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The performance, potentials and limitations of the West African Dwarf goat for meat production in the forest belt of Ghana

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Title The performance, potentials and limitations of the West African Dwarf goat for meat production in the forest belt of Ghana
 
Creator Tuah, A.K.
Buadu, M.K.
Obese, F.Y.
Brew, K.
 
Subject GOATS
BREEDS
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
GHANA
ANIMAL PERFORMANCE
KIDS
PRODUCTIVITY
GROWTH RATE
BIRTH WEIGHT
WEANING WEIGHT
 
Description Production records (1970-1989) for a flock of West African Dwarf (WAD) goats kept on the farm of the University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, in the forest belt of Ghana were analysed. The mean age at first kidding and the mean kidding interval were 543.18 and 284.26 days, respectively. The month of kidding did not (P < 0.05) affect kidding interval. The prolificacy of the does was 185.5%. Type of birth affected (P
 
Date 2016-02-08T09:03:15Z
2016-02-08T09:03:15Z
1992
 
Type Conference Paper
 
Identifier 92-9053-258-0
http://hdl.handle.net/10568/70839
 
Language en