PERFORMANCE OF DORPER AND HORRO RAMS CROSSED WITH HARERGHE HIGHLAND, BLACKHEAD OGADEN AND HORRO SHEEP BREEDS AT HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY

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Abstract:

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of breed (rams and ewes), sex and birth type on growth performances of cross bred lambs of sheep under semi-intensive production system. Dorper and Horro rams were used for comparisons crossing with three local breeds of ewes (Horro, Black Head Ogaden (BHO) and Harreghe Highland (HH). Growth performance was determined using General Linear Model procedures. The results of this study showed that Dorper cross breed lambs were significantly (p
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