A note on growth rates of local goats and their crosses with Norwegian goats at village level in Tanzania

Safari, John G.; Mushit, D. E; Mtenga, L. A; Eik, L. 0; Kifarot, G.C; Muhikambelel, V. R. M; Ndemanisho, E. E; Machang'u, Maeda; Kassuku, A. A; Kimbita, E. N; UIvund, M. H

dc.contributor.author	Safari, John G.
dc.contributor.author	Mushit, D. E
dc.contributor.author	Mtenga, L. A
dc.contributor.author	Eik, L. 0
dc.contributor.author	Kifarot, G.C
dc.contributor.author	Muhikambelel, V. R. M
dc.contributor.author	Ndemanisho, E. E
dc.contributor.author	Machang'u, Maeda
dc.contributor.author	Kassuku, A. A
dc.contributor.author	Kimbita, E. N
dc.contributor.author	UIvund, M. H
dc.date.accessioned	2023-08-16T09:36:12Z
dc.date.available	2023-08-16T09:36:12Z
dc.date.issued	2005
dc.identifier.citation	Safari, J., Mushit, D. E., Mtenga, L. A., Eik, L. 0., Kifarot, G.C., Muhikambelel, V. R. M., Ndemanisho E. E., Maeda, Machang'u, Kassuku, A. A., Kimbita, E. N., &. UIvund, M. h. (2005). A note on growth rates of local goats and their crosses with Norwegian goats at village level in Tanzania. Livestock Research for Rural Development ·	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/480
dc.description	A full text from Community and Rural Development	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Abstract Growth peliormance of small East African goats (SEA) and crosses between Norwegian x SEA was studied in three villages namely, Mandamazingara, Msingisi and Langali representing humid, semi-arid and tropical highlands zones of Tanzania respectively. Weights of the animals were recorded for 2 years at five periods for animals in three age groups namely group A (0-4 months), B (4-12months) and C (above 1 year) in order to assess the effect of sex, genotype, season and zone on weight changes. Males tended to grow faster than females with a pronounced difference (9.0 g/d) being observed in group C. Crossbred goats grew faster with a marked d(fference (55.0 ± 4.2 vs. 28.0 ± 8.4 g/d) among animals in group B. Weight changes were influenced (P<0.05) by genotype, season and zone and were inferior in the wet season for animals in humid and highland zones but superior for animals in semiarid zone. It is concluded that exotic breeds with higher growth potential can be used to upgrade performance of the indigenous goats.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Livestock Research for Rural Development ·	en_US
dc.subject	Small Ruminants	en_US
dc.subject	Breeding	en_US
dc.subject	Tanzania	en_US
dc.subject	Animals	en_US
dc.subject	Indigenous	en_US
dc.title	A note on growth rates of local goats and their crosses with Norwegian goats at village level in Tanzania	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US