Acıpayam sheep

The Acıpayam is a breed of domesticated sheep that originated in Turkey. They are a dual-purpose breed (wool and meat).[1] They are a mix of Awassi, Ost Fries and Daglic breeds.[2]

Acıpayam
Country of originTurkey
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    65 kg (140 lb)
  • Female:
    60 kg (130 lb)
Wool colorWhite
Face colorWhite

Characteristics

They average 54.6kg in weight.[3] Both have white, coarse wool.[4]

Production

Ewes have a mean daily milk yield of 906.2g, with a lactation period of 199 days. Lambs have an average growth rate of 83.77g/day. However, there is wide variation in production traits between individual sheep.[5] They produce 34.7 micron wool and cut 3.1kg of greasy fleece on average. Their fleece is best suited to carpet making.[3]

Development

The Acipayam was developed in the 1990s in Denizli, a city in the Aegean region of Turkey, in an effort to improve production traits of local breeds. The Awassi and Daglic were chosen for their ability to withstand local conditions, and the Ost Fries for its milk yield. The genetic contribution from each of these breeds was 50% Awassi, 25% Ost Fries and 25% Daglic.[5]

References
  1. "Breeds of Livestock". Oklahoma State University Board of Regents. Archived from the original on 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  2. Muz, Dilek; Oguzoglu, Tuba; Rosati, Sergio; Reina, Ramses; Bertolotti, Luigi; Burgu, Ibrahim (2013). "First molecular characterization of visna/maedi viruses from naturally infected sheep in Turkey Dilek Muz". Archives of Virology. 158 (3): 559–570. doi:10.1007/s00705-012-1518-1. hdl:10261/86674. PMID 23124887. S2CID 17817432.
  3. Yüceer, Banu; Akçapınar, Halil; Özbaşer, Fatma Tulin (2010). "The body weight and fleece traits of Acıpayam sheep". Journal of Lalahan Livestock Research Institute. 50: 73–80 – via CABI.
  4. "Acipayam". BREEDS in TURKEY. Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, School of Veterinary Medicine Hannover. Archived from the original on 2008-01-26. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
  5. Özbaşer, T.; Akcapinar, Halil (2011). "Some production traits of Acıpayam sheep under The Middle Anatolian conditions". Journal of Lalahan Livestock Research Institute. 51: 1.
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