Effect of Improved Shelter and Improved Nutrition on Wool Yield and Wool Quality of Magra Lambs in Two Lambing Seasons under Arid Zone

Background: Moxibustion treatment involves a combination of thermal and chemical stimulation applied by the combustion of moxa wool. The quality of moxa wool is considered to be an important factor in moxibustion treatment traditionally and clinically. However, despite its importance, quantitative and objective methods for determining moxa wool quality are lacking. Methods: Moxa wool and commercial indirect moxibustion (CIM) device specimens were randomly collected, dried and strained through sieves of various sizes for 10 h. After sieving, the residues remaining on each sieve were collected. The collected samples were weighed and microscopically observed. Results: In this study, we observed that fibres mainly remained on sieves sized 425 μm, and particles were smaller than 300 μm. The residues between 425 and 300 μm varied between the products. In addition, moxa wool for direct moxibustion (DMW) exhibited significantly more fibres than moxa wool for indirect moxibustion (IMW). Most of the CIM devices using moxa wool had a quality similar to IMW, except for one CIM brand using moxa wool that contained three times more waste particles than IMW. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, we conclude that the sieving method is useful for testing the quality of moxa wool even after the CIM manufacturing process. The sieve sizes of 425 and 300 μm could be used as a yardstick to determine the quality of moxa wool. Although this approach requires larger scale validation against existing standard methodologies, we believe it has great potential to be used to improve and safeguard the quality of moxa wool contained in commercial moxibustion devices.

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Features of Design of Gardens and Parks with Symbolic Meaning in Shymkent City—Kazakhstan

Open House International ◽

10.1108/ohi-01-2019-b0012 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 44 (1) ◽

pp. 98-106

Author(s):

Akmaral Yussupova ◽

Liu Songfu ◽

Ardasher Namazbay ◽

Ahad Nejad Ebrahimi

Keyword(s):

Landscape Architecture ◽

Arid Zone ◽

Urban Environments ◽

Symbolic Meaning ◽

Cultural Traditions ◽

Design Structure ◽

Symbolic Meanings ◽

Ornamental Art ◽

Socio Economic Factors

This study investigated the emerging progressive use of ornamental art in the landscape architecture of Kazakhstan and determined the influence of symbolism on the quality of new urban environments. The study analysed the existing recreational facilities in Kazakhstan in order to establish their symbolic meaning, the level of utilisation of symbolic ornaments, and the socio-economic factors that influence the design structure of landscape elements. The results revealed that symbolic meanings of the ornaments stem from historic, legal and cultural traditions of different ethnic groups in Kazakhstan. Therefore, the form depends on not only the topography of the area, but also the traditional symbolism and numerology. This study categorised the studied places according to their size: large gardens, small squares and small landscape forms. Taking into account the natural and climatic features of Kazakhstan, small landscape forms acquire the quality of arid zone gardens. However, lack of identity and consistency appears to be a major problem in design of larger scale landscapes. This article posits that coordination between socio-economic and historical-cultural factors will open new creative opportunities for the development of an original landscape architecture in Kazakhstan, yet balance between environmental construction and contextually meaningful urban planning will still be needed.

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Effects of defaunation of the rumen and supplementation with amino acids on the wool production of housed Saxon Merinos. 1. Lupins and extruded lupins

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture ◽

10.1071/ea9880173 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 173 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

DJ Cottle

Keyword(s):

Amino Acids ◽

Wheat Straw ◽

Sulfur Content ◽

Growth Rates ◽

Trial Period ◽

Wool Production ◽

Lower Resistance ◽

Wool Growth ◽

Wool Quality

Six groups, each comprising 10 superfine Merino wethers ('Sharlea'), were individually penned indoors and hand-fed oats and wheat straw, either alone or with 10% (w/w) crushed lupins or extruded lupins. The rations were fed at maintenance level and were offered 3 times a week. Half of the sheep were defaunated by drenching with Alkanate 3SL3. Wool growth rates and wool quality were measured during a 5-month trial period. Defaunation resulted in a 6.5% increase in clean wool production, with a 3% higher sulfur content. The quality of the wool grown was unaffected by defaunation. Inclusion of lupins or extruded lupins in the ration resulted in a 10% increase in clean wool growth. Wool quality was largely unaffected, though a lower resistance to compression was apparent. It was concluded that a reasonable diet for 'Sharlea' production was 500g oats, 50g wheat straw, 50g lupins, 10.5g vitamin, mineral mix per sheep per day. This diet may be further improved by additional ingredients and defaunation of the sheep.

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Influence of liveweight, liveweight change, and diet on wool growth, staple strength, and fibre diameter in young sheep

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research ◽

10.1071/a97093 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 49 (2) ◽

pp. 269 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

D. G. Masters ◽

A. D. Peterson ◽

G. Mata ◽

S. M. Liu

Keyword(s):

Management Strategy ◽

Fibre Diameter ◽

Experimental Period ◽

Canola Meal ◽

Wool Growth ◽

Lupin Seed ◽

Staple Strength ◽

Wool Yield ◽

Fleece Weight

The effects of initial liveweight, liveweight change, and composition of the diet on wool growth and staple strength in weaner sheep were investigated. Weaner wethers (64) were allocated to treatments in a factorial design (23). The factors were initial liveweight (heavy, 33 kg; light, 25 kg), liveweight change (fed at maintenance for 56 days, or 28 days at 0 ·6×maintenance then 28 days at 1·6×maintenance), and diet (lupin seed based diet or canola meal based diet). The heavier weaners grew approximately 1·9 g/day more wool than the light sheep during the experimental period and this resulted in a higher clean fleece weight (1·8 v. 1·4 kg), staple strength (37 v. 27·4 N/ktex), and fibre diameter (18·0 v. 17·4 µm). Substituting canola meal for lupin seed increased wool growth during the experiment and clean wool yield, but did not affect clean fleece weight or staple strength. The weaners fed to lose and then gain weight grew wool with a lower staple strength than the weaners fed to maintain weight through the experiment (28·6 v. 35·8 N/ktex), but there were no differences in any of the other fleece characteristics. The ratio of wool growth to dry matter intake (DMI) was higher in the sheep fed canola meal than those fed lupins (by approximately 1·5 g/kg DMI) and higher in weaners losing weight than those fed to maintain weight (by approximately 4·5 g/kg DMI). From a practical perspective, these results indicate that initial liveweight and liveweight change both influence staple strength and wool growth and need to be included in any management strategy to improve wool quality of young sheep.

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Wool productivity of sheep of Edilbaevskya breed of different genotypes

Glavnyj zootehnik (Head of Animal Breeding) ◽

10.33920/sel-03-2104-04 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 34-40

Author(s):

B. B. Traisov ◽

Yu. A. Yuldashbaev ◽

N. I. Kulmakova ◽

A. M. Davletova

Keyword(s):

Main Type ◽

The West ◽

Western Kazakhstan ◽

Morphological Composition ◽

Wool Quality ◽

Breed Sheep

The results of a study of the wool productivity and wool quality of sheep of Edilbaevskaya breed of different genotypes bred in the West of Kazakhstan have been presented in the paper. In the farm the improvement of sheep of Edilbaevskaya breed is carried out by using stud rams of Brliksky, Suyundiksky and Kurmangazinsky types of Western Kazakhstan. It has been found that the offspring of Brliksky type rams were inferior in terms of fleece and in the original to their herdmates from Suyundiksky and Kurmangazinsky stud rams. For fleece offspring from Suyundiksky rams with Edilbaevskaya breed ewes were superior to their herdmates from Edilbaevskaya breed rams with Edilbaevskaya breed ewes – gimmers by 0,1 kg or 7,7 %; Kurmangazinsky type gimmers superior to the offspring of Edilbaevskaya breed rams with Edilbaevskaya breed ewes by 0,2 kg or 15,4 %. Gimmers of Kurmangazinsky stud rams exceeded Suyundiksky herdmates by 0,1 kg or 7,7 %. A similar situation has been noted for young rams. The study of the ratio of the main types of fibers and morphological composition has been shown that the wool of Edilbaevskaya breed sheep of the studied types had differences in their ratio. The main type of fibers in the wool of Edilbaevskaya breed sheep of the studied groups is under hair and transitional hair, while the best content of under hairs is marked by Kurmangazinsky type stud rams and their offspring. The ratio of under hair, transitional and beard hairs in the average commercial weights of wool in rams of Brliksky interbreed type was 2,57:3,7:3,50, in animals of Suyundiksky type it was 3,37:2,2:2,93, and in Kurmangazinsky type 3,25:1,7:2,15. In general the conducted research of wool productivity of Edilbaevskaya breed sheep bred in the zone of Western Kazakhstan and the offspring obtained from them are characterized by average indicators. In terms of wool productivity and morphological composition offspring of Kurmangazinsky stud rams surpassed the offspring obtained from the Suyundiksky and Brliksky types of Edilbaevskaya breed.

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The influence of various soil moisture-régimes on the yield and quality of cotton in an arid zone

The Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.1017/s0021859600020037 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 73 (3) ◽

pp. 425-429 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

J. Amir ◽

H. Bielorai

Keyword(s):

Arid Zone ◽

Moisture Stress ◽

Clear Water ◽

Stress Symptoms ◽

Yield And Quality ◽

Moisture Regimes ◽

Boll Weight ◽

Beginning Of Flowering ◽

The One

SummaryThe results of three cotton irrigation experiments in the western Negev region indicate that by increasing the intervals between irrigations and by applying the first irrigation at the beginning of flowering, maximum yields of 1700–2100 kg/ha can be obtained with three irrigations. In all treatments except the one with four irrigations, about 0·31 kg of lint was produced for each 1 m3 of irrigation water. In the three driest treatments, where cotton suffered from moisture stress during various periods of growth, no differences in lint quality could be detected in comparison with wetter treatments. As long as there were clear drought symptoms, such as in the three driest treatments, additional irrigation increased the number of bolls/plant, while the average boll weight remained unaffected. Additional irrigation in treatments where there were no clear water stress symptoms did not increase the number of bolls/plant, but increased the average boll weight.

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Quality of urban runoff in wet and dry seasons: a case study in a semi-arid zone

Environmental Science and Pollution Research ◽

10.1007/s11356-016-7547-7 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 23 (24) ◽

pp. 25156-25168 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Joyce Ortiz-Hernández ◽

Carlos Lucho-Constantino ◽

Liliana Lizárraga-Mendiola ◽

Rosa Icela Beltrán-Hernández ◽

Claudia Coronel-Olivares ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Arid Zone ◽

Urban Runoff ◽

Dry Seasons ◽

Semi Arid ◽

Wet And Dry Seasons

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Se and I status in pregnant ewes from a pastoral system and the effect of supplementation with Se and I or only Se on wool quality of lambs

Heliyon ◽

10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02486 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (9) ◽

pp. e02486

Author(s):

M.H. Guerra ◽

M.C. Cabrera ◽

D. Fernández Abella ◽

A. Saadoun ◽

A. Burton

Keyword(s):

Pastoral System ◽

Wool Quality

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The influence of rate of stocking and application of superphosphate on the production and quality of wool, and on the gross margin from wethers

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture ◽

10.1071/ea9720348 ◽

1972 ◽

Vol 12 (57) ◽

pp. 348 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

DJ Cannon

Keyword(s):

Economic Advantage ◽

Cost Structure ◽

Entire Period ◽

Quality Traits ◽

Gross Margin ◽

Wool Production ◽

Wool Quality ◽

The Given ◽

Do So

From 1964-1969 wool production, liveweight, and wool quality traits were measured on Merino wethers stocked at rates ranging from 2 per acre (4.9 ha-1) to 8 per acre (19.8 ha-1) on plots receiving 50, 150 and 250 lb an acre (56, 168, and 280 kg ha-1) superphosphate annually. The effects of increases in the rate of stocking and the amount of superphosphate applied, on wool quality traits and gross margin returns during the entire period and on wool production from 1967 to 1969 are reported. In each year (1967 to 1969) wool production responded to an increase in superphosphate application from 50 to 150 lb but not to an increase from 150 to 250 lb. The response was substantial only in 1968. All wool traits were affected by the level of superphosphate in one or more years. In terms of gross margin returns ($/acre) it was profitable to apply more than 50 lb an acre of superphosphate in 1966 only. In 1969 it was clearly unprofitable to do so, and in 1965, 1967, and 1968 there was no economic advantage to any particular level of superphosphate application within the given cost structure.

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PSXII-11 Parameters for yearling wool production, wool quality and liveweight traits in mutton-wool breed of sheep with a different kinship ratio

Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.1093/jas/skab235.455 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 99 (Supplement_3) ◽

pp. 249-250

Author(s):

Valentina Sabrekova ◽

Maxim Korenyuga ◽

Julia Timoshenko ◽

Feyzullah Feyzullaev

Keyword(s):

Wool Production ◽

Negative Effect ◽

Wool Quality ◽

Wool Yield ◽

Fleece Weight

Abstract This study aimed to determine the effect of crossbreeding on wool production for sheep of different kinship ratios. Purebred (Volgograd) and crossbred (F3, Volgograd x ¼ North Caucasian) sheep were used. The birth liveweights (n = 100) of tups were similar (3.71 kg and 3.69 kg) whereas crossbred ewes were heavier than purebreds (3.45 kg vs 3.3 kg). At 2.5 months (n = 97), crossbred tups outweighed purebreds by 6.94% (22.17 kg and 20.73 kg (p ≤ 0.05); ewes’ liveweights were similar (19.98 kg and 19.88 kg). Crossbred tups’ weaning weights (n = 70) exceeded purebred tups by 20.85% (32.33 kg and 26.75kg, (p ≤ 0.01); crossbred ewes outweighed purebreds by 7.38% (27.20 kg and 25.33 kg). Crossbred tup yearlings (n = 67) outweighed purebreds (52.10 and 48.90 kg) (P ≤ 0.01) whereas ewe yearlings were similar (37.30 kg vs. 36.70 kg). However, fleece weights (n = 30) of crossbred tups were heavier than of purebreds. Greasy fleece weight of crossbred tups was 6.72 kg and 6.14 kg (P ≤ 0.05). Clean fleece weight of crossbred tups outweighed purebred by 13.73% (3.56 kg and 3.13 kg, P ≤ 0.05). Greasy fleece weight of crossbred ewes was 3.95 kg and 3.57 kg (P ≤ 0.05). Clean fleece weight of crossbred tups outweighed purebred by 15.34% (2.18 kg and 1.89 kg, P ≤ 0.05). Wool yield of crossbred and purebred tups were 53 and 51%, ewes were 55 and 53%. Staple lengths of crossbred and purebred tups were 12.53 cm and 10.51 cm (P ≤ 0.001), crossbred and purebred ewes were 11.48 cm and 9.56 cm (P ≤ 0.01). This study indicates there was no negative effect of an admixture of new blood of North Caucasian breed on wool productivity of F3. These results can help improve meat and wool production.

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