EFFECT OF AGE ON POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT OF BODY WEIGHT AND SCROTAL CIRCUMFERENCE IN ASSAM GOAT (CAPRA HIRCUS)

Authors

  • KAMAL SARMA Department of Anatomy & Histology, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University Khanapara, Guwahati-781 022 (Assam)
  • KAMAL SARMA Department of Anatomy & Histology, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University Khanapara, Guwahati-781 022 (Assam)
  • S N KALITA
  • M SARMA
  • J DEVI

Keywords:

Body weight, Scrotal circumference, Postnatal development, Assam goat

Abstract

The present study was conducted on thirty Assam local goats divided into six age groups viz. group-I "(O"
day), group-II (2 months), group-Ill (4 months), group-IV ( 6 months), group-V (8 months) and group-VI (10 months)
consisting of five animals in each group. The mean body weight of the male kids ranged from 0.85 ± 0.03 kg at birth
(group-I} to 11.26 ± 0.15 kg at the age of 10 months (group-VI). The variation in body weights were highly significant
(P<0.01) between different age groups. The scrotal circumference ranged from 5.46 ± 0.27 cm at birth (group-I) to
16.96 ± 0.04 cm at 1 0 months of age (group-VI). The variations in values of scrotal circumference between different
age groups was highly significant (P<0.01 ).

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Published

2011-12-31

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 2 (2011): Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction

Section

Research Article

How to Cite

SARMA, K., SARMA, K., KALITA, S.N., SARMA, M., & DEVI, J. (2011). EFFECT OF AGE ON POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT OF BODY WEIGHT AND SCROTAL CIRCUMFERENCE IN ASSAM GOAT (CAPRA HIRCUS). The Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction, 32(2), 35–37. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/ijar/article/view/4662