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T1 STUDY OF SOME FACTORS INFLUENCING BIRTH WEIGHT OF ARBIA GOATS IN GUELMA DISTRICT, ALGERIA
A1 A. Boumezaouet
A1 R. Zebsa
A1 L Mebirouk-Boudechiche
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 33
IS 3
SP 727
OP 733
YR 2023
FD 2023/06/01
DO DOI https://doi.org/10.36899/JAPS.2023.3.0666
AB <p><span lang="EN-GB">Arbia goat is the most common indigenous breed of North-eastern Algeria, and it has an acceptable production capacity in that region. The gender, litter size, parity, year and month of kidding were used as source of variation of birth weight. A total of 474 kids,&nbsp;</span><span lang="EN-GB">reared by nine smallholders under extensive breeding conditions</span><span lang="EN-GB">,, were weighed immediately after birth during two seasons of kidding. A Linear mixed effects model (in R software) was used to analyse our results and revealed that average birth weight was 2.63&plusmn;0.31 Kg with a significance difference between sex (2.69 &plusmn;0.32 Kg and 2.60 &plusmn;0.30 Kg for males and females, respectively) (P&le;0, 0001). Kids born as single were heavier (2.91 &plusmn;0.34 Kg) than those born as twins and triplets (2.61 &plusmn;0.26 Kg and 2.33 &plusmn;0.27 Kg, respectively) (P&le;0,0001). A positive relationship between age of dam and birth weight was found (P&le;0.01). Month of birth has a significant effect on birth weight. Synchronization of kidding during November and December is desired.</span></p>
K1 Algerian native goats,birth weight, extensive system, parity, sex, type of birth
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=AS-21-0069