Growth, survival rate, and some reproductive characteristics of Hair goat under breeder conditions in Kahramanmaras Province

Gungor I., Alkoyak K., Oz S., KONCAGÜL S.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES, vol.45, no.6, pp.1022-1029, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/vet-2104-51
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.1022-1029
  • Keywords: Hair goat, growth, environmental factors, reproductive characteristics, survival rate, PRODUCTION TRAITS, CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS, EXTENSIVE CONDITIONS, PREWEANING GROWTH, COMMUNICATION, PERFORMANCE, SLAUGHTER, TURKEY
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the growth characteristics and survival rate until weaning, some reproductive characteristics of Hair goat, and the factors affecting these characteristics under farmer conditions in Kahramanmaras province. In the study, a total of 19386 birth weight (BW) records of kids in 49 different flocks in 14 villages for 5 years (2014-2018), and a total of 18017 weaning weight (WW) records were used from the National Genetic Improvement Project of Sheep and Goat in Turkey (NGIPSG). The average BW, WW, and daily live weight gain (DWG) of the kids were determined as 3.17 +/- 0.013, 15.81 +/- 0.045 kg and 139.78 +/- 0.502 g, respectively. Among the environmental factors examined on these characteristics, the effect of dam's age, year and season of birth, type of birth, and sex were found to be statistically significant (p < 0.01). While the average survival rate of the kids at weaning was 92.94% and ranged between 90.99% and 95.14% depending on the years the effects of dam's age (p < 0.01), year of birth (p < 0.01), season of birth (p < 0.05), sex (p < 0.01) and type of birth (p < 0.01) on survival rate were found to be significant. In the study, litter size and twin birth rate were found to be 1.10 and 9.9%, respectively. These results showed that the Hair goat was adapted to the region, and its breeding was carried out in a sustainable manner in the region.