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Fertility and birth weights of goats in a subtropical environment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

H. Epstein  and
A. Herz
H. Epstein
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem
A. Herz
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem
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Records of fertility and birth weights were examined in eight breeds of goat, indigenous to, or imported into, the subtropical environment of Israel. These included the local Syrian Mountain, Negev and Damascus breeds, and the imported Malta, Appenzeller, Saanen, Fawn German and Anglo- Nubian.

All breeds of goat, local or imported, kidded at the end of winter and in early spring, and all, save the late-maturing Damascus and part of the Anglo- Nubian, kidded for the first time at the age of 1 year.

In imported breeds of goat which acclimatized well in the subtropical environment fertility was not impaired.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 62 , Issue 2 , April 1964 , pp. 237 - 244
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1964

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