Abstract
Al-Shaikh, M.A. and Mogawer, H.H. 2001. Factors affecting body weight of Aardi goat kids in Saudi Arabia. J. Appl. Anim. Res., 20: 233–238. To study the effects of dam weight, litter size and kid sex on birth weight and weight gain from birth to weaning, 31 male and 3G female Aardi goat, kids, from 40 dams were reared under identical conditions. Weight gains at 3, 6 and 10 weeks of age were higher in kids born to heavy than to medium or light weight dams and there was a strong correlation between dam's weight and weight gain in respective kids (r=0.41). Litter size significantly affected birth weights, but neither weight nor average daily weight gain were affected during subsequent intervals. Male kids consistently had higher body weights and daily weight gain than female ones. Correlation coefficient between birth weight and weaning weight was 0.41, which could be used as an indicator to heavy weaning weight.
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