Etology of goats reproduction | Etologija razmnozevanja koz
2009
Lebar, J., Murska Sobota (Slovenia). Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia, Institut for Agriculture and Forestry Murska Sobota
The article discusses own analysis of female and male goats' behaviour before, between and after copulation (pairing). The most important is successful- wished copulation of female and male goat. There are several ways of fecundation: inside a group (some goats and some rams, inside a harem (some goats and one ram ), from hands and insemination. The success of fecundation and the number of kids are depending on way of pairing. The load of ram kept for breeding is important, especially in pairing inside a harem. A group's pairing is the most similar to natural environment, however the success of fecundation and number of kids are low. Pairing from hands is when we bring goat to ram. It is successful in 90%, however it is important to admit goat on her second day of estrus. The insemination has 50% success for first time insemination. After successful fecundation the goat is pregnant 5 months and then appears parturition. The kids' existence is depending on mother goat's milk, therefore mother's temporal or permanent rejection can be fatal for them. After analysing reasons for mother's rejection we conclude the main reason for rejection is mother's pain while breast-feed. The main reason for pain while breast-feed is mastitis. Second reason for mother's rejection is unfamiliar smell, it occurs seldom.
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