Genetic selection focused purely on production traits has proven very successful in
improving the productive performance of livestock. However, heightened environmental and …

Goats are important livestock species worldwide, due to their valuable commodities,
including meat, milk, dairy products, fleece, and skin. Most of the economically important …

Data collected over a period of 15 years in a herd of Boer goats in Brazil were used to
estimate genetic parameters for reproductive and growth traits. The analyses included …

A meta-analysis of 84 published reports on goats was conducted to calculate weighted and
unweighted average direct heritability (ha 2), maternal genetic effect (hm 2), common …

Litter size, or prolificacy, in goats is defined as the number of kids born per doe kidding.
Improving litter size through selection not only directly enhances producer profitability as …

Linear or nonlinear genetic relationships between productive life and functional productive
life at 72 mo, with final score (SCO), stature, strength, dairyness (DAI), teat diameter, rear …

The evaluation of early reproduction traits in Beetal goat was performed for possible effects
of genetic and non-genetic factors on litter size at birth (LSB), litter size at weaning (LSW) …

This study aimed to assess the milk production data for New Zealand dairy goats in either a
standard lactation (SL;≤ 305 d in milk [DIM]) or extended lactation (EL;> 305 and≤ 670 …

Background Identifying associations between genetic markers and traits of economic
importance will provide practical benefits for the dairy goat industry, enabling genomic …

Successful implementation of breeding program requires understanding and
accommodation of selection criteria. The objective of this study was to investigate the …