Terminal Crossbreeding of Murciano-Granadina Goats to Boer Bucks: Effects on Reproductive Performance of Goats and Growth of Kids in Artificial Rearing
The aim of this work was to improve the growth characteristics of Murciano-Granadina (MG) kids through terminal crossbreeding of MG goats to Boer bucks. Four experiments were carried out, using a total of 354 MG goats, half of which were mated with MG bucks (n = 12) and the other half with Boer buck...
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| author | Pérez-Baena, Ion Jarque-Durán, Marta Gómez, Ernesto A. Díaz, José-Ramón Peris-Ribera, Cristòfol |
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| author_facet | Pérez-Baena, Ion Jarque-Durán, Marta Gómez, Ernesto A. Díaz, José-Ramón Peris-Ribera, Cristòfol |
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| description | The aim of this work was to improve the growth characteristics of Murciano-Granadina (MG) kids through terminal crossbreeding of MG goats to Boer bucks. Four experiments were carried out, using a total of 354 MG goats, half of which were mated with MG bucks (n = 12) and the other half with Boer bucks (n = 12). The kids were raised in artificial rearing until slaughter weight (9 kg). The birth weight and average daily gain were recorded in crossed kids (n = 197 and 145, respectively) and purebred kids (n = 257 and 169, respectively). Crossed kids presented significant differences (p < 0.001) compared to MG purebred kids in birth weight (+ 24%), mortality in artificial rearing (−37%), average daily gain (+32%) and milk powder conversion rate (−16%). However, the reproductive performance rates of MG goats mated with Boer bucks were slightly worse (pregnancy rate: 78.5% vs. 86.6%, p < 0.05; kidding rate: 62.0% vs. 75.7%; p < 0.01; prolificacy: 1.9 vs. 2.1 kids/parturition), especially when the matings took place in non-breeding season (experiments conducted at latitude 38–39° N). It is concluded that the terminal crossbreeding of MG goats to Boer bucks (those not used to produce replacement kids) could be an interesting option for ethical goat production. |
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| spelling | ReDivia78592025-04-25T14:48:36Z Terminal Crossbreeding of Murciano-Granadina Goats to Boer Bucks: Effects on Reproductive Performance of Goats and Growth of Kids in Artificial Rearing Pérez-Baena, Ion Jarque-Durán, Marta Gómez, Ernesto A. Díaz, José-Ramón Peris-Ribera, Cristòfol Murciano-Granadina Boer L01 Animal husbandry L10 Animal genetics and breeding L53 Animal physiology - Reproduction L60 Animal taxonomy and geography Goats Kids Reproductive performance Growth The aim of this work was to improve the growth characteristics of Murciano-Granadina (MG) kids through terminal crossbreeding of MG goats to Boer bucks. Four experiments were carried out, using a total of 354 MG goats, half of which were mated with MG bucks (n = 12) and the other half with Boer bucks (n = 12). The kids were raised in artificial rearing until slaughter weight (9 kg). The birth weight and average daily gain were recorded in crossed kids (n = 197 and 145, respectively) and purebred kids (n = 257 and 169, respectively). Crossed kids presented significant differences (p < 0.001) compared to MG purebred kids in birth weight (+ 24%), mortality in artificial rearing (−37%), average daily gain (+32%) and milk powder conversion rate (−16%). However, the reproductive performance rates of MG goats mated with Boer bucks were slightly worse (pregnancy rate: 78.5% vs. 86.6%, p < 0.05; kidding rate: 62.0% vs. 75.7%; p < 0.01; prolificacy: 1.9 vs. 2.1 kids/parturition), especially when the matings took place in non-breeding season (experiments conducted at latitude 38–39° N). It is concluded that the terminal crossbreeding of MG goats to Boer bucks (those not used to produce replacement kids) could be an interesting option for ethical goat production. 2022-01-14T10:00:35Z 2022-01-14T10:00:35Z 2021 article publishedVersion Pérez-Baena, I., Jarque-Durán, M., Gómez, E. A., Díaz, J. R. & Peris, C. (2021). Terminal Crossbreeding of Murciano-Granadina Goats to Boer Bucks: Effects on Reproductive Performance of Goats and Growth of Kids in Artificial Rearing. Animals, 11(4), 986. 2076-2615 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/7859 10.3390/ani11040986 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/4/986 en info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//RTA2013-00107 This research was funded by the project RTA2013-00107 (INIA) with FEDER funds. Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ openAccess MDPI electronico |
| spellingShingle | Murciano-Granadina Boer L01 Animal husbandry L10 Animal genetics and breeding L53 Animal physiology - Reproduction L60 Animal taxonomy and geography Goats Kids Reproductive performance Growth Pérez-Baena, Ion Jarque-Durán, Marta Gómez, Ernesto A. Díaz, José-Ramón Peris-Ribera, Cristòfol Terminal Crossbreeding of Murciano-Granadina Goats to Boer Bucks: Effects on Reproductive Performance of Goats and Growth of Kids in Artificial Rearing |
| title | Terminal Crossbreeding of Murciano-Granadina Goats to Boer Bucks: Effects on Reproductive Performance of Goats and Growth of Kids in Artificial Rearing |
| title_full | Terminal Crossbreeding of Murciano-Granadina Goats to Boer Bucks: Effects on Reproductive Performance of Goats and Growth of Kids in Artificial Rearing |
| title_fullStr | Terminal Crossbreeding of Murciano-Granadina Goats to Boer Bucks: Effects on Reproductive Performance of Goats and Growth of Kids in Artificial Rearing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Terminal Crossbreeding of Murciano-Granadina Goats to Boer Bucks: Effects on Reproductive Performance of Goats and Growth of Kids in Artificial Rearing |
| title_short | Terminal Crossbreeding of Murciano-Granadina Goats to Boer Bucks: Effects on Reproductive Performance of Goats and Growth of Kids in Artificial Rearing |
| title_sort | terminal crossbreeding of murciano granadina goats to boer bucks effects on reproductive performance of goats and growth of kids in artificial rearing |
| topic | Murciano-Granadina Boer L01 Animal husbandry L10 Animal genetics and breeding L53 Animal physiology - Reproduction L60 Animal taxonomy and geography Goats Kids Reproductive performance Growth |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/7859 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/4/986 |
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