The performance of the Small East African goats and their Saanen crosses in Malawi

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dc.creatorKarua, S.K.
dc.creatorBanda, J.W.
dc.date1994
dc.date2016-02-08T09:03:22Z
dc.date2016-02-08T09:03:22Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T19:13:38Z
dc.descriptionThe performance of randomly selected Malawian local goats and their Saanen crosses was compared. The average litter size at kidding was 1.35 and 1.52, respectively. Birth weights, 12-week weights and weaning weights at 17 weeks were respectively 2.2 kg (SE = 0.12 kg), 8.2 kg (SE=0.41 kg) and 10.7 kg (SE = 0.62 kg) for the local goats and 2.31 kg (SE=0.40 kg), 11.4 kg (SE = 1.59 kg) and 19.2 kg (SE = 2.39 kg) for the Saanen crosses (P<0.001). The growth rate up to weaning was 71 g (SE = 4.8 g/day) and 139 g (SE=18.5 g/day) for the local goats and their Saanen crosses respectively (P<0.01). Saanen crosses produced more milk (83 kg, SE 4 kg) during a 12-week period (P<0.001) than the local does (37 kg, SE 5 kg).The results indicate that crossing Small East African goats with Saanens would improve not only milk production, but also the growth rate of their kids, contributing to improved meat production.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/70857
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/174583
dc.languageen
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.subjectgoats
dc.subjectbreeds
dc.subjectmalawi
dc.subjectanimal performance
dc.subjectcrossbreds
dc.subjectlitter size
dc.subjectmilk yield
dc.subjectgrowth rate
dc.subjectbirth weight
dc.titleThe performance of the Small East African goats and their Saanen crosses in Malawi
dc.typeConference Paper

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