Importance, productivity and potentials of local Serbian sheep breeds
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Cekić, Bogdan
Ružić-Muslić, Dragana

Maksimović, Nevena

Caro Petrović, Violeta

Ćosić, Ivan

Stamenić, Tamara

Andreeva, Madlena
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Due to the political, demographic and economic situation,
agriculture in Serbia changed, including also the structure in sheep breeds.
Traditional sheep breeding centers with large pasture areas and large number of
local breeds and strains are deserted, and, consequently, sheep production focused
on meat production, in intensive systems, but in expensive and inadequate ways.
This led to decreasing number in local breeds (pramenka) with its strains. In this
research, two most numerous pramenka strains were observed, Sjenica and Svrljig
strains, concerning their number, productive and reproductive parameters.
Population of registered and active heads in 2020. was 139,319 for Sjenica and
19585 for Svrljig strain. Weight on birth for Sjenica and Svrljig lambs were 3.20
and 3.15, while weight after 30 days and on weaning was 11.06, 11.42 and 27.02
and 24.97, respectively. Lambing index was 1.27 for Sjenica and 1.29 for Svrljig
strain. Svrljig strain had longer lactation (104 vs.... 88 days), with higher milk
production (64.05 kg vs. 55.01 kg), but protein content was higher in Sjenica
sheep’s milk (5.08% vs. 4.19%). Besides their importance on agro-biodiversity and
genetic pool, these strains are best adapted for breeding conditions that are in hilly
and mountainous parts of Serbia. As triple production strains, their milk, meat and
wool could be used in processing to traditional, high-quality products with
additional value, so can provide extra income for the farmers which leads to
survival and sustainable development of rural areas.
Keywords:
Indigenous breeds / genetic resources / sustainable development / milk / woolSource:
Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium,Modern Trends in Livestock Production October 6 – 8, 2021, Belgrade, Serbia, 10-2021, 500-508, 10-2021Publisher:
- Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade-Zemun, Serbia
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RIStocarTY - CONF AU - Cekić, Bogdan AU - Ružić-Muslić, Dragana AU - Maksimović, Nevena AU - Caro Petrović, Violeta AU - Ćosić, Ivan AU - Stamenić, Tamara AU - Andreeva, Madlena PY - 2021-10 UR - http://r.istocar.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/740 AB - Due to the political, demographic and economic situation, agriculture in Serbia changed, including also the structure in sheep breeds. Traditional sheep breeding centers with large pasture areas and large number of local breeds and strains are deserted, and, consequently, sheep production focused on meat production, in intensive systems, but in expensive and inadequate ways. This led to decreasing number in local breeds (pramenka) with its strains. In this research, two most numerous pramenka strains were observed, Sjenica and Svrljig strains, concerning their number, productive and reproductive parameters. Population of registered and active heads in 2020. was 139,319 for Sjenica and 19585 for Svrljig strain. Weight on birth for Sjenica and Svrljig lambs were 3.20 and 3.15, while weight after 30 days and on weaning was 11.06, 11.42 and 27.02 and 24.97, respectively. Lambing index was 1.27 for Sjenica and 1.29 for Svrljig strain. Svrljig strain had longer lactation (104 vs. 88 days), with higher milk production (64.05 kg vs. 55.01 kg), but protein content was higher in Sjenica sheep’s milk (5.08% vs. 4.19%). Besides their importance on agro-biodiversity and genetic pool, these strains are best adapted for breeding conditions that are in hilly and mountainous parts of Serbia. As triple production strains, their milk, meat and wool could be used in processing to traditional, high-quality products with additional value, so can provide extra income for the farmers which leads to survival and sustainable development of rural areas. PB - Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade-Zemun, Serbia C3 - Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium,Modern Trends in Livestock Production October 6 – 8, 2021, Belgrade, Serbia, 10-2021, 500-508 T1 - Importance, productivity and potentials of local Serbian sheep breeds UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ristocar_740 ER -
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Cekić, B., Ružić-Muslić, D., Maksimović, N., Caro Petrović, V., Ćosić, I., Stamenić, T.,& Andreeva, M.. (2021-10). Importance, productivity and potentials of local Serbian sheep breeds. in Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium,Modern Trends in Livestock Production October 6 – 8, 2021, Belgrade, Serbia, 10-2021, 500-508 Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade-Zemun, Serbia.. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ristocar_740
Cekić B, Ružić-Muslić D, Maksimović N, Caro Petrović V, Ćosić I, Stamenić T, Andreeva M. Importance, productivity and potentials of local Serbian sheep breeds. in Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium,Modern Trends in Livestock Production October 6 – 8, 2021, Belgrade, Serbia, 10-2021, 500-508. 2021;. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ristocar_740 .
Cekić, Bogdan, Ružić-Muslić, Dragana, Maksimović, Nevena, Caro Petrović, Violeta, Ćosić, Ivan, Stamenić, Tamara, Andreeva, Madlena, "Importance, productivity and potentials of local Serbian sheep breeds" in Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium,Modern Trends in Livestock Production October 6 – 8, 2021, Belgrade, Serbia, 10-2021, 500-508 (2021-10), https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ristocar_740 .