Comparative Study to Estimate Weights at Typical Preweaning Ages of Creole Meat-Type Goats
A model, in which weight and growth performances of suckling ruminants are recorded, is necessary when setting up a breeding program. In France, such a model was developed for sheep, but not for suckling goats. In this study, the standard methodology used for meat-type sheep was applied to the robus...
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| author | M. Naves A. Menendez Buxadera G. Alexandre N. Mandonnet |
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| description | A model, in which weight and growth performances of suckling ruminants are recorded, is necessary when setting up a breeding program. In France, such a model was developed for sheep, but not for suckling goats. In this study, the standard methodology used for meat-type sheep was applied to the robust Creole goats of French Antilles. Growth data up to weaning of 6211 kids were used; the data had been recorded for nearly 20 years at the experimental farm of Gardel in Guadeloupe. Various methods for weight estimation were tested at the typical ages of 10, 30 and 70 days and compared to the standard method developed for suckling lambs in France. Finally, the variability of growth performances was specified and the first elements to test Creole goat growth were determined. Conditions and limitations of the models applied to Creole goats are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9bfac0c02d5e4cc78959f0e0efd910a82023-08-02T02:49:22ZengCIRADRevue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux0035-18651951-67112001-01-01541818710.19182/remvt.98109810Comparative Study to Estimate Weights at Typical Preweaning Ages of Creole Meat-Type GoatsM. Naves0A. Menendez Buxadera1G. Alexandre2N. Mandonnet3Inra, Unite de recherches zootechniques, Domaine Duclos, Prise d’Eau, 97170 Petit Bourg Tél. : 0590 25 59 33 ; fax : 0590 25 59 36Inra, Unite de recherches zootechniques, Domaine Duclos, Prise d’Eau, 97170 Petit BourgInra, Unite de recherches zootechniques, Domaine Duclos, Prise d’Eau, 97170 Petit BourgInra, Unite de recherches zootechniques, Domaine Duclos, Prise d’Eau, 97170 Petit BourgA model, in which weight and growth performances of suckling ruminants are recorded, is necessary when setting up a breeding program. In France, such a model was developed for sheep, but not for suckling goats. In this study, the standard methodology used for meat-type sheep was applied to the robust Creole goats of French Antilles. Growth data up to weaning of 6211 kids were used; the data had been recorded for nearly 20 years at the experimental farm of Gardel in Guadeloupe. Various methods for weight estimation were tested at the typical ages of 10, 30 and 70 days and compared to the standard method developed for suckling lambs in France. Finally, the variability of growth performances was specified and the first elements to test Creole goat growth were determined. Conditions and limitations of the models applied to Creole goats are discussed.http://revues.cirad.fr/index.php/REMVT/article/view/9810Caprin CréoleAnimal à viandePériode de présevrageAllaitementContrôle de performancesCroissancePoidsGuadeloupe |
| spellingShingle | M. Naves A. Menendez Buxadera G. Alexandre N. Mandonnet Comparative Study to Estimate Weights at Typical Preweaning Ages of Creole Meat-Type Goats Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux Caprin Créole Animal à viande Période de présevrage Allaitement Contrôle de performances Croissance Poids Guadeloupe |
| title | Comparative Study to Estimate Weights at Typical Preweaning Ages of Creole Meat-Type Goats |
| title_full | Comparative Study to Estimate Weights at Typical Preweaning Ages of Creole Meat-Type Goats |
| title_fullStr | Comparative Study to Estimate Weights at Typical Preweaning Ages of Creole Meat-Type Goats |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative Study to Estimate Weights at Typical Preweaning Ages of Creole Meat-Type Goats |
| title_short | Comparative Study to Estimate Weights at Typical Preweaning Ages of Creole Meat-Type Goats |
| title_sort | comparative study to estimate weights at typical preweaning ages of creole meat type goats |
| topic | Caprin Créole Animal à viande Période de présevrage Allaitement Contrôle de performances Croissance Poids Guadeloupe |
| url | http://revues.cirad.fr/index.php/REMVT/article/view/9810 |
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