Record Details

Crossbreeding effects on milk yield and components of Saudi Aradi, Damascus goats and their crosses

Indian Agricultural Research Journals

View Archive Info
 
 
Field Value
 
Title Crossbreeding effects on milk yield and components of Saudi Aradi, Damascus goats and their crosses
 
Creator AL-SAEF, A M
 
Subject Crossbreeding, Direct heterosis, Goats, Maternal heterosis, Milk traits
 
Description The objective of the study was to improve productivity of Aradi goat breed (A), for milk production traits through crossbreeding with the imported Damascus goats (D). Milk yield and composition were measured biweekly from kidding up to the 24th weeks of lactation. Direct additive genetic effects, direct heterosis, maternal heterosis, and direct recombination effects were determined. Crossbred goats showed improved milk yield and components compared to the local Aradi purebred. The estimates of direct heterosis expressed as percentages relative to parental purebreds showed a range of 3.1 to 6.9% for milk traits. Estimates of direct additive effects for milk traits were significantly higher in favour of Damascus goats by 31.7%. The estimates for milk components were mostly insignificantly in favour of Damascus goats for fat, SNF, protein, lactose and ash. Crossbred goats were associated with significant heterotic improvements for daily milk yield, fat, SNF, protein and ash.
 
Publisher Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture
 
Contributor —
 
Date 2013-11-14
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
—
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/34776
 
Source The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences; Vol 83, No 11 (2013)
0367-8318
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/34776/15383
 
Rights Copyright (c) 2014 The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences