Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of Advanced Agricultural Technologies, cilt.6, sa.2, ss.139-143, 2019 (Hakemli Dergi)
In this study, the body weight after shearing, the
greasy wool yield and, the clean fleece percentage of “Red
Karaman” ewes in different raising conditions were
investigated. Animal material consisted of a total of 248
head of Red Karaman ewes in different flocks maintained in
the villages of Alican (n= 50), Boyuncuk (n= 50), Bozbulut
(n= 48), Çiçekli (n= 50) and, Yukarısızma (n= 50). Red
Karaman ewes were sheared using shearing scissors at the
beginning of June and beginning of July. Each of body
weight of ewes after shearing and ewes' greasy fleece was
weighed using electronic digital weighing scale. Fleece
samples were taken from area of the last rib on the right
shoulder of 12 head of ewes in each flock. Then, analysis of
clean fleece percentage was performed in the laboratory.
For Red Karaman ewes, the effect of shearing age on greasy
wool yield was not significant but the effect of body weight
after shearing on greasy wool yield was significant (p<0.01)
in all villages. When all the farms were generally evaluated,
the effect of shearing age and the farm on greasy wool yield
was found insignificant but the effect of live weight after
shearing was statistically significant (p<0.01). Least-squares
means for greasy wool yield of Red Karaman ewes raised in
Alican, Boyuncuk, Bozbulut, Çiçekli and, Yukarısızma
villages were 1.51±0.05, 1.45±0.05, 1.39±0.05, 1.41±0.05 and,
1.20±0.06 kg, respectively. General least-squares mean for
greasy wool yield of Red Karaman ewes was 1.41±0.021 kg.
Effect of age on live weight after shearing in all villages was
significant (p<0.01). The averages of body weight after
shearing in Alican, Boyuncuk, Bozbulut, Çiçekli and,
Yukarısızma villages were found as 54.26±0.96, 51.78±0.74,
52.96±0.76, 51.76±0.68 and, 58.22±0.86 kg, respectively. The
average of live weight after shearing in all the villages was
found as 53.80±0.40 kg. General mean for clean fleece
percentage Red Karaman ewes was found as 64.55±5.80%
in all the farms.
Index Terms—clean fleece percentage, greasy wool yield,
live weight, red Karaman, shearing