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Weight growth of imported alpine goats and their offspring in the conditions of the Prykarpattya region

The article presents the results of research on the live weight of imported Alpine goats of French breeding and their offspring in the conditions of the Prykarpattya region. The research was conducted at the farm “Dobra Korivka” in Lviv of Ukraine on imported Alpine goats of French breeding and their f irst-generation offspring through a retrospective analysis of zootechnical accounting data. In 2021, the farm was granted the status of a breeding reproducer for Alpine goats. It was found that the imported goats and their offspring demonstrated a high live weight during the growing period, reaching 37.4 kg and 38.2 kg, respectively, at one year of age. The live weight of newborn imported goats was 3.9 kg, which was 0.1 kg more than that of their offspring (P<0.01). Up to 4 months of age, imported animals had a higher live weight, but from 5 months onward, they were inferior to their offspring, whit all differences being statistically significant (P<0.01–0.001). In our opinion, the lower live weight of imported animals compared to their offspring from 5 months of age onward can be attributed to the stress experienced during transportation and adaptation to new conditions, as the goats were imported at 4 to 4.5 months of age. The coefficient of inheritance of live weight by «mother-daughter» type among  newborn goats was 0.12; at 3 months of age – 0.25; at 6 months – 0.07; at 9 months – 0.06; and at 12 months – 0.05. Regarding absolute live weight gain, imported animals exceeded their offspring in the periods from birth to 3 months and from 6 to 9 months but behind in the period from 3 to 6 months and over the entire rearing period. The average daily live weight gain of the studied animals from birth to 3 months was 141.1–143.0 g, from 3 to 6 months – 82.7–94.4 g, from 6 to 9 months – 93.9–95.4 g, from 9 to 12 months – 53.7–54.1 g and from birth to 12 months – 110.1–113.4 g. Significant differences in average daily live weight gain were observed in the age range from 3 to 6 months and over the entire period from birth to one year, favoring of offspring. Regarding the relative growth rate and intensity of live weight gain, imported animals were significantly inferior to their offspring up to 6 months of age. However, after this period, they showed superiority, though the advantage was significant only in terms of live weight growth intensity in the period from 6 to 9 months.

Key words: breeding, goats, Alpine breed, live weight, live weight growth intensity, coefficient of inheritance.

HLADII M. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5506-7139


KUZIV M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5648-2059


FEDOROVYCH Ye. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9910-7902


KUZIV N. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0030-8665


CHOKAN T.


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