[PDF][PDF] A review of productive and reproductive characteristics of indigenous goats in Ethiopia

T Dereje, U Mengistu, A Getachew… - Livestock Research for …, 2015 - researchgate.net
Goat production in Ethiopia contributes significantly to national export earnings and the
livelihoods of rural households. In the past, a number of research works were conducted to …

Possibilities of using morphometrics characteristics as a tool for body weight prediction in Turkish Hair Goats (Kilkeci).

MA Cam, M Olfaz, E Soydan - 2010 - cabidigitallibrary.org
This study was conducted to determine the body weight, body measurements, body
condition score and relationship between body weight and body measurements in adult …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of feeding different proportions of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) and neem (Azadirachta indica) leaves on feed intake, digestibility, body weight gain and …

MF Dida, DG Challi, KY Gangasahay - Veterinary and Animal Science, 2019 - Elsevier
A 90-day experimental trial was conducted to investigate the growth performance and
carcass parameters of goats supplemented with dry pigeon pea (PP) and neem leaves (NL) …

Characterization of the production system and breeding practices of indigenous goat keepers in Hai district, Northern Tanzania: implications for community-based …

AS Nguluma, E Hyera, Z Nziku, EM Shirima… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2020 - Springer
Indigenous breeding practices of the farmers and the livestock production system form the
bases for designing community-based breeding programs. The aim of this study was to …

Effects of castration age on the growth performance of Nubian crossbred male goats

YA Chen, JY Chen, WQ Chen, WY Wang, HH Wu - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Castration is a common management practice used to improve the meat
quality of goats, but the optimal timing to perform castration has yet to be scientifically …

Breeding practices and trait preferences of goat keepers at Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality, South Africa: implication for the design of breeding programmes

TL Tyasi, J Ng'ambi, S Mogashoa - Tropical animal health and production, 2022 - Springer
Identification of breeding practices and trait preferences by livestock keepers for the
selection of breeding animals to be parents of the next generations is the crucial step to the …

Effect of breed types and castration on carcass Characteristics of Boer and large frame Indigenous Veld goats of Southern Africa

GL Van Wyk, LC Hoffman, PE Strydom, L Frylinck - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The purpose of this paper is to describe and compare the carcass
characteristics of same-aged young wethers and bucks of Boer Goat (BG) and Indigenous …

Effect of straw particle size in high grain complete pelleted diet on growth performance, rumen pH, feeding behavior, nutrient digestibility, blood and carcass indices of …

MA Khurshid, MA Rashid, MS Yousaf, S Naveed… - Small Ruminant …, 2023 - Elsevier
The study aimed to elucidate the effects of straw particle size of complete pelleted diet (CPD)
on feed intake, growth performance, rumen pH, feeding behavior, selected blood …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of feeding different varieties of faba bean (vicia faba l.) straws with concentrate on feed intake, digestibility, body weight gain and carcass characteristics …

T Wegi - 2016 - cgspace.cgiar.org
A study was conducted using 40 yearling Arsi-Bale sheep with initial body weight of 19.85+
0.29 kg (mean+ SD). The objectives were to evaluate the varietal differences among faba …

[PDF][PDF] Performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of intact and castrated Ardhi goat kids fed high energy diet

AM El-Waziry, AN Al-Owaimer, GM Suliman… - Journal of Animal and …, 2011 - academia.edu
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of castration on growth performance,
carcass characteristics and meat quality of Ardhi goat kids. Twenty-four weaner male kids …