Bourfia M, Touchberry R W
Department of Animal Production, Rabat-Instituts, Morocco.
J Anim Sci. 1993 Apr;71(4):870-81. doi: 10.2527/1993.714870x.
A diallel cross involving three Moroccan breeds of sheep (D'man, Beni Guil, and Sardi) was conducted for two successive years at the Gharb Experiment Station in Morocco. Significant effects associated with breed of sire and breed of dam for live and carcass weights are consistent with differences in mature body size of the three breeds involved. Carcasses of lambs by Sardi sires or out of Sardi dams were the heaviest and those by D'man sires or out of D'man dams were the lightest. Lambs by D'man sires reached the prescribed stage of maturity for slaughter at a younger age than did lambs of Beni Guil sires, and lambs out of Beni Guil dams were younger at slaughter than lambs out of Sardi dams. Because of its genetic potential for high growth rate and carcass weight, the Sardi breed could be used in breeding programs to enhance meat production from sheep in Morocco. With the large and desirable maternal effects expressed by the Beni Guil breed on growth traits and carcass weight per 100 d of age, it could also be used in Morocco as a breed of dam.
在摩洛哥的加卜试验站连续两年进行了一项涉及三种摩洛哥绵羊品种（德芒、贝尼吉尔和萨尔迪）的双列杂交试验。与父本品种和母本品种相关的对活重和胴体重的显著影响与所涉及的三个品种成熟体型的差异一致。由萨尔迪公羊所生或萨尔迪母羊所产羔羊的胴体最重，而由德芒公羊所生或德芒母羊所产羔羊的胴体最轻。德芒公羊所生的羔羊比贝尼吉尔公羊所生的羔羊达到规定屠宰成熟阶段的年龄更小，贝尼吉尔母羊所产的羔羊比萨尔迪母羊所产的羔羊屠宰时年龄更小。由于萨尔迪品种具有高生长速度和胴体重的遗传潜力，可用于育种计划以提高摩洛哥绵羊的肉类产量。鉴于贝尼吉尔品种对生长性状和每100日龄胴体重表现出较大且理想的母体效应，它在摩洛哥也可作为母本品种使用。
