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Mini review: breeding Awassi and Assaf sheep for diverse management conditions.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Oct 2011
Gootwine Elisha
Abstract excerpt
The Local Awassi, a triple-purpose breed for meat, milk, and carpet-wool production, is a low-prolific, hardy breed that is well adapted to the unfavorable conditions of the Middle East, where it is managed under traditionally extensive to semi-extensive conditions. Breeding work with the Awassi has included within-breed selection, crossbreeding, and gene introgression. Those efforts resulted in a variety of...
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