Doe Performance of Pote Goats and Kacang Goats Based on Kid Crop and Natural Increase

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10.2991/978-94-6463-880-6_14How to use a DOI?

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Kacang Goats; Kid crop; Litter size; Natural increase; Pote Goats

Abstract

Doe performance is one of the things that need to be considered in increasing doe performance per year. This study aims to assess the reproductive performance of local goats under different feeding patterns by examining kid crop (the average number of offspring produced per doe) and natural increase (the net growth rate of the goat population over time). Data were collected from smallholder farms through field observations and interviews. The analysis conducted to determine the differences between Pote and Kacang goats was the unequal t-Test. The results showed that the average litter size in Pote and Kacang goats respectively were 1.94 and 1.85 head. The percentage of Pote doe goats birth type were single (11.4%), twins (82.9%), and triplets (5.7%), while in Kacang goats were single births (23%), twins (69.2%), and triplets (7.7%). The results kid crop of the Pote were 201%, while in Kacang were 165%. The results showed that the natural increase in Pote and Kacang goats respectively were 56.19% and 46.88%. The body size measurements of Pote and Kacang does, including chest girth, body length, body height, ear length, and body weight, were 75.67 cm and 67.41 cm, 69.58 cm and 62.96 cm, 69.59 cm and 61.21 cm, 18.96 cm and 16.43 cm, and 36.98 kg and 27.11 kg. Results showed that litter size, birth types, kid crop, and natural increase of Pote were higher than Kacang Goats, but not significantly different (P<0.05) and the body size of the doe Pote and Kacang have significantly different (P<0.05). In conclusion, adopting optimized feeding approaches can substantially increase both kid crop and natural increase, offering a clear pathway for improving goat production in smallholder settings.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Raina Safa Vania Nova
AU  - Tri Eko Susilorini
AU  - Rizki Prafitri
AU  - Kuswati Kuswati
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/10/31
TI  - Doe Performance of Pote Goats and Kacang Goats Based on Kid Crop and Natural Increase
BT  - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference of Innovation in Animal Science (ICIAS 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 126
EP  - 136
SN  - 2468-5747
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-880-6_14
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-880-6_14
ID  - Nova2025
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