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Correlation between Various Udder Measurements and Milk Components in Morkaraman, Tuj and Awassi Sheep

Correlation between Various Udder Measurements and Milk Components in Morkaraman, Tuj and Awassi Sheep

Doğan Türkyılmaz1,*, Selçuk Özyürek2,Nurinisa Esenbuğa1 and Mustafa Yaprak1

1Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey
2Çayırlı Vocational School, Erzincan University, Erzincan, Turkey

*  Corresponding author: [email protected]

 

Fig. 1.

Udder measurements scheme (Akcapinar et al. 2008).

Fig. 2.

Udder types in sheep (Epstein 1985; Dogan et al. 2013). 1, Cylindrical udder, udder teats are upward and lateral; 2, Cylindrical udder, udder teats are downwards and inclined; 3, Pear-shaped udder, udder teats are downwards and inclined; 4, Pear-shaped udder, udder teats are downwards and horizontal; 5, Udder teats are big, udder which is downwards and vertical; 6, Udder teats are upward and inclined udder.

Fig. 3.

Linear scores of udder traits (Caja et al. 1981).

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

October

Pakistan J. Zool., Vol. 56, Iss. 5, pp. 2001-2500

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