ADER 5.1.1. Project

INCREASING THE COMPETITIVITY AND

DURABILITY OF SOME SHEEP FARMS

THROUGH QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE

IMPROVEMENT OF THE MEAT PRODUCTION

CONTRACTOR :

INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH-DEVELOPMENT

FOR SHEEP AND GOAT BREEDING

PALAS-CONSTANŢA

Project Manager

Dr. ing. Camelia Zoia Zamfir

PARTNERS:

SC ACVILA SRL TULCEA –

SHEEP BREEDER OF MERINOS;

I.I. –POLIFRONIE – CONSTANŢA,

SHEEP BREEDER OF MERINOS.

The general objective of the project consists in technical consolidation and

development of some family farms through the quantitative increase and

qualitative improvement of the meat production at the sheep of local breeds,

making the family farms more efficient by increasing of the number of

weaned lambs and making carcasses of fattened sheep youth, of quality, valued

at superior prices on the marked.

Period of project development: 06.10.2015-31.11.2018

Sheep breeds

Palas Merino breed (photo: Vicovan Gabriel)

Sheep Breed of Palas,

creation of ICDCOC Palas

(photo Vicovan Gabriel)

Rams of Suffolk breed

F1 half-breed lamb (Suffolk x Merinos)

Ram of Charollais breedMerinos sheep with F1 lamb

Charollaise X Merinos

Tigaia breed

MATERIAL AND METHOD OF WORK

• The works of the project are developed on sheep from contracting unit.

Palas-Constanţa – Merinos sheep from Dobrogea area; and of partners:

Experimental Base Reghin- Mures for Ţigaie Mureş breed; SC Acvila SRL Tulcea

– Breeder of Merinos sheep; I.I. –Polifronie – Constanţa, Breeder of Merinos

sheep.

• It was watched the body development of the male lambs during fattening

period.

• The lambs were weighed on an electronic balance.

• The body measurements on the living animal were made with the zoo meter,

the compasses and the tailor ribbon

• It was calculated the fodders consumption per day and per 1 kg of increasing

rate.

• It was determined the milk production through the Romanian method of

Nica- Dermengi

• The chemical analysis of the milk: the proportion of fat - Gerber method;

Kjeldahl method for the proportion of protein;

• Data processing. There were used the usual statistic methods, there were

calculated the statistical parameters and determination of variance with Fischer

test .

OBTAINED RESULTS

The evolution of the body weight of the male lambs at fattening (100 days) and the made daily weigh increasing rate (Project Coordinator)

Body weight (kg/animal)

In the beginning of fattening

In the end of fattening

Average daily increasing weight (g/animal)

Breed

n - - X ± sx

V% n - - X ± sx

V% n - - X ± sx

V%

Merinos de Palas 20 20,48±0,3207 7,01 20 36,14±0,8255 10,21 20 156,6±2,0261 5,76

F1 half-bred lambs (Meat Breed of Palas x Merinos de

Palas Breed) 20 22,78±1,2526 24,59 20 45,07±1,4516 12,87 20 222,9±2,9735 5,96

Meat Breed of Palas 20 22,66±0,5641 11,13 20 44,22±1,4534 14,69 20 215,60±3,3212 6,88

R1 Half-bred lambs Meat Breed of Palas XF1 (Meat

Breed of Palas x Merinos de Palas Breed)

10 23,55±0,5341 10,73 10 44,25±0,8253 5,89 10 207,0±3,3133 5,06

Consumption of fodders at the lots of lambs subject to fattening (Project Coordinator)

Daily Fooder Cosumption

Consumption of fodders

(kg)

Metabolisable Energy

(Kilocalories)

Digestible Proteine (g)

Specification Per lot

Per animal

and Fodderin

g Day

Per lot

Per animal

and Fodderin

g Day

Per lot

Per animal and

Foddering Day

Merinos de Palas 20,60 1,03 51760 2647,1 3296

164,8

Metişi F1 (Meat Breed of Palas x Merinos de Palas)

21,20 1,06 54480 2724 3392 169,6

Meat Breed of Palas

20,00 1,00 51400 2570 3200 160

Metişi R1 Meat Breed of Palas x F1(Meat Breed of Palas X Rasa Merinos de Palas)

10,50 1,05 26990 2699 1680 168,0

Consumption of fodders (combined fodders), metabolisable energy and PBD for 1 kg of increasing rate at the control fattening (100 days)

(Project Coordinator)

Specification

Consumption of fodders/kg of

increasing rate (kg)

Metabolisable Energy/kg of

increasing rate (Kilocalories)

Digestible Proteine/kg of increasing rate

(g)

F1 half-breed lambs (Meat Breed of Palas x Merinos de Palas Breed)

4,75 12 220 760,87

Meat Breed of Palas 4,63 11920 742,11

Merinos de Palas Breed

6,57 16902 1052

R1 half-breed lambs Meat Breed of Palas X F1(Meat Breed of Palas x Merinos de Palas breed)

5,07 13033

812

Evolution of the body weight of the F1 half-bred lambs (Meat Breed of Palas x Tigaie breed) and of those of Tigaie breed during fattening period (100 days)

(Experimental Base of Reghin-Mures)

Body weight (kg/animal)

In the beginning of fattening

In the end of fattening

Average daily weigth increasing rate (g/animal)

Breed

n - - X ± sx

V% n - - X ± sx

V% n - - X ± sx

V%

F1 Half-Breed Lambs (Meat Breed of Palas X Tigaie Breed)

20 18,01±0,2250 5,58 20 38,93±0,2606 2,99 20 209,20±2,701

5 5,77

Tigaie Breed 20 17,43±0,2130 5,46 20 35,60±0,7536 9,46 20

181,70±2,9735

1,63

R 1Half-Breed Lambs of Meat Breed of Palas x F 1 (Meat Breed of Palas X Ţigaie Breed)

9 20,65±0,2250 3,26 9 41,32±0,2250 1,63 9 206,7±2,2150 3,21

Consumption of fodders (combined fodders) at the control fattening (100 days) (Reghin-Mureş Experimental Base)

Consumption of fodders (kg)

Metabolisable Energy (Kilocalories)

Digestible Proteine (g)

Specification

Per animal and

foddering day

For 1 kg of increasing

rate

Per animal and

foddering day

For 1 kg of increasing

rate

Per animal

and fodderin

g day

For 1 kg of increasing

rate

F1 Half-Breed Lambs (Meat Breed of Palas x

Ţigaie Breed) 1,01 4,82 2595 12404 160 765

Tigaie Breed 1,03 5,66 2647 14982 160 881

R1 Half-Breed Lambs of Meat Breed of Palas x F 1 (Meat Breed of Palas X Ţigaie Breed)

1,01 4,88 2595 12554 160 774

Evolution of the body weight of the F1 half-bred lambs (Suffolk breed x Merinos breed) and of those of Merinos breed during the fattening period (100 days)

(Project Partner –Polifronie Iancu)

Body weight (kg/animal)

In the beginning of fattening

In the end of fattening

Average daily weigh increasing rate (g/animal)

Breed n

- - X ± sx

V%

- - X ± sx

V%

- - X ± sx

V%

F1half-bred lambs

(Suffolk breed x Merinos breed)

20 20,73±0,3510 7,57 41,45±0,8719 9,40 207,20±4,1035 8,85

Merinos breed

20 17,18±0,2550 6,63 33,90±0,7536 9,94 167,20±1,1735 3,13

R1 half-bred lambs of

Suffolk breed X F1 (Suffolk

breed X Merinos breed)

9 20,61±0,3536 5,14 42,32±0,6536 4,63 217,1±3,3536 6,91

Consumption of fodders (combined fodders) at the control fattening (100 days) (Project Partner–Polifronie Iancu)

Consumption of fodders (kg)

Metabolisable Energy (Kilocalories)

Digestible Proteine (g)

Specification Per head and day

For 1 kilo gain

Per head and day

For 1 kilo gain

Per head and day

For 1 kilo gain

F1 Half-Breed Lambs (Suffolk Breed x Merinos

Breed) 1,03 4,97 2647 12775 165 796

Merinos Breed 1,02 6,10 2621 15675 163 975

R1 Half-Breed lambs of Suffolk breed X F1

(Suffolk breed X Merinos breed)

1,03 4,74 2647 12192 165 760

Evolution of the body weight of the F1 half-bred lambs of Charollais breed x Merinos breed and of those of Merinos breed during fattening period (100 days)

(S.C. Acvila S.R.L.)

Body weight (kg/animal)

In the beginning of fattening In the end of fattening

Average daily weigh increasing rate (g/animal)

Breed n - - X ± sx

V% - - X ± sx

V% - - X ± sx

V%

F1 half-breed lambs

(Charollais breed x Merinos breed)

20 21,90±0,6510 14,09 41,92±0,4719 5,33 200,2±4,1035 9,71

Merinos breed

20 20,52±0,7140 16,50 39,57±0,5536 6,63 160,5±3,1435 8,76

R1 Charollais

breed X F1

(Charollais breed X Merinos breed)

9 20,32±0,2140 3,05 42,57±0,5536 3,90 222,5±2,5536 3,45

The output at slaughtering of the fattened male youth (Project Coordinator)

Output 1 (%)

Output 2 (%)

Breed n

- - X ± sx

V% n - - X ± sx

V%

F1 half-breed lambs (Meat Breed of Palas X

Merinos de Palas breed)

3 42,15±0,5012 2,05 3 54,55±1,0510 3,52

Meat Breed of Palas 3 45,04 ±1,1100 4,26 3 57,09±0,7500 2,27

Merinos de Palas breed

3 41,04±0,6300 2,65 3 53,65±0,6200 1,67

R1 half-breed of Meat Breed of Palas X

F1(Meat Breed of Palas x Merinos de Palas

breed)

3 44,99±0,3211 1,23 3 57,09±1,3211 4,01

Slaughtering output at F1 half-breed lambs (Suffolk X Merinos), R1 Suffolk X F1 (Suffolk X Merinos) and Merinos

(Project Partner – Polifronie Iancu)

Slaughtering output (%)

Output 1 Output 2 Genotype

- - n X ± sx V%

- - n X ± sx V%

R1 half-bred of Suffolk X F1(Suffolk X Merinos

3 42,13±0,9100 3,74 3 55,77±1,1800 3,66

F1 half-bred of Suffolk X Merinos

3 42,77 ±0,9210 3,72 3 56,38±1,1823 3,63

Merinos lambs

3 44,40±0,7250 2,82 3 52,08±1,5230 5,06

The slaughtering output at the F1 half-bred of Charollais X Merinos, at the R1 half-bred of Charollais X F1 (Charollais X Merinos) and at Merinos lambs

(Project Partner – SC ACVILA SRL)

Slaughtering output (%)

Output 1 Output 2

Genotype - - n X ± sx V%

- - n X ± sx V%

F1half-bred of Charollais X Merinos

3 43,03±1,1512 4,63 3 54,80±0,3521 1,11

R1 half-bred of Charollais X F1 (Charollais X Merinos)

3 42,87±2,1822 8,81 3 55,06±1,6525 5,19

Merinos lambs 3 43,64±0,6300 2,50 3 49,50±0,6000 2,09

CONCLUSIONS

The weight increasing rate made as a result of the fattening of the half-bred lambs

with the Meat Breed of Palas was of 222,9±2,9735 g at F1 half-bred lambs (Meat Breed of

Palas X Merinos Breed) and of 207,0±3,3133 g at R1 half-bred lambs of Meat Breed of

Palas X F1 (Meat Breed of Palas x Merinos de Palas Breed ), they exceeding the

increasing rates made by Merinos lambs with 42 and respectively 32.

The F1 half-bred lambs (Meat Breed of Palas X Merinos Breed) and R1 of Meat Breed

of Palas X F1 (Meat Breed of Palas x Merinos de Palas Breed) made the kilogram of

weight increasing rate with a consumption of metabolising energy of 12220, respectively

13033 kcal and a consumption of protein of 760,8, respectively 812 g besides 16902 Kcal

and 1052 g digestible protein, at Merinos Breed, thus proving a better conversion of

fodders into weight increasing rate.

TheF1 half-bred lambs of Meat Breed of Palas X Țigaie Breed from the Experimental

Base of Reghin made weight increasing rates of 209,2 g , and the R1 half-bred lambs of

Meat Breed X F1 (Meat Breed of Palas X Țigaie Breed ) make 206,7g exceeding the

average daily weight increasing rate made by Țigaie Breed with 15 and respectively

13,7%. The F1 and R1 half-bred lambs made a specific consumption of metabolising

energy of 12404 and respectively 12554 Kcal besides 14982 Kcal at Țigaie Breed and a

specific consumption of protein of 765 respectively 774 g besides 881 g at Țigaie Breed .

As a result of the fattening of the half-bred lambs of Suffolk Breed and Merinos Breed

from the Project Partner I.I.Polifronie it was obtained an average daily weight increasing

rate of 217,1±3,3536 g at the R1 half-bred lambs and 207,2±4,1035 g besides

167,20±1,1735 obtained at Merinos lambs.

The F1 half-bred lambs (Suffolk Breed X Merinos Breed) and R1 Suffolk Breed X F1

(Suffolk Breed X Merinos Breed) had a better conversion of fodders in weight increasing

rate making one kilogram of weight increasing rate with lower consumption of energy

(22,7 and respectively 28,57 %) and protein( 22,49 and respectively 28,29 % ) besides

Merinos Breed .

The weight increasing rate made by the half-bred lambs with Charollais Breed from

the Partner SC Acvila SRL was of 222,5±2,5536 g at the R1 half-bred lambs of Charollais

Breed X F1 (Charollais Breed X Merinos Breed) and of 200,2±4,1035 g at the F1 half-bred

lambs (Charollais Breed X Merinos Breed ), bigger increasing rates with 38,63 and

respectively 24,74 % besides Merinos Breed. The specific consumption of energy and

digestible protein of R1 half-bred lambs was smaller besides Merinos Breed with 38,5 %

and that of the F1 half-bred lambs smaller with 25 %, respectively 27 %.

The results of experimental slaughtering done at the F1 and R1 half-bred lambs

between Meat Breed of Palas and Merinos de Palas breed from ICDCOC Palas showed

the highest output at slaughtering (Output1)

At the partner I.I. Polifronie Iancu there were obtained similar data for the slaughtering

output (Output1) at the F1 half-bred lambs (Suffolk breed X Merinos breed) and R1

Suffolk breed X F1 (Suffolk breed X Merinos Breed) and Merinos Breed.

At the partner SC Acvila SRL there were obtained similar data for the slaughtering

output ( Output1) ) at the F1 half-bred lambs (Charollais Breed X Merinos Breed) and R1

Charollais Breed X F1 (Charollai Breed s X Merinos Breed) and Merinos Breed .