a study to evaluate the reproductive performance of abergelle goat was carried out at sekota district of amhara national regional state. on-farm flocks from two peasant associations were monitored for two years to collect data. data collected included identification number of doe and kid, birth / kidding date, kid birth weight, sex of kid, post partum doe weight, litter size, parity of doe. dat...

The study was conducted to estimate the genetic and phenotypic correlations among body measurements, body weight, kidding interval, kidding rate and milk yield in the different breeds of goat. Data was collected on 95 goats of three breeds (Jamunapari, Black Bengal and their crosses (Jamunapari×Black Bengal) through direct observation. The average body weight of Jamunapari goat was 34.75 ± 3.33...

A study to evaluate the reproductive performance of Abergelle goat was carried out at Sekota District of Amhara National Regional State. On-farm flocks from two peasant associations were monitored for two years to collect data. Data collected included identification number of doe and kid, birth / kidding date, kid birth weight, sex of kid, post partum doe weight, litter size, parity of doe. Dat...

one hundred female markhoz goats (42±5 kg) were used to investigate the ‘male effect’ on estrous synchronization and reproductive characteristics of female goat during the breeding season. this was carried out in three separate experiments. in the first experiment, forty female goats were used in 4 groups with different distance from the male goats (i.e. source of pheromone secretion); a1 (1 me...

Vaccination against Coxiella burnetii, the cause of Q fever, is reportedly the only feasible strategy of eradicating infection in ruminant herds. Preventive vaccination of seronegative goats is more effective in reducing shedding of C. burnetii than vaccinating seropositive goats. The age at which goats born on heavily-contaminated farms first seroconvert to C. burnetii has not yet been documen...

in this study, production, reproduction, management and economic parameters deduced from recordings of 5 flocks with 720 heads of native goats during an annual cycle of production in transhumance, village and farming systems were employed to determine the traits' economic values. the economic values of the traits were estimated, using maximizing profit, revenue per cost as well as minimizi...