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.
