Assessment of reproductive performance and abortion occurrence of boer goats as influenced by farm systems and feeding practices


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Norhazirah A. H., . and Nulit R., . and Shohaimi S., . and Shikh Maidin M., . Assessment of reproductive performance and abortion occurrence of boer goats as influenced by farm systems and feeding practices. pp. 107-115. ISSN 1394-3227

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of farm systems (intensive and semiintensive) and feeding practices on reproductive performance (kidding rate and abortion occurrence) of female Boer goats in Peninsular Malaysia. By using a survey-purposive sampling approach a total of 212 goat farms were surveyed and 123 farms rearing Boer goats either in intensive or semi-intensive farm system with at least of a year of operation were included in the analysis. Data on feeding practices were also gathered. In both farm systems majority of the goat producers fed their goats twice a day and about half of them (48.6) provided feed supplement to the pregnant goat. This feeding practice was mentioned as a method to improve the kidding rate. However no significant different was found between the two farm systems in kidding rate (P0.05: intensive 1.19 0.09; semi-intensive 1.10 0.07). In addition the abortion incidence was rare particularly in early and late pregnancy in intensive and semi-intensive farm systems (p0.05; X2 7.57 and 2.21 respectively). In conclusion the rearing Boer female goats either in intensive or semi-intensive farm systems does not affect their kidding rate and abortion frequency.


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Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of farm systems (intensive and semiintensive) and feeding practices on reproductive performance (kidding rate and abortion occurrence) of female Boer goats in Peninsular Malaysia. By using a survey-purposive sampling approach a total of 212 goat farms were surveyed and 123 farms rearing Boer goats either in intensive or semi-intensive farm system with at least of a year of operation were included in the analysis. Data on feeding practices were also gathered. In both farm systems majority of the goat producers fed their goats twice a day and about half of them (48.6) provided feed supplement to the pregnant goat. This feeding practice was mentioned as a method to improve the kidding rate. However no significant different was found between the two farm systems in kidding rate (P0.05: intensive 1.19 0.09; semi-intensive 1.10 0.07). In addition the abortion incidence was rare particularly in early and late pregnancy in intensive and semi-intensive farm systems (p0.05; X2 7.57 and 2.21 respectively). In conclusion the rearing Boer female goats either in intensive or semi-intensive farm systems does not affect their kidding rate and abortion frequency.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Capra
AGROVOC Term: Capra hircus
AGROVOC Term: Goats
AGROVOC Term: Abortion
AGROVOC Term: Animal feeding
AGROVOC Term: Feed intake
AGROVOC Term: Feed supplements
AGROVOC Term: Kidding rate
AGROVOC Term: Infant feeding
AGROVOC Term: Methodology
Geographical Term: Malaysia
Depositing User: Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified: 28 Apr 2025 05:28
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23641

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