Traditional system of goat management. II. Postweaning growth performance of the SRD (Nondescript) goats.

Abstract: The pattern of growth of SRD kids from an average of 153 days up to approximately 461 days of age was studied. Weights at the ages of 153 (W 5 ), 181 (W5), 209 (W7 ), 237 (W8 ), 265 (W9 ), 293 (W10 ), 321 (VI 1 ), 349 (W1 2), 461 (W15 ) days and calculated weight gains (G) between every weight interval G5 - (W5 - Weaning weight) through G12 - (W1 2 - W 1 ) were evaluated. Data were initially recorded on 54 kids and diminished thereafter at every interval due to kid mortaiity. The least squares analysis of vaiiance showed a significant season of birth effect (P 0.05) with the exception of type of birth for G 12 (P 0,05), com excecao do tipo de nascimento para G12 (P<0,025). As covariancias de peso da mae ao parto e idade do cabrito no momento da pesagem, foram significativas em algumas idades. Ja para o peso ao nascer, a covariavel foi significativa para P7, P8, P10 (P<0,005), P9 (P<0,001), P6, P11 e G12 (P