PERFORMANCE STUDY OF THE BOER AND KHARI GOAT CROSSES AT AGRICULTURE RESEARCH STATION, PAKHRIBAS, DHANKUTA

S. PAUDEL¹*, S. KARKI^2
1National Cattle Research Program, Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal
²National Cattle Research Program, Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal
* Corresponding Author : sagarnarc@gmail.com

Received : 02-11-2020     Accepted : 26-11-2020     Published : 30-11-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 22       Pages : 10408 - 10410
Int J Agr Sci 12.22 (2020):10408-10410

Keywords : Boer, Growth performance, Weaning, Twelve Month, Weight
Academic Editor : Mathi P. Madhu
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Agricultural Research Station, Pakhribas, Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), Kathmandu, Nepal for funding of the project
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

A study was conducted in Agriculture Research Station, Pakhribas, Dhankutato evaluate the performance of Boer x Khari cross kids. A total of 88 kids born on during 2018/19 were used for the analysis of mean of birth weight, weaning weight, eight-month weight and twelve-month-old weight. Out of all born F1 kids, 47 were male and 41 kids were female and the kid mortality rate was 6.81%. The birth weight for Boer x Khari cross kids were 2.4 ± 0.38 kg for male and 2.17 ± 0.43 for female kids. The mean body weight at weaning, eight month and twelve-month weight were 7.62 ± 1.37 kg, 17.28 ± 1.37 kg and 27.38 ±1.24 kg respectively. The body weight gained from birth to weaning, weaning to twelve month and birth to twelve months were 45.75, 82.33 and 69.18 gm/day respectively. From the study, it can be concluded that the Boer x Khari kids may have better growth performance with improved hereditary selection, feeding system and management method

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