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J. Anim Sci. 1967. 26:261-266.
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Evaluation of Breeds of Sheep on the Basis of Crossbred Lamb Performance1

B. P. Singh, W. E. Rempel, D. Reimer, H. E. Hanke, K. P. Miller and A. B. Salmela2

University of Minnesota, St. Paul,3

Abstract

Birth weight and weaning weight of crossbred lambs from the females of the Minnesota 100, Minnesota 102, Minnesota 103, Minnesota 105, Minnesota 106 and Minnesota 107 were analyzed in an attempt to evaluate the breeds at the crossbred level. The breeds used as males included the Hampshire and Suffolk in addition to the six Minnesota breeds. Effects for breed of ram, age of ewe, sex, type of birth and rearing, and station-year-breed of ewe were estimated. These factors accounted for 32% and 44% of total variation in the lamb weight at birth and at 100 days of age respectively. Based on the breed of ram effects on 100-day weight of lambs, the breeds can be grouped into three categories. The Suffolk breed was superior and significantly different from the rest of the breeds. The Hampshire and the Minnesota breeds 106, 100, 105 and 102 may be placed in the second category. The Minnesota 103 and Minnesota 107 breeds were inferior to the rest of the breeds. Heterotic effects were estimated for 14 specific breed combinations. Crossbreds excelled the purebreds for birth and 100-day weight of the lambs by 4.7% and 8.1%, respectively.

Footnotes

1 Paper No. 5577, Scientific Journal Series of the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station in cooperation with the AHRD, ARS, NC-50 of the U.S.D.A.

2 Deceased.

3 The authors acknowledge the assistance of Dr. R. E. Comstock and the Experiment Station statistician's staff in the analyses of the data.






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