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Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies

2020, Vol. 8, Issue 5
Genetic study on growth efficiency in Sirohi goats under field condition

Vishnu Kumar and RK Nagda

A study was conducted to estimate the pre- and post-weaning growth efficiency (GE) in 6748 Sirohi goats born during 2005 to 2017 under field conditions. The overall least-squares mean for pre-weaning (0-3M) and post-weaning (3-12M) growth efficiencies were 4.31±0.09 and 1.10±0.031 Kg per kg, respectively. Sire, type of birth, sex of kid and cluster had highly significant (P≤0.01) effect on both pre and post-weaning relative growth efficiencies whereas year of birth, season of birth and parity had highly significant effect (P≤0.01) only on pre-weaning growth efficiency. Heritability estimates for pre- and post-weaning growth efficiencies were 0.53±0.06 and 0.44±0.06, respectively. Genetic and phenotypic correlation between two traits was negative.
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How to cite this article:
Vishnu Kumar, RK Nagda. Genetic study on growth efficiency in Sirohi goats under field condition. J Entomol Zool Stud 2020;8(5):702-705. DOI: 10.22271/j.ento.2020.v8.i5j.7590

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