Evaluation of some factors influencing growth performance of local goats in Nigeria

D Zahraddeen

Abstract




This study was conducted at the Research Farm of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
University, Bauchi, Nigeria to investigate some factors (breed, season, parity, sex,
litter size and body condition score) affecting kids' growth performance at various
ages. The daily weight gain (overall) of kids reveals non-significant breed effect
whereas season, parity, sex, litter size and body condition score had significant
(P

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African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development.   ISSN: 1684-5358