Abstract
Determining animal growth and physiological parameters, their inter-relationship and correlation with various haemato-biochemical and mineral profile during summer and winter seasons in present climatic conditions are imperative for defining genetic potential and adaptation of black Bengal breed for higher meat production. The recorded body weight was found positively correlated with (P ≤ 0.01)height, heart girth and, linear length during both summer and winter season, indicating that they can be used to estimate body weight in black Bengal goats of different ages under field conditions where scales are not usually available. The pulse rate was found to be negatively correlated with (P ≤ 0.01)body weight during both the summer and winter season. Total erythrocyte count (TEC) was negatively correlated (P ≤ 0.05)with the weight during summer but positively (P ≤ 0.01) during the winter season.
Highlights
Introduction conditionsStudies of different growth phases are expensive and exhaustive
A) Weight gain features The alterations in the growth parameters of the experimental kids of both seasons during different d) Growth Parameters periods of pre-pubertal growth have been presented in
The kids born in winter achieved significantly
Summary
Introduction conditionsStudies of different growth phases are expensive and exhaustive. The present study aimed to access the growth pattern of kids during summer and winter season about its’ physiological responses, haematobiochemical and minerals parameters maintained in free-range rearing system and to use it as a base or platform for further study. Blight (1985) stated that a daily change in respiration rate per minute from the effect of temperature, respiration rate, and pulse rate at different environmental temperature might not be parallel with the ages during summer and winter seasons.
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