VOLUME 1 Issue1/5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32636/agroscince.2022-(1)-1-5
Selection-genetic parameters of Askanian meat-wool breed sheep with crossbred wool in the conditions of the Forest-Steppe zone of Lviv region
Myron PETRYSHYN, candidate of agricultural sciences
Institute of Agriiculture of Carpathian Region NAAS
Abstract. The article presents the results of adaptability studies and productive qualities of Askanian meat-wool breed sheep with crossbred wool, imported from the arid zone of the Southern Steppe in the climatic conditions of the Forest-Steppe zone of Lviv region. The breed is characterized by high wool and meat productivity, strong constitution, good adaptability, stable heredity. It has been established that in the new conditions there are no significant problems with the adaptation of Askanian meat and wool sheep. The imported animals of the Ascanian crossbred and Ascanian black-headed intrabreed types retain the productive traits characteristic of the breed and pass them on to their offspring. Animals born and raised in new economic and climatic conditions meet the level of productivity of the breed standard. There were no significant differences in live weight between animals imported from the steppe zone of South Ukraine and their offspring born in the Forest-Steppe zone of Western Ukraine. High indicators of age repeatability of body weight and wool productivity indicate at significant impact of heredity on the realization of the breed potential and its adaptation to new conditions.
Key words: sheeps, adaptation, productivity, repeatability, correlation.
