|
Parameter |
No. of studies |
Mean |
Median |
Minimum |
Maximum |
|
|
Semi-arid zone |
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|
|
Kid mortality risk (%) |
21 |
28.3 |
30.0 |
2.5 |
50.0 |
|
|
Female replacement mortality risk (%) |
7 |
10.8 |
10.0 |
4.0 |
17.0 |
|
|
Male replacement mortality risk (%) |
7 |
10.8 |
12.0 |
4.0 |
17.0 |
|
|
Doe mortality risk (%) |
9 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
5.0 |
14.4 |
|
|
Age at first kidding (months) |
19 |
17.5 |
15.0 |
9.2 |
60.0 |
|
|
Kidding rate (%) |
11 |
126.2 |
117.4 |
98.6 |
208.0 |
|
|
Prolificacy |
25 |
1.26 |
1.21 |
1.08 |
1.57 |
|
|
Offtake rate (%) |
6 |
16.7 |
16.0 |
14.1 |
21.4 |
|
|
Weight of mature does (kg) |
14 |
29.7 |
28.5 |
24.0 |
43.7 |
|
|
Weight of mature bucks (kg) |
5 |
30.4 |
30.0 |
24.3 |
34.0 |
|
Subhumid zone |
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|
|
Kid mortality risk (%) |
17 |
28.0 |
22.4 |
11.0 |
53.2 |
|
|
Female replacement mortality risk (%) |
4 |
12.8 |
12.5 |
10.0 |
16.2 |
|
|
Male replacement mortality risk (%) |
3 |
12.3 |
12.0 |
10.0 |
15.0 |
|
|
Doe mortality risk (%) |
6 |
13.6 |
14.2 |
6.5 |
20.0 |
|
|
Age at first kidding (months) |
6 |
15.5 |
15.3 |
14.4 |
17.0 |
|
|
Kidding rate (%) |
9 |
121.3 |
120.0 |
98.6 |
162.0 |
|
|
Prolificacy |
12 |
1.38 |
1.35 |
1.14 |
1.80 |
|
|
Offtake rate (%) |
4 |
20.1 |
18.4 |
12.4 |
31.3 |
|
|
Weight of mature does (kg) |
14 |
25.6 |
25.2 |
17.2 |
36.4 |
|
|
Weight of mature bucks (kg) |
10 |
29.2 |
28.6 |
19.4 |
45.0 |
|
Humid zone |
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|
|
Kid mortality risk (%) |
12 |
28.6 |
23.4 |
10.0 |
48.0 |
|
|
Female replacement mortality risk (%) |
4 |
17.2 |
13.6 |
10.0 |
31.8 |
|
|
Male replacement mortality risk (%) |
4 |
22.4 |
14.6 |
10.0 |
50.3 |
|
|
Doe mortality risk (%) |
9 |
13.8 |
14.0 |
8.0 |
20.0 |
|
|
Age at first kidding (months) |
4 |
13.5 |
14.8 |
9.4 |
15.0 |
|
|
Kidding rate (%) |
9 |
133.6 |
134.7 |
100.0 |
177.0 |
|
|
Prolificacy |
16 |
1.52 |
1.50 |
1.20 |
1.83 |
|
|
Offtake rate (%) |
5 |
26.5 |
28.0 |
24.0 |
28.4 |
|
|
Weight of mature does (kg) |
3 |
25.0 |
25.0 |
20.0 |
30.0 |
|
|
Weight of mature bucks (kg) |
1 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
|
Highland zone |
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|
|
Kid mortality risk (%) |
7 |
19.3 |
15.6 |
10.0 |
37.0 |
|
|
Female replacement mortality risk (%) |
2 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
8.6 |
10.0 |
|
|
Male replacement mortality risk (%) |
2 |
10.3 |
10.3 |
8.6 |
12.0 |
|
|
Doe mortality risk (%) |
4 |
6.5 |
5.5 |
5.0 |
10.0 |
|
|
Age at first kidding (months) |
2 |
14.5 |
14.5 |
10.0 |
19.0 |
|
|
Kidding rate (%) |
5 |
120.1 |
123.4 |
79.0 |
173.1 |
|
|
Prolificacy |
7 |
1.34 |
1.40 |
1.02 |
1.64 |
|
|
Offtake rate (%) |
n.r.1 |
n.r. |
n.r. |
n.r. |
n.r. |
|
|
Weight of mature does (kg) |
4 |
31.8 |
31.0 |
25.0 |
40.0 |
|
|
Weight of mature bucks (kg) |
1 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
1 n.r. = no reference
