Title :	A REPORT ON PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCES OF HILL GOATS IN THE EASTERN HILL
Material Type:	printed text
Authors:	Pokharel, P.K., Author ; Neopane, S.P., Author ; T. P. Paudel, Author
Pagination:	255-261 p.
Languages :	English (eng)
Abstract:	A semi-sn·uctured questionnaire survey ll'as under taken at fi,·e d(f!erenl siles (Muga. Be/ahara: Dandabazar. Fakchamara and Hasanpur) ro collect the initial producrh·e pe1:{ormance of local Hill goals. The informalion H';/1 be used larer ro monitor 1he progress of local Hill goal seleclion programme. One hundred eighl)· households ll'ere visiled and more ·than one 1housand animals were weighed during The course of the interl'iew period. The m·erage body w~ighls of the four. six and nine month old goals were fou1JCl to be 8.6:tl . ././. 10.5:t0 . ./0 and 12.6:t0.87 kg respecrively for male and 7.38:t0. 77. 8. 75:t0.2./. and 11. 7:t0. 72 kg respectively for fema(e. One ro nt·o year and above nro year inatured bod; weigh1s of the animals ranged from 16.5 to 18.5 kg and 1 I to 25 kg respecrively. Regcu·ding !he birlh !Jpes. 7 3 % of animals "·ere horn single and the res/ (27%) was multiple (nrinning und lriplel). ~;fultiple born cases in mid hl/ls u:ere found beuer rhan-lo"· hills (36% vs 19%). The new born kids suckled !he morhers as long as they allow. Weaning is not practised to shorten kidding inrerval and 10 improve 1h_e maternal health condition. Age at first mating of doe was 6 to 7 months. bw in mos1 oft he cases it1ras pro_longed up ro _1 8 months. The normal castration age u·as at one year and abo' e. .·A,:o consciousness among rhe farmers regarding 1he 'reaning. caslralion. conn·olled breeding. and O\'ei'Cl/1 recording system ofthe animals u·os e,·idl!nt.

A REPORT ON PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCES OF HILL GOATS IN THE EASTERN HILL [printed text] / Pokharel, P.K., Author ; Neopane, S.P., Author ; T. P. Paudel, Author . - [s.d.] . - 255-261 p.
Languages : English (eng)

Abstract:

A semi-sn·uctured questionnaire survey ll'as under taken at fi,·e d(f!erenl siles (Muga. Be/ahara: Dandabazar. Fakchamara and Hasanpur) ro collect the initial producrh·e pe1:{ormance of local Hill goals. The informalion H';/1 be used larer ro monitor 1he progress of local Hill goal seleclion programme. One hundred eighl)· households ll'ere visiled and more ·than one 1housand animals were weighed during The course of the interl'iew period. The m·erage body w~ighls of the four. six and nine month old goals were fou1JCl to be 8.6:tl . ././. 10.5:t0 . ./0 and 12.6:t0.87 kg respecrively for male and 7.38:t0. 77. 8. 75:t0.2./. and 11. 7:t0. 72 kg respectively for fema(e. One ro nt·o year and above nro year inatured bod; weigh1s of the animals ranged from 16.5 to 18.5 kg and 1 I to 25 kg respecrively. Regcu·ding !he birlh !Jpes. 7 3 % of animals "·ere horn single and the res/ (27%) was multiple (nrinning und lriplel). ~;fultiple born cases in mid hl/ls u:ere found beuer rhan-lo"· hills (36% vs 19%). The new born kids suckled !he morhers as long as they allow. Weaning is not practised to shorten kidding inrerval and 10 improve 1h_e maternal health condition. Age at first mating of doe was 6 to 7 months. bw in mos1 oft he cases it1ras pro_longed up ro _1 8 months. The normal castration age u·as at one year and abo' e. .·A,:o consciousness among rhe farmers regarding 1he 'reaning. caslralion. conn·olled breeding. and O\'ei'Cl/1 recording system ofthe animals u·os e,·idl!nt.