sxblxm Crossbred Lambs, Turgay Taşkin, Muhi̇tti̇n Özder, Hülya Atil, Mustafa Kaymakçi
The Phenotypic Correlations Between Changes In Fattening And Carcass Characteristics Of Sxblxm Crossbred Lambs, Turgay Taşkin, Muhi̇tti̇n Özder, Hülya Atil, Mustafa Kaymakçi
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
This research was carried out to determine the relationships between the fattening and carcass characteristics of 40 weaned 35±5 day-old SxBLxM crossbred lambs. Significant relationships between initial body weight of fattening, daily intake and daily gain were found. Positive relationships were found between body weight and rump width, and body length and chest width. Moreover, there was a significant relationship between the hot and cold carcass weight and the meat and fat. In addition, a of the carcass. No significant relationship was found between the bone and the other characteristics.