This research was done as a collaboration work between Tishreen University and the
General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research in Karahta research station for
improvement of Shami goats and Der Al-Hajar station to set tables for normal
values of
some blood and chemical parameters in Awassi sheep during pregnancy to predict any
nutrition or health disorders. Forty seven Awassi ewes in the same age (in the third season)
were used for that purpose. Blood sample were collected from all ewes every month of the
pregnancy period. Thealanine aminotransferase (ALT),the aspartate aminotransferase
(AST), the alkaline phosphatase (ALP), the glucose (Glu) were analyzed.
Results indicated the existence of significant changes (P<0.05) between the
increase and decrease in all indicators studied throughout The study period, which shows
the change in functional status of liver in conjunction with stage of pregnancy.The overall
average of the effectiveness of enzymes (2.05-26.47), (32.65-181.40) and (11.17-79.76)
U/l for each of the ALP, ALT and AST, respectively, and total concentration of glucose
(37,50-95.20 mg/dl) throughout the study period.
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.
This study was conducted in Ber Al-Ajam village, on a private farm, with a
group of Awassi sheep (76 ewes) in 2004-2005. A group of 57 lambs were
selected out of single born lambs and divided into two groups according to sex.
Each group was divide
d randomly into sub groups: control and experimental.
At the beginning of the experiment, at three weeks age, there were no
significant differences between the groups of lambs (p > 0.05).
A study conducted at Marj Al Kareem (The Scientific Agricultural Centre
for Researches) in cooperation with Damascus University Faculty of
Agriculture, The target group was Awassi sheep; about 323 ewes, 30 rams of
the age "3-4 years", 424 lambs fo
rm the age 1 day to 5 months during the
season 2002-2003. The animals have been put under the same nutritional and
environmental conditions, and the same health care program.
Data on ١٦٠١ records over five years were used to study the reproductive
and productive performance of Awassi ewes kept at the animal husbandry
station (Darnajookh) in Iraq.
The overall means were ٨٠,٦٩±١,١٪, ١,٠٧٧±٠,٠٠٨, ٩٢,٨٢±٠,٨٣٪,
٠,٨٠٥±٠,٠١٤
, ١٨,٩٨±٠,٣٥ kg, ٥٣,٣٨±٠,٣٢ kg and ٢٢,٥١±٠,١٨ kg for
fertility, litter size, pre-weaning survival rate, number of lambs weaned per
ewe exposed to the rams, ewe productivity ( total weight of lambs weaned
per ewe exposed to the rams), body weight of ewe at breeding and weaning
weight of lambs, respectively.
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.
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.
The research was conducted on 25male lambs of Awassi
sheep to compare the effect of using different levels of whole
cotton seeds(WCS). The experiment extended for 70 days,
experimental units were rested, then left for an adaptation period of
10 days, during the adaptation period, the animals were housed in
one pen, in the end of the adaptation period, the lambs were
individually weighed, then divided according to live weight into six
equal groups of an average weights (24-25) kg each.
The research was conducted on 25male lambs of Awassi
sheep to compare the effect of using different levels of whole cotton
seeds (WCS). The experiment extended for 70 days.
