Testis characteristics in Ile de France (IF) x Akkaraman (AK)(G(1)) male lambs

DELLAL G.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES, cilt.26, sa.6, ss.1297-1302, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1297-1302
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: male lamb, testis characteristics, phenotypic parameters, GROWTH, SHEEP
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This research was carried out on 125-day-old Ile de France (IF)X Akkaraman (AK) (G(1)) male lambs. In the research, the phenotypic parameters of some testis characteristics determined before and after slaughtering were calculated. The least-squares means of left and right testis diameters, left and right testis lengths, left and right testis volumes before and after slaughtering were found to be 3.7 +/- 0.09 cm and 4.2 +/- 0.12 cm; 3.9 +/- 0.10 cm and 4.2 +/- 0.11 cm; 6.6 +/- 0.17 cm and 7.4 +/- 0.21 cm; 6.9 +/- 0.17 cm and 7.4 +/- 0.17 cm; 51.7 +/- 2.76 cm(3) and 70.1 +/- 4.57 cm(3); 57.8 +/- 3.76 cm(3) and 87.4 +/- 7.86 cm(3), respectively. The least squares means of scrotal circumference before slaughtering was 23.8 +/- 0.55 cm. The least squares means of left and right testis weights, both testis weights, left and right testis circumferences, and both testis circumferences were found to be 85.3 +/- 4.0 g, 86.0 +/- 3.95 g, 161.0 +/- 8.27 g, 10.1 +/- 1.05 cm, 10.0 +/- 1.06 cm and 19.6 +/- 0.60 cm, respectively. Phenotypic correlations among testis characteristics were significant (p < 0.01).