title: Introducing the Karayaka sheep breed with its traits and influencing factors.
abstract: This study was planned to express the detailed traits of Karayaka sheep reared in Tokat province, also influencing factors on the traits were evaluated. While year effect was significant on 8 weeks weight, scanning weight, fat depth and muscle area, all the evaluated traits including birth weight and muscle depth were significantly affected by season (p < 0.05). Dam age was significant on birth weight (p < 0.05). Birth weight and 8 week weight were significantly affected by sex and birth type. Sex effect has been appeared on muscle depth while birth type effect has been detected on scanning weight (p < 0.05). While the strongest phenotypic correlation coefficient was detected between muscle depth and muscle area, the weakest ones were found between birth weight and scanning traits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, 60240, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zafer
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ulutas
authors.forename: Yüksel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aksoy
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sirin
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saatcí
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001724:Birth Weight / Q000235:genetics*; D001823:Body Composition / Q000235:genetics*; D001835:Body Weight / Q000235:genetics*; D001947:Breeding; D012621:Seasons; D012756:Sheep / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology