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 Dorper Hair Sheep

2010 Data

Below is data from a sampling of my 2010 lamb crop. I am posting this data to show the affect of percentage Dorper on growth as reported in ADG (Average Daily Gain). The data indicates that as you increase the percentage of Dorper in the animal the higher the ADG.

 

 

 

 

Weight

 

 

Sex

ID

% Dorper

Birth Wt.

4/30/2010

Birth Date

ADG

 

 

 

lbs.

lbs.

 

lbs.

ewe

0008

56

7.37

35

12/27/2009

0.28

ewe

0013

56

7.43

37

12/30/2009

0.31

ram

21

100

7.71

25

3/28/2010

0.76

ewe

0032

100

8.31

24

3/28/2010

0.73

ewe

0033

78

8.92

13

3/29/2010

0.41

ewe

0034

100

11.59

37

3/30/2010

1.19

ewe

0037

100

6.76

19

3/31/2010

0.63

ram

9

100

7.30

20

3/31/2010

0.67

ram

22

100

11.50

36

4/4/2010

1.38

ewe

0038

100

8.62

25

4/6/2010

1.04
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