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Table 1 Number and average age of new does entering the herd each year per breed

From: Comparison of Boer, Kiko, and Spanish meat goat does for stayability and cumulative reproductive output in the humid subtropical southeastern United States

 

Boer

Kiko

Spanish

Entry year

does, n

age, yr

does, n

age, yr

does, n

age, yr

2003-04

41

2.2

38

2.2

47

2.6

2004-05

26

2.4a

13

2.2

4

2.0

2005-06

14

2.0

13

2.0

8

2.0

2006-07

34

2.1

11

2.0

11

2.0

2007-08

17

2.0

17

2.0

9

2.0

  1. aThe maximum age of doe entries for any group was 3 years except for the 2004–05 Boer entry group in which four 4-yr-old does were added to the herd.