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• TITLE: Structure and Reproductive Performances of Sahelian Goats in the Guera Region, in Central Chad

  AUTHORS: Logténé Youssouf Mopaté, Vounparet Zeuh, Issa Youssouf Adoum, Djimtoloum Nadjissara

  KEYWORDS: Breeding, Goats, Structure, Reproduction, Sahel Zone, Guera, Chad

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Animal Sciences, Vol.4 No.4, July 8, 2014

  ABSTRACT: The purpose of the study was to establish the structure of monitored animal farms and determine reproductive parameters of Sahelian goats in the Guera Region, in Central Chad. Data were collected through longitudinal survey in 27 observatory farms during three years using goats identified by numbered ear tags. The herds were composed on average of about 71% of females. The age pyramid covering all years showed a significant number of males aged between 0 - 1 year and perceptible fall thereafter. However, some stability was observed in the class of the 2 - 8 years old among females. The frequencies of accumulated kiddings showed that 44% of births occurred in the rainy season against 28% respectively in the cool dry and hot dry seasons. Obtained reproduction parameters were: a sex ratio of 0.51 in favor of males, a kidding interval of 10.6 months with significant differences (P