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Does crossbreeding improve the performance and carcass traits of Berganês sheep?
Tropical animal health and production - 17 Sept 2021
da Silva Filho José Renaldo Vilar, de Moura Neto João Bandeira, Arandas Janaina Kelli Gomes, Dos Santos Lays Thayse Alves, Queiroz Mário Adriano Ávila, de Nogueira Filho Paulo Alves, Voltolini Tadeu Vinhas, de Mesquita Fernando Lucas Torres, de Carvalho Francisco Fernando Ramos, Ribeiro Maria Norma
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed to evaluate the performance and carcass of lambs of different genotypes through univariate and multivariate analysis. Intact male lambs of the Berganês (BG), Berganês x Santa Inês (BSI), and Berganês x Dorper (BD) genotypes and the control group Dorper x Santa Inês (DSI) were used. Eight lambs of each genotype were used, aged between 4 and 5 months, with an average initial weight of...
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