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Effect of genotype and non-genetic factors on growth traits and survival rates in Turkish indigenous Hair goats and their first cross with Boer bucks
No full textkucuk, mursel/0000-0002-0544-444X; BOLACALI, Memis/0000-0002-4196-2359The aim of this study was to determine the effects of genotype and non-genetic factors on the growth traits and survival rates of Turkish indigenous Hair goats (n=63) and their first crosses with Boer bucks (n=91), reared under a semi-intensive management system in the Van province of Turkey. The live weights of the kids at birth and on days 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, and 180 were determined to be 3.64, 8.89, 13.99, 18.97, 23.62, 27.22 and 30.44 kg, respectively. The average daily gains in the pre-weaning, post-weaning and overall periods were 171.09, 136.43 and 148.34 g, respectively. The multiple-birth kids had lower survival rates than the single-birth kids (P<0.01). As a result, it may be recommended to Hair goat breeders in the region to use Boer bucks in cross-breeding in order to ensure a better growth performance from the kids; to apply a sustainable selection program; and to improve management conditions. In addition, the data obtained from this study may be used as a model for designing policies on Hair goat breeding in this region.Yuzuncu Yil University, Office of Scientific Research ProjectsYuzuncu Yil University [2011-VF-B035]This experiment was supported financially by Yuzuncu Yil University, Office of Scientific Research Projects (grant project numbers 2011-VF-B035, 2011)
Investigation of Some Morphological Traits of Boer x Hair F1 Crossbred and Pure Hair Goat Kids Raised in Semi-Intensive Conditions
No full textkucuk, mursel/0000-0002-0544-444X; BOLACALI, Memis/0000-0002-4196-2359The aim of the study was to determine various morphological characteristics from birth to the age of 150th day of Boer x Hair goat F1 crossbred (BH) kids and pure Hair goat (HG) kids raised in semi-intensive conditions and reveal factors such as the effects of genotype, dam age, dam's live weight, year, birth type and sex on this parameter. This study was applied between the years 2011-2012 in epsilon atak in the Van region and between the years 2013-2014 at the Yuzuncu Yil University Research and Practice Farm. Various body measurements; wither height, back height, rump height, sacrum height, body length, chest length, chest depth, chest circumference, circumference of leg, cannon bone circumference, chest width, front-rump width, mid-rump width were determined 29.8, 28.4, 28.7, 26.2, 28.7, 17.0, 13.3, 30.4, 26.9, 5.2, 5.9, 6.0, and 8.7 cm at birth, respectively; 43.8, 43.8, 44.6, 40.6, 43.6, 22.2, 19.3, 51.7, 41.4, 6.6, 9.2, 9.3, and 11.3 cm at 60th day, respectively; 56.1, 53.4, 54.4, 47.5, 53.3, 27.3, 24.1, 61.4, 49.6, 7.3, 10.6, 11.1, and 13.2 cm at 150th day, respectively for BH kids; 27.3, 25.9, 29.3, 25.3, 27.1, 15.9, 12.3, 29.0, 21.3, 5.1, 5.0, 5.6, and 7.4 cm at birth, respectively; 40.4, 40.1, 42.9, 37.6, 40.5, 22.3, 18.4, 48.1, 36.4, 6.0, 7.9, 9.1, and 10.8 cm at 60th day, respectively; 50.3, 49.2, 51.0, 45.7, 50.4, 27.5, 22.9, 57.3, 43.4, 6.5, 9.5, 10.7, and 11.9 cm at 150th day, respectively for HG kids. When all of the data was considered, it was concluded that the BH kids are much better than the HG kids for both morphological and zoometric values
Effects of dietary addition of synbiotic on the performance, carcass traits, and serum parameters of Japanese quails
No full textABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different levels of synbiotic (Syn) on the growth performance, carcass traits, and serum parameters of Japanese quails. A total of 1,500 (750 male and 750 female) Japanese quails were assigned to five treatments, including the control (basal diet) and basal diets with the addition of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4% Syn according to a completely randomized design. Each treatment in the male and female experiment groups consisted of five replicates, with 30 chicks for each replicate. The addition of Syn had no effect on body weight (BW), while the BW of female quails was higher than that of male quails at day 42. The addition of Syn reduced feed intake (FI) and improved the feed conversion ratio (FCR) (P<0.000). The daily body weight gain and FI were significantly higher in female than in male quails and Syn also improved the FCR in the overall experiment. The effect of the addition of Syn on carcass parameters (except for abdominal fat) was not determined. The addition of Syn decreased abdominal fat weight and percentage when compared with the control group. Male quails were found to have higher carcass yield, wing, neck, and other percentages than female quails. However, female quails were found to have higher breast, breast skin, abdominal fat, and visceral organ percentages. The addition of 0.1% Syn to quail ration reduced serum aspartate aminotransferase, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), total protien (TP), and albumin (ALB) levels at day 42 of the trial. The addition of Syn decreased the serum total cholesterol level. Gender was found to have an effect in that female quails were found to have higher total cholesterol, HDL, TP, and ALB levels than male quails. In both genders, the addition of Syn improved the BWG, FC, and FCR in the overall experiment, reduced abdominal fat, decreased the total cholesterol levels, improved the HDL levels, and increased the TP and ALB levels at day 42. The addition of 0.3 and/or 0.4% synbiotic has a positive effect on quails by improving performance and enhancing some serum lipids and protein parameters
Effects of dietary addition of synbiotic on the performance, carcass traits, and serum parameters of Japanese quails
No full textABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different levels of synbiotic (Syn) on the growth performance, carcass traits, and serum parameters of Japanese quails. A total of 1,500 (750 male and 750 female) Japanese quails were assigned to five treatments, including the control (basal diet) and basal diets with the addition of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4% Syn according to a completely randomized design. Each treatment in the male and female experiment groups consisted of five replicates, with 30 chicks for each replicate. The addition of Syn had no effect on body weight (BW), while the BW of female quails was higher than that of male quails at day 42. The addition of Syn reduced feed intake (FI) and improved the feed conversion ratio (FCR) (P<0.000). The daily body weight gain and FI were significantly higher in female than in male quails and Syn also improved the FCR in the overall experiment. The effect of the addition of Syn on carcass parameters (except for abdominal fat) was not determined. The addition of Syn decreased abdominal fat weight and percentage when compared with the control group. Male quails were found to have higher carcass yield, wing, neck, and other percentages than female quails. However, female quails were found to have higher breast, breast skin, abdominal fat, and visceral organ percentages. The addition of 0.1% Syn to quail ration reduced serum aspartate aminotransferase, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), total protien (TP), and albumin (ALB) levels at day 42 of the trial. The addition of Syn decreased the serum total cholesterol level. Gender was found to have an effect in that female quails were found to have higher total cholesterol, HDL, TP, and ALB levels than male quails. In both genders, the addition of Syn improved the BWG, FC, and FCR in the overall experiment, reduced abdominal fat, decreased the total cholesterol levels, improved the HDL levels, and increased the TP and ALB levels at day 42. The addition of 0.3 and/or 0.4% synbiotic has a positive effect on quails by improving performance and enhancing some serum lipids and protein parameters
Fertility and Milk Production Characteristics of Saanen Goats Raised in Mus Region
No full textThe aim of this study was to determine the fertility and milk yield characteristics of Saanen goats raised in Mus province, Eastern Anatolia region. This experiment was carried out in Duzova village of Korkut country, Mus. 129 female and 8 male Saanen goats, for first year and 122 female and 7 male Saanen goats for second year (2007-2008) were utilized for mating seasons. Goats were fertilized as free mating in the years 2007-2008 (August-September). Percentages of pregnancy, abortion, birth, single birth and twinning were 90.04, 9.73, 81.27, 42.16 and 57.84%, respectively, kid yields per birth and yields of kids were 1.59 and 129%, respectively. Lactation period, daily milk yield and milk yield per lactation were 273.12 d, 1.37 kg and 383.05 kg. The effects of factors such as year, age and birth types on fertility and lactation of goats were evaluated. In conclussion, the reproduction and milk production data obtained in the current study from Saanen goats raised in Mus province have revealed that Saanen goats can be used for goat milk and kid production in the region
Fattening Performance, Slaughter and Carcass Characteristics of Male Kids of Coloured Mohair Goats and Angora Goats x Coloured Mohair Goats Cross-Breed F-1
No full textThe aim of this experiment was to determine the fattening performance and carcass characteristics of Angora goat x Coloured mohair goat cross-breed F, male kids (genotype 1) and male Coloured mohair kids (genotype 11). Genotype groups were divided into two sub-groups. Total daily feed intakes of kids in genotype Ia (n = 5) and IIa (n = 9) were 40% concentrate and 60% forage whereas total feed intake of kids in genotype Ib (n = 5) and IIb (n = 9) were 60% concentrate and 40% forage. Fattening lasted 90 days. Daily live weight gains and feed efficiencies (1 kg live weight gain/feed intake) of genotype Ia and Ib were 39.20 and 56.20 g; 8.01 and 7.41 kg, respectively. Daily live weight gains and feed efficiencies of genotype Ila and lib were 53.33 and 79.00 g; 6.64 and 7.41 kg, respectively. Cold dressing percentages, percentages of leg, back, loin and fat on kidney were 40.8, 41.9, 43.3 and 45.5% (p<0.05); 29.2, 31.5, 32.1 and 31.9% (p<0.05); 5.5, 6.0, 6.8 and 6.7% (p<0.05); 5.6, 6.5, 6.1 and 6.4%; 1.6, 3.7, 2.2 and 3.0% (p<0.001) for genotype Ia, Ib, IIa and IIb respectively. It can be concluded that Coloured mohair kids had better daily and total gains and kids fed 60% concentrate had the higher performance compared with others
Fertility and Milk Production Characteristics of Saanen Goats Raised in Mus Region
No full textThe aim of this study was to determine the fertility and milk yield characteristics of Saanen goats raised in Mus province, Eastern Anatolia region. This experiment was carried out in Duzova village of Korkut country, Mus. 129 female and 8 male Saanen goats, for first year and 122 female and 7 male Saanen goats for second year (2007-2008) were utilized for mating seasons. Goats were fertilized as free mating in the years 2007-2008 (August-September). Percentages of pregnancy, abortion, birth, single birth and twinning were 90.04, 9.73, 81.27, 42.16 and 57.84%, respectively, kid yields per birth and yields of kids were 1.59 and 129%, respectively. Lactation period, daily milk yield and milk yield per lactation were 273.12 d, 1.37 kg and 383.05 kg. The effects of factors such as year, age and birth types on fertility and lactation of goats were evaluated. In conclussion, the reproduction and milk production data obtained in the current study from Saanen goats raised in Mus province have revealed that Saanen goats can be used for goat milk and kid production in the region
"Time and Poverty from a Developing Country Perspective"
No full textThis study is concerned with the measurement of poverty in the context of developing countries. We argue that poverty rankings must take into account time use dimensions of paid and unpaid work jointly. Reviewing the current state of the literature on this topic, our methodology introduces a critical but missing analytical distinction between time poverty and time deprivation. On this basis, we proceed to provide empirical evidence by using South African time use survey data compiled in 2000. Our findings show that existing methods that work well for advanced countries require modification when adopted in the case of a developing country. The results identify a group of adults who previously were inadvertently missing, as they were considered "time wealthy."Time Poverty Measurement; Time Use; Poverty; Policy
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
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