A study on reproductive parameters of goats in Mirzapur district Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

The present study was aimed to investigate the Reproductive Parameters of Goats in Mirzapur District Uttar Pradesh. The data were collected on reproductive performance different extensive, semi-intensive and intensive system for goat rearing this study. Under extensive system, the reproductive performance namely Age of first service, first kidding, Number of kidding, kidding interval, Number of kids, Gestation Length, Mortality rate and Sex ratio were 533±11.08 day, 685±15.64 days, 10.04±0.79, 334±14.24 days, 1.46±0.57 days, 152±1.84 days, 16.06±1.44 per cent, male kid was 52.72±2.65 and female kid was 47.28±3.46 per cent, respectively. The same values for semi-intensive system were 496±3.99 days, 644±22.85 days, 11.47±0.88, 285±13.48 days, 1.85±0.73, 148±1.32 days, 11.97±1.47 per cent, male kid was 58.14±1.49 and female kid was 41.86±2.89 per cent, respectively. The same values for intensive system were 520±8.23 days, 666±15.4 days, 11.03±0.87, 304±11.45 days, 1.80±0.79, 149±1.73 days, 12.46±1.38 per cent, male kid was 56.17±1.81and female kid was 43.83±1.95.