Awassi is a multi-purpose sheep breed. Awassi lambs being finished are usually offered an 18% crude protein (CP) diet. The growth rate of Awassi lambs is lower than other meat breeds. Therefore, this high content of dietary CP is questionable. The objective of this study was to estimate the optimum CP level for finishing Awassi lambs. Fifty male Awassi lambs (23.0+/-1.2kg) were fed five high co...

The antioxidant ability of vitamin B12 (VitB12) and its effects on motility characteristics fresh chilled ram spermatozoa were investigated. Three concentrations VitB12 including 1, 2 4 mg/ml added to tris media samples collected from five Awassi rams incubated in these at 37 5 °C for 24 hours respectively. Formation hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) was estimated using a fluorometric assay analyzed com...

The objectives of this study were to characterize the performance crossbred sheep and crossbreeding scheme solicit farmers’ opinions about sheep. A total 238 respondents selected from five districts data collected through a personal interview, focus group discussion, measurement animals, field observation. Continuous type analyzed using different procedures SAS, while estimated breeding value (...