reproductive performance of abergelle goats raised under traditional management systems in sekota district, ethiopia

a study to evaluate the reproductive performance of abergelle goat was carried out at sekota district of amhara national regional state. on-farm flocks from two peasant associations were monitored for two years to collect data. data collected included identification number of doe and kid, birth / kidding date, kid birth weight, sex of kid, post partum doe weight, litter size, parity of doe. data analysis was usingthe general linear model procedures of the statistical analysis system. the overall least squares mean litter size and annual kidding rate were 1.04 and 1.45, respectively. parity of doe, season of kidding and doe post-partum weight affected (p