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Indian Journal of Animal Research, volume 52 issue 3 (march 2018) : 424-430

Determination of morphological and linear udder traits in Morkaraman, Tuj and Awassi sheep

Selçuk Özyurek, Dogan Turkyilmaz, Mustafa Yaprak, Nurinisa Esenbuga
1Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, Atatürk University, 25000 Erzurum, Turkey.
Cite article:- Özyurek Selçuk, Turkyilmaz Dogan, Yaprak Mustafa, Esenbuga Nurinisa (2017). Determination of morphological and linear udder traitsin Morkaraman, Tuj and Awassi sheep . Indian Journal of Animal Research. 52(3): 424-430. doi: 10.18805/ijar.v0iOF.7256.

ABSTRACT

In this study, it was aimed that determination of udder measurements of Morkaraman, Tuj and Awassi ewes and the correlation between the results. Udder depth and width of the Awassi was higher than other breeds and respectively 13.09±0.32 cm, 14.07±0.43 cm. In Morkaraman, teats length (2.65±0.06 cm) and diameter of the teats (1.83±0.06 cm) were higher from other breeds. The important statistical difference was found between breeds for udder depth (P<0.05), very important statistical difference was found between breeds for udder height and teats diameter (P<0.01). In this study, teats length and teats diameter were above the limits specified for machine milking for Morkaraman, Tuj and Awassi.

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