Parameter |
No. of studies |
Mean |
Median |
Minimum |
Maximum |
|
Arid zone |
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|
Kid mortality risk (%) |
12 |
27.4 |
28.6 |
15.0 |
40.0 |
|
Female replacement mortality risk (%) |
3 |
11.7 |
15.0 |
5.0 |
15.0 |
|
Male replacement mortality risk (%) |
2 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
5.0 |
15.0 |
|
Doe mortality risk (%) |
5 |
16.2 |
13.0 |
5.0 |
33.0 |
|
Age at first kidding (months) |
2 |
15.9 |
15.9 |
15.0 |
16.8 |
|
Kidding rate (%) |
5 |
106.5 |
111.0 |
80.0 |
140.0 |
|
Prolificacy |
5 |
1.22 |
1.25 |
1.10 |
1.34 |
|
Offtake rate (%) |
2 |
30.2 |
30.2 |
26.5 |
34.0 |
|
Weight of mature does (kg) |
4 |
26.9 |
26.2 |
25.0 |
30.0 |
|
Weight of mature bucks (kg) |
4 |
36.1 |
35.0 |
27.5 |
47.0 |
Semi-arid zone |
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|
Kid mortality risk (%) |
8 |
33.1 |
34.2 |
26.8 |
40.0 |
|
Female replacement mortality risk (%) |
1 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
|
Male replacement mortality risk (%) |
1 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
|
Doe mortality risk (%) |
5 |
12.4 |
12.0 |
9.1 |
15.8 |
|
Age at first kidding (months) |
9 |
16.6 |
16.4 |
8.3 |
30.0 |
|
Kidding rate (%) |
9 |
111.0 |
110.8 |
73.3 |
208.0 |
|
Prolificacy |
7 |
1.22 |
1.10 |
1.02 |
1.57 |
|
Offtake rate (%) |
2 |
17.2 |
17.2 |
13.8 |
20.6 |
|
Weight of mature does (kg) |
5 |
27.4 |
28.0 |
25.0 |
30.0 |
|
Weight of mature bucks (kg) |
6 |
35.9 |
33.8 |
30.0 |
47.0 |