Open AccessEvaluating fertility and growth rate potential of indigenous sheep breeds submitted to heat stress under different management systems
Author(s) -
Sami Ullah Khan,
Imdad Ullah Khan,
Alam Khan,
Shahid Zaman,
Abdul Majid,
Atiq Ur Rehman,
Mumtaz Ali Khan,
Hamza Maris,
Rahman Ullah,
Subhan Qureshi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of advanced veterinary and animal research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.275
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2311-7710
DOI - 10.5455/javar.2020.g407
Subject(s) - breed , fertility , biology , zoology , total fertility rate , veterinary medicine , demography , medicine , population , sociology , family planning , research methodology
Sheep farming is an important source of livelihood in the southern Khyber Pakhtun Khwa province of Pakistan where they are reared under extensive system (ES). This system has limitations of improper feeding, rearing, and management which negatively affect their productivity. The present study compares different rearing systems and their stresses on fertility, behavior, and growth rate potential of two sheep breeds of Pakistan.