The study was conducted during 2012-2013 to determine the impact of the
microfinance program of the Rural Community Development Project in
improving the performance of Awassi sheep of smallholders and their income
in the region of Jabal al-Hoss –
Aleppo. 215 of Awassi sheep breeders who had
benefited from the microfinance Sanduqe at least twice during 2007 - 2010 and
56 of non beneficiary - breeders (control sample) were selected randomly
basing on database available in the project. Information regarding social،
educational and animal production descriptive status was collected on the
ground (personal interview) by a questionnaire prepared for this purpose and
on the desktop official institutions. Descriptive and quantitative obtained data
were determined using SPSS Ver.18. Statistical analysis indicated that the
benefit from the loans helped significantly (P<0.05) to increase the twining rate
and reduce mortality rate and incidence of abortion in flocks of beneficiaries,
but did not significantly affect the length of suckling period and the weight of
lambs at birth and during the subsequent stages of growth. The finance had
also contributed significantly in reducing the average total cost of the disease in
flocks of beneficiaries, contributed to increase the herd size by about 36.8, in
the level of access to veterinary services by about 21%, in coverage the daily
consumption by12.6% and an increase in labor running at about 4.5%.
Financial and non-financial services helped to improve the average milk
productivity of beneficial flocks by about 20.5 kg/ season / head which reflected
positively to increase the annual income of beneficiaries by 8000 Syrian Pounds.
The aim of this investigation was to prepare mortadella from Awas meat by
adding different amounts of soya meal (i.e.15%, 20% and 25%), and
comparing it with standard (no soya added) one. Other additives were also
incorporated with fixed amounts f
or all used mixtures.
Chemical analyses (i.e., moisture content, protein, carbohydrates and ash
contents) were determined for each blend. Also a group of microbiological tests
(i.e. Staphylococcus, E. coli, Salmonella and total number of mesophilic
bacteria), test evaluation has been carried out to determine the acceptability of
the blends by the customer and the economic value was also evaluated.
The results revealed that, as the added amount of soya meal increased, the
testing traits, such as, test, flavor, color, and texture were deteriorated, the
total microbial number was also decreased, and the content of water as well as
carbohydrates was also declined.
١٢٠ -Awassi ewes, ٣٦ ± ٢,٠ mos. old, ٤٢,٥ ± ٢,٥ kg. weight were used to
know the efficiency of artificial insemination (AI) in reproductive performance
of hormonal treated Awassi ewes in breeding season.
Thirty native Awassi yearlings, without previous pregnancy or servicing
were used to study the level of somatic cell counts (SCC) in milk and their
relation to the other methods for detection of subclinical mastitis during the
first lactation .
T
hese results confirmed that SCC in milk and CMT can be used as reliable
methods for detecting subclinical mastitis in Awassi ewes . ER and percentage
of lactose are less accurate than CMT in detection of subclinical mastitis.
Milk production and composition were studied on (٣٠) yearlings of
improved Awassi sheep during their first lactation, from ١٩٩٧ to ١٩٩٨ at the
Faculty of Agriculture, Damascus University.
At the beginning of experiment the animals were ١٤ to ١٦,٥ months old and
their body weight was ٤١,٥ kg.
In this work, ١٥ digestive systems of Syrian Awass sheep, slaughtered in
Hama abattoir were examined, in addition faeces smaers, livers, lungs and
mesenteries were examined .
Very high infestation percent of Gastro-intestinal helminths was evident
.
Generally the intensity of infestation was of medium range, but it was very
high in the abomasum, then the small intestine and the large intestine in
decreasing order.
٢٣ species of Nematodes were identified, in addition to ٤ species of
Cestodes, Dicrocoelium dentriticum, ٢ larval-stage (Cysticercus tenuicollis and
Echinococcus cysticus-Hydatid cyst-), ٥ species of the first larvae of the lung
worms and ٩ species of Eimeria.
The most intense and wide spread was Marshallagia marshalli and
Ostertagia (Teladorsagia) circumcincta in the Abomasum, Trichostrongylus
vitrinus, Trichostrongylus capricola and Nematodirius filicollis in addition to
Moniezia expansa in the small intestine and Trichuris- sp. - specially Trich.
ovis and Trich. gazellae in the large intestine.
Gongylonema Pulchrum was found in Oesophagus. The results of this study
identified ٣ species of Nematoda for the first time in the digestive system of
sheep in the middle region of Syria. They are: strongiloides papillosus,
Chabertia ovina and Oesophagostomum venulosum.
Three hundreds- Awassi yearlings, ١٨-١٩ months old, ٤٠ ± ١ kg weight,
٢,٥-٣ months post first lambing, were used to study the efficiency of hormonal
treatment in synchronizing estrus and increasing lambing rate with a program
of having two lambs p
er year. Ewes were randomly and equally divided into
three groups.
