Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science., Vol. LVI
Written by Ibrahim CEMAL, Onur YILMAZ, Orhan KARACA
The aim of this study was to determine birth weights and growth performances of hair goat kids till 5 months (150 days) of age at the extensive breeding conditions in Denizli province of Turkey. The analyzed data from hair goats in 54 breeders’ flock (4 multiplier and 50 base flocks) was collected in years 2011 and 2012. The least square means for kids’ birth weight were found as 3.29 kg.The differences created by flock type, birth type and sex, except years, on birth weight of kids were found statistically significant (P< 0.01).The least square means for live weight of kids at an average age of 150 days were 27.15 kg. This traits was significantly affected by sex (P< 0.05) and age of kids (P< 0.01) only. The average daily gain of kids for first five months of life was 156.32 g. Among the investigated factors, only the age of kids have a significant effect (P< 0.01) on average daily gains (ADG) of kids. The numbers of researches conducted on hairy goats are very limited. Therefore, these results will be a guide for other researches on this goat breed.
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