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Ruminant Nutrition and Forage Utilization
Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences 1992;5(3): 469-473.
https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.1992.469    Published online September 1, 1992.
Effect of environmental factors on body weight at different ages in the Romney Marsh sheep
A. K. Fazlul Haque Bhniyan, M. K. Curran
Abstract
Data on the birth weight, 8 week body weight and ewe body weight of an unselected random mating Romney Marsh sheep flock are analyzed to study the influence of various environmental factors. The average birth weight of lambs was 5.06 kg. Sex of lamb, birth type and dam age contributed significant variation in lamb birth weight (p<0.05). Males were significantly heavier than females (p<0.05) and singles were significantly heavier than multiples (p<0.05) at birth. Birth weight of lamb increased with the progress of dams` age. The overall average 8 week body weight of lambs was 20.84 kg. Effect of birth weight, sex, birth type and dam age was significant on 8 week body weight of lamb. Eight week body weight increased with the increase of lamb birth weight (b=1.285 kg). Ewes` body weight taken before tupping was affected by ewes` age, year of performance and their weight at birth. It was concluded that performance data on lamb birth weight, 8 week body weight and ewe body weight should be corrected for the above relevantly significant environmental factors in any genetic calculation in the United Kingdom Romney March sheep.
Keywords: Environmental Factors; Body Weight; Romney Marsh Sheep


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