Genetic analysis of the reproductive performance of West African Dwarf goats in the humid tropics

A total of 587 kidding records of the West African Dwarf (WAD) goats over a period of 10 years (1982-91) were used for this study. The mean kidding interval and litter size at birth were 275.68±6.08 days and 1.79±0.05 kids, respectively. Effect of parity, season and year of birth were significant (P...

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Main Author: Odubote, I.K.
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: International Livestock Research Institute 1996
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70864

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