Iraqi Sheep Research Articles

Effect of anthelmintic treatment on the development of resistance in sheep vaccinated or experimentally infected with Dictyocaulus filaria

This investigation was undertaken to study the immune response of Iraqi sheep vaccinated with Dictyocaulus filaria larvae (Filiraq) and to determine the effect of tetramisole on the development of resistance to reinfection. The findings confirm the effectiveness of Filiraq in conferring protection against experimental infection with D filaria. However, the administration of anthelmintic four weeks after each vaccination interfered with the development of immunity. Termination of D filaria infection at 28 days by tetramisole treatment also prevented the immune response.

A comparative study of fleece characteristics in Iraqi sheep. I. Greasy-fleece weight, shrinkage% and fibre ratio

A comparative study of fleece characteristics in Iraqi sheep. I. Greasy-fleece weight, shrinkage% and fibre ratio

A comparative study of fleece characteristics in Iraqi sheep. II. Fibre diameter medulated fibres% and fibre length

A comparative study of fleece characteristics in Iraqi sheep. II. Fibre diameter medulated fibres% and fibre length

The composition of Iraqi sheep's milk

SummaryThe bulked milk from a flock of Awassi sheep was analysed in two successive seasons. In the second season a wider range of analyses of samples taken from the time the first few ewes came into milk until almost the end of the production season (minimum and maximum numbers in milk 8 and 199) gave the following average values: specific gravity, 1·0366; titratable acidity, 0·217%; pH, 6·65; fat, 6·88%; protein, 6·18%; lactose, 5·75%; solids-not-fat, 12·99%; ash, 0·928%; CaO, 0·29%; p2O5, 0·32%; CaO in ash, 31·5%; P2O5 in ash, 34·3%.The results are compared with the published compositional figures for sheep's and cow's milks.