Factors affecting birth weight, litter size and survival rates of goats in Bauchi, Nigeria

This study was carried out at the Research Farm of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria (October, 2003 – May, 2006) to investigate the effects of some factors (breed, body condition score, season, type of birth and parity) on birth weight, litter size and survival rates in goats. The results showed that all the factors investigated had significant (p Animal Production Research Avancees Vol. 3 (1) 2007: pp. 46-51