Reproductive and health traits among Boer, Kiko, and Spanish meat goat does under humid, subtropical pasture conditions of the southeastern United States

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 648-660

  Browning, Jr ^a   Leite Browning, M L ^a,b   Byars, Jr ^a  

^a TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breed; Fitness; Goat; Health; Performance; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

RAIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; FEMALE; GOAT; HUMIDITY; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CLIMATE; FEMALE; GOATS; HUMIDITY; LITTER SIZE; MALE; RAIN; REPRODUCTION; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79959500487     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-2930     Document Type: Article

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