Table 5 Effect of doe breed on whole-herd cumulative kids weaned per available doe ^a under the alternative culling protocol

Stayability: Year 2

132

92

79

1.35 ± 0.18^x

2.38 ± 0.32^y

2.54 ± 0.37^y

-0.05 ± 0.03

-0.05 ± 0.03

-0.05 ± 0.03

Stayability: Year 3

115

75

70

1.95 ± 0.27^x

3.37 ± 0.47^y

3.64 ± 0.51^y

-0.15 ± 0.06^*

-0.24 ± 0.07^*

-0.21 ± 0.08^*

Stayability: Year 5

67

51

51

2.87 ± 0.33^x

5.42 ± 0.56^y

5.91 ± 0.61^y

-0.46 ± 0.15^*

-0.71 ± 0.18^*

-0.35 ± 0.18