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Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Milk yield

2000

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Comparative Studies On The Production Performances Of Chios And Imroz Breeds Kept Under Semi-Intensive Conditionus Ii. Milk Production, Fleece Yields And Characteristics, Şebnem Gündal Çörekçi̇, Mehmet Evri̇m Jan 2000

Comparative Studies On The Production Performances Of Chios And Imroz Breeds Kept Under Semi-Intensive Conditionus Ii. Milk Production, Fleece Yields And Characteristics, Şebnem Gündal Çörekçi̇, Mehmet Evri̇m

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

This paper is the second part of a study carried out to reveal the comparative production performances and effect of some environmental factors on the production characteristics of Chios and Imroz ewes kept in a single flock under semi-intensive conditions. In this part of the study milk yields, lactation lengths and fleece weights and characteristics were considered. Mean lactation lengths and milk yield of Chios ewes were 203 days and 73.92 kg respectively; the comparative values for Imroz ewes were 223 days and 102.04 kg respectively. At the first shearing (6 months of age), average fleece weights of Chios and …