Terminal Crossbreeding of Murciano-Granadina Goats to Boer Bucks: Effects on Reproductive Performance of Goats and Growth of Kids in Artificial Rearing

Terminal Crossbreeding of Murciano-Granadina Goats to Boer Bucks: Effects on Reproductive Performance of Goats and Growth of Kids in Artificial Rearing

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 buck...

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Main Authors: Ion Pérez-Baena, Marta Jarque-Durán, Ernesto A. Gómez, José-Ramón Díaz, Cristòfol Peris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
goats
kids
Murciano-Granadina
Boer
reproductive performance
growth
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/4/986

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