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Table |
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2.1 |
Trends in the national sheep population |
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2.2 |
Distribution of the sheep population in Morocco |
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2.3 |
Trends in meat production from cattle, sheep and goats |
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2.4 |
Number of sheep slaughtered, total production and average carcass weight |
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2.5 |
Carcass weight in slaughterhouses of some large cities in 1983 |
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2.6 |
Weight of lambs at different ages |
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2.7 |
Wool production |
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2.8 |
Fleece weight and wool quality of some breeds |
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2.9 |
Trend of milk production from milked cows, goats and ewes |
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2.10 |
Milk yield and composition of some native breeds |
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2.11 |
Fertility and prolificacy of native ewes |
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2.12 |
Mortality of lambs from birth to 90 days of age |
| 3.1 | Proportion by sex and age of lambs sold in Tadla |
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3.2 |
Frequency of stages of alfalfa maturity at harvest in the Ziz valley |
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3.3 |
Reproductive performance of sheep under different production systems |
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3.4 |
Interval between lambings under different production systems |
| 3.5 |
Lamb mortality at birth and until 90 days under different production systems |
| 3.6 |
Average lamb weight at birth, 30, 60 and 90 days of age under different production systems |
| 3.7 |
Sheep productivity under different production systems |
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4.1 |
Moroccan sheep breeds: approximate population size |
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4.2 |
Description of some mountain breeds of sheep |
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4.3 |
Classification and fleece characteristics of Moroccan breeds of sheep |
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4.4 |
Importance of kemp in fleeces from Moroccan breeds |
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4.5 |
Characteristics of eastern plateau breeds |
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4.6 |
Size and slaughter characteristics of western plateau breeds |
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4.7 |
Characteristics of intermediate types |
| 4.8 |
Weight, height and length of the Beni Ahsen breed |
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4.9 |
Number of ewes registered in Morocco and corresponding breeds and flocks in 1987 |
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4.10 |
Liveweight of lambs from Moroccan and French breeds from birth to 9 months |
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4.11 |
Growth rate of lambs from Moroccan and French breeds from birth to 9 months |
| 4.12 | Performance of D'Man, Beni Guil and Sardi breeds of sheep studied in the 1970s and early 1980s |
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5.1 |
Age at first lambing of D'Man ewes |
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5.2 |
Milk yield and composition of native breed ewes |
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5.3 |
Growth traits of native breed lambs |
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5.4 |
Fleece weight and wool characteristics |
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5.5 |
Number of rams entered in the Flock Book |
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5.6 |
Estimation of heritability, phenotypic and genetic correlations |
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5.7 |
Repeatability estimates of reproduction traits |
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5.8 |
Repeatability estimates of body weights |
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5.9 |
Phenotypic correlations between body traits of Sard1 and D'Man |
| 5.10 | Body weights and carcass characteristics of native breeds and their crossbred lambs |
LIST OF FIGURES
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Figure |
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1.1 |
Map of Morocco |
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2.1 |
Geographical distribution of Moroccan sheep |
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3.1 |
Sheep feeding calendar in Tadla |
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3.2 |
Sheep feeding calendar in Ziz |
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3.3 |
Sheep feeding calendar in Draa |
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4.1 |
Approximate distribution of the main sheep breeds |
LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS
| Atlantic coast | ||
| 4.1 | Beni Ahsen ram | |
| 4.2 | Beni Ahsen ewe | |
| Western plateau | ||
| 4.3 | Sardi ram | |
| 4.4 | Sardi ewe | |
| Eastern plateau | ||
| 4.5 | Beni Guil ram | |
| 4.6 | Beni Guil ewe | |
| Southern oases | ||
| 4.7 | D'Man ram | |
| 4.8 | D'Man ewe | |
| 4.9 | Primiparous D'Man ewe with triplets | |
| 4.10 | D'Man flock | |
| Intermediate types | ||
| 4.11 | Timahdite ram | |
| 4.12 | Timahdite ewe | |
