Libyan local goat performance under Mrawa region at Al-Jabal ‎Alakhdar, Libya.‎

Abstract

Two studies has been conducted to evaluate the performance of Libyan local goat at Marawa region in ‎Al-jabal Alakhdar in cooperation with goat owner. In the first study the size of sample was 87 head of ‎local goat. Traits studied were reproductive, Productive and growth up to weaning. In the second study, ‎milk yield was recorded up to month after birth for 17 goats Local and hybrid (Local x Damascus). Male, ‎Fertility, lambing, abortion, twin rate and pre-weaning death percentage were 8%, 71%, 62.5 %, 12.3%, ‎‏28‏‎% and 4.92% respectively. Mean birth weight was 2.16 kg and this weight wasn`t significantly affected ‎by sex of kid. Single kids (2.8 kg) were heavier at birth than twins (1.7 kg) (p < 0.05). Pre- weaning daily ‎gain was 0.08 kg and didn`t significantly affected by sex of kid. Single kids grew faster than twins and ‎this resulted in heavier 4 month weight in single kids (12.43 kg) in comparison with 10.57 kg for twins ‎‎(p < 0.05). Weight from birth up to 18 week of age showed linear increase, however daily gain ‎continued to increase but in decreasing rate. Daily milk production was 0.76 l in local goats during first ‎month of lactation, whereas, crossbred goats produced significantly higher (p < 0.05) quantity than local ‎goat 1.49. Local goat revealed quite low fertility and twining rate, however, it showed good growth rates ‎under common production system in the region. Milk production in local goat was low and crossing ‎with Damascus goat highly improved milk productivity.‎

Keywords: Libyan local goat, Damascus goat, pre-weaning, growth milk production.‎

‎*Corresponding Author: Fowad Akraim. Anim. Prod. Dep., Fac. of Agric., Omar Al-Mukhtar university

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