Kilis Goat National Breeding Project has been carried out for 12 years in cooperation with The
General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies in the Ministry of Agriculture and
Forestry, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University and Sheep and Goat Breeders Association of Kilis
Province. The aim of the manuscript is to inform about progresses made under the relevant
project. In the second five-year period of the project, 43 breeders take part in a total of
approximately 6000 female and 300 male animals. Thirty-seven of these herds are base herds
and six of them are elite herds. In the study, the effects of gender, maternal age, separation as
breeding stock or not, birth types and years on birth and weaning weights were analysed by
using the SPSS package program. The effects of herd and age differences on lactation milk yield
in elite herds were also analysed by using the SPSS package program. They were determined
that birth weights varied between 2.9-3.1 kg and weaning weights between 11.2-12.7 kg for
different years. And, milk yield in elite herds increased from 175.6 kg to 346.1 kg from 2016 to
2020. As conclusion, it is recommended that the continuation of this project will be beneficial.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Zootechny (Other) |
Journal Section | 62-1 |
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Publication Date | July 1, 2022 |
Published in Issue | Year 2022 Volume: 62 Issue: 1 |