Crossbreeding trials with bore goats in Sri Lanka: Effects on the Birth Weights of Kids

Premasundeba, A.S.; Ravindran, V.; Dc Silva, G.P.L.; Jeyalingvatkani, S.

dc.contributor.author	Premasundeba, A.S.
dc.contributor.author	Ravindran, V.
dc.contributor.author	Dc Silva, G.P.L.
dc.contributor.author	Jeyalingvatkani, S.
dc.date.accessioned	2024-08-16T07:56:42Z
dc.date.available	2024-08-16T07:56:42Z
dc.date.issued	1998
dc.identifier.uri	http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/10731
dc.description.abstract	Records of 2644 kids born between 1983 and 1990 from a crossbreeding programme involving Boer, Jamnapari and Kottukachchiya breeds were analyzed to study the effects of breed types, sex and month of birth on the birth weight of goats. Average birth weights of Boer, Jamnapari, Kottukachchiya and 50% Boer crossbreds were 3.02, 2.76, 2.23 and 2.69 kg, respectively. Inter se mating of 50% Boer crossbreds did not cause any reduction in the birth weights. Backcrossing the 50% Boer crossbreds to the Boer increased birth weights. Male kids were significantly heavier at birth than the females. The effect of month of birth on birth weights was not significant.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Tropenlandwirt	en_US
dc.title	Crossbreeding trials with bore goats in Sri Lanka: Effects on the Birth Weights of Kids	en_US
dc.type	Journal abstract	en_US