TY  - JOUR
T1  - Intercrossing and Improving Chinese Local Sheep in Gansu with Meat Sheep Breeds from New Zealand
AU - Zi-Jun, Zhang AU - Chun-Huan, Ren AU - Xiao-Fei, Guo AU - Ya-Feng, Huang AU - Jian-Chuan, Luo AU - You-Zhang, Zhao AU - Fadi, Li AU - Jun, Yao AU - Xiao-Rong, Zhang AU - Ying-Hui, Ling 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 11
IS  - 24
SP  - 4668
EP  - 4672
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2012.4668.4672
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.4668.4672
KW  - Sheep breeds
KW  -meat
KW  -local sheep
KW  -intercross
KW  -improve
AB  - The Borderdale and Poll Dorset rams were introduced from New 
  Zealand to intercross and improve local sheep breeds in Gansu province in North-West 
  China. The research showed that the F<SUB>1</SUB> lambs have quick speed of 
  live-weight gain, high dressing percentage, high meat yield and with good economic 
  efficiency; their carcasses contain plenty of essential and nonessential amino 
  acids with fresh colour of red and clear fatting strip, ideal rib-eye area and 
  thickness of fat. The results also indicate that Borderdale and Poll Dorset 
  are perfect paternal breeds to improve local sheep breeds in North-West China 
  and necessarily to be extended during lamb production; the Borderdale F<SUB>1</SUB> 
  is better than the Poll Dorset F<SUB>1</SUB> in meat gaining ability, ratio 
  of investment to output and economic efficiency. It is better to fat the male 
  F<SUB>1</SUB> lambs without castration from 5 months old. The high quality of 
  lamb meat that produced in the testing plot is up to the standard of soft food.
ER  -