Influence of age, body weight, parity and morphometric traits on litter size in prolific Black Bengal goats

References

• Abdelgafar RM, Bakhiet AO, Ahmed BH. 2007. B-mode real-time ultrasonography for pregnancy diagnosis and fetal number in Saanen goats. J Anim Vet Adv. 6:702–705.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Aboul-Naga AM, Hamed A, Shaat I, Mabrouk MMS. 2012. Genetic improvement of Egyptian Nubian goats as sub-tropical dairy prolific breed. Small Rumin Res. 102:125–130. 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2011.06.014
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Acharya RM. 1982. Sheep and goat breeds of India. In: FAO animal production and health paper 30. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization United Nations; p. 1–190.
   Google Scholar
• Amoah EA, Gelaye S, Guthrie P, Rexroad CE. 1996. Breeding season and aspects of reproduction of female goats. J Anim Sci. 74:723–728.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Argüello A. 2011. Trends in goat research, a review. J Appl Anim Res. 39:429–434. 10.1080/09712119.2011.637362
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bhattacharya NK. 2000. Conservation and management goats. Indian J Anim Gen Breed. 32:182–194.
   Google Scholar
• Chowdhury SA, Faruque S. 2004. Feeding Black Bengal Goat under intensive management milk feeding in pre-weaned kids. Asian Aust. J Anim Sci. 17:39–45.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Constantinou A. 1989. Genetic and environmental relationships of body weight, milk yield and litter size in Damascus goats. Small Rumin Res. 2:163–174. 10.1016/0921-4488(89)90041-2
   Google Scholar
• [FAO] Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2008. Statistics. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization. http://faostat.fao.org
   Google Scholar
• Gaskins CT, Snowder GD, Westman MK. 2005. Influence of body weight, age and weight gain on fertility and prolificacy in four breeds of ewe lambs. J Anim Sci. 83:1680–1689.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Haile-Mariam M, Bowman PJ, Goddard ME. 2004. Genetic parameters of fertility traits and their correlation with production, type, workability, liveweight, survival index, and cell count. Aust J Agric Res. 55:77–87. 10.1071/AR03059
   Google Scholar
• Hall DG, Gilmour AR, Fogarty NM. 1994. Variation in reproduction and production of Poll Dorset ewes. Aust J Agric Res. 45:415–426. 10.1071/AR9940415
   Google Scholar
• Hassan MM, Niaz Mahmud SM, Azizul Islam SKM, Faruk Miazi O. 2007. A comparative study on reproductive performance and productivity of the Black Bengal and crossbred goat at Atrai, Bangladesh. Univ J Zoo: Rajshahi Univ. 26:55–57.
   Google Scholar
• Husain SS, Horst P, Islam ABMM. 1996. Study on the growth performance of Black Bengal goats in different periods. Small Rumin Res. 21:165–171. 10.1016/0921-4488(95)00832-2
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Karen A, Amiri BE, Beckers JF, Sulon J, Taverne MAM, Szenci O. 2006. Comparison of accuracy of transabdominal ultrasonography, progesterone and pregnancy-associated glycoproteins tests for discrimination between single and multiple pregnancy in sheep. Theriogenology. 66:314–322. 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.11.017
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Khanum SA, Hussain M, Kausar R. 2007. Assessment of reproductive parameters in female Dwarf goat (Capra hircus) on the basis of progesterone profiles. Anim Reprod Sci. 102:267–275. 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.11.010
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Laster DB, Glimp HA, Dickerson GE. 1972. Factors affecting reproduction in ewe lambs. J Anim Sci. 35:79–83.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mellado M, Foote RH, Borrego E. 1991. Lactational performance, prolificacy and relationship to parity and body weight in crossbred native goats in north Mexico. Small Rumin Res. 6:167–174. 10.1016/0921-4488(91)90020-Q
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mellado M, Mellado J, Valencia M, Pittroff W. 2008. The relationship between linear type traits and fertility traits in high-yielding dairy goats. Reprod Dom Anim. 43:599–605. 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.00962.x
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Moallem U, Rozov A, Gootwine E, Honig H. 2012. Plasma concentrations of key metabolites and insulin in late-pregnant ewes carrying 1 to 5 fetuses. J Anim Sci. 90:318–324. 10.2527/jas.2011-3905
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pérez-Cabal MA, Legaz E, Cervantes I, De La Fuente LF, Martínez R, Goyache F, Gutiérrez JP. 2013. Association between body and udder morphological traits and dairy performance in Spanish Assaf sheep. Archiv Tierzucht 56. 42:430–442.
   Google Scholar
• Rahman MA, Rahman SMM, Jalil MA, Nasiruddin S, Rahman MM. 2006. Molecular characterization of Black Bengal and Jamunapari goat breeds by RAPD markers. Am J Anim Vet Sci. 1:17–22. 10.3844/ajavsp.2006.17.22
   Google Scholar
• Royal MD, Pryce JE, Woolliams JA, Flint APF. 2002. The genetic relationship between commencement of luteal activity and calving interval, body condition score, production, and linear type traits in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle. J. Dairy Sci. 85:3071–3080. 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74394-4
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sahoo AK, Pan S, Tantia MS, Ahlawat SPS. 2005. Bengal Goat. West Bengal (India): University of Animal and Fishery Sciences and National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources.
   Google Scholar
• Smith JF. 1985. Protein, energy and ovulation rate. In: Land RB, Robinson DW, editors. Genetics of reproduction in sheep. Boston (MA): Butterworth; p. 349.
   Google Scholar
• SPSS. 1997. Statistical package for the social sciences. Chicago (IL): SPSS, Inc.
   Google Scholar
• Wiggans GR, Hubbard SM. 2001. Genetic evaluation of yield and type traits of dairy goats in the United States. J Dairy Sci. 84:E69–E73. 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)70199-3
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yakubu A, Salako AE, Imumorin IG, Ige AO, Akinyemi MO. 2010. Discriminant analysis of morphometric differentiation in the West African Dwarf and Red Sokoto goats. S Afr J Anim Sci. 40:381–387.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar