Reproductive Performance of Saanen Goats under Rural or Intensive
Management Systems in
Elazığ Region, Turkey
Yaşar Akar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Veterinary
Medicine,
Cumhuriyet University
58140, Sivas, Turkey
*Corresponding author:
yasakar@yahoo.com;
yakar@cumhuriyet.edu.tr
Abstract
This study was carried out to compare the
reproductive performance of Saanen goats under rural (n:75) and intensive
(n:206) management systems in Elazığ region. Single andmultiple births, stillbirth,
dystocia, abortion and kids survival rates were determined in boththe goat flocks between February 1and April30 2011. Percentages of
single andmultiple births,
stillbirth,dystocia and
abortion were not statistically different between the
flocks. However, the kids survival rates of intensive management system (74.05%) were lower than
rural management system (88.88%),
(P<0.003). Overall
percentage of single and multiple births, stillbirth,
dystocia, abortion and kids survival in all goats were 45.08, 54.92, 17.62, 12.29, 13.16 and 78.40%,
respectively. Our results show that rural and intensive management systems do
not have an important effect on reproductive performance of Saanen goats.