Open AccessEffect of hornless on the productivity of Etti Merino sheep
Author(s) -
Н. К. Жумадиллаев,
Yu. A. Yuldashbaev,
Amanbai Karynbaev
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
agrarnaâ nauka
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2686-701X
pISSN - 0869-8155
DOI - 10.32634/0869-8155-2020-338-5-56-59
Subject(s) - breed , wool , productivity , biology , zoology , selection (genetic algorithm) , agricultural science , geography , economics , archaeology , artificial intelligence , computer science , macroeconomics
Relevance. Merino sheep have horns, their uterus is hornless. In recent years, for practical reasons, many countries are breeding for hornless. Methods. The article gives the results based on many years of observations and analysis on the phenomenon of hornless in the new meat breed “Etti Merino” created in southeastern Kazakhstan, the connection of hornless with productivity and the positive effect of selection on hornlessness on the breed. Results. The use of hornless sheep-producers gave a positive result, live weight increased, slaughter indicators, and wool productivity improved.