Vol. 12, Special Issue 7 (2023)

Author(s):
K Chinnamani, J Muralidharan and AK Thiruvenkadan

Abstract:
Study was undertaken on reproductive performance of Tellicherry goats under the intensive and semi-intensive system of management using 40 kids. Under intensive system, the reproductive performance namely, weight at first mating, number of services per conception, weight at first kidding, litter size, gestational weight gain, lactational weight loss, service period, kidding percentage and kidding interval were 18.52±0.86 kg, 1.25±0.13, 22.87±0.75 kg, 1.08±0.08, 4.36±0.33 kg, 3.28±0.43 kg, 89.00±1.85 days, 100.00 and 245.01±3.84 days, respectively. The same values for semi-intensive system were 18.13±0.87 kg, 1.50±0.23, 21.35±0.98 kg, 1.25±0.5, 22±0.50 kg, 2.92±0.72 kg, 85.30±2.12 days, 100.00, 243.39±7.19 days. There was single twining 8.33 noticed in intensive system and observed as 25.00 percentage in semi-intensive system.