Research Article

Adaptation of Reproductive and Growth Traits of Primiparous Kilis Goats to High-Altitude Mountain Areas

Volume: 11 Number: 2 December 28, 2023
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Adaptation of Reproductive and Growth Traits of Primiparous Kilis Goats to High-Altitude Mountain Areas

Abstract

Kilis goat is an important local gene source in terms of fertility and milk yield and its original breeding area is Kilis, Adana, Gaziantep and Hatay provinces in Türkiye. This study was carried out to determine the reproductive and growth characteristics of primiparous Kilis goats and their adaptation to high-altitude mountainous areas (altitude 1550 m). A total of 120 Kilis goats from four different farms in Konya province were used in the study in 2019. Among the reproductive traits of Kilis goats, birth rate, litter size at birth, litter size at weaning, twinning rate and survival rate were found to be 92.5%, 1.25, 1.11, 25.1% and 88.2%, respectively, and the difference between the flocks were not statistically significant (P>0.05). Most of the births occurred between 06:00 and 09:00 during the day (P<0.05). The effects of flock, gender, type of birth and month of birth on the growth characteristics of goats were found to be significant (P<0.05). Birth weight, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 6-month and yearling live weights of Kilis kids were 2.91 kg, 6.6 kg, 10.9 kg, 14.2 kg, 19.3 kg and 22.8 kg, respectively. The effect of birth type and month of birth (P<0.01) on the live weight gain of Kilis goats from postpartum to the mating period was found to be significant and the average increase was 4.1 kg. In conclusion, although some of the reproductive and growth performances of the Kilis goat in mountainous areas are somewhat lower than in the original area, relatively good values were still observed, which shows that this breed is well adapted to mountainous areas. It should also be noted that the goats in the study were primiparous goats.

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Ethical Statement

No animals were used in laboratory studies for this work. No animal rights were violated. Data collection and animal husbandry procedures were carried out in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of Law No. 5996 on Animal Welfare.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Zootechny (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 28, 2023

Submission Date

September 29, 2023

Acceptance Date

October 19, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 11 Number: 2

APA
Erduran, H. (2023). Adaptation of Reproductive and Growth Traits of Primiparous Kilis Goats to High-Altitude Mountain Areas. ÇOMÜ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi, 11(2), 268-275. https://doi.org/10.33202/comuagri.1368642
AMA
1.Erduran H. Adaptation of Reproductive and Growth Traits of Primiparous Kilis Goats to High-Altitude Mountain Areas. COMU J. Agri. Fac. 2023;11(2):268-275. doi:10.33202/comuagri.1368642
Chicago
Erduran, Hakan. 2023. “Adaptation of Reproductive and Growth Traits of Primiparous Kilis Goats to High-Altitude Mountain Areas”. ÇOMÜ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi 11 (2): 268-75. https://doi.org/10.33202/comuagri.1368642.
EndNote
Erduran H (December 1, 2023) Adaptation of Reproductive and Growth Traits of Primiparous Kilis Goats to High-Altitude Mountain Areas. ÇOMÜ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi 11 2 268–275.
IEEE
[1]H. Erduran, “Adaptation of Reproductive and Growth Traits of Primiparous Kilis Goats to High-Altitude Mountain Areas”, COMU J. Agri. Fac., vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 268–275, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.33202/comuagri.1368642.
ISNAD
Erduran, Hakan. “Adaptation of Reproductive and Growth Traits of Primiparous Kilis Goats to High-Altitude Mountain Areas”. ÇOMÜ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi 11/2 (December 1, 2023): 268-275. https://doi.org/10.33202/comuagri.1368642.
JAMA
1.Erduran H. Adaptation of Reproductive and Growth Traits of Primiparous Kilis Goats to High-Altitude Mountain Areas. COMU J. Agri. Fac. 2023;11:268–275.
MLA
Erduran, Hakan. “Adaptation of Reproductive and Growth Traits of Primiparous Kilis Goats to High-Altitude Mountain Areas”. ÇOMÜ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 11, no. 2, Dec. 2023, pp. 268-75, doi:10.33202/comuagri.1368642.
Vancouver
1.Hakan Erduran. Adaptation of Reproductive and Growth Traits of Primiparous Kilis Goats to High-Altitude Mountain Areas. COMU J. Agri. Fac. 2023 Dec. 1;11(2):268-75. doi:10.33202/comuagri.1368642