Livestock Studies 1972, Vol 12, Num, 1     (Pages: 032-042)

The performance of Karacabey and Konya Merino Sheep at Lalahan

Mehmet ÖRKİZ

- This study was to determine the performans of Karacabey and Konya Merino sheep at the Lalahan Zootecnical Research Institute. For this purpose 100 head of pregnant ewes had been brought to Lalahan from Karacabey and Konya state farm in 1969 (50 KB. Merino and 50 Konya Merino). The results for two years are following.

Pregnancy rates 94 and 100 %, twinning rates 55.6 and 71.46 %, litter size at birth 1.56 and 1.70, survived to 180 days 78 and 90 %, live weight 52.4 and 50.58 kg, grace fleece weight 3.74 and 3.50 kg for Karacabey merino in 1970, 1971 respectively.

Pregnancy rates 94 and 100 %, twinning rates 44.7 and 53.66 %, litter size at birth 1.45 and 1.53, survived to 180 days 82 and 93 %, live weight 50.6 and 51.6 kg, grace fleece weight 3.04 and 3.95 kg for Konya Merino in 1970, 1971, respectively.

The values of the average live weight gain in lambs and the wool characteristics showed in table 3 – 4. Keywords :