Effects of age and body region on wool characteristics of Merino sheep crossbreds in Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorBehrem, Sedat
dc.contributor.authorGul, Sabri
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-18T20:32:46Z
dc.date.available2024-09-18T20:32:46Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentHatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAim of this study was to comparatively investigate the wool characteristics of Central Anatolian Merino, Karacabey Merino and Ramlic sheep, which are common crossbred sheep breeds in Turkey. A total of 360 wool samples were equally collected from the shoulder, rib, and rump of each lamb (3-6 months-age), yearlings (1-1.5-year age), primiparous ewes (2-2.5-year age) and multiparous ewes (3-3.5-year age) were used for analysis. Each sample was analyzed to determine fibre diameter, length, clean fleece yield, elasticity, and strength. Also, live weight after shearing and greasy fleece weights were recorded for each animal. Statistical analysis of this study was performed using SPSS software. Normality hypothesis tested using the Shapiro-Wilk test. Homogeneity of the variance for each trait was tested with the Levene's test. Descriptive statistics of the traits were given as mean +/- standard error. Observed means for greasy fleece weight were 3.6 +/- 0.09 kg, 2.5 +/- 0.09 kg, and 2.2 +/- 0.08 kg for Karacabey Merino, Central Anatolian Merino and Ramlic sheep, respectively. Average diameter, length, clean fleece yield, elasticity, and strength measurements of Karacabey Merino were 23.9 +/- 0.11 mu, 59.2 +/- 0.64 mm, 56.2 +/- 0.35%, 20.2 +/- 0.23 cN / tex, and 12.6 +/- 0.09 cN / tex, whereas 24.7 +/- 0.12 mu, 50.6 +/- 0.71 mm, 55.2 +/- 0.60%, 21.6 +/- 0.23 cN / tex, 13.8 +/- 0.14 cN / tex in Central Anatolian Merino and 24.1 +/- 0.12 mu, 53.2 +/- 1.05 mm, 62.9 +/- 0.53%, 22.3 +/- 0.26 cN / tex, 13.4 +/- 0.12 cN / tex were observed in Ramlic sheep, respectively. This study suggests that observed wool characteristics for each of three crossbreds were within the standard range of the textile industry. Therefore, all three crossbreds were suggested to be considered for the development of new agricultural policies and increasing breeder's awareness to reintroduce these crossbreds in the textile industry.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipResearch Funding of Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Coordinatorship of Scientific Research Projects [18. D. 009]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors would like to thank the Research Funding of Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Coordinatorship of Scientific Research Projects for the financial support of this project (Project No: 18. D. 009) . We acknowledge the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Livestock for supplying animal materials and the Lalahan International Centre for Livestock Research and Training for providing laboratory facilities to carry out fibre analysis. This study was produced from the author's doctoral thesis.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.55730/1300-0128.4171
dc.identifier.endpage247en_US
dc.identifier.issn1300-0128
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85131697928en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage235en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid527675en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0128.4171
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/527675
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/11096
dc.identifier.volume46en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000779300100001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTubitak Scientific & Technological Research Council Turkeyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectMerino sheepen_US
dc.subjectwool characteristicsen_US
dc.subjectbody regionen_US
dc.subjectage of sheepen_US
dc.titleEffects of age and body region on wool characteristics of Merino sheep crossbreds in Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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