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T1 Terminal Crossbreeding of Murciano-Granadina Goats to Boer Bucks: Effects on Reproductive Performance of Goats and Growth of Kids in Artificial Rearing
A1 Pérez-Baena, Ion
A1 Jarque-Durán, Marta
A1 Gómez, Ernesto A.
A1 Díaz, José-Ramón
A1 Peris, Cristòfol
K1 Murciano-Granadina
K1 Boer
K1 L01  Animal husbandry
K1 L10  Animal genetics and breeding
K1 L53  Animal physiology - Reproduction
K1 L60  Animal taxonomy and geography
K1 Goats
K1 Kids
K1 Reproductive performance
K1 Growth
AB The aim of this work was to improve the growth characteristics of Murciano-Granadina (MG) kids through terminal crossbreeding of MG goats to Boer bucks. Four experiments were carried out, using a total of 354 MG goats, half of which were mated with MG bucks (n = 12) and the other half with Boer bucks (n = 12). The kids were raised in artificial rearing until slaughter weight (9 kg). The birth weight and average daily gain were recorded in crossed kids (n = 197 and 145, respectively) and purebred kids (n = 257 and 169, respectively). Crossed kids presented significant differences (p < 0.001) compared to MG purebred kids in birth weight (+ 24%), mortality in artificial rearing (−37%), average daily gain (+32%) and milk powder conversion rate (−16%). However, the reproductive performance rates of MG goats mated with Boer bucks were slightly worse (pregnancy rate: 78.5% vs. 86.6%, p < 0.05; kidding rate: 62.0% vs. 75.7%; p < 0.01; prolificacy: 1.9 vs. 2.1 kids/parturition), especially when the matings took place in non-breeding season (experiments conducted at latitude 38–39° N). It is concluded that the terminal crossbreeding of MG goats to Boer bucks (those not used to produce replacement kids) could be an interesting option for ethical goat production.
PB MDPI
SN 2076-2615
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/7859
UL http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/7859
LA en
NO Pérez-Baena, I., Jarque-Durán, M., Gómez, E. A., Díaz, J. R. & Peris, C. (2021). Terminal Crossbreeding of Murciano-Granadina Goats to Boer Bucks: Effects on Reproductive Performance of Goats and Growth of Kids in Artificial Rearing. Animals, 11(4), 986.
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RD May 20, 2022