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Genetic and non-genetic factors affecting pre-weaning survivability in kids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

D. K. Singh ,
H. R. Mishra  and
C. S. P. Singh
D. K. Singh
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi (Bihar) 834007, India
H. R. Mishra
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi (Bihar) 834007, India
C. S. P. Singh
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi (Bihar) 834007, India
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Abstract

The present study was carried out on 1243 kids (379 Black Bengal; 568 Jamunapari × Black Bengal and 296 Beetal × Black Bengal) born between 1981 and 1986. Data were analysed to study the influence of genetic group, sex, season of birth, type of birth, birth weight, dam's weight at kidding, filial generation and parity of dam (as covariate) on survivability of kids during the pre-weaning period (0 to 90 days of age). The overall survival rates during 0 to 15, 16 to 30, 31 to 60, 61 to 90 and 0 to 90 days of age were 81·68 (s.e. 2·89), 95·55 (s.e. 2·00), 90·77 (s.e. 2·33), 93·31 (s.e. 2·59) and 69·94 (s.e. 3·65) % respectively. Variation in survival rates from 0 to 15 days of age was significant due to genetic group (P < 0·01), birth weight (P < 0·01), dam's weight at kidding and parity of dams as a covariate (P < 0·05). Season of birth (P < 0·05), weight of kids (P < 0·01) and dam's weight at kidding (P < 0·01) had significant effects on survival rate during 0 to 90 days of age. Sex and type of birth had no significant effect on survival rates. The interaction effects of genetic groups with season of birth and sex on pre-weaning survival rates were not significant in all ages except the effect between genetic group and sex during 31 to 60 days of age. An improvement in survival rates during the period of study was noticed with the increase in filial generation number from Fj to F3, although the difference was not significant except from 61 to 90 days of age (P < 0·05). Birth weight of kids had a positive linear relationship with survivability during the pre-weaning period. Summer-born kids had a significantly lower survival rate than those born in the winter and monsoon periods from 16 to 30, 61 to 90 and from 0 to 90 days of age. A negative linear relationship was observed between dam's weight at kidding and survival rates of kids from 0 to 90 days of age except the 25 to 30 kg dams deviate. Heritability estimates of survival rates during pre-weaning periods were not significantly different from zero, indicating that improvement by simple selection is probably limited.

Keywords

birth weightgenetic factorsgoat breedskids
Type
Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 51 , Issue 3 , December 1990 , pp. 559 - 564
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1990

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