Fertility of sheep and goats in Slovenia

Authors

  • Marjana Drobnič
  • Drago Kompan
  • Andrija Komprej

Keywords:

sheep, goats, fertility, lamb production, performance recording

Abstract

Trait and parameter definitions for the evaluation of fertility in sheep and goats in Slovenia are discussed. Fertility results for sheep and goats in controlled Slovenian herds for the period 1995-1999 are presented. The average litter size in 1998 was 1.45 (born)/1.36 (live) in sheep, and 1.73 (born)/1.67 (live) in goats. The number of lambs born per ewe per year was 1.97 in sheep and 1.7 in goats.

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Published

1999-02-15

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (1999): Acta Agraria Kaposváriensis

Section

Section 1 Cattle and Sheep Breeding Science

How to Cite

Fertility of sheep and goats in Slovenia. (1999). ACTA AGRARIA KAPOSVARIENSIS, 3(2), 79-90. https://journal.uni-mate.hu/index.php/aak/article/view/1353