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Research Paper | Agronomy | Volume 5 Issue 6, June 2016 | Pages: 244 - 252 | Romania
Meat Breed-Palas, A Creation of Romanian Scientific Research, in the Field of Sheep Breeding
Abstract: The Meat Breed of Palas was created during 1973-2012 at Central Research Station for Sheep Breeding Palas- Constana (nowadays the Research and Development Institute for Sheep and Goats Breeding- Palas) by crossbreeding of the breeds Ile de France and Merino of Palas followed by reproductive isolation starting with 1989. The breed was recognized and homologated in 2012. By its traits, the breed is clearly different from the local sheep breeds of Merino of Palas, Tzigaia and Tzurcana. So, the body weights of ewes and rams are bigger with 7, 54-8, 55 % than the body weight of the same categories from Merino of Palas breed, the differences being very significant (p
Keywords: Meat Breed- Palas, gigot, crossbreeding
How to Cite?: G.P. Vicovan, Ana Enciu, Cristina Stefania Pirvulet, R. Radu, "Meat Breed-Palas, A Creation of Romanian Scientific Research, in the Field of Sheep Breeding", Volume 5 Issue 6, June 2016, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 244-252, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=NOV164105, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/NOV164105