A meta-analysis of 84 published reports on goats was conducted to calculate weighted and
unweighted average direct heritability (ha 2), maternal genetic effect (hm 2), common …

Litter size, or prolificacy, in goats is defined as the number of kids born per doe kidding.
Improving litter size through selection not only directly enhances producer profitability as …

The study was conducted to evaluate reproductive performances and estimate genetic
parameters for reproduction traits in Arsi-Bale goats. A total of 792 kidding records collected …

The study of reproductive traits is crucial for improving genetic potential of goats because of
their significant utility in meat production. Hence, genetic analysis was conducted for …

ABSTRACT Boer (n= 132), Kiko (n= 92), and Spanish (n= 79) straightbred does were
studied across 6 yr to assess doe fitness on southeastern US pastures. Does were exposed …

Accumulated five years data on 197 kids of 15 Black Bengal bucks in the nucleus breeding
flock of Black Bengal goats were analyzed for the study of production traits. The traits …

With 5 millions heads, goats occupy the second place after sheep in Morocco. The
indigenous populations are generally raised for meat, except Draa goat that is raised as a …

The objectives of the current study were to identify polymorphism in the prolactin receptor
(PRLR) gene among three Egyptian goat breeds (Zaraibi, Damascus, and Barki) and to …

This study was conducted to evaluate milk yield performance and to estimate the genetic
parameters for milk yield traits in Arsi-Bale goats. A total of 227 records of milk production …

Studying variation in genes responsible for physiological characters is important to enhance
goat productive and reproductive efficiency. This study aimed to detect specific nucleotide …