RESEARCH ON QUANTITATIVE PARAMETERS IN THE MEAT PRODUCTION AT LAMBS OBTAINED FROM CROSSBREEDING ILE DE FRANCE BREED X PALAS MERINO BREED

The aim of this work is to bring new information on the possibilities of increasing production and improving the quality of meat, obtained from local Palas Merino breed by crossbreeding with Ile de France breed. The subject is topical, bearing in mind that the main production at European level for exploiting sheep is meat production and the demand for sheep meat has increased considerably, both in traditional consuming countries and outside in developed ones, but especially in countries with a developing economy, and the sheep meat price in certain countries is with 20-30% higher than the price of poultry or pork meat. The experiments were carried out in two successive years on three lots of lambs, respectively a control batch one and two experimental lots, during the suckling period of lambs until weaning them, respectively for a period of 60 days. During this period lambs have had permanent access to maternal milk but also at good quality hay and concentrated feeding stuffs the last one being administered to discretion in special places. Results regarding average daily gain and total growth weight of lambs during suckling period were performed by individual weighing of lambs at birth, at 30 days and 60 days, depending on the type of birth and sex of lambs. The results of the experiment highlighted the fact that the crossbred lambs from the third group have recorded the best quantitative performances in the meat production.