Evaluation of dressing percent and quantitative skin traits in Nigerian goat breeds

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dc.contributor.authorYusuff, A. T.
dc.contributor.authorFayeye, T. R.
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-15T14:23:53Z
dc.date.available2019-10-15T14:23:53Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractData collected on ninety-six male yearling West African Dwarf (WAD), Sokoto Red Goat (SRG) and their reciprocal crosses (i.e. WAD x SRG, SRG x WAD) were used to evaluate breed difference and heritability of dressing percent, pre- tanned skin weight, thickness and perimeter as well as the heritability of post- tanned skin weight, thickness and perimeter. WAD x SRG was significantly higher (P<0.05) in dressing percent and pre-tanned skin weight than purebred SRG and WAD goats. It was also significantly superior (P<0.05) to WAD in post-tanned skin weight, thickness and perimeter. Purebred SRG produced skins which were significantly superior (P<0.05) in pre- and post-tanned thickness than the remaining genotypes. Heritability estimates for quantitative skin traits ranged from low to high, depending on the trait under consideration, genotype and the method of computation. Dam component heritability were generally higher for pre-tanned skin thickness and perimeter while the sire component heritability was higher for dressing percent, pre-tanned skin weight and post-tanned skin perimeter. The present study suggests that a crossbreeding programme involving WAD as sire and SRG as dam lines could help to improve meat dress out and increase the production of high quality skins for the leather industryen_US
dc.identifier.issn978-978-923-450-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2570
dc.publisherFaculty of Agriculture, Taraba State Universityen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTaraba Journal of Agricultural Research;2 (1): 88 – 93
dc.subjectCrossbreedingen_US
dc.subjectHeritabilityen_US
dc.subjectSokoto Red goaten_US
dc.subjectWest African Dwarf goaten_US
dc.titleEvaluation of dressing percent and quantitative skin traits in Nigerian goat breedsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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