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@article{Adewumi_Chineke_Alokan_James_Akinola_2021, title={The effects of genotype and week of lactation on milk yield, udder dimensions and linear body measurements of non-dairy ewes}, volume={38}, url={https://mail.njap.org.ng/index.php/njap/article/view/2787}, DOI={10.51791/njap.v38i2.2787}, abstractNote={<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">One </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">hundred </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">and ninety </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">t</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">w</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">o </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">record</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">s </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">w</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">ere </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">taken </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">weekly </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">for </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">twenty </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">four (24</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">) </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">w</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">eeks </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">from W</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">es</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">t </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">African </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dwarf </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">WD</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">the </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yankasa </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">YN</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">) </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">the </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">We</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">st </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">African </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dwarf </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">X </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yankasa </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">crossbred </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">XB</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">) </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">sheep</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">T</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">h</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">e </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">traits </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">evaluated </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">w</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">ere </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">milk </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">yield </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">MK</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">linear </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">body </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">measurements </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">LB</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">) </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">such </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">as </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">height </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">at </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">withers</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">HT</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">body </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">length </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">BL</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">heart </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">girth </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">HG</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">shoulder </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">width </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">S</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">W</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tail </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">length </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">TA</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Neck </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">length </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">NL</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Neck </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">circumference </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">N</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">C</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Face </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">length </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">FA</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hind </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">leg </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">length </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">HL</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Foreleg </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">length </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">FL</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Face </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">length </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">FA</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ear </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">length </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">EA</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Head </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">width </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(HW</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">) </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rump </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">height </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">RH</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">) </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">together </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">with </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">the </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">following </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Udder </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">dimensions </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">UD</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">: </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Udder </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">circumference </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">UC</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Teat </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">length </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">TL</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">) </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Teat </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">circumference (</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">TC)</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">There </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">was </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">significant </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">P</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;"><</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">0</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">05</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">) </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">influence </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">of </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">genotype </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">on </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">MK</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">WHT</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">HT</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">BL</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">T</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">A</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">FL</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">HL</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">FA</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">EA </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">RH</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">WD </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">e</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">wes </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">produced </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">more </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">milk </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">than </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">either </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">the </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Y</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">N </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">or </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">X</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">B </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">enes</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ave</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">rage </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">dai</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">l</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">y </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">milk </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">yield </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">(</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">ml</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">) </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">w</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">as </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">122</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">25</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">90</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">88 </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">ana </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">108</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">8</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Y</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">N </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">geno</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">t</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">ype </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">was </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">superior </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">in </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">all </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">LBs </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">except </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">S</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">W </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">NC </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">than </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">the </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">WD </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">and XB </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">in </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">the </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">three </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">genotypes</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Height </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">at </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">withers </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">was </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">5</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">9</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">08</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">69</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">21 </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">61</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">81 </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">cm</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">; </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">BL </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">48</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">54</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">55</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">08 </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">5</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">4</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">49 </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">cm </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">RH </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">62</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">8</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">8</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">75</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">11 </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">68</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">46 </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">cm </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">for </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">W</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">D</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">YN </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">XB </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">e</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">nes </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">r</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">espectively</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Since </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">milk offtake </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">is </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">related </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">to </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">bod</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">y </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">w</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">eight </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">some </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">linear </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">body </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">measurements</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">s</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">election </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">for </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">WT</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">HG</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">SW</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">N</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">L </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">NC</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">UC </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">TL </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">in </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">WD </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">e</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">wes </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">could </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">lead </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">to </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">higher milk </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">mutton </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">production</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></em></p> <p> </p>}, number={2}, journal={Nigerian Journal of Animal Production}, author={Adewumi, O. O. and Chineke, C. A. and Alokan, J. A. and James, I. J. and Akinola, O. A.}, year={2021}, month={Feb.}, pages={9–17} }