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Studies on factors affecting reproductive performance and mortality of Small East African goats and their crosses

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Title Studies on factors affecting reproductive performance and mortality of Small East African goats and their crosses
 
Creator Mtenga, L.A.
Kifaro, G.C.
Belay, B.
 
Subject GOATS
REPRODUCTION
BREEDS
TANZANIA
REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE
MORTALITY
PARTURITION
CROSSBREDS
AGE
PARTURITION INTERVAL
 
Description This study compares genetic and non-genetic factors affecting the reproductive performance and mortality rates of Kamorai x Small East African (SEA), Boer x SEA and SEA goats using records kept at the Department of Animal Science and Production, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania, between 1972 and 1989.Age at first kidding and kidding interval ranged from 638 to 984 days and 293 to 419 days, respectively. Age at first kidding was significantly (P
 
Date 2016-02-08T09:03:15Z
2016-02-08T09:03:15Z
1992
 
Type Conference Paper
 
Identifier 92-9053-284-X
http://hdl.handle.net/10568/70838
 
Language en