AIM The present study was thus undertaken to analyze the genetic diversity of Kilakarsal and Vembur sheep breeds using single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers within Toll-like receptor (TLR) 3, 5, 6, 9, and 10 genes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Competitive allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based end-point genotyping was performed using real-time PCR to type the SNPs. Allele discr...

The genetic diversity in the Kilakarsal sheep population was analysed using 25 microsatellite markers by multiplex PCR in five panels and automated DNA sequencer. The number of alleles ranged from 3 to 13 with a mean of 7.6 across loci. The mean effective number of alleles was 3.88. The size and frequencies of the alleles ranged from 80 to 278 bp and from 0.0100 to 0.8000, respectively. The PIC...

Data on body weight and body measurements (body length, height at withers, chest girth and paunch girth) of adult Kilakarsal sheep have been collected from 124 adult animals managed at the farmers filed in Tirunelveli districts of Tami Nadu, India to estimate the body weight from body measurements. The data were subjected to standard statistical analysis using SPSS software and linear regressio...

data on body weight and body measurements (body length, height at withers, chest girth and paunch girth) of adult kilakarsal sheep have been collected from 124 adult animals managed at the farmers filed in tirunelveli districts of tami nadu, india to estimate the body weight from body measurements. the data were subjected to standard statistical analysis using spss software and linear regressio...

Abstract Farm diversification is mainly driven by risk mitigation effects and economic gains related to complementarities between production activities. By combining these two aspects, we investigate economies in a sample of French mixed sheep farming systems rank using stochastic dominance criteria. Partially diversified (Sheep-Grass, Sheep-Crop, Sheep-Landless) fully (Sheep-Grass-Crop-Landles...

Factors affecting ewe prolificacy (number of lambs born per ewe lambing) were evaluated using records on 9705 Targhee, 12,721 Suffolk, and 7231 Polypay lambings from flocks participating in the US National Sheep Improvement Program. Factors considered were ewe age and season of lambing. Prolificacy was affected by age of the ewe (P<0.001) and was highest for ewes lambing between 4 and either 7 ...