A. A. Ageeb

Western Sudan Agricultural Research Project (WSAP)
El Father Research Station, P. O. Box 117, El Father, Sudan.

Summary

The performance of Baggara goats is discussed in -this paper. The type was found to be small according to goat classification of Devendra and Burns (1983). The kidding rate (kid/doe/yr.), age at first kidding, kidding interval, gestation length and service period were estimated (± standard deviation) as 1.89 kid, 15.3 ± 1.7 month, 234.1 ± 28.9, 147.0 ± 4.8 and 76.1 ± 28.5 days, respectively.

Weight at birth, at 6 and 12 months (for both sexes) and at maturity (above 18 months of age) were 1.9 ± 0.5, 11.3 ± 2.6, 16.9 ± 2.3 and 26.4 ± 5.7 (female), 30.8 ± 8.0 (male) kg, respectively.

The amount of meat produced per kilogramme of breeding doe was 0.214 kg. The flock performance meat productivity (FPP), in meat equivalent, were estimated as 1010.8 and 1016.1 kg, respectively. The flock performance efficiency (FPE) was 87.3%.

The breed is relatively prolific and a good meat producer.

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